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Brothers -- Sam Cahill (Maguire) returns from being held as a prisoner-of-war in Afghanistan to find that his ex-con brother (Gyllenhaal) has become the man, of sorts, of the household where Sam's wife, Grace (Portman) had been living under the assumption that she was a widow.
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Brothers -- Sam Cahill (Maguire) returns from being held as a prisoner-of-war in Afghanistan to find that his ex-con brother (Gyllenhaal) has become the man, of sorts, of the household where Sam's wife, Grace (Portman) had been living under the assumption that she was a widow.

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Director:
Jim Sheridan
Writers (WGA):
David Benioff (screenplay)
Susanne Bier (motion picture "Brødre") ...
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Release Date:
4 December 2009 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | War See more »
Tagline:
There are two sides to every family
Plot:
A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 10 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
First Look: 'Alvin 2' Beats 'Avatar'
 (From Deadline Hollywood. 23 December 2009, 10:59 PM, PST)
Brothers Isn't a War Movie. Just Ask Jake Gyllenhaal.
 (From Movieline. 30 November 2009, 11:45 AM, PST)
Jake Gyllenhaal crowned 'Prince of Persia'
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 20 May 2008)
User Reviews:
'Brothers' showcases strong, solid performances See more (189 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Tobey Maguire ... Capt. Sam Cahill

Jake Gyllenhaal ... Tommy Cahill

Natalie Portman ... Grace Cahill

Sam Shepard ... Hank Cahill

Mare Winningham ... Elsie Cahill

Bailee Madison ... Isabelle Cahill

Taylor Geare ... Maggie Cahill

Patrick John Flueger ... Private Joe Willis (as Patrick Flueger)

Clifton Collins Jr. ... Major Cavazos

Carey Mulligan ... Cassie Willis

Omid Abtahi ... Yusuf

Navid Negahban ... Murad

Ethan Suplee ... Sweeney

Arron Shiver ... A.J.

Ray Prewitt ... Owen

Rebekah Wiggins ... Marine Wife #1

Carrie Fleming ... Marine Wife #2

Jenny Wade ... Tina
Sheila Ivy Traister ... Pilot

Chad Brummett ... Co-Pilot

Jason E. Hill ... Lt. Sanderson (as Jason Hill)

Kevin Wiggins ... Navy Chaplain

Yousuf Azami ... Taliban Leader

James D. Dever ... Sgt. Major Dever (as James Dever)
Kevin Adkins ... Flag Detail Commander

Johnnie Hector ... Cop #1

Jeremiah Bitsui ... Cop #2
William Lawrence Allen ... Cop #3 (as William L. Allen)
Benjamin D. Baldwin ... Cop #4 (as Benjamin Baldwin)
Richard Wade ... Crew Chief

Luce Rains ... The Nose

Enayat Delawary ... Ahmed
Rick La Monda ... Elvis (as Rick Lamonda)
Paul Ramos ... Sentry
Shawn Bryan ... Marine Cadence
Oscar Mejia ... Uniform In Helicopter
David Bachelor ... U.S. Navy Chaplain
Zachary Grand ... Afghanistan Boy

Michael-David Aragon ... Terrorist (as Michael David Aragon)

Iris Dunbar ... Burka Woman
J.D. Marmion ... Marine Hostage (as Justin Marmion)
Robert Mitchell ... Marine Rescuer #1
Collin D. Barry ... Marine Rescuer #2
Janet Sanford ... Mourner at Church #1
Casey Sanford ... Mourner at Church #2
Gary Moore ... Marine Mourner #1

Eric Steinig ... Marine Mourner #2
Colleen Frye ... Woman in Church
James Duffy ... Man in Church

David Manzanares ... Bartender 'Dave'
Michael Castellano ... Afghan Fighter
Carol A. Salazar ... Woman on Bridge
Wendell Sweet ... Orderly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Blacksmith ... General's Aide (uncredited)

Joe Geller ... Blackhawk Marine (uncredited)

Rebecca Grant ... Nurse (uncredited)

Alan Gray ... Taliban Terrorist (uncredited)

Bob Jesser ... Lt. Dan Schneider (uncredited)
Eric Shackelford ... Taliban (uncredited)

J. Nathan Simmons ... Taliban Goat Herder (uncredited)

Z. Ray Wakeman ... Army General (uncredited)
Robert Douglas Washington ... Marine #1 (uncredited)

Casey Wayne ... Marine (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jim Sheridan 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
David Benioff (screenplay)

Susanne Bier (motion picture "Brødre") and
Anders Thomas Jensen (motion picture "Brødre")

Produced by
Matt Battaglia .... co-producer
Michael De Luca .... producer
Jon Feltheimer .... executive producer
Mark Fischer .... co-producer
Scott Fischer .... executive producer
Ken Halsband .... co-producer (as Kenneth Halsband)
Ryan Kavanaugh .... producer
Jeremiah Samuels .... co-executive producer
Zach Schiff-Abrams .... executive producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson .... producer
Tucker Tooley .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Thomas Newman 
 
Cinematography by
Frederick Elmes (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Jay Cassidy 
 
Casting by
Avy Kaufman 
 
Production Design by
Tony Fanning 
 
Art Direction by
Guy Barnes 
 
Set Decoration by
Wendy Ozols-Barnes  (as Wendy Barnes)
 
Costume Design by
Durinda Wood 
 
Makeup Department
Enid Arias .... assistant hair stylist
Gretchen Bright .... assistant makeup artist
Jessie Brown .... additional makeup artist
Berlinda Cantu-Lewis .... assistant hair stylist (as Berlinda Canta-Lewis)
Herb Dewing .... assistant hair stylist
Elizabeth Gallegos .... assistant hair stylist
Sian Grigg .... personal makeup artist: Tobey Maguire
Vanessa Jaramillo .... additional makeup artist
Carmen L. Jones .... assistant hair stylist
Mary Hedges Lampert .... assistant hair stylist (as Mary Lampert)
Jennifer McDaniel .... additional makeup artist
Ben Nye Jr. .... makeup assistant
Bunny Parker .... hair department head
Geordie Sheffer .... assistant hair stylist
Rick Stratton .... creator: tattoos
Michelle Vittone .... makeup department head (as Michelle Vittone-McNeil)
Danlee Winegar .... additional makeup artist
Adruitha Lee .... hair department head: additional photography (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Billy Badalato .... production supervisor
Ken Halsband .... executive in charge of production (as Kenneth Halsband)
Christopher Kulikowski .... post-production supervisor
David Manzanares .... unit manager
Jeremiah Samuels .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Battaglia .... second assistant director
Joe Camp III .... first assistant director
Nye Heron .... second unit director
Trish 'The Dish' Stanard .... second second assistant director (as Trish Stanard)
Benjamin Scissors .... second second assistant director day player (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Rio Alexander .... construction laborer
Brett Andrews .... assistant props (as Brett 'Kahn' Andrews)
RA Arancio-Parrain .... set dresser (as Ra Arancio-Parrain)
David D. Baumann .... second assistant property
Kurt Blondis .... construction laborer
Patrick Boyles .... painter
Craig Butterman .... construction laborer (as Craig '007' Butterman)
Steve Chapman .... propmaker gang boss (as Steven Chapman)
Lance Cheatham .... set dresser
Sage Emmett Connell .... set dresser (as Sage Connell)
Jason Critchfield .... painter
Cliff C. Crouch .... construction laborer (as Cliff Crouch)
Ralph Diaz .... utility tech
Gary Eilar .... set dresser
Jay Foley .... greens
Eric Gallegos .... painter
Andrew Gartner .... set designer
Darren Gibson .... propmaker gang boss
James H. Gill .... construction laborer (as Jim Gill)
Linda R. Gore .... set dresser (as Linda Gore)
Libbe Green .... set decoration coordinator
Wellyem Guerra .... set dresser
Mike J. Hanrahan .... set dresser
Daniel Holloway .... painter
Ronald O. Jaynes .... construction coordinator
Ruben Jimenez Acuñia .... construction laborer
Matthew P. Johnson .... construction laborer
Peter Johnson .... construction laborer
Patricia Klawonn .... set designer (as Patti Klawonn)
Justin Kreinbrink .... construction laborer
George Kruft .... standby on-set painter (as George A. Kruft)
Johnny Long .... greens
Michael Longueira .... construction laborer
Dale Lotreck .... set painter
Amy Marsh .... art department coordinator
Billy McLaughlin .... first assistant property
Jose Mendoza .... painter
Matthew Miller .... construction laborer
Cee Moravec .... buyer
Aaron Newton .... construction general foreman
Paul Ortega .... painter (as Randy Paul Ortega Jr.)
Randy Ortega .... paint foreman (as Randy Ortega Sr.)
Robert Ortega .... painter
Chris Painter .... greens (as Christopher Painter)
Rhonda Paynter .... on-set dresser
David Peck .... propmaker gang boss
Marilyn Peterson .... set dresser
Genesis Purce .... construction laborer
Wm. Michael Rafter .... set dresser (as W. Michael Rafter)
Jorge Reyes .... propmaker gang boss
Dennis Riewerts .... set dresser
Macario Rivera .... painter
Joseph Ruiz .... painter
Leonard Sanchez .... propmaker gang boss
Steve Sawhill .... leadman
Craig Sears .... construction laborer
Liv Selinger .... set dresser
David Lee Servoss .... set dresser
John Shane .... construction laborer
Joel Sisson .... set dresser
Sol Slavin .... utility tech
Kris Strube .... utility tech
David Thompson .... construction laborer
Mark Tizdale .... greens
Alfredo Ventura .... painter
Joel Winder .... construction laborer
Rick Young .... property master
Skip Crank .... assistant property master: additional photography (uncredited)
Ralph Diaz .... on-set greensman (uncredited)
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones .... property master: additional photography (uncredited)
Ellen Lampl .... graphic designer (uncredited)
Shannon O'Neill .... art department intern (uncredited)
Douglas S. Reilly .... graphic designer: props (uncredited)
Dennis Riewerts .... draper (uncredited)
Loren Schoel .... construction buyer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Phil Barrie .... sound effects editor
Phil Barrie .... sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Bourgeois .... assistant sound editor
Pud Cusack .... production sound mixer
Alison Fisher .... supervising dialogue editor
Catherine Harper .... foley artist
Doug Hemphill .... sound re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay .... sound re-recording mixer
Darrin Mann .... foley mixer
Christopher Moriana .... foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Chris Navarro .... adr mixer
Jerry Ross .... supervising sound editor
Lenny Sanchez .... sound operator: second unit (as Leonard Sanchez)
Ross Simpson .... boom operator
John Weitz .... utility sound
Alexej Ashkenazy .... dialogue recordist (uncredited)
Bil Clement .... boom operator: second unit (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone .... adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
Judah Getz .... adr mixer (uncredited)
John-Thomas Graves .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Michael Miller .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark Purcell .... sound mix technician (uncredited)
Greg Steele .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Greg ten Bosch .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Zadran Wali .... foley artist (uncredited)
Greg Zimmerman .... adr recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Compton Brodhead .... special effects technician (as D. Compton Brodhead)
Benjamin Joseph Bustos .... special effects technician (as Benjamin Bustos)
Dick Hogle .... special effects technician (as Richard Hogle)
Daniel Holt .... special effects rigging foreman
Margaret Johnson .... special effects foreman (as Maggie Johnson)
Randy E. Moore .... special effects coordinator (as Randy Moore)
Mike Prawitz .... special effects technician (as Michael Prawitz)
Joel Ray .... special effects technician
Michael Rogers .... special effects technician
Adam Rosen .... special effects technician
Christina Sporrong .... special effects technician
Ryland Witten-Smith .... special effects technician
Dick Hogle .... pyrotechnician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Patrick Clancey .... digital opticals: EFilm
Joseph Conti .... visual effects
Cicero Faur de Oliveira .... digital artist (as Cicero Faur De Oliveira)
Amber Faur .... digital artist
Jonah Loop .... visual effects supervisor
Kimberlee Loop .... digital compositor
Matt Merkovich .... lead digital compositor
Zach Miller .... lead 3d artist
David B. Moulder .... visual effects producer (as David Moulder)
John Bowers .... compositor (uncredited)
Chris Cervantes .... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Kris Gonzales .... compositor (uncredited)
Scott Milne .... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Mark Brooks .... stunts
Kevin Derr .... stunt double: Tobey Maguire
Edward A. Duran .... stunt performer
Adam Gomez .... stunt performer
Al Goto .... stunt performer
Anthony Molinari .... stunt performer
Billy Morts .... stunt performer
Mark Rayner .... stunt performer
Trina E. Siopy .... stunt performer (as Trina Triopy)
Trina E. Siopy .... stunts
Scott Sproule .... stunt coordinator
Tom Waite .... stunt double: Jake Gyllenhaal
Kevin Collins .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Abeyta .... electrician (as Phillip Abeyta)
Casey Alicino .... dolly grip
Julian Alvarez .... rigging electrician
Mark J. Anderson .... grip
Charles F. Arnold III .... grip (as Charlie Arnold)
Diego Arroye .... electrician (as Diego Arroyo)
Liza Bambenek .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bradley Barnes .... electrician
James M. Black .... rigging electrician
Thomas Campbell .... rigging electrician
Jon Caradies .... electrician
Anthony Cisneros .... electrician
Kenneth Coblentz .... grip
Paul Conti .... 24 frame playback technician
Keith B. Davis .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Garrett Dawson .... electrician
Quentin Day .... rigging grip
Tony Dehoss .... electrician (as Tone '8 Track' Dehoss)
Shane Duckworth .... film loader (as Shane 'Goose' Duckworth)
Harold Espleset .... grip
Scott M. Evans .... video assist
Frank Eyers .... 24 frame playback technician
Donnie Frank .... electrician
Small Bear Free .... video assist (as C. Free Smallbear)
Brad Freshman .... grip
Mary Funsten .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jamie Garcia .... electrician
John Gorman .... electrician
Ian Hanna .... grip (as Ian J. Hanna)
Justin Hartery .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Hewett .... key grip
Douglas S. Holgate .... aerial director of photography (as Doug Holgate)
Tom Hutchinson .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Derek Johnson .... rigging grip
Jack C. Jones .... best boy rigging electrician (as Jack Jones)
Steve Jones .... rigging gaffer
Michael Katz .... chief lighting technician: second unit
David R. Kohn .... best boy electrician (as David Kohn)
Michael Liakos .... grip
Benjamin Lobato .... key rigging grip (as Ben Lobato)
Michael Lohmann .... director of photography: second unit (as Mike Lohmann)
Tommy Lohmann .... camera operator: "a" camera
Tommy Lohmann .... steadicam operator
Thomas J. Lott III .... rigging electrician (as Thomas Lott III)
Benjamin Lowell .... second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (as Ben Lowell)
John Lutes .... rigging grip
Dominic Mainl .... first assistant camera: second unit
Otis Mannick .... dolly grip: second unit (as Otis Mannik)
John Marshall McLeod .... grip
David Melhorn .... electrician
Dave Midthunder .... rigging grip
Stephen Mullen .... chief lighting technician (as Steve Mullen)
Dan Nordquist .... best boy rigging grip
Rob Palmer .... electrician (as Robert L. Palmer)
Xander Paul .... additional loader
Mike Pesce .... rigging electrician
Gabriel Pfeiffer .... first assistant camera: second unit (as Gabriel C. Pfeiffer)
Philip C. Pfeiffer .... director of photography: second unit (as Phil Pfeiffer)
Richard Pink .... board operator
Jessica Ramos .... loader: second unit
Don Real .... grip
Aldous Regster .... rigging electrician (as Aldous Register)
Ronald Romero .... rigging grip (as Ronald 'Pablo' Romero)
Terry J. Sanchez .... rigging grip
Lorey Sebastian .... still photographer
Michael Shore .... key grip: second unit (as Mike Shore)
Nick Shuster .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bryan Smith .... rigging grip
Curtis Smith .... grip
John Sneesby .... grip
Michael Spader .... electrician
John Stearns .... electrician
Josh Steinberg .... grip
Eric Steinig .... grip (as Eric R. Steinig)
Mark Steinig .... best boy grip (as Maliko Steinig)
Rich Steinig .... grip
Wally Sweeterman .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jorge Sánchez .... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jorge Sanchez)
Jorge Sánchez .... first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (as Jorge Sanchez)
Mike Walsh .... first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Ralph Watson .... camera operator: "b" camera
Cody West .... grip
Sean Wright .... grip (as Sean 'Ringo' Wright)
Thomas Bango .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Alyssa Cashman .... camera department intern (uncredited)
Allen Eaves .... lighting technician (uncredited)
David R. Kohn .... gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Frank Larson .... second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
David J. McGraw .... digital video assist operator: additional photography (uncredited)
Tanana Rivera .... camera intern (uncredited)
Mark Sheets .... key rigger (uncredited)
Carlos Villareal .... camera department intern (uncredited)
Nicholas Wede-Massimo .... camera intern (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Lisa Alsop .... additional local casting assistant
Jo Edna Boldin .... location casting
Amy Cherrix .... extras casting coordinator
Marty Cherrix .... extras casting (as Marty Keener Cherrix)
Enayat Delawary .... casting: Afghan group (as Enayt Delawary)
Lori Dillen .... additional local casting assistant
Marie A. Kohl .... casting assistant: New Mexico
David Lynch .... additional local casting assistant
Hannah Macpherson .... casting associate: New Mexico
Georgia Simon .... casting: adr group
Jessica Voelker .... additional local casting
Leeba Zakharov .... casting associate: New York
Lois J. Drabkin .... casting associate (uncredited)
Jason Fischman .... casting assistant (uncredited)
Rich Gill .... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Coryn Kiefer .... extras casting associate (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joshua Barnes .... costume production assistant (as Jeshua Barnes)
Maria Bentfield .... key set costumer
Chris Burrows .... costume supervisor (as Christine Burrows)
Debra Chapman .... seamstress
Tracy Collins .... ager/dyer
Bren Cook .... ager/dyer (as Brenda Cook)
Michelle Duval .... additional costumer
Laura Flett .... additional costumer
Jennifer Gingery .... additional costumer
Carissa Green .... costume assistant
Clare Hallworth .... costume designer: Tobey Maguire
Nina Hallworth .... costume designer: Tobey Maguire
Liz Lash .... set costumer
Lora McKenny .... additional costumer (as Lora Rael)
Katherine Mehrer .... additional costumer
Geoffrey Roiz .... assistant: Nina and Clare Hallworth
Janet Marie Ross .... costumer (as Janet Ross)
Laura Sewrey .... costume assistant
Jesse Trevino .... additional costumer (as Jesse Treviño)
Paula Trujillo .... seamstress
Philip Maldonado .... key costumer (uncredited)
Amanda Nevarez .... wardrobe production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Geraud Brisson .... first assistant editor
Beth Dewey .... digital intermediate producer: Efilm (as Elizabeth Dewey)
Yvan Lucas .... digital intermediate colorist: Efilm
Thomas Han Ul Park .... first assistant editor (as Thomas H. Park)
Robert E. Phillips .... assistant digital intermediate producer: Efilm (as Robert Phillips)
Chris Regan .... lab color timer
Tom Reiser .... digital intermediate colorist assistant: Efilm
Lisa Tutunjian .... digital intermediate editor
 
Music Department
Gina Amador .... music supervisor
John Beasley .... instrumental soloist
Bill Bernstein .... music editor
Julian Bratolyubov .... music preparation
Rick Cox .... instrumental soloist
George Doering .... audio coordination
George Doering .... instrumental soloist
Michael Fisher .... instrumental soloist (as Mike Fisher)
Season Kent .... executive music producer
Ernest Lee .... digital coordination
Larry Mah .... digital audio
Shinnosuke Miyazawa .... assistant engineer (as Shin Miyazawa)
Leslie Morris .... music contractor
Steve Tavaglione .... instrumental soloist
Thomas Vicari .... music scoring mixer (as Tommy Vicari)
Happy Walters .... executive music producer
Michael Zainer .... assistant music editor
Jay Faires .... music executive (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Norman Austin .... driver
Al Boone .... driver
Curtis D. Bronner .... driver
George M. Brown .... driver
Larry T. Brown .... driver
Tom Byrd .... driver (as Tom V. Byrd)
Sam J. Campbell .... driver
Mike Chavez .... driver
Gary Cheek .... driver
James Christensen .... driver
Lyle Christensen .... driver
Bill Clair .... driver (as William E. Clair)
William Clair .... driver (as Dusty Clair)
Cletus Cotton .... driver
Amber Dawn Cummings .... driver (as Amber D. Cummings)
Tom Davis .... driver
Felix Delgado .... driver
Tyra Dillenschneider .... driver
Bob Dorn .... driver (as Robert Dorn)
Mikel Ray Evans .... driver (as Mikel Evans)
James Foley .... driver
Joseph Gonzales .... driver
Paul M. Hackett .... driver (as Paul Hackett)
Ron Haley .... driver
Gerald 'Jerry' W. Henry .... transportation captain (as Gerald Henry)
John Christopher Hicks .... driver
Jason Kapuscinski .... driver (as Jason Allyn Kapuscinski)
Ebrahim Khaligh .... driver
Robert J. Kozlowski .... driver
Anthony Lebow .... driver (as Anthony Le Bow)
Gerald Lee .... driver
Melissa Malcom .... driver
Larry Martinez .... driver
Robert 'Red' Maxwell .... driver
Cecil McClain .... driver
Walter McClain .... transportation coordinator
Steve Meador .... driver
Pete Meda .... driver
Burt Melcher .... driver
Robert Morse .... driver
Tommy Rivera .... driver (as Tom Rivera)
Michael J. Roybal .... driver (as Mike Roybal)
Pete Rueckert .... driver
James Sanchez .... driver
Adriene Simpson .... driver
Richard Slaughter .... driver
Todd Sopher .... driver
Ervin Wayne Spowehn .... driver (as Wayne Spowehn)
Fred Steagall .... driver
Lucas Stein .... driver (as Lucas Matthew Stein)
Roger Still .... transportation captain
David Themis .... driver
Joe Tuck .... driver
Eric Wagner .... driver
Anthony Wamego .... driver (as Anthony T. Wamego)
Arthur Washington .... driver
Chris Wienckowski .... driver
Keith Wilkerson .... driver
Bobby Williams .... driver
Chuck Williams .... driver (as Charles Williams)
Harold L. Woods .... driver (as Harold Woods)
 
Other crew
Renata Adamidov .... assistant: Mr. Sheridan
Steve Aguino .... key office production assistant
Edgar Alvarez .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
T.J. Amato .... assistant: Mr. Halsband (as TJ Amato)
Alexander Andrews .... office production assistant (as Alexander R. Andrews)
Amber Asaro .... assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh
Shellia D. Bailey .... assistant production coordinator (as Shellia Bailey)
Ben Baldwin .... stand-in
Jason Barhydt .... executive: Relativity Media
Steve Beeson .... production controller
Jen Berkowitz .... additional production secretary (as Jennifer Berkowitz)
Kevin Black .... set production assistant
Kathleen Breton-Collier .... studio teacher (as Kathleen Collier)
Sora Katherine Brodie .... stand-in (as Sora Brodie)
Daniel Cabeza .... assistant: Mr. Tooley
Kaylene Carlson .... production coordinator
Kevin Collins .... military advisor
Celli Crawford .... assistant: Mr. Sheridan
Lynda Crawford .... assistant: Mr. Sheridan
Mike Cunningham .... armorer
Paul O. Davis .... aerial supervisor (as Paul Davis)
Kristen Detwiler .... assistant: Mr. DeLuca
James D. Dever .... military advisor (as Jim Dever)
David Dorn .... additional craft service assistant
Danny Elhaj .... assistant: Mr. Sheridan
Aditya Ezhuthachan .... assistant: Mr. Sighvatsson (as Aditya S. Ezhuthachan)
Jeff Fahey .... stock footage: Thought Equity, Inc.
Chai Forest .... additional craft service assistant
Steve Geray .... wrangler
Jim Giesler .... additional craft service assistant
Oscar Gonzalez .... cook: Horizon Catering
Coral Gonzalez-Inza .... set medic
Hugo G. Gordillo .... lab account manager
Robb Hastigan .... post-production accountant
Christopher Hemmingsen .... set medic
Inga Hendrickson .... location scout
Daniel Herther .... executive assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh
Jim Ivy .... set medic (as James Ivy)
Ryan Spencer Jackson .... set medic
Allison Jandreau-Heil .... craft service assistant
Christopher Kahn .... post-production accountant (as Chris Kahn)
Steven M. Kalb .... production legal counsel (as Steve M. Kalb. P.C.)
Pablo Kelly .... location assistant
Rick La Monda .... security coordinator (as Rick Lamonda)
Kevin LaRosa .... helicopter pilot (as Kevin Larosa)
Brian G. Lax .... set medic
Thomas Loftus .... senior vice president of business and legal affairs: Relativity Media
Michelle Lorr .... additional craft service assistant
Mike Lucero .... security
Eric Lukosky .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
Kenny Lynch .... financial controller: Relativity Media
Leisha Mack .... manager of legal affairs: Relativity Media
Donna Martinez .... security
Jerie McBride .... studio teacher
Elizabeth McMullan .... dog trainer (as Elizabeth McMullen)
Cainer Mersereau .... location assistant
Aaron Michiel .... senior vice president of legal affairs: Relativity Media
Megan Milner .... assistant: Jake Gyllenhaal
Leonard Morfin .... location scout
Alice Neuhauser .... senior vice president of operations: Relativity Media
Arturo Padilla .... cook: Horizon Catering
Ruben Padilla .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
Alexis Penrod .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
Hilton Clay Peres .... location manager (as Clay Peres)
Ersin Pertan Jr. .... assistant: Mr. Schiff-Abrams (as Ersin Pertan)
Noel Phillips .... animal gang boss
James 'JR' Pollard .... projectionist (as James 'Jr' Pollard)
Eva Quiroz .... vice president of operations: Relativity Media
Margarito Quiroz .... chef: Horizon Catering
Javier Ramirez .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
Pablo Ramos .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
Andrea Redder .... set production assistant
Jamie E. Regal .... production financing: Comercia Entertainment Group
Joel Rivas .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
Jan Rudolph .... script supervisor
Mark Sanchez .... animal wrangler
Wolf Schneider .... unit publicist
Loren Schoel .... location assistant
Andrew Sharretts .... set production assistant (as Andrew 'Snoop' Sharretts)
Lindsay Simon .... travel coordinator (as Lindsay Dwyer)
Gary J. Sims .... payroll accountant (as Gary Sims)
Cathy A. Smith .... location scout
Eileen Street .... first assistant accountant
Holli Strickland .... assistant: Tobey Maguire (as Holly Strickland)
Philip Torres .... chef assistant: Horizon Catering
Dennis Trujillo .... wrangler
Elizabeth Van Allen .... craft service
Lynne Wigley .... assistant: Natalie Portman (as Lynn Wigley)
Robert S. Wilhelm Jr. .... set production assistant: basecamp
Brenda Williams .... additional craft service assistant
Justin T. Williams .... location scout (as Justin Williams)
Sarah J. Williams .... production secretary (as Sarah Williams)
Sean Woerter .... set medic (as Sean P. Woerter)
Allen Wong .... production accountant
Jeremiah Wood .... stand-in
Helena Wyss .... set medic
Jeanie Zakowski .... additional craft service assistant (as Jeane Zekowski)
Emily Lipson Zambello .... studio teacher (as Emily Lipson-Zambello)
Jay Burnley .... production executive (uncredited)
Alyssa Cashman .... photo double: Natalie Portman (uncredited)
Michael Chochol .... set production assistant: additional second unit (uncredited)
Enayat Delawary .... adr voice (uncredited)
Enayat Delawary .... cultural advisor (uncredited)
Enayat Delawary .... dialect coach (uncredited)
Enayat Delawary .... translator (uncredited)
Fahim Fazli .... adr voice (uncredited)
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret .... script supervisor (uncredited)
Karen A. Harris .... assistant production office coordinator (uncredited)
Fereshta Kazemi .... voice-over (uncredited)
Brent Lambert .... stand-in (uncredited)
David Manzanares .... location manager: pre-production (uncredited)
David Manzanares .... location scout: pre-production (uncredited)
Kevin McKeon .... assistant to line producer (uncredited)
Maggie Parto .... voice over (uncredited)
Marlaine Reiner .... assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh (uncredited)
 
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Simon Carmody .... the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contributions to the making of this movie
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Debbie Tarys .... the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contributions to the making of this movie, Carhart Inc.
Rick Waugh .... the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contributions to the making of this movie
 
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Also Known As:
"My Brother" - Japan (English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some disturbing violent content
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44852) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Finland:K-13 | New Zealand:M | Japan:G | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:15 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Abiquiu, New Mexico, USASee more »
Company:
LionsgateSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal play the brothers in this film. Maguire nearly had to decline the lead role in Spider-Man 2 (2004) due to back injuries, and Gyllenhaal was the top choice to replace him.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: The movie gives the location of the Marine Base as "Fort Mahlus". Only the US Army begins their bases with "Fort" (i.e. Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, etc). The US Marines begin their bases with "Camp" (i.e. Camp Pendleton, Camp Lejeune, etc).See more »
Quotes:
Tommy Cahill:He's my brother!See more »
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Terms of Endaredevil (#5.2)" (2011)See more »
Soundtrack:
Eternal Father Strong to SaveSee more »

FAQ

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35 out of 39 people found the following review useful.
'Brothers' showcases strong, solid performances, 23 February 2010
Author: d_art from LA Area

Based on the Danish film, Brødre, Tobey Maguire plays Sam Cahill, a marine who goes off to Afghanistan and allegedly is killed in action. His brother Tommy, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, an ex-con, winds up looking after Sam's wife, Grace (Natalie Portman) and her daughters. As the story moves on, Tommy's negative attitude toward her and his outlook changes and their relationship develops. When Sam, who is found to be alive, returns home, there's a mixture of both joy and resentment among the characters, but to add, Sam has returned a changed and psychologically-damaged man.

The film mainly focuses on the family drama and relationships of the characters, inter-cut with scenes of Sam in action and imprisoned/tortured in Afghanistan. The progression of the plot takes its time to develop, but it feels organic. The characters feel real. While one could see the film as a criticism of war and the negative effects that war has on the family of veterans, the film is more a character-driven drama, and doesn't touch much into politics.

Admittedly, the plot itself isn't anything drastically new and one may imagine a plot like this in a made-for-TV drama if not for the emotional depth, intensity, and solid performances from Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman. One of the interesting plot points involve the brothers' father's (in a fine performance from Sam Shepard) favoritism for Sam, while looking down on Tommy as the "failure." The love/hate dynamics between the three are interesting and believable even as the two brothers go through drastic character changes.

Tobey Maguire's performance is particularly noteworthy as Sam, a marine and a loving husband who comes back transformed into a physically emaciated, psychologically-scarred, ticking time bomb. My image of Tobey as Spider-Man now feels like a distant memory especially in comparison to what he portrays here. The two children who play the two daughters of Sam in this film give very natural performances in their varied reactions to difficult situations around them. Jake Gyllenhaal does strong work as Tommy, whose character transformation makes us want to root for him, despite his shady beginnings and flaws. To top off, Natalie Portman is radiant here, turning in a poignant, complex performance as a mother of two, who must deal with the initial mourning of her husband, the joy of his return, and the messy aftermath. Ultimately, her nuanced performance is the glue that holds the film together and make the other characters matter, and one can't help but marvel at the maturity of her performance.

Directed by Jim Sheridan (The Boxer), this film is a great showcase for all performances involved, while portraying an engaging, intense story about familial loyalty, redemption, and difficult relationships. In the wrong hands, this film could've gone the route of the by-the-numbers Hollywood cliché, but as it is, it remains a solid drama. I give Brothers *** out of **** stars.

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