
Patriots Day
Peter Berg, 2016
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.
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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

Year
2016
Minutes
133
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
Patriots Day
Director: Peter Berg
Country: Hong Kong
Year: 2016
Length: 2h13m
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Year
2014
Pages
262
Book Rate
8.10
S: Goodreads
Book
Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy
Author: Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge
Country: USA
First published in: 2014
Length: 262 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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