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The Way We Get By

The Way We Get By

2009Movie⏱️ 1h 24mUnrated
Documentary
7.4
IMDB Rating
314 votes

On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their uplifting and emotional journey demonstrates t...

Director
Aron Gaudet
Writers
Aron Gaudet, Gita Pullapilly
Stars
Joan Gaudet, William Knight, Gerald Mundy
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 8
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Joan Gaudet
as Self
👤
William Knight
as Self
👤
Gerald Mundy
as Self

💰 Box Office

$106,542
Worldwide Gross
$106,542
Domestic Gross
$7,149
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Filming Location
Bangor, Maine, USA
Production
The Way We Get By

🏷️ Keywords

airporttroopmainereturning soldierhelicopter

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

an overwhelming pride of being American
by GreenTintedSpecs2015-05-21
3/10

"ironic cos someone said things like "The two things I walked away from this movie with were an overwhelming pride of being American." yet i watched it thinking how typically American that they were watching people goto endless wars and thinking the war machine parts are hero's. Almost like the other side of the American sniper movie patriotism and religion, the bane of culture the world over. why don't we see more movies showing the side of the people embarrassed by the so called republic, its the opposite of what the republican values were about originally. tho even th..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Maine Troop Greeters have greeted over 750,000 troops as of November 2008.

📖 Synopsis

On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their uplifting and emotional journey demonstrates t...