What Doesn't Kill You (film)

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).

For other works with similar titles, see What does not kill me makes me stronger.
What Doesn't Kill You
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian Goodman
Produced byMarc Frydman
Peter R. McIntosh
Rod Lurie
Bob Yari
Rand Ravich
Screenplay byDonnie Wahlberg
Brian Goodman
Paul T. Murray
Starring
Production
company
Battleplan Productions
Cold Spring Pictures
The Montecito Picture Company
Bob Yari Productions
Alphaville Films
Distributed byYari Film Group Releasing
Release date
  • December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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
  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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