The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Breakthrough tells the story of a renegade scientist’s quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Texan Jim Allison is a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering how to prompt a cancer patient’s own immune system into defeating their disease, but for decades he waged an often-lonely struggle against the painful skepticism of the medical establishment.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
Metacritic71/100
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Bill HaneyDirector
- Bill HaneyScreenplay
Cast
- Woody HarrelsonNarrator (voice)
- Jim AllisonSelf
Stills
Themes
cancerscientistmedical breakthrough