The Three Brothers: The Return
Three financially battered brothers reunite after their mother’s death and tumble into a chain of awkward encounters, deceptions, and family complications.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- awkward
- lazy sunday
- comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bernard, Didier, and Pascal reunite while each conceals or rationalizes an unstable economic and romantic situation.
The brothers’ failed acting career, disguised teaching identity, sex-toy sales, and dependence on a wealthy partner drive the comic conflicts.
The brothers come together after their mother’s death and navigate new encounters alongside Bernard’s teenage daughter Sarah.
The three principal brothers are played by the comic trio Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan, and Pascal Légitimus, with the plot organized around surprising encounters and new problems.
Films like The Three Brothers: The Return, and why
The Three Brothers
Shared French ensemble comedy, dysfunctional family dynamics, and broad social satire.
The Big Family
Shared reunion comedy, mismatched adult characters, and escalating family-based misunderstandings.
The Dinner Game
Shared farcical tone, economic anxiety, and comic characters improvising through humiliating circumstances.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Pascal Légitimus, Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan
- Release Date
- 2014-02-12
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (480)
Cast
- Didier Bourdon
- Bernard Campan
- Pascal Légitimus
- Antoine du Merle
- Sofia Lesaffre
- Christian Hecq
- Daniel Russo
- Alison Wheeler
- Ahmed Amrani
- Biyouna
Common questions
- What is The Three Brothers: The Return about?
- Three financially battered brothers reunite after their mother’s death and tumble into a chain of awkward encounters, deceptions, and family complications.
- What is The Three Brothers: The Return like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Three Brothers: The Return as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Three Brothers: The Return violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Three Brothers: The Return.
- Which films are like The Three Brothers: The Return?
- Films with a similar feel include The Three Brothers, The Big Family, and The Dinner Game.
- How long is The Three Brothers: The Return?
- The Three Brothers: The Return runs 106 minutes.
