Breakthrough Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Apr. 4, 2019

Breakthrough

Release Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Theaters

Director: Roxann Dawson

Starring: Chrissy Metz • Dennis Haysbert • Topher Grace • Josh Lucas • Mike Colter

PG Biography N/A

4.54 / 5.0

85% WILL SEE 15% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: When Joyce Smith's fourteen-year-old son John fell through an icy Missouri lake one winter morning, she and her family had seemingly lost everything. At the hospital, John lay lifeless for more than sixty minutes. But Joyce was not ready to give up on her son. She mustered all her faith and strength into one force and cried out to God in a loud voice to save him. Miraculously, her son's heart immediately started beating again. In the coming days, John would defy every expert, every case history, and every scientific prediction. Sixteen days after falling through the ice and being clinically dead for an hour, he walked out of the hospital under his own power, completely healed.

Biography Drama Adaptation True Story Faith

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Who is making Breakthrough – Crew List

The film's writer Grant Nieporte last penned Seven Pounds and The Impossible.

Director: Roxann Dawson
Screenwriter: Grant Nieporte
Producer: DeVon Franklin

Studios: Fox 2000 Pictures; 20th Century Studios
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Breakthrough

Key Facts

Based on a true story and the Joyce Smith novel “The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother’s Faith and Her Child’s Resurrection".

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2018

Completed

Changed Breakthrough movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for thematic content including peril
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: The Impossible
Language: English

Breakthrough Trailers and Clips

Breakthrough

Official Trailer

Breakthrough Release Date: When was the film released?

Breakthrough was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, April 17 , 2019. There were one other movie released on the same date, including Penguins.

The estimated home release date for Breakthrough is currently being determined. Stay tuned!