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Brothers
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7.3When 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- sibling relationship
- loss of loved one
- brother-in-law
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- remake
- sister-in-law
- wistful
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
170,197 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
58/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 4 wins & 16 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jim Sheridan
- Screenplay by
- David Benioff
- Based on
- Brødre , by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen
- Produced by
- Michael De Luca Sigurjón Sighvatsson Ryan Kavanaugh
- Starring
- Tobey Maguire Jake Gyllenhaal Natalie Portman Sam Shepard Clifton Collins Jr. Mare Winningham
- Cinematography
- Frederick Elmes
- Edited by
- Jay Cassidy
- Music by
- Thomas Newman
- Production companies
- Relativity Media Michael De Luca Productions Sighvatsson Films
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate
- Release date
- December 4, 2009 ( 2009-12-04 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English Pashto
- Budget
- $26 million
- Box office
- $43.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 939029
- Official website
- www.brothersfilm.com
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- publication date
- 2011-01-27
- title
- Brothers
- review score
- 63%
- Commons category
- Brothers (2009 film)
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Article
Brothers is a 2009 American psychological thriller war film directed by Jim Sheridan and written by David Benioff. The film is a remake of the 2004 Danish film by Susanne Bier, and both films take inspiration from the epic poem Odyssey by Homer. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Clifton Collins Jr., and Mare Winningham. The film follows Captain Sam Cahill, a USMC officer who is captured by the Taliban after he is presumably killed in the war in Afghanistan. Upon being rescued and reunited with his brother Tommy and wife Grace, he has severe PTSD as he struggles to reintegrate into society.
Brothers was theatrically released in the United States on December 4, 2009, by Lionsgate, and received mixed reviews from critics, although Maguire's acting was praised. The film grossed $45 million against a $26 million budget. The film was nominated for Best Actor for Maguire and Best Original Song for "Winter", performed by U2, at the 67th Golden Globe Awards.