Patriots Day (2016)

The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.

Director:

Peter Berg

Writers:

Peter Berg (screenplay), Matt Cook (screenplay by)

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Wahlberg	...	Tommy Saunders
Dicky Eklund Jr.	...	Young Police Officers
Michael Marchand	...	Young Police Officers
Rhet Kidd	...	Harrold
John Goodman	...	Commissioner Ed Davis
Frank Czarnowski	...	Officer Outside Harrold’s Apartment
Chris O'Shea	...	Patrick Downes (as Christopher O'Shea)
Rachel Brosnahan	...	Jessica Kensky
Jake Picking	...	Officer Sean Collier
Lana Condor	...	Li
Jerry Dwyer Jr.	...	MIT Grad Students
Patrick Wensing	...	MIT Grad Students
Michael Chuah	...	MIT Grad Students
Sang-bae Kim	...	MIT Professor (as Sangbae Kim)
Michelle Monaghan	...	Carol Saunders

Storyline

On April 15, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts, Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders is pulling security duty on the annual Boston Marathon when the Tsarnaev brothers strike with their homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In the resulting chaos as the wounded are cared for, Saunders and his comrades join forces with the FBI to get to the bottom of this attack. As the investigation continues, the Tsarnaev brothers realize that the authorities are close to identifying them and attempt to flee the city to continue their fanatical mayhem. To stop them, a police manhunt is performed that would have bloody confrontations and a massive dragnet shutting down the City of Boston to make sure there is no escape from the law.

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Plot Keywords:

police | terrorist | based on true story | manhunt | boston marathon | 

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Taglines:

Based on true events.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, realistically graphic injury images, language throughout and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though her guilt has never been concretely proven, Tamerlan's widow, Katherine, is suspected of complicity in the bombing. At the time of the film's production, Melissa Benoist was also shooting the first season of Supergirl (2015). In the Supergirl: How Does She Do It? (2015), her character searches for the perpetrator of numerous bombings around National City.

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Goofs

At about 14:00 Tommy's supervisor tells him that he will be stationed at the finish line, and he acts surprised. In the previous scene, he told his wife he would be at the finish line "with all the VIPs and they will be breaking my balls."

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Quotes

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Brother, I'm not cowering me for nothing. I only thought of Martin Luther King.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Martin Luther King was a liar. He was a hypocrite and a fornicator.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Well, I am a fornicator.

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Alternate Versions

In the German version, the supplement at the end of the movie (where interviews with real life people are shown) was removed because it was deemed too patriotic/pathetic for Non-American viewers.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Live by Night/Patriots Day (2017)

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Soundtracks

Stand Up and Cheer
Written by John F. Burns
Performed by Ohio University Marching 110
Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

User Reviews

Great Movie

Loved it. Had me watching from edge of my seat. I highly recommend it.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Hong Kong USA

Language:

English Chinese Arabic

Release Date:

13 January 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Patriots Day

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$161,306, 25 December 2016

Gross USA:

$31,886,361

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$52,185,751

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Films, Lionsgate, TIK Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1