The Brothers Grimsby (2016)

A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother.

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Writers:

Sacha Baron Cohen (story by), Phil Johnston (story by)

Stars:

Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Nobby
Rebel Wilson	...	Dawn Grobham
Freddie Crowder	...	Tsunami
Jon-Jon Lockwood	...	Jason
Shaun Thomas	...	Skeletor
Claudia Adshead	...	Britney
Mark Strong	...	Sebastian Graves
Lex Shrapnel	...	Steven Marber
Isla Fisher	...	Jodie Figgis
David James	...	Jordan Beder
Rory Keenan	...	James Thurbeck
Tamsin Egerton	...	Carla Barnes
Johnny Vegas	...	Milky Pimms
Ricky Tomlinson	...	Paedo Pete
David Harewood	...	Black Gareth

Storyline

MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's a football hooligan (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot.

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Plot Keywords:

crude humor | ejaculation | erection | testicles | gay joke | 

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Taglines:

This secret agent is the total package.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, language, and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site [Austria]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

11 March 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Brothers Grimsby

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,258,327, 13 March 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$6,864,016, 10 April 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Sky Films,Big Talk Productions,Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The following cast members became officially part of the film on the following times: 24th April 2014: Mark Strong; 25th April 2014: Annabelle Wallis; 11th June 2014: David Harewood, Ian McShane, Gabourey Sidibe, Johnny Vegas; 12th June 2014: Isla Fisher and Rebel Wilson; 9th July 2014: Penélope Cruz.

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Goofs

Nobby goes quite a distance to buy his mattress at the beginning of the film, as the bus he gets on goes via Grays, and that particular service and route is in South East Essex. Also, the train pulling into Grimsby Town is the type used by the C2C service, which is the London Fenchurch Street to Southend line, also in South East Essex.

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Quotes

Norman 'Nobby' Butcher: Ooh, I'm getting stiffer than a pedophile at Legoland.

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Crazy Credits

Contains both a mid-credit and post-credit scene.

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Connections

References World Cup 98 (1998)

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Soundtracks

Magalehna
Written by Carlinhos Brown
Performed by Sergio Mendes
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd

User Reviews

The man knows funny

I'm a big Sacha Baron Cohen fan. I particularly love him in his documentary-style movies where he uses real people in each scenes and plays his character around them. He's now proved with both 'The Dictator' and 'Grimsby' that he can write very well in the standard comedy style as well. The thing I like most about his films is that nothing is off limits. Any thing can be said, any event can happen and no one is safe from his ridicule. There is one scene in 'Grimsby' that is particularly offensive and shocking to watch. I had seen a clip on Jimmy Kimmel's show where the audience were seen reacting to this scene (a very clever marketing ploy) and now I can fully understand their disgust and discomfort at what they were watching. He pushed it to the limit with that one.

There's more here than just shock value though. The dialogue is constantly clever and witty whilst always adhering to Cohen's unique style. Sometimes it's almost like he struggles with the pacing of his comedy because the audience isn't even finished laughing at one joke and another hilarious one is being thrown out there. The thing that made this better than 'The Dictator' for me though was the story. The action was genuinely entertaining and interesting. Combine excellent action and hilarious comedy and the already short runtime absolutely flies by.