• Stronger (2017)

    Jeff Bauman loses both of his legs when two bombs explode during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. After regaining consciousness in the hospital, Jeff is able to help law enforcement identify one of the suspects, but his own battle is just beginning. With unwavering support from his family and girlfriend, Bauman embarks on a long and heroic journey to physical and emotional rehabilitation.

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Stronger
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Release Date: September 22nd, 2017

DVD Release Date: December 19th, 2017

R |1 hr 59 min

Plot Summary

Jeff Bauman loses both of his legs when two bombs explode during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. After regaining consciousness in the hospital, Jeff is able to help law enforcement identify one of the suspects, but his own battle is just beginning. With unwavering support from his family and girlfriend, Bauman embarks on a long and heroic journey to physical and emotional rehabilitation.

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Clancy Brown, Lenny Clarke, Carlos Sanz, Frankie Shaw, Danny McCarthy

Director: David Gordon Green

Genres: Biography , Drama

Production Co: Bold Films, Lionsgate, Mandeville Films

Distributors: Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate Films

Keywords: 2010s , Girlfriend , Intense , Rousing , Emotional , House , Hospital , Rise , Underdog , Police station , Quest , Inspiring

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  • 80
    Deborah YoungThe Hollywood Reporter

    Perhaps the most striking thing about David Gordon Green’s Stronger is how it refuses to turn its subject into a hero or even a small-time symbol of courage, as one might legitimately expect of a survivor story, even while the world is clamoring to put him on a pedestal. show more

  • 60
    Tim GriersonScreen International

    Although director David Gordon Green commendably opts for a realistic, unfussy depiction of Bauman and his on-again/off-again girlfriend (played with welcome grit by Tatiana Maslany), Stronger feels more perfunctory than lived-in. show more

  • 80
    John AndersonWall Street Journal

    Director David Gordon Green, working with screenwriter John Pollono’s adaptation of the book by Mr. Bauman and Bret Witter, maintains a brisk pace. There’s barely a maudlin moment, which is remarkable given the subject matter. show more

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