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Dec 4, 2009 · It plays more like a traditional melodrama than the Susanne Bier film that inspired it, but Jim Sheridan's Brothers benefits from rock-solid performances by its three leads. Read Critics Reviews
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- Jim Sheridan
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- Tobey Maguire
Dec 2, 2009 · “Brothers” is a very close remake of a 2005 Danish film by Susanne Bier, which starred as the mother Connie Nielsen, that remarkable Danish actress equally at home in English (“Gladiator,” “The Ice Harvest”). Same story, same characters, same moral crisis.
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Dec 3, 2009 · “Brothers” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has graphic wartime violence and abundant profanity. BROTHERS. Opens on Friday nationwide.
- Jim Sheridan
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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.
- $26 million
- Thomas Newman
- December 4, 2009
Brothers, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire, is an interesting and profound drama about family values, war, and relationships. The acting is fantastic. I had hardly heard of this movie despite its all star cast so it was a pleasant surprise for me.
Dec 4, 2009 · Brothers is an incredible movie about the effects war can have on a man and how it will change them as a person. Sam (Tobey Maguire) leaves his family to go fight in Afghanistan where his helicopter crashes and he is captured by terrorists.
Based on the award-winning Danish film Brodre, BROTHERS is a family saga starring Tobey Maguire as U.S. Marine captain Sam Cahill and Jake Gyllenhaal as his younger brother, Tommy, who has just gotten out of prison. Sam is deployed to Afghanistan, where his combat team's helicopter crashes in enemy territory.