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What Doesn't Kill You (2008) -- Two lifelong friends who have survived the mean streets of South Boston find it increasingly hard to maintain a balance between their personal lives and the "jobs" they take for a local crime boss (Goodman).
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What Doesn't Kill You (2008) -- After being released from prison, a man tries to balance the straight family life with his past as a street hustler
What Doesn't Kill You (2008) -- 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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Overview

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Director:
Brian Goodman
Writers:
Brian Goodman (writer)
Paul T. Murray (writer)
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Release Date:
10 September 2009 (Portugal) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Everyone has a choice. Every choice has a consequence. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Cast

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Mark Ruffalo ... Brian Reilly

Ethan Hawke ... Paulie McDougan

Amanda Peet ... Stacy Reilly

Will Lyman ... Sully

Brian Goodman ... Pat Kelly

Donnie Wahlberg ... Detective Moran

Angela Featherstone ... Katie

Edward Lynch ... Jackie (as Eddie Lynch)
Michael Yebba ... Roundman / Old Lady
Brian Connolly ... Sean
Nathaniel Smyth ... Mark (5 Years Old)
Oscar Wahlberg ... Mark (10 Years Old)
Thomas Regan ... Young Paulie

Jean-Pierre Serret ... Young Brian
George Khoury ... Delivery Man
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Real Men Cry (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, drug use, some violence and brief sexuality.
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Canada:18A (Toronto International Film Festival) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Company:
Battleplan Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie is based on Brian Goodman's own life up to the mid 1990s. more
Soundtrack:
Funktastic Galactical Rock more

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Hard Streets of Life, 1 November 2009
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Author: Melissa Mendelson from United States

No life is lived easy, and we all have a story to tell. And our true stories mold into movies for the world to see, for everyone to know where we began and how choices led us to here. Our conflict, our drama shines forth through the actors stepping into our shoes and walking down that long road that we have walked, and our lives are wrapped up into a storyline that captivates the minds and hearts of you. And inspiration drifts across meaning that life is not meant to be easy, and we all have a choice. We stand, or we fall.

The heart and soul of What Doesn't Kill You is truly captured by its orchestrated music. Drama echoes deep within its rhythm, pulling at the strings of emotion. Soothing instruments such as the violin whispers of hope through darkness and freedom without struggle, and we are held in tune to the storyline as we watch one man's life unfold. And as the story comes to an end, the music lingers behind, reflecting off the corners of our own lives.

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