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  • Brothers
  • Opened December 4, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 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 Read More
  • Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Clifton Collins, Jr.
  • Director: Jim Sheridan
  • Genres: Drama

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Brothers Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Best performances ever.

    I am an independent filmmaker and I'm constantly looking for films that stand out from others. Brothers is the film I have been looking for all year. The directing was amazing! It is very hard to be able to direct the cast the way he did, and the cast took his directing to a whole new level. The acting was very heart driven and felt very real. I was hearing gasps from the audience throughout, and I can't remember fidgeting once from boredom. Some have said the plot is predictable, and it is...it's supposed to be; it's not a mystery. However, the screenwriters did a captivating job of writing Toby's part towards the end, to where the audience doesn't know what he is going to do. His every move towards the end was unpredictable. This leaves your mind to wonder how he is going to end up. Brothers gets an A+ from me, and it may take me until I'm about to retire before I ever get close to filming something like this. It got me to sign up on here just to write a review.

  • Go

    Would have given a MUST GO if......

    ....somebody would have taken the time to write a decent ending. Terribly anti-climatic. The only reason I do not say SOSO is for Tobey Mcguires incredible maturity as an actor shining through.From a supportive achieving brother and family peacekeeper to a man adamant about his patriotic duties to a traumatized,mentally lost POW, this man has far overcome the Spiderman image. Please go see for this.Pic was clean as well,which merits good rating. Still,not recommended for theatre price if lukewarm endings turn you off. I will see one more time.

  • Must Go!

    Great movie, will leave you a bit depressed

    I thought it was a good movie, makes you realize what military families go through even when their family members come back from war alive.

    I would rate it as "GO", but considering that we're currently at war and many soldiers come back from Iraq and Afghanistan every day, I think its important for the rest of us to at least have a slight idea what these men go through (I realize that no one who didn't serve in the military can ever fully understand the emotional toll of war)

Brothers Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    This becomes Tobey Maguire's film to dominate, and I've never seen these dark...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Brothers has the careful observation, measured pace and lived-in feeling of a...

  • 75
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    It does take half the movie before the story --really kicks in. When it does,...

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    In exploring the complicated nature of family bonds, Brothers is...

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