What Doesn't Kill You (film)

What Doesn't Kill You
What Doesn't Kill You
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian Goodman
Screenplay by	Donnie Wahlberg ; Brian Goodman ; Paul T. Murray
Produced by	Marc Frydman ; Peter R. McIntosh ; Rod Lurie ; Bob Yari ; Rand Ravich
Starring	Ethan Hawke; Mark Ruffalo; Amanda Peet; Donnie Wahlberg; Max Martini; Angela Featherstone;
Cinematography	Chris Norr
Edited by	Robert Hoffman
Music by	Alex Wurman
Production; companies	Battleplan Productions; Cold Spring Pictures; The Montecito Picture Company; Bob Yari Productions; Alphaville Films
Distributed by	Yari Film Group Releasing
Release date	December 12, 2008;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

What Doesn't Kill You is a 2008 American crime drama loosely based on the true life story of the film's director Brian Goodman,^[1] detailing his own exploits involved with South Boston's Irish Mob.^[2] Starring Ethan Hawke and Mark Ruffalo, it premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival,^[3] and was released on a very small scale in December 2008 due to the collapse of its distributor Yari Film Group and NBC adapted TV series Crisis.^[4] The title alludes to the Nietzsche quote Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker (What does not kill me makes me stronger).

Premise[]

Hawke and Ruffalo play childhood friends Paulie and Brian, who are forced to survive on the tough streets of South Boston through a life of petty thievery. They join a local gang of criminals, but Brian finds it hard to reconcile his work and friendship with Paulie and his relationship with his wife (Amanda Peet) and sons.

Cast[]

Mark Ruffalo as Brian Reilly
Ethan Hawke as Paulie McDougan
Amanda Peet as Stacy Reilly
Will Lyman as Sully
Brian Goodman as Pat Kelly
Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Moran
Angela Featherstone as Katie
Brian Connolly as Sean
Lindsey McKeon as Nicole
Eddie J Fernandez as Swat team leader 1
Michael Yebba as Round Man
Michael Elian as FBI/HRT Swat sniper team 1
Brett G Smith as FBI/HRT Swat commander
Max Martini as FBI/HRT Swat (M4 Carbine)
Candice Accola as teenage hostage
as Chappy

Reception[]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 65% based on 34 reviews.^[5] On Metacritic the film has a score of 71 out of 100 based on reviews from 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[6]

References[]

^ "Exclusive: Brian Goodman Faces What Doesn't Kill You". comingsoon.net. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
^ "What Doesn't Kill You Blurb by Dave Wedge". BostonHerald.com. 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
^ "Toronto Film Festival lineup 2008". Variety. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
^ Fleming, Michael (2008-12-12). "Bob Yari crashes into Chapter 11". Variety. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
^ "What Doesn't Kill You Movie". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
^ "What Doesn't Kill You Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-11-19.

External links[]

What Doesn't Kill You at IMDb
What Doesn't Kill You at Box Office Mojo
What Doesn't Kill You at Metacritic
What Doesn't Kill You at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "Exclusive: Brian Goodman Faces What Doesn't Kill You". comingsoon.net. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

[2] "What Doesn't Kill You Blurb by Dave Wedge". BostonHerald.com. 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

[3] "Toronto Film Festival lineup 2008". Variety. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

[4] Fleming, Michael (2008-12-12). "Bob Yari crashes into Chapter 11". Variety. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

[5] "What Doesn't Kill You Movie". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-11-19.

[6] "What Doesn't Kill You Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-11-19.

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