Four Brothers

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Four Brothers

R

Released Aug 12, 2005

1h 48m

Crime

Drama

Action

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When an inner-city Detroit foster mother (Fionnula Flanagan) is murdered in a botched holdup, four of her now-grown adopted children suspect it was no random killing. Rising musician Jack (Garrett Hedlund), former-Marine Angel (Tyrese Gibson), hotheaded hockey player Bobby (Mark Wahlberg) and settled-down husband and father Jeremiah (André Benjamin) go on the hunt for neighborhood criminal kingpin Victor Sweet (Chiwetel Ejiofor) while being trailed themselves by the local beat cops.

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Critics Consensus

Despite striking a believable rapport among its principal actors, Four Brothers overwhelms with ultra-violent, vigilante-glorifying action and devolves into too many fractured, insubstantial thematic directions.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Jan 7, 2006

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

Swiftly dissolves into a litany of brutally sadistic acts knotted together by a feeble whodunnit plot.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2005

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

An over-violent and under-sincere story that strays from justice past revenge and into mindless vigilantism.

Rated: C

Aug 21, 2005

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A usually sharp script, a firecracker turn from Chiwetel Ejiofor and a decent amount of suspense and surprise. There are worse directors than John Singleton who have switched focus to B-pictures with the right amount of substance.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 9, 2023

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Eddie Harrison

The List

Singleton. bereft of serious ideas if not visceral talent. now appears to have nothing more to offer than plenty of bang for your buck.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 26, 2019

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies

Feels like a nervous student's heavily footnoted thesis film.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 20, 2011

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Jeff F

As usual, the critics have no clue as to what people actually like. I can't believe that I had never seen this movie. It was well written, the acting was great, and it was action packed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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D'vante J

This movie is surprisingly good definitely would recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Xavier T

This is such a great movie, many emotions watching

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Dani G

Typical "tough neighborhood" film. More action than I was expecting, though. I thought it would be more of a crime drama

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Sebastian B

Very watchable. Avoids too many tropes. Decent acting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Frederick T

Very good movie, but ends up being rushed in the end. The idea behind the movie is interesting and has potential, but is ruined by a rushed conclusion and a string of nearly unrealistic gunfights. A longer suspense could have helped significantly and would have loved to see a betrayal by Jeremiah, which could have followed a more intense ending building on the deception of your own brother.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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Synopsis

When an inner-city Detroit foster mother (Fionnula Flanagan) is murdered in a botched holdup, four of her now-grown adopted children suspect it was no random killing. Rising musician Jack (Garrett Hedlund), former-Marine Angel (Tyrese Gibson), hotheaded hockey player Bobby (Mark Wahlberg) and settled-down husband and father Jeremiah (André Benjamin) go on the hunt for neighborhood criminal kingpin Victor Sweet (Chiwetel Ejiofor) while being trailed themselves by the local beat cops.

Director: John Singleton
Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Screenwriter: David Elliot, Paul Lovett
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Four Brothers Films Inc.
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.5M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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