Bloodbrothers

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Bloodbrothers

R

Released Oct 6, 1978

1h 56m

Drama

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A Bronx teenager (Richard Gere) strays from his family's male tradition of boozing, horseplay and construction work.

Elliott Stein

Film Comment Magazine

This fantasy saga of a rant-and-roll working-class Bronx Italian family, although shot in New York, is riddled with Hollywood conventions.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 12, 2017

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George Anderson

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An almost absurdly overwrought drama about family conflicts among blue-collar Italian-Americans in New York.

Rated: C-

Jul 8, 2025

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The film functions on a visceral level because Mulligan is good with his actors. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 17, 2024

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A hard-hitting drama about one nineteen-year-old Bronx's youth coming of age.

Jan 24, 2004

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Hillary F

I remember this movie being shown on NBC one Summer night on a Sunday in 1985

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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s r

A little over the top, but manages to capture the working class Bronx. I watched it for that aspect, the Italian Bronx is a gem.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Gere channels his inner John Travola (in 'Saturday Night Fever') playing the oldest child in an Italian-American family in NY.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

I'm the first person to review this one. Let me be the last....just bloody awful. This was a complete mess from start to finsh. AVOID

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Robert Mulligan

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Richard Gere

Stony De Coco

Paul Sorvino

Chubby De Coco

Tony Lo Bianco

Tommy De Coco

Lelia Goldoni

Maria

Yvonne Wilder

Phyllis

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Synopsis

A Bronx teenager (Richard Gere) strays from his family's male tradition of boozing, horseplay and construction work.

Director: Robert Mulligan
Producer: Stephen Friedman
Screenwriter: Walter Newman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Kings Road Entertainment, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 56m

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