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The Brothers Grimm

PG-13 Released Aug 26, 2005 1h 54m Fantasy Adventure List
38% Tomatometer 182 Reviews 39% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm (Matt Damon) and Jacob (Heath Ledger), are dysfunctional schemers who go from town to town putting on shows that convince inhabitants they are getting rid of demons. After one such scam, a mysterious man called Cavaldi (Peter Stormare) brings them to a French general, who persuades them to battle the evil that has kidnapped 10 girls from a small village. During the investigation, the cynical Wilhelm and sensitive Jacob see things that point to real magic at work. Read More Read Less
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The Brothers Grimm is full of beautiful imagery, but the story is labored and less than enchanting.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Jamie Woolley BBC.com Perfect material, you might think, for Terry Gilliam's brain of perpetual invention. But despite occasional flashes of dark genius, he hasn't laid a golden egg. Rated: 2/5 Oct 11, 2005 Full Review David Edelstein Slate The Brothers Grimm has enough haunting, fairy-tale imagery for 10 movies, but no emotional kick to drive those images home. Aug 29, 2005 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse A welcome change from the bland remakes and sequels that have cluttered up the multi-plexes this summer. Rated: 4/5 Jan 31, 2021 Full Review Kathi Maio The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Gilliam's feverish and fabulous visions for what he hopes to capture on film seem impractical and a little mad at times. Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Wide-eyed, messy, lustrous, rich with enchantment, both giddy and perverse Sep 1, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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David H Seems like the cast were more intent on making a Monty Python movie than a Terry Gilliam movie. Shame, really. With British actors in the lead roles, they might have succeeded. Nothing against American actors but they just don't get British humour. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Christopher P I remember watching this when I was younger. It was a bit scary, but I loved it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/30/23 Full Review Milo M For all those watchers looking for the "beautiful imagery" after reading the RT critical consensus... you can keep looking. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The greatest 01 hour: and 54 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Mike J Sonic is lord king lord evil lord of lord lord king lord of king king of north north bend king evil lord evil Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/28/22 Full Review Audience Member LOL, the funniest Matt Damon movie ever!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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The Brothers Grimm

Matt Damon as Wilhelm Grimm Monica Bellucci as The Corpse Queen and Heath Ledger as Jacob Grimm Matt Damon as Wilhelm Grimm and Lena Headey as Angelika Lena Headey as Angelika Heath Ledger as Jacob Grimm Monica Bellucci as Queen Mirror THE BROTHERS GRIMM Matt Damon as Wilhelm Grimm Heath Ledger as Jacob Grimm and Matt Damon as Wilhem Grimm. Matt Damon as Wilhelm Grimm and Lena Headey as Angelika. View more photos

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Synopsis The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm (Matt Damon) and Jacob (Heath Ledger), are dysfunctional schemers who go from town to town putting on shows that convince inhabitants they are getting rid of demons. After one such scam, a mysterious man called Cavaldi (Peter Stormare) brings them to a French general, who persuades them to battle the evil that has kidnapped 10 girls from a small village. During the investigation, the cynical Wilhelm and sensitive Jacob see things that point to real magic at work.
Director
Terry Gilliam
Producer
Daniel Bobker, Charles Roven
Screenwriter
Ehren Kruger
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Dimension Films
Rating
PG-13 (Frightening Sequences|Brief Suggestive Material|Violence)
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 26, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.9M
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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