Brothers (2024 film)
film by Max Barbakow
Brothers is a 2024 American crime comedy film directed by Max Barbakow with a screenplay by Macon Blair from a story by Etan Cohen. The film stars Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Taylour Paige, M. Emmet Walsh, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Landon, Brendan Fraser, and Glenn Close.
Produced by Legendary Entertainment, the film was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios in select theaters on October 10, 2024, before debuting on Amazon Prime Video a week later on October 17.
Plot
Two brothers - Moke and JD - rob a warehouse, but only JD gets caught and spends time in prison. While inside, he meets up and strikes deals with an Officer Farful.
Moke is working at a restaurant, but is fired because he didn't disclose his criminal past. His wife is pregnant.
Farful beats JD up at his place, and threatens him for the emeralds, but doesn't find them. The brothers decide to go on a road trip for the emeralds. The brothers visit Bethesda, an environmentalist JD met online.
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