Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- dark
- anguished
- melodramatic
- action movie night
- bollywood film night
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the leads' commitment and emotional core but found the film excessively long, overwrought, and derivative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The brothers' unresolved family history is played out through their mixed martial arts rivalry and ultimate fight.
David becomes a full-time fighter to help save his ill daughter despite the personal cost.
The Fernandes family's estrangement, domestic violence, and father-son wounds shape both brothers' motivations.
The climactic mixed martial arts bouts are staged as major cinematic events with intense physical choreography.
Films like Brothers, and why
Warrior
shared mixed martial arts competition, estranged brothers, family trauma, and redemption drama
Rocky Balboa
shared boxing spectacle, familial conflict, masculine melodrama, and comeback narrative
The Fighter
shared combat-sports rivalry, damaged family relationships, and emotionally charged redemption
Sultan
shared Bollywood action melodrama, sibling conflict, and high-stakes tournament spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Karan Malhotra
- Release Date
- 2015-08-14
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (95)
Cast
- Akshay Kumar
- Sidharth Malhotra
- Jackie Shroff
- Jacqueline Fernandez
- Shefali Shah
- Kareena Kapoor Khan
- Ashutosh Rana
- Kiran Kumar
- Daniel Bernhardt
- Kavi Shastri
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Brothers about?
- Two estranged brothers turn a brutal mixed martial arts rivalry into a desperate test of family, sacrifice, and redemption.
- What is Brothers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Brothers as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Brothers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Brothers as brutal.
- What did critics think of Brothers?
- Critics broadly recognized the leads' commitment and emotional core but found the film excessively long, overwrought, and derivative.
- Which films are like Brothers?
- Films with a similar feel include Warrior, Rocky Balboa, The Fighter, and Sultan.
- How long is Brothers?
- Brothers runs 155 minutes.
- Where can I watch Brothers?
- In United States, Brothers streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
