Live by Night (2016)

6.4R129 minDirector: Ben Affleck

2016 film by Ben Affleck

Live by Night is a 2016 American action drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Ben Affleck. Based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, the film follows an ambitious Ybor City bootlegger (Affleck) who becomes a notorious gangster. The film also stars Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldaña, and Chris Cooper.

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film premiered in New York City on December 13, 2016. It began a limited release in the United States on December 25, 2016, before going wide on January 13, 2017. It received mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing $22 million against its net budget of $65 million. The film lost around $75 million, according to insiders and rival studio executives.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Live by Night about?
Live by Night (2016) — Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of
Is Live by Night based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Live by Night scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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