When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
Acting
Tobey Maguire's kitchen table scene will haunt you.
Direction
Sheridan lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Jim Sheridan
Tobey Maguire
Capt. Sam Cahill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Tommy Cahill
Natalie Portman
Grace Cahill
Sam Shepard
Hank Cahill
Mare Winningham
Elsie Cahill
Bailee Madison
Isabelle Cahill
Taylor Geare
Maggie Cahill
Patrick John Flueger
Private Joe Willis
Clifton Collins Jr.
Major Cavazos
Carey Mulligan
Cassie Willis
Omid Abtahi
Yusuf
Navid Negahban
Murad
Ethan Suplee
Sweeney
Arron Shiver
A.J.
Ray Prewitt
Owen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maguire lost 20 pounds and barely spoke to cast/crew to maintain Sam's isolation. Method, baby.
This is a remake of Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film Brødre—Sheridan kept the kitchen scene almost shot-for-shot because perfection doesn't need fixing.
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