
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... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertPacked with verisimilitude and visceral punch, "Patriots Day" is a harrowing film, and one not to be missed. |
| Sunday Independent (Ireland)Hilary A WhiteThis human cross-section, spliced archive clips and visceral location shooting, create a throbbing sense of the city's pulse that becomes the engine of Patriots Day. |
| New York PostKyle SmithA great American movie about the greatness of ordinary Americans, Patriots Day combines an electrifying manhunt with the intimacy and feel for character writer-director Peter Berg showed in his brilliant TV series “Friday Night Lights.” |
| What She SaidAnne BrodieWahlberg's entirely suited for the role of a law enforcement official rough around the edges with a proud, caring heart, a role he's done before, and he's in his own home turf. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda Cook"Patriots Day" personifies the phrase "Boston strong." |
| Schmoes KnowMark EllisPatriots Day is not only one of the most important films of the year...it's one of the best of 2016. |
| Brooklyn MagazineSteve Macfarlaneuses the tragedy-procedural mode to, rather conspicuously, reassert pivotal cliches of our no-end-in-sight War on Terror moment, from the banal to the bizarre |
| Deadline Hollywood DailyPete HammondPeter Berg and Mark Wahlberg reteam for a stirring and fascinating movie that focuses on the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing and the heroic efforts of a few who helped define the term 'Boston Strong'. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayAnother dynamic, real-life thriller for Berg/Wahlberg, with a standout performance by Alex Wolff. |
| AwardsCircuit.comClayton DavisAn unblemished ensemble, partnered with a near perfect crafts team, makes for a pure sentimental outing at the movies. |