20091h 45mDir. Jim Sheridan

Brothers

Name: Brothers
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 2009-12-02
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham

“There are two sides to every family.”

DramaThrillerWar

3.5 / 5.0

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1st Half: 3.5 ★vs2nd Half: 3.5 ★

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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.

Starring:Tobey Maguire,Jake Gyllenhaal,Natalie Portman,Sam Shepard,Mare Winningham

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

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

Key Production Crew

Director

Jim Sheridan

Screenplay & Writers

Susanne Bier, David Benioff, Anders Thomas Jensen

Cinematography

Frederick Elmes

Original Score

Thomas Newman

Producers

Mark Fischer, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Ryan Kavanaugh

Film Details

Budget$26,000,000

Box Office Revenue$43,500,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

LionsgateRelativity MediaSighvatsson FilmsMichael De Luca ProductionsPalomar PicturesMandate International

Keywords & Themes

#sibling relationship#loss of loved one#brother-in-law#afghanistan war (2001-2021)#remake#sister-in-law#wistful

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

3.5

TOBEY, You made me shiver and made my heart beat shaken up. My eyes are just so struck upon the screen as if I have seen a god. Absolute mesmerizing acting sequences. The depth of the cast and the acting in this movi...

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