Breakthrough

Name: Breakthrough
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-04-10
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Marcel Ruiz

2019·Movie·PG·116 min·★ 7.6(1,145)

Drama More English titles

“Based On The Impossible True Story”

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.

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About Breakthrough

Breakthrough is a 2019 English-language drama film directed by Roxann Dawson. The cast is led by Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace. It has a runtime of 1h 56m. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 across 1100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV.

Breakthrough was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and 20th Century Fox and made in United States of America. It was released on April 10, 2019, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $14 million, it went on to gross $49 million worldwide.

Director: Roxann Dawson
Writers: Grant Nieporte
Release date: April 10, 2019
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $14 million
Box office: $49 million
Production: Fox 2000 Pictures, 20th Century Fox

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Breakthrough cast & crew

Breakthrough was directed by Roxann Dawson and written by Grant Nieporte.

The cast features Chrissy Metz as Joyce Smith, Josh Lucas as Brian Smith, Topher Grace as Pastor Jason Noble, Mike Colter as Tommy Shine, Marcel Ruiz as John Smith, and Sam Trammell as Dr. Kent Sutterer.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Marcelo Zarvos, cinematography is by Zoran Popović, and it was produced by DeVon Franklin and Becki Cross Trujillo.

Is Breakthrough worth watching?

Breakthrough holds an audience score of 7.6/10 from 1,145 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 56m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Breakthrough is worth a place on your watchlist.

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