What Doesn't Kill You
2008 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.0 · 68% critics
Two childhood friends from South Boston fall into petty crime and deeper underworld work as a way to survive. As the pressure mounts, their choices begin to strain their families, their futures, and the bond that once held them together.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-12-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (223 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded, wintry crime drama about loyalty, consequences, and trying to change, in the vein of The Drop; Not for you if you need fast pacing or highly original plots.
Pros: gritty crime drama; strong lead performances; watchable premise | Cons: familiar story beats; uneven pacing; confusing time jumps
Themes
- infidelity
- drug addiction
- heist
- friends
Cast & crew
Ethan Hawke
as Paulie
Mark Ruffalo
as Brian
Amanda Peet
as Stacy Reilly
Donnie Wahlberg
as Detective Moran
Will Lyman
as Sully
Brian Goodman
as Pat Kelly
Angela Featherstone
as Katie
- EL
Edward Lynch
as Jackie
Johnny Serret
as Young Brian
Lenny Clarke
as Hogie
Directed by Brian Goodman