Patriots Day (2016) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Patriots Day

Peter Berg, 2016

VS3

Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy
Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, 2014

Patriots Day is a movie directed by Peter Berg in 2016 and based on the book Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, first published in 2014. The movie features Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Rachel Brosnahan, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.4

/ 10

Movie Poster: Patriots Day (Peter Berg, 2016)

8.1

/ 10

Book Cover: Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy (Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, 2014)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy, the 2014 book by Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge.

Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy

Read by: Joe Barrett

Storyline

On April 14, 2013, Sergeant Tommy Saunders captures a suspect and fails to convince Commissioner Davis to let him off from a punishment duty the next day, working the Boston Marathon. After Dzhokhar enters the Shell Gas station convenience store, Meng escapes from the vehicle and takes refuge at the Mobil gas station across the street, where he alerts the police.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Patriots Day, the 2016 movie by Peter Berg

Year

2016

Minutes

133

Movie Rate

7.40

Source: IMDb

Movie

Patriots Day

Country: Hong Kong

Year: 2016

Length: 2h13m

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Cover of Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy, the 2014 book by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge

Year

2014

Pages

262

Book Rate

8.10

S: Goodreads

Book

Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy

Country: USA

First published in: 2014

Length: 262 pages

Genre: Non Fiction

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User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Patriots Day, the 2016 movie by Peter Berg

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Cover of Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy, the 2014 book by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Patriots Day, the 2016 movie by Peter Berg

WATCH

Yes

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%

25% No

9 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy, the 2014 book by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge

READ

Yes

0

%

42% No

7 votes

5 votes

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