---
title: 'What Doesn''t Kill You (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian Goodman'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/what-doesnt-kill-you-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1133991/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# What Doesn't Kill You (2008)

2008 · 100 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

What Doesn't Kill You is a 2008 American crime drama loosely based on the true life story of the film's director Brian Goodman, detailing his own exploits involved with South Boston's Irish Mob. Starring Ethan Hawke and Mark Ruffalo, it premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released on a very small scale in December 2008 due to the collapse of its distributor Yari Film Group. The title alludes to the Nietzsche quote Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-goodman)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-goodman), [Donnie Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/donnie-wahlberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex Wurman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-wurman)
- **Producer:** [Rod Lurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-lurie), [Bob Yari](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-yari)
- **Editor:** [Robert Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hoffman)

## Cast

- [Lindsey McKeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsey-mckeon)
- [Angela Featherstone](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-featherstone)
- [Brian Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-goodman)
- [Brian Connolly](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-connolly)
- [Will Lyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-lyman)
- [Mark Ruffalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-ruffalo)
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke)
- [Donnie Wahlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/donnie-wahlberg)
- [Michael Yebba](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-yebba)
- [Amanda Peet](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-peet)
- [John Fiore](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fiore)

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