Product Details

• Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, Patrick Flueger, Sam Shepard
• Directors: Jim Sheridan
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lionsgate
• DVD Release Date: March 23, 2010
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001FB55L2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,315 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Brothers" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Captain Sam Cahill (Maguire) is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife (Portman) and two daughters. When Sam’s Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam’s charismatic younger brother Tommy (Gyllenhaal) steps in to fill the family void.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful, February 4, 2010

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D.G. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brothers (DVD)

This ensemble cast delivered the goods and nailed each of their performances.

Tobey and Jake are very believable as brothers and Natalie was the true heart of this story as her beloved husband played by Tobey goes to a very dark place as a result of his experience in the war. All of the cast members were strong and made you really care about what happened to them.

I felt their happiness,pain and sadness.

Jim Sheridan the director is true to his style and storytelling theme about war and its effects on a marriage,family and forgiveness.

There was one scene with he and Natalie that reduced me to tears and that is not an easy thing to do, thus the five star rating which is well earned and deserved!

33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speaking from experience, February 8, 2010

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Enid Hernandez "ehbibi" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brothers (DVD)

I am currently deployed in Iraq, first duty and hopefully my last. My significant other came back home from Iraq and totally cam back as a different person. This movie is as real as it gets. Highly recommanded. A truly magificant movie. Oscar winners in my book especially Toby. Left me speechless, he was right on the money.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, January 28, 2010

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Steven J. Bond - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brothers (2009) (Ws) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I loved this movie. It instantly became one of my top 5 ever. Some of the films most intense moments are some of the most intense I've ever seen. Tobey Maguire deserves an oscar for this. Some critics have been saying that this movie is more of a melodrama than the original, but I would greatly disagreee. Great acting from all involved (including the dad) and terrific writing. After I saw it, I couldn't stop thinking about it the rest of the week. Highly recommended.