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Dec 3, 2009 · Directed by Jim Sheridan. Drama, War. R. 1h 45m. By A.O. Scott. Dec. 3, 2009. There is a grim timeliness to the release of “Brothers,” Jim Sheridan’s movie about the effects of war on the...
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Dec 2, 2009 · Jake Gyllenhaal is his brother, Tommy, out after a term for armed robbery. Their father, Hank Cahill (Sam Shepard), makes little secret of his pride in Sam and his contempt for Tommy. But Tommy in his own way is trying to avoid more trouble. Word arrives that Sam has died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Portman handles this blow, and the ...
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Brothers received mixed reviews from film critics. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 64% based on 158 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10.
Review. Empathy must come as naturally as breathing to the Irishman Jim Sheridan, director of My Left Foot, In America, and now the overpoweringly intimate Brothers.
Siblings Sam (Tobey Maguire) and Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal) are as far apart as brothers can be; while Sam serves his country as a Marine, Tommy is a drifter who just got out of prison.
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Brothers. 58. Metascore. 31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 90. New York Magazine (Vulture) David Edelstein. Sheridan’s actors work with their intellects fully engaged--and they engage us on levels we barely knew we had. 88. ReelViews James Berardinelli.
