Brothers (2024)

October 10, 2024 (US) • Action, Comedy, Crime • 89m

Overview

A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along the way, they must heal their severed family bond before they end up killing each other.

Director

Max Barbakow

Writers

Etan Cohen, Macon Blair

Top Billed

Josh Brolin

Keywords

road trip twin brother reformed criminal

Where to watch

Free / Included

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Top Billed Cast

Josh Brolin

Moke Munger

Peter Dinklage

Jady Munger

Glenn Close

Cath Munger

Brendan Fraser

Farful

Taylour Paige

Abby Munger-Jacobson

M. Emmet Walsh

Judge Farful

Jennifer Landon

Young Cath

Joshua Mikel

Glenn

Marisa Tomei

Bethesda Waingro

William Tokarsky

Muzzy

Ted Ferguson

Dad-Daddy

Andrew Brodeur

Avery Jacobson

Matt Lewis

Mr. Swofford

Margo Moorer

Mrs. Jacobon

Gralen Bryant Banks

Dr. Jacobson

Don Stallings

Freddie Unk

Roger Payano

Anthony

Pat Fisher

Gamma

Brooks Indergard

Young Moke

Jonathan Aidan Cockrell

Young Jady

Nathan Hesse

Crabcake

Taylor St. Clair

Wabi

Alonzo Ward

Old Security Guard

Greg Weeks

Paramedic

Samantha Binkerd

Marisa

Suehyla El-Attar Young

Waitress

Mike Howell

Utility Guard

B.J. Winfrey

Cabbie

Swift Rice

Mall Guard

Denise Arribas

C.O. Ruiz

Devyn Dalton

Samuel

Robert Tinsley

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Crew

Joshua Grode

Producer

Courtney Andujar

Production Design

Hillary Andujar

Production Design

Quyen Tran

Director of Photography

David Ginsberg

Producer

Anastasia Magoutas

Costume Design

Martin Pensa

Editor

Jarrette Moats

Art Direction

Kristen Donaldson

Set Decoration

Max Barbakow

Director

Etan Cohen

Story

Jessica Derhammer

Co-Producer

Jessica Derhammer

Production Supervisor

Kevin Waterman

Stunt Driver

Andrew Lazar

Producer

Josh Brolin

Producer

Peter Dinklage

Producer

Macon Blair

Screenplay

Rupert Gregson-Williams

Original Music Composer

Derek Dean

Costume Consultant

Christian Hoffman

Editor

Mark Bennett

Casting

Lisa Zagoria

Casting

Dominique Ariana Dawson

Set Designer

Kaylee Gahagan

Set Decorating Coordinator

Thomas Andrew Lawson

Graphic Designer

Jacob Palmer

Set Dresser

Sara Riney

Set Decoration Buyer

Lindsey Schnabel

Set Dresser

Kevin Earl Taylor

Graphic Designer

Lisa Walsh

Art Department Coordinator

Peter Afterman

Music Supervisor

Jane Berry

Music Coordinator

Alison Litton

Music Supervisor

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz

Music Editor

Diane Hassinger Newman

Script Supervisor

Michael Romano

Digital Imaging Technician

Douglas Noe

Makeup Artist

Sullivan King

Musician

Reviews

Brent Marchant

⭐ 7/10

October 19, 2024

For whatever reason, genuinely funny comedies have become an increasingly rare cinematic commodity in recent years, so it’s a real treat when one comes along that satisfyingly tickles the funny bone. Such is the case with director Max Barbakow’s third feature effort, the wild and wacky tale of a dysfunctional crime family seeking to recover the hidden loot from a heist carried out by the family matriarch (Jen Landon) 30 years earlier. Leading the charge are twin brothers Jady (Peter Dinklage), a career criminal recently released from prison, and Moke (Josh Brolin), a gifted but long-reluctant thief who’s now trying to go straight. The goal is to find and retrieve a stash of emeralds stolen by their long-absent mother (Glenn Close), who originally pilfered the goods but has been on the run ever since – and who now shows up out of the blue to collect the gems for herself. The unlikely trio thus launches their quest to get the jewels, an odyssey finding them aggressively pursued by Officer Farful (Brendan Fraser), a crooked prison guard who arranged Jady’s early release through his father, a corrupt judge (M. Emmett Walsh in his penultimate screen performance), in exchange for a sizable cut of the stash. And, along the way, the parties to this wayward caper bungle themselves through an array of inventively inspired comic challenges that include Jady’s spacey new girlfriend (Marissa Tomei), Moke’s pregnant wife (Taylour Paige) and an unusually randy gorilla, among others. It’s also a cautionary tale on the notion of there being no honor among thieves, even when they’re members of one’s own family. While some of the film’s segments are obviously a little overwritten and overplayed (especially by Fraser), much of this romp plays fairly well, reminiscent of one of the Coen Brothers’ movies (though admittedly not quite as polished). If nothing else, though, it represents a huge step up from the filmmaker’s last outing, the positively horrendous “Palm Springs” (2020) (my worst film of that year), as well as a major improvement over many of Amazon Prime’s recent disappointing offerings, an accomplishment largely made possible by the performances of its stellar ensemble cast (particularly the three principals). “Brothers” isn’t epic filmmaking by any means, but it’s a good way to get some hearty laughs at home on a Friday night with a big bowl of popcorn, and that’s pretty satisfying all by itself.

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r96sk

⭐ 6/10

February 12, 2025

<em>'Brothers'</em>... not the best. I wanted to enjoy it given I like those involved, but it really does fall flat and, despite a small run time, it doesn't flow well either. Peter Dinklage and Josh Brolin are OK together, chuck in Brendan Fraser & Glenn Close and it's a good cast... on paper.

In reality, I didn't sense much from any of those on the screen and they have all produced far better. You also have Max Barbakow in the directing chai… read the rest.

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Brothers (2024)

Etan Cohen, Macon Blair

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Brent Marchant

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