Brothers by Blood

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Brothers by Blood

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2021

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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In the City of Brotherly Love, eight-year-old Peter Flood helplessly watches on as his little sister is killed by a neighbor's reckless driving. Tormented with grief and resentment, his father finds revenge as the only solution, leaving lasting generational wounds. Thirty years later, Peter still wrestles with the guilt he feels over his sister's death and his father's vengeance. As he tries to distance himself from the criminal family business, his cousin, Michael, becomes more powerful in the hierarchy. Bonded by blood, neither man can escape violence as they are dragged further into a chilling cycle of betrayal and retribution.

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Measured to the point of monotony, Brothers by Blood explores the generational impact of grief and violence in disappointingly tedious fashion.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

A waiting game in which both the audience and the movie lose.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 22, 2021

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Peter Debruge

Variety

Casual viewers, unwilling to sit through 90 minutes that feel like three hours, won't find much interest in such a somber, slow-burn approach...

Jan 22, 2021

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

It feels rather plodding... failing to turn the boxer's conflicting loyalties into the stuff of crime-flick high drama.

Jan 22, 2021

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

As uninspired the direction may be, the screenplay fares even worse with an indulgence in shallow characters, stale dialogue and tired tropes of a masculine criminal enterprise with emotional bonds that are incredibly weak.

Rated: 4/10

Jun 5, 2022

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

Brothers by Blood starts off with plenty of promise then devolves into a rather dull film.

Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 25, 2021

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Kim Hughes

Original Cin

Visually drab, tonally flat, and with precious few sympathetic or relatable characters, Brothers by Blood should be elevated by its strong cast but remains steadfastly sluggish.

Apr 21, 2021

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joe w

You should probably pass on this movie. Cliché after cliché. Weird moody acting in too many scenes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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michael k

I was expecting more. Had the story and tone of a gritty crime drama. Love the mob stories of the low level in on glamorous neighborhood guys. But this story felt dull and cut corners to save on budget. Not showing shooting scene. Or showing guys get shot one and presume their dead. Not having a complete ending. It felt they took choices to save on budget rather than to have a compelling full story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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jelisije j

A movie that takes it time to develop the tension of a man who must decide whether or not to back up his brother or to kill him before he destroys everything and everyone around him

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

What should have been a powerful film about generation pain and problems, instead comes out as a boring crime family just dealing. Great actors with decent acting - but the substance after the history is revealed doesn't hold up.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

It's better than these critical reviews tend to indicate. But there is no question: it's indeed grim, bleak, and plodding. Circumstances and events lead inexorably to predestined outcomes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Don't know why the so called "critics" have all hated it. Excellent movie, deep dark tale with a TOP LEVEL cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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In the City of Brotherly Love, eight-year-old Peter Flood helplessly watches on as his little sister is killed by a neighbor's reckless driving. Tormented with grief and resentment, his father finds revenge as the only solution, leaving lasting generational wounds. Thirty years later, Peter still wrestles with the guilt he feels over his sister's death and his father's vengeance. As he tries to distance himself from the criminal family business, his cousin, Michael, becomes more powerful in the hierarchy. Bonded by blood, neither man can escape violence as they are dragged further into a chilling cycle of betrayal and retribution.

Director: Jérémie Guez
Producer: Aimée Buidine, Nick Gordon, David Hinojosa, Julien Madon, Trevor Matthews, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter: Jérémie Guez
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Cheyenne Films, Killer Films, GapBusters, Brookstreet Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual References|Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 22, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2021
Runtime: 1h 30m

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