# Brothers (2009)

> A presumed-dead Marine returns from captivity to a family changed by his absence and a mind ravaged by wartime trauma.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3821

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, Bailee Madison, Taylor Geare, Patrick John Flueger
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765010/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: grim, harrowing, intimate, serious movie night, war film marathon

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