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What Doesn't Kill You
Directed by
Brian Goodman
R
2008
1h 40m
Drama
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Action
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6.5
66%
47%
6.0
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Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
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Cast of What Doesn't Kill You
Ethan Hawke
Paulie
Mark Ruffalo
Brian
Amanda Peet
Stacy Reilly
Donnie Wahlberg
Detective Moran / Author
Will Lyman
Sully
Brian Goodman
Pat Kelly / Director / Author
Angela Featherstone
Katie
Edward Lynch
Jackie
Johnny Serret
Young Brian
Lenny Clarke
Hogie
Lindsey McKeon
Nicole
Susan Garfield
Paulie’s Mother
Richard Lane Jr.
Gunther - Poodle Napper
Leif Riddell
Off Duty Officer
Jay Giannone
Matt
Marc Frydman
Producer
William J. Immerman
Executive Producer
Rod Lurie
Producer
Peter R. McIntosh
Executive Producer
Bob Yari
Producer
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What Doesn't Kill You Ratings & Reviews
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
The overfamiliarity of What Doesn't Kill You is redeemed by a full-scale performance from Mark Ruffalo.
AV Club
Noel Murray
Goodman doesn't allow even a hint of postmodernism or self-consciousness to creep into What Doesn't Kill You, and though the movie's various heists and shootouts are gripping, they aren't especially kinetic or stylish.
Film Journal International
David Noh
Been there, seen that-many times-is the best one can say for this wholly predictable autobiographical account of a life in crime.
At the Movies
Ben Mankiewicz
I thought that Brian Goodman managed to put us in this hardscrabble South Boston neighborhood.
At the Movies
Ben Lyons
Nothing really going on here
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...undoubtedly benefits from Ruffalo's electrifying turn as Brian...
UGO
Jenna Busch
The film is well done, gritty and raw, clearly showing the desperation in a city where opportunities are limited and crime is just another job. Ethan Hawke is a pretty risky choice as he just screams supermodel, not gangster, but after a bit of drooling,
Can Magazine
Fred Topel
I guess I should just be happy it didn't end up worse and hope these guys don't come hurt me for saying all this.
Los Angeles Times
Sam Adams
It feels, if not like real life, at least like a movie you haven't seen before.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
This is a rare case of a movie that improves dramatically as it goes along.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
The territory is familiar, both geographically and thematically. But that doesn't detract from its authenticity and power.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Rather it tells a good story well, and in the process quietly says a little something about what it means to look at the American dream from the bottom up.
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
It's admirable that Brian Goodman came back from life on the streets, two jail terms and a bad drug habit to make a movie, but considering its real life genesis the movie feels awfully warmed over
Filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti
Though hardly a failure, What Doesn't Kill You is in the final measure definitely not what it could have been.
Village Voice
Nicolas Rapold
Ruffalo draws on his knack for summoning an incongruous brooding bulk from within, and the result almost sucks the air from Hawke's rangy routine of nerves and sinewy smiles.
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
You'd be forgiven for thinking, while watching What Doesn't Kill You, that it was still 2007.
Boxoffice Magazine
Tim Cogshell
The film is about coming out the other side and using your newfound strength to change.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
A tough, authentic street drama born, bred, and shot in the no-spin zone of working-class South Boston.
The Hollywood Reporter
Peter Brunette
We've all seen this film before -- two hoodlum friends from the tough, violent streets of South Boston trying to cope with the lure of easy money and the offsetting threat of jail time -- but we've never seen it this well done.
Variety
Robert Koehler
A fine example of traditional American storytelling lined with full-bodied performances, pic is especially notable for giving Mark Ruffalo the kind of complete role this subtle, instinctive actor has long deserved yet too seldom gets.
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