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.
Brothers (2009) is a drama, thriller and war film directed by Jim Sheridan, released on December 2, 2009 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman and Sam Shepard. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 4,025 ratings.
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Tobey Maguire
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Tommy Cahill
Natalie Portman
as Grace Cahill
Sam Shepard
as Hank Cahill
Mare Winningham
as Elsie Cahill
Bailee Madison
as Isabelle Cahill
Taylor Geare
as Maggie Cahill
Patrick John Flueger
as Private Joe Willis
Clifton Collins Jr.
as Major Cavazos
Carey Mulligan
as Cassie Willis
Omid Abtahi
as Yusuf
Navid Negahban
as Murad
Directed by Jim Sheridan, written by David Benioff, Anders Thomas Jensen and Susanne Bier, produced by Michael De Luca, Ken Halsband and Sigurjón Sighvatsson.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 4,025 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on February 16, 2021
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.
Reviewed on May 1, 2023
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The main cast of Brothers (2009) includes Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard and Mare Winningham. The film was directed by Jim Sheridan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Brothers was released on December 2, 2009 and runs for 1h 45m.
Brothers (2009) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 4,025 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, thriller and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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