2016 · drama · thriller · history
Patriots Day (2016)
Directed by Peter Berg2h 13m2016
In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers before they strike again.
Our read: Patriots Day (2016) (2016) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · thriller · history entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
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