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Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic younger brother Tommy steps in to .. Read more
| Starring | Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Mare Winningham |
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| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| Genres | Drama |
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Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic younger brother Tommy steps in to fill the family void.
| Starring | Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Mare Winningham, Clifton Collins Jr., Carey Mulligan, Bailee Madison, Patrick Flueger, Jenny Wade, Luce Rains, Sam Shepard, Omid Abtahi |
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| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | Top 400 All-Time Rentals |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2010 To Rent: DVD: 07 Jun 2010 Blu-ray: 07 Jun 2010 |
Directed by Jim Sheridan, we can't help but have high hopes for this family drama... read more »
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Outstanding performances all round
Sorry folks, I have to disagree entirely with previous reviewer. Look, there are only five stories in the world in any case, so everything you see on screen is... read more »
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The extremes of war
Good film, good acting, poignant story, but left at a rather pointless ending. I felt there was still more work to be done here which could have made for a ... read more »
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Fabulous film.
An absolutely fabulous film!!! loved it, definetely reccomend this film to all, great storyline throughout and will keep you transfixed.
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Interesting story, but unconvincingly thin
The story is interesting - one brother goes to war, dies, and the other brother fills in his place with the family at home (there is a gorgeous wife and 2 ... read more »
Natalie Portman felt a real brotherly bond with her Brothers co-stars Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal during filming because they all grew up together in the movie industry. The Star Wars beauty, 28, appears in the drama as Maguire's wife, who falls for his brother, played by Gyllenhaal, after her marine husband is presumed dead while on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. And the actors felt so close to one another, they turned rehearsal sessions into social get togethers by relocating from the... Read more