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MONEY
Did you know
Made its money back 3.5Γ over at the box office.
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Breakthrough
"Based On The Impossible True Story"
2019 1h 56m EN
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7.7
BANGER
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60%
FRESH
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46
METACRITIC
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6.3
IMDB
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7.7TMDB Β· 1,159π
60%Rotten Tomatoesβ46Metacriticβ
6.3IMDB Β· 11,613
Drama
Synopsis
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Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.
βBased On The Impossible True Storyβ
Cast
Chrissy Metz
Joyce Smith
Josh Lucas
Brian Smith
Topher Grace
Pastor Jason Noble
Mike Colter
Tommy Shine
Marcel Ruiz
John Smith
Sam Trammell
Dr. Kent Sutterer
Dennis Haysbert
Dr. Garrett
Maddy Martin
Abby Sutterer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Roxann Dawson
- Writers
- Grant Nieporte
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 7 years ago.
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CAST
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229+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Roxann Dawson, shot by Zoran PopoviΔ. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Chrissy Metz and Josh Lucas and Topher Grace carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Based On The Impossible True Story".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Roxann Dawson directs. Zoran PopoviΔ behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Maysie Hoy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 3.5Γ over at the box office.
- 2Released 7 years ago.
- 3229+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
- 4Directed by Roxann Dawson, shot by Zoran PopoviΔ. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Maysie Hoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Chrissy Metz and Josh Lucas and Topher Grace carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Based On The Impossible True Story".
- 9IMDB entry: tt7083526 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 12 themes, including "coma", "based on novel or book", "miracle", "based on true story".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Zoran PopoviΔ
- Original score
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Editing
- Maysie Hoy
- Production design
- Gae S. Buckley
- Costume design
- Kimberly Adams
- Makeup / hair
- Doug Morrow
- VFX supervisor
- Chris Ritvo
- Sound
- Warren Hendriks
- Stunt coordinator
- Chuck Robinson
- Runtime
- 116 min Β· 1h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Box office
- $49,200,000
- Return
- 351% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 60% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 46/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 Β· 11,613 votes
- MPAA
- PG
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 11 nominations total
Also by
Roxann Dawson
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Fox 2000 Pictures
US
Franklin Entertainment
US
Key crew
- Music SupervisorAndrea von Foerster
- First Assistant DirectorShamess Shute
- Post Production SupervisorJoan Kelley Bierman
- Stunt DoubleDevin Marshall
- Stunt DoubleAJ Risi
- StuntsBJ Verot
- Stunt DoubleJonny Caines
- StuntsRobert Borges
- Stunt DoubleNancy J. Lilley
- Script SupervisorKelly Wolfman
- Location ManagerCathie J. Edgar
- Still PhotographerSteven Ackerman
- Unit Production ManagerBecki Cross Trujillo
- Production ManagerNicole Shizuka Oguchi
- Second Assistant DirectorGurjit Chohan
- Second Assistant DirectorPuneet Chawla
- Supervising Art DirectorJim Steuart
- Art Department CoordinatorDonna Jenkyns
- Set DesignerBrent Bell
- Assistant Set DecorationRobert Kestler
- Lead Set DresserOwen Bird
- Set DresserRobert K. Laurie
- Set DresserGreg Warkentin
- Set DresserRobb Paraskevopoulos
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- coma
- based on novel or book
- miracle
- based on true story
- family drama
- based on memoir or autobiography
- teenage boy
- broken ice
- christian faith
- independent film
- inspirational
- dramatic
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2019-04-18PG
Also known as
International titles
- λΈλ μ΄ν¬μ€λ£¨KR
- Tilbage til livetDK
