Brothers

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  • Opened December 4, 2009 
  • 10 min
  • R | language and some disturbing violent content.

  • "Brothers" tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirty-something Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters. Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. When his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains Sam is presumed dead and the Cahill family suddenly faces a shocking void. Tommy tries to fill in for his brother by assuming newfound responsibility for himself, Grace, and the children. In the grief and strangeness of their new lives, Grace and Tommy are naturally drawn together. Their longstanding frostiness dissolves, but both are frightened and ashamed of the mutual attraction that has replaced it. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Clifton Collins, Jr.
  • Director: Jim Sheridan
  • Genres: Drama

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

A heartbreaking film that speaks to the lifelong aftershocks of war, and to the powerful bonds of family and of love. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

The film is gripping---an honorable and beautifully acted addition to the tradition of homefront war stories. Read full review

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| James Berardinelli

Brothers is arguably the most successful remake of a foreign film since Martin Scorsese reworked "Infernal Affairs" into "The Departed" and won the Oscar. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

This becomes Tobey Maguire's film to dominate, and I've never seen these dark depths in him before. Actors possess a great gift to surprise us, if they find the right material in their hands. Read full review

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman in "Brothers."