Patriots Day

The inside story of the world’s greatest manhunt.

Set in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, a police sergeant joins survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of a Special Agent, the Police Commissioner, another Sergeant and a nurse, this chronicle captures the suspense of the manhunt and the strength of the people of Boston.

134 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Drama, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

All dressed and ready for scholar patrol duty...

Credits

Cast	Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monoghan
Director	Peter Berg
Screenplay	Peter Berg, Matt Cook, Joshua Zeturner, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson
Music	Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Cinematography	Tobias A. Schliessler
Editing	Gabriel Fleming, Colby Parker Jr.
Sound formats
Made in	2016
Produced by	CBS Films, Closest to the Hole Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Thriller
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 17 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Jamal-Dean Grootboom Blow-by-blow account puts audience at the scene.	10
Die Burger Herman Lategan Verwagting van propaganda roerend op sy kop gedraai.	10
Cape Times Unknown	15
Metacritic.com 32 critics	14
Rottentomatoes critics 91 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Patriots Day offers a stirring, solidly crafted tribute to the heroes of a real-life American tragedy without straying into exploitative action thriller territory.	16
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	13
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Tense, exhausting story of 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 22 users	12
Internet 1194 Netizens It’s us versus them, and the big boys are coming!	14
Average .. 64%	13