Patriots Day (film)

Patriots Day
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Berg
Produced by	Scott Stuber Dylan Clark Mark Wahlberg Stephen Levinson Hutch Parker Dorothy Aufiero Stephen Stapinski Michael Radutzky
Screenplay by	Peter Berg Matt Cook Joshua Zetumer
Story by	Peter Berg Matt Cook Paul Tamasy Eric Johnson
Based on	Boston Strong by Casey Sherman Dave Wedge
Starring	Mark Wahlberg Kevin Bacon John Goodman J. K. Simmons Michelle Monaghan
Music by	Trent Reznor Atticus Ross
Cinematography	Tobias Schliessler
Edited by	Colby Parker Jr. Gabriel Fleming
Production company	Closest to the Hole Productions Bluegrass Films
Distributed by	CBS Films Lionsgate
Release date	November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17) (AFI Fest) December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21) (United States)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45 million
Box office	$44.4 million

Patriots Day is a 2016 American drama-thriller film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt. Directed by Peter Berg and written by Berg, Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer, the film is based on the book Boston Strong by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. It stars Mark Wahlberg, J. K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon and Michelle Monaghan.

Principal photography began on March 29, 2016, in Quincy and Boston, Massachusetts. The film premiered on November 17, 2016, at the AFI Fest. Distributed by CBS Films and Lionsgate, Patriots Day was released in Boston, New York and Los Angeles on December 21, 2016, followed by a nationwide expansion on January 13, 2017. It was a box office disappointment, grossing $44 million worldwide against its budget of $45 million, but received positive reviews for Berg's direction and the performances of its cast, and was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2016.

On April 15, 2013, brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev detonate two bombs during the Boston Marathon, causing widespread panic. A young couple, Patrick Downes and Jessica Kesky, are injured and taken to separate hospitals, where they're both required to have their legs amputated; while family man Steve Woolfenden is injured and separated from his young son, Leo, who is rescued by the police and taken to a safe location.