It plays more like a traditional melodrama than the Susanne Bier film that inspired it, but Jim Sheridan's Brothers benefits from rock-solid performances by its three leads.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Jim Sheridan -
Producer -
Michael De Luca , Ryan Kavanaugh , Sigurjon Sighvatsson -
Screenwriter -
David Benioff -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
Relativity , Sighvatsson Films , Michael De Luca -
Rating -
R (Some Disturbing Violent Conten|Language) -
Genre -
Drama , War , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 4, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 23, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$28.5M -
Runtime -
1h 44m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , DTS