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Stronger

Stronger

Drama · 2017

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.

Movie details

Stronger

“Strength defines us”

2017 Drama 1h 59m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.9 / 10

53.1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

91 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

76 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Stronger?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Gordon Green

Written by

John Pollono

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jeff Bauman

Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany

Erin Hurley

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Patty Bauman

Richard Lane Jr.

Richard Lane Jr.

Sully

Nate Richman

Nate Richman

Big D

Lenny Clarke

Lenny Clarke

Uncle Bob

P

Patty O'Neil

Aunt Jenn

Court is in session

Put Stronger on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.