Brothers
There are two sides to every family.
2009 | 105m | English
Popularity: 8 (history)
| Director: | Jim Sheridan |
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| Writer: | Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier, David Benioff |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 2009 |
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| Director: | Jim Sheridan |
| Writer: | Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier, David Benioff |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, War |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, loss of loved one, brother-in-law, afghanistan war (2001-2021), remake, sister-in-law, wistful |
| Production Companies | Lionsgate, Relativity Media, Sighvatsson Films, Michael De Luca Productions, Palomar Pictures, Mandate International |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $43,500,000
Budget: $26,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ethan Suplee | Sweeney |
| Arron Shiver | A.J. |
| Ray Prewitt | Owen |
| Rebekah Wiggins | Marine Wife #1 |
| Carrie Fleming | Marine Wife #2 |
| Jenny Wade | Tina |
| Sheila Ivy Traister | Pilot |
| Chad Brummett | Co-Pilot |
| Jason E. Hill | Lt. Sanderson |
| Kevin Wiggins | Navy Chaplain |
| Yousuf Azami | Taliban Leader |
| James D. Dever | Sgt. Major Dever |
| Kevin Adkins | Flag Detail Commander |
| Johnnie Hector | Cop #1 |
| Jeremiah Bitsui | Cop #2 |
| Bill Allen | Cop #3 |
| Benjamin D. Baldwin | Cop #4 |
| Richard Wade | Crew Chief |
| Luce Rains | The Nose |
| Enayat Delawary | Ahmed |
| Rick La Monda | Elvis |
| Paul Ramos | Sentry |
| Shawn Bryant | Marine Cadence |
| Oscar Mejia | Uniform In Helicopter |
| David Bachelor | U.S. Navy Chaplain |
| Zachary Grand | Afghanistan Boy |
| Michael-David Aragon | Terrorist |
| Iris Dunbar | Burka Woman |
| J.D. Marmion | Marine Hostage |
| Robert Mitchell | Marine Rescuer #1 |
| Collin D. Barry | Marine Rescuer #2 |
| Janet Sanford | Mourner at Church #1 |
| Casey Sanford | Mourner at Church #2 |
| Gary Moore | Marine Mourner #1 |
| Eric Steinig | Marine Mourner #2 |
| Colleen Frye | Woman in Church |
| James Duffy | Man in Church |
| David Manzanares | Bartender 'Dave' |
| Michael Castellano | Afghan Fighter |
| Carol A. Salazar | Woman on Bridge |
| Wendell Sweet | Orderly |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Marty Keener Cherrix | Extras Casting |
| Al Goto | Stunts |
| Durinda Wood | Costume Design |
| Tony Fanning | Production Design |
| Guy Barnes | Art Direction |
| Wendy Ozols-Barnes | Set Decoration |
| Michelle Vittone | Makeup Department Head |
| Andrew Gartner | Set Designer |
| Chris Burrows | Costume Supervisor |
| Bill Badalato | Production Supervisor |
| Amy Marsh | Art Department Coordinator |
| Ronald O. Jaynes | Construction Coordinator |
| Patricia Klawonn | Set Designer |
| Steve Sawhill | Leadman |
| Jerry Ross | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Phil Barrie | Sound Effects Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Randy E. Moore | Special Effects Coordinator |
| David B. Moulder | Visual Effects Producer |
| Scott Sproule | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tommy Lohmann | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Lorey Sebastian | Still Photographer |
| Stephen Mullen | Chief Lighting Technician, Lighting Technician |
| Liz Lash | Set Costumer |
| Clare Hallworth | Costume Design, Costume Designer |
| Nina Hallworth | Costume Design, Costume Designer |
| Thomas H. Park | First Assistant Editor |
| Geraud Brisson | First Assistant Editor |
| Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Walter McClain | Transportation Coordinator |
| Jan Rudolph | Script Supervisor |
| Wolf Schneider | Unit Publicist |
| Hilton Clay Peres | Location Manager |
| Jerie McBride | Studio Teachers |
| Alison Fisher | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Pud Cusack | Production Sound Mixer |
| Rick Young | Property Master |
| Georgia Simon | ADR Voice Casting |
| Enid Arias | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Herb Dewing | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Elizabeth Gallegos | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Carmen L. Jones | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Geordie Sheffer | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Berlinda Cantu-Lewis | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Gretchen Bright | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Bunny Parker | Hair Department Head |
| Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Sian Grigg | Makeup Artist |
| Rick Stratton | Tattoo Designer |
| Joe Camp III | First Assistant Director |
| Steve Battaglia | Second Assistant Director |
| Nye Heron | Second Unit Director |
| Jay Foley | Greensman |
| Johnny Long | Greensman |
| Chris Painter | Greensman |
| Duprelon Tizdale | Greensman |
| Libbe Green | Set Decorating Coordinator |
| Lance Cheatham | Set Dresser |
| Gary Eilar | Set Dresser |
| Wellyem Guerra | Set Dresser |
| Mike J. Hanrahan | Set Dresser |
| Marilyn Peterson | Set Dresser |
| Dennis Riewerts | Set Dresser |
| Liv Selinger | Set Dresser |
| David Lee Servoss | Set Dresser |
| Joel Sisson | Set Dresser |
| Linda R. Gore | Set Dresser |
| RA Arancio-Parrain | Set Dresser |
| Wm. Michael Rafter | Set Dresser |
| Dale Lotreck | Set Painter |
| Patrick Boyles | Painter |
| Jason Critchfield | Painter |
| Daniel Holloway | Painter |
| Jose Mendoza | Painter |
| Robert Ortega | Painter |
| Macario Rivera | Painter |
| Joseph Ruiz | Painter |
| Alfredo Ventura | Painter |
| Eric Gallegos Ruvalcaba | Painter |
| Randy Paul Ortega | Painter |
| Paul Conti | 24 Frame Playback |
| Frank Eyers | 24 Frame Playback |
| Douglas S. Holgate | Aerial Director of Photography |
| David R. Kohn | Best Boy Electrician |
| Mark Steinig | Best Boy Grip |
| Michael Katz | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Casey Alicino | Dolly Grip |
| Otis Mannick | Dolly Grip |
| Phillip Abeyta | Electrician |
| Diego Arroyo | Electrician |
| Bradley Barnes | Electrician |
| Jon Caradies | Electrician |
| Anthony Cisneros | Electrician |
| Garrett Dawson | Electrician |
| Donnie Frank | Electrician |
| Jamie Garcia | Electrician |
| John Gorman | Electrician |
| David Melhorn | Electrician |
| Robert L. Palmer | Electrician |
| Michael Spader | Electrician |
| John Stearns | Electrician |
| Keith B. Davis | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Mary Funsten | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Nick Shuster | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Wally Sweeterman | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Jorge Sánchez | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Mike Walsh | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Greg Hewett | Key Grip |
| Michael Shore | Key Grip |
| Benjamin Lobato | Key Rigging Grip |
| Jessica Ramos | Loader |
| Steve Jones | Rigging Gaffer |
| Quentin Day | Rigging Grip |
| Derek Johnson | Rigging Grip |
| John Lutes | Rigging Grip |
| Dave Midthunder | Rigging Grip |
| Ronald Romero | Rigging Grip |
| Terry J. Sanchez | Rigging Grip |
| Bryan Smith | Rigging Grip |
| Liza Bambenek | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Justin Hartery | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Tom Hutchinson | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Benjamin Lowell | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Michael Lohmann | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Tracy Collins | Ager/Dyer |
| Bren Cook | Ager/Dyer |
| Carissa Green | Costume Assistant |
| Laura Sewrey | Costume Assistant |
| Janet Marie Ross | Costumer |
| Maria Bentfield | Key Set Costumer |
| Debra Chapman | Seamstress |
| Paula Trujillo | Seamstress |
| Jo Edna Boldin | Location Casting |
| Marie A. Kohl | Casting Assistant |
| Amy Cherrix | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Hannah Macpherson | Casting Associate |
| Leeba Zakharov | Casting Associate |
| Lisa Tutunjian | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Beth Dewey | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Sarah Bourgeois | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ross Simpson | Boom Operator |
| Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Darrin Mann | Foley Mixer |
| John Weitz | Utility Sound |
| Gina Amador | Music Supervisor |
| Mark Sanchez | Animal Wrangler |
| Mike Cunningham | Armorer |
| Eileen Street | First Assistant Accountant |
| Kevin LaRosa | Pilot |
| Allen Wong | Production Accountant |
| Steev Beeson | Production Controller |
| Kaylene Carlson | Production Coordinator |
| Sarah J. Williams | Production Secretary |
| Emily Lipson Zambello | Studio Teacher |
| Kathleen Breton-Collier | Studio Teacher |
| Lindsay Simon | Travel Coordinator |
| Zach Miller | 3D Artist |
| Kimberlee Loop | Digital Compositor |
| Joseph Conti | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jim Sheridan | Director |
| Anders Thomas Jensen | Writer |
| Susanne Bier | Writer |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Frederick Elmes | Director of Photography |
| Jay Cassidy | Editor |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jonah Loop | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Ralph Watson | Camera Operator |
| Mary Lampert | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Yvan Lucas | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Ed Duran | Stunts |
| Rachel de la Torre | Stand In |
| David Benioff | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Fischer | Producer |
| Ken Halsband | Producer |
| Jon Feltheimer | Executive Producer |
| Scott Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Jeremiah Samuels | Executive Producer |
| Zach Schiff-Abrams | Executive Producer |
| Michael De Luca | Producer |
| Ryan Kavanaugh | Producer |
| Sigurjón Sighvatsson | Producer |
| Matt Battaglia | Producer |
| Tucker Tooley | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 61 | 88 | 43 |
| 2024 | 5 | 56 | 83 | 36 |
| 2024 | 6 | 60 | 85 | 33 |
| 2024 | 7 | 54 | 85 | 38 |
| 2024 | 8 | 51 | 80 | 32 |
| 2024 | 9 | 39 | 52 | 27 |
| 2024 | 10 | 43 | 62 | 31 |
| 2024 | 11 | 36 | 75 | 23 |
| 2024 | 12 | 34 | 72 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1 | 43 | 65 | 31 |
| 2025 | 2 | 26 | 44 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 546 | 546 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 348 | 735 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 613 | 679 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 895 | 935 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 950 | 950 |
moki
4.0
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 surpris ... ing, 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.
Jun 23, 2021
SoSmooth1982
4.0
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. ...
May 01, 2023