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By Calvin Wilson (480) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 20 Sep 2017

The fact-based Stronger is an inspiring tale of reconciliation and reinvention that sidesteps sentimentality to get to emotional truth…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 20 Sep 2017

Can't help but follow a fairly familiar template, but...Gyllenhaal's commitment, astute direction by David Gordon Green, and some outstanding…

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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 20 Sep 2017

It’s almost as if, in their fascination with trauma, the filmmakers have forgotten entirely what everyday life looks like…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 20 Sep 2017

This story honors the significance of the event, and its human repercussions, without melodramatic stagecraft…

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By Derek Smith (382) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 20 Sep 2017

David Gordon Green zeroes in on the intricacies of Jeff Bauman and Erin Hurley's dysfunctional relationship, offering up an unassuming portrait…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 20 Sep 2017

Stronger isn’t always easy to watch; Jeff makes bad decisions and life gets messy. But it does feel like a realistic depiction of one man’s life…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 20 Sep 2017

Stronger is a movie you need to see, no matter how much you think you don’t need to see it…

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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 20 Sep 2017

It's the kind of role that actors dreams of, and Jake Gyllenhaal runs away with it…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen International (2,241) on 20 Sep 2017

Although director David Gordon Green commendably opts for a realistic, unfussy depiction of Bauman and his on-again/off-again girlfriend (played…

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for Original Cin (1,156) on 20 Sep 2017

Predictably, there's Oscar buzz for actor Jake Gyllenhaal, but it's also a movie with interesting thoughts about what inspirational stories even mean…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 20 Sep 2017

The final act gives Jeff the conveniently uplifting happy ending that the genre warrants, but his journey there is tougher and more honest than usual…

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By Allison Shoemaker (83) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 20 Sep 2017

For the majority of its runtime, Stronger manages to escape the traps that populate such films…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 20 Sep 2017

While the team mostly sticks to the standard biopic beats, there's enough variety to surprise and occasionally delight…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 20 Sep 2017

Movies like this are supposed to center on love, family, and triumph, but director David Gordon Green, to his credit, tends to heighten the…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 20 Sep 2017

As good as Gyllenhaal is, Maslany is the foundation of Stronger…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 20 Sep 2017

The film could have been done with plenty of sentimentality, but director David Gordon Green would rather work in a low-key way. [Capsule review]…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 20 Sep 2017

Director David Gordon Green surprises us once again with his refusal to be pigeon holed, this time around adding new life to the 'inspirational…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 19 Sep 2017

It shows that people aren't always prepared to play the roles the public wants them to play…

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By Lindsey Bahr (430) for Associated Press (1,685) on 19 Sep 2017

That Stronger, as unpleasant as it is, doesn't shy away from the complicated side of recovery is admirable to say the least…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Deadline Hollywood Daily (332) on 19 Sep 2017

Jake Gyllenhaal triumphs in one of the best performances of the year, and his career, as a survivor of the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013…

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