2021 Movies : Based on Play

With Jon Bernthal • Shea Whigham • Ciara Bravo • Jordana Spiro • John Pollono • Spencer House

Frank (John Pollono), Swaino (Jon Bernthal) and Packie (Shea Whigham) are lifelong friends who share a love of the Red Sox, rowdy bars and Frank’s teenaged daughter Crystal (Ciara Bravo). But when Frank invites his pals to a whiskey-fueled evening and asks them to do a favor on behalf of the brash young woman they all adore, events spin wildly out of control. Based on Pollono’s award-winning play, Small Engine Repair is a pitch-black comedic drama with a wicked twist, and a powerful exploration of brotherhood, class struggle and toxic masculinity.

With Jennifer Todd • Bill Condon • Irene Sankoff • David Hein • Dave Sirulnick • Jon Kamen • Christopher Ashley • Petrina Bromley • Jenn Colella • De’Lon Grant • Joel Hatch • Tony Lepage • Caesar Samayoa • Q. Smith • Astrid Van Wieren • Emily Walton • Jim Walton • Sharon Wheatley • Paul Whitty

Filmed live on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning musical tells the remarkable true story of 38 flights grounded in a small Canadian town on September 11, 2001. As the locals host these “come from aways,” they come together and find hope.