Patriots Day fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, no humor.
Pulse-pounding and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Moving and hopeful
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, crime, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Pulse-pounding and nerve-racking
Fast from start to finish.
Patriots Day is pulse-pounding, nerve-racking, and breakneck.
Moving and hopeful
Emotionally, it's moving, hopeful, and cathartic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Patriots Day is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount+ with Showtime, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 69). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 13 min
Patriots Day runs 2 h 13 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 75 and audiences 77 out of 100, so both groups see Patriots Day much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $45 million to make and earned $51 million worldwide, 1.1 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Arabic, Chinese. Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, United States.
+48GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Patriots Day in 62 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 60 storytelling tropes for Patriots Day, including Composite Character, Cop Killer, Insane Troll Logic.
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