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Brothers

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
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Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brothers (2009)
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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While on tour in Afghanistan, Sam's copter is shot down and he is presumed dead. Back home, it is his screw-up brother who looks after the family. Sam does return, but with a lot of excess b... Read allWhile on tour in Afghanistan, Sam's copter is shot down and he is presumed dead. Back home, it is his screw-up brother who looks after the family. Sam does return, but with a lot of excess baggage.While on tour in Afghanistan, Sam's copter is shot down and he is presumed dead. Back home, it is his screw-up brother who looks after the family. Sam does return, but with a lot of excess baggage.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
131K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
398
104
    • Jim Sheridan
    • David Benioff(screenplay)
    • Susanne Bier(motion picture "Brødre")
    • Anders Thomas Jensen(motion picture "Brødre")
  • Stars
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Natalie Portman
    • Tobey Maguire
    • Jim Sheridan
    • David Benioff(screenplay)
    • Susanne Bier(motion picture "Brødre")
    • Anders Thomas Jensen(motion picture "Brødre")
  • Stars
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Natalie Portman
    • Tobey Maguire
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    • 271User reviews
    • 211Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire in Brothers (2009)
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    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Tommy Cahill
    Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman
    • Grace Cahill
    Tobey Maguire
    Tobey Maguire
    • Capt. Sam Cahill
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    • Hank Cahill
    Mare Winningham
    Mare Winningham
    • Elsie Cahill
    Bailee Madison
    Bailee Madison
    • Isabelle Cahill
    Taylor Geare
    Taylor Geare
    • Maggie Cahill
    Patrick John Flueger
    Patrick John Flueger
    • Private Joe Willis
    • (as Patrick Flueger)
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • Major Cavazos
    Carey Mulligan
    Carey Mulligan
    • Cassie Willis
    Omid Abtahi
    Omid Abtahi
    • Yusuf
    Navid Negahban
    Navid Negahban
    • Murad
    Ethan Suplee
    Ethan Suplee
    • Sweeney
    Arron Shiver
    Arron Shiver
    • A.J.
    Ray Prewitt
    • Owen
    Rebekah Wiggins
    Rebekah Wiggins
    • Marine Wife #1
    Carrie Fleming
    • Marine Wife #2
    Jenny Wade
    Jenny Wade
    • Tina
      • Jim Sheridan
      • David Benioff(screenplay)
      • Susanne Bier(motion picture "Brødre")
      • Anders Thomas Jensen(motion picture "Brødre")
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    • Trivia
      Jake Gyllenhaal learned of the death of his close friend Heath Ledger while he was in the middle of shooting a scene for this film. Gyllenhaal immediately walked off set, and returned to finish the scene two days later. He then took a longer bereavement leave before he was ready to continue with the rest of his scenes.
    • Goofs
      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).
    • Quotes

      Sam Cahill: You know what I did to fucking get back to you?

      Grace Cahill: No.

      Sam Cahill: YOU FUCKING BITCH! YOU KNOW HOW HE FUCKING SUFFERED? HE FUCKING SUFFERED BECAUSE OF YOU! AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY FUCKING HOUSE AND MY FUCKING KIDS, GRACE? YOU ARE FUCKING MY BROTHER!

      Grace Cahill: Sam, you know I didn't.

      Sam Cahill: YOU ARE FUCKING MY BROTHER IN MY FUCKING HOUSE!

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #17.52 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Rocky Mountain Man
      Written by David Manzanares

      Performed by David James

      Published and Recorded by David Manzanares (BMI)

    User reviews271

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    7/10
    PTSD is a real thing.
    I see a lot of people really disliked this film but I thought it was pretty decent. I guess it can move a tad slow but the story needs time to develop.

    A United States Marine returns home from Afghanistan with PTSD and thinks his Brother is sleeping with his wife and moving in on his family. Then the crap starts to hit the fan.

    The acting by the 3 leads in excellent. Jake Gyllenhaal (Tommy) Natalie Portman (Grace) and Toby Maguire (Capt. Sam Cahill) Toby really kills his part....Excellent.

    All in all I think this is a very well done Film.
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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2009 (United States)
      • United States
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
      • English
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      • Glorieta, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • Relativity Media
      • Sighvatsson Films
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
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