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      Puncture

      R Released Sep 23, 2011 1 hr. 40 min. History Drama List
      52% 42 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      There's a compelling story at the heart of Puncture but viewers will have to pierce through the formulaic storytelling to find it.

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      Timothy D It's deluded by standard Hollywood direction, but the story behind Puncture and Evans giving everything he has to bring it to life make this a satisfying watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/22/23 Full Review Petty68 This was such a well told story about something I knew very little about. I remember when these needles started being used, but I didn't know the story behind how hard it was to get them to the nurses who needed them the most. It's terribly sad when money is a top priority over the lives that save us. I truly enjoyed this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/09/23 Full Review shri d Almost stuck the landing! but didn't. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/23 Full Review C R E I was ok.. not bad. Although it was admirable that the lawyer, Mike Weiss, was fighting for a good cause; his character of a drug addict, irresponsible at work, spent what little money on drugs & other things, which could've been used on legal fees... and he cheated on his wife. Killed it for me... for the most part. Just didn't want to see that. His partner could've been more supportive too, but I'm glad eventually, the case was fought for. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/10/22 Full Review jelisije j A very good movie that is actually based on a true story and Chis Evan gives his best performance of his entire career. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Adorei, bonitinho, os treinos com os personagens do júri etiquetados foi fofo, exceto pela inalação de cocaína no entremeio… Um lindo filme baseado em fatos reais, um triste desfecho para Mike Weiss e uma linda e necessária homenagem, além dos alertas sobre os risco de seringas reaproveitáveis, filme excelente, dramático, real, como amamos e nos emocionamos… Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Chris Evans as Mike Weiss in "Puncture." Chris Evans (center) as Mike Weiss in "Puncture." (L-R) Mark Kassen as Paul Danziger and Chris Evans as Mike Weiss in "Puncture." Brett Cullen as Nathaniel Price in "Puncture." Chris Evans as Mike Weiss in "Puncture." (L-R) Mark Kassen as Paul Danziger and Marshall Bell as Jeffrey Dancort in "Puncture." (L-R) Mark Kassen as Paul Danziger and Chris Evans as Mike Weiss in "Puncture." View more photos

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      Moira MacDonald Seattle Times "Puncture" has the unusual problem of being almost too intriguing; its based-on-true-events story seems to cry out for documentary treatment. Rated: 3/4 Nov 3, 2011 Full Review Ethan Gilsdorf Boston Globe "Puncture'' is based on an actual court case. But is this a story best served by focusing on the legal battle or the arc of Mike's flawed hero? Rated: 2/4 Oct 24, 2011 Full Review Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Evans works so hard to look like a drug addict that it undermines the character's effort not to look like one. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 21, 2011 Full Review Will Leitch Deadspin Based on the true story of Michael D. Weiss, which is convenient, since Weiss was considerate enough to live his life in a way that he surrounded himself with every possible cliche and hackneyed, obvious development imaginable. Rated: D+ Jun 22, 2013 Full Review Billy Tatum We Got This Covered With summer movies safely tucked away, it's the time of year where Oscar films pop up, and this week's Puncture may be a contender. Rated: 8/10 Feb 11, 2013 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a sporadically watchable yet wholly uninvolving endeavor that probably does a disservice to the movie's real-life inspiration. Rated: 2/4 Jan 21, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.
      Director
      Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen
      Executive Producer
      Craig Cohen, Paul Danziger, Joan Huang, Rod De Llano
      Screenwriter
      Chris Lopata, Paul Danziger, Ela Thier
      Distributor
      Millennium Films
      Production Co
      Cherry Sky Films
      Rating
      R (Drug Use|A Sexual Reference|Language|Some Nudity)
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 23, 2011, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 22, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $67.1K
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