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Brothers (2009)

R 105 minutes EN Drama , Thriller , War

There are two sides to every family.

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.

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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

Clifton Collins Jr.

Major Cavazos

Carey Mulligan

Cassie Willis

Omid Abtahi

Yusuf

Navid Negahban

Murad

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Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Jim Sheridan

Director

Michael De Luca

Producer

Ryan Kavanaugh

Producer

Sigurjón Sighvatsson

Producer

Matt Battaglia

Producer

Mark Fischer

Producer

Ken Halsband

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Brothers (2009) - Trailer

The most positive review

One of those films where once again there is a huge difference between the critics' and the viewers' assessment. Which one will you choose?
In the genre of war films, I'm slowly leaning towards the critic. In 'Brothers' each of the characters seems overdrawn to me. No one reveals anything surprising, everyone fulfills their cliché. The story strictly follows the black and white stereotype of the situation in Afghanistan, completely disregarding being coherent. A Marine has been missing for less than a year and his family is already living 3 chapters after that?
If you've seen the trailer, you've seen the movie - because it underscores all the clichés you're promised in a good 2 hours. On a positive note, it has become a fast paced piece of work. But I got about as excited by the production as I did watching campfire TV at night.

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I don't know what the point of this movie is. Just a guy who's crazy from ptsd. There's no point to the movie at all.

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Production companies: Lionsgate, Relativity Media, Sighvatsson Films, Michael De Luca Productions, Palomar Pictures, Mandate International

Production countries: United States of America

Budget: $26,000,000

Revenue: $43,500,000

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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