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Four Brothers
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Four Brothers is a 2005 American film directed by John Singleton, based on The Sons of Katie Elder. Lorenzo di Bonaventura produced it, with Peter Menzies as director of photography and Ruth E. Carter as costume designer. The cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André 3000 and Garrett Hedlund.
Set in Detroit around the theme of revenge and partly during Thanksgiving, it was filmed in Hamilton. It belongs to the action, thriller, crime and drama genres. Made on a budget of $45,000,000, it earned $92,374,674 at the box office, received 5 wins and 9 nominations, and was rated R. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.
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6.8Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Mercer
- Tyrese Gibson as Angel Mercer
- André 3000 as Jeremiah "Jerry" Mercer
- Garrett Hedlund as Jack Mercer
- Terrence Howard as Lt. Green
- Josh Charles as Detective Fowler
Themes
- robbery
- sibling relationship
- arbitrary law
- adoptive mother
- revenge
- murder
- detroit, michigan
- duringcreditsstinger
- interracial adoption
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
166,330 votes
Metacritic
49/100
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Singleton
- Written by
- David Elliot Paul Lovett
- Produced by
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura
- Starring
- Mark Wahlberg Tyrese Gibson André Benjamin Garrett Hedlund Terrence Howard Josh Charles Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Cinematography
- Peter Menzies Jr.
- Edited by
- Billy Fox Bruce Cannon
- Music by
- David Arnold
- Production company
- Di Bonaventura Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- August 12, 2005 ( 2005-08-12 )
- Running time
- 109 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $92.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- vigilante film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Sons of Katie Elder
- Main subject
- revenge
- Director
- John Singleton
- Composer
- Q346285
- Producer
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura
- Cinematographer
- Peter Menzies
- Narrative location
- Detroit
- Filming location
- Hamilton
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 203283
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2005-11-10
- title
- Four Brothers
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Ruth E. Carter
- set during recurring event
- Thanksgiving
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 49/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Four Brothers is a 2005 American action film directed by John Singleton. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund as four adopted brothers who set out to avenge the murder of their adoptive mother. The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan; the Greater Toronto Area; and Hamilton, Ontario. It has been described as blaxploitation-influenced. Released on August 12, 2005, the film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $92 million worldwide.
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