Stronger
A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
Critics Sentiment
Jeff tries standing on prosthetics for the first time
Erin finds Jeff unconscious in bathtub covered in feces
The film drops significantly from Jeff's inspiring first steps on prosthetics to his rock bottom moment in the bathtub, a 3.4 point swing that critics praised for its unflinching realism.
Critics praised Stronger for subverting typical inspirational drama tropes, particularly in its first half where Gyllenhaal's powerful performance grounds the story in realistic trauma rather than easy heroism. The film peaks during Jeff's prosthetics scene but struggles with repetitive plotting in the middle act before stumbling to a divisive patriotic ending that many felt undermined its more nuanced approach.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Jeff Bauman
Tatiana Maslany
Erin Hurley
Miranda Richardson
Patty Bauman
Richard Lane Jr.
Sully
Nate Richman
Big D
Lenny Clarke
Uncle Bob
Patty O'Neil
Aunt Jenn
Clancy Brown
Jeff Bauman Sr
Kate Fitzgerald
Aunt Karen
Danny McCarthy
Kevin Horst
Frankie Shaw
Gail Hurley
Carlos Sanz
Carlos Arredondo
Michelle Forziati
Jill Hurley
Sean McGuirk
Bill Hurley
Karen Scalia
Lori Hurley
Judith McIntyre
Michele Kerr
Dr. Jeffrey Kalish
Dr. Jeffrey Kalish
Johnny Hickey
Security Guard
Cassandra Cato Louis
Maya
Rena Maliszewski
Agent Morrell
Crew
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