- TV
Western dark comedy and Jacques Audiard’s follow-up to his Palme D’Or-winning Dheepan. Stars John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix.
Based on...
Western dark comedy and Jacques Audiard’s follow-up to his Palme D’Or-winning Dheepan. Stars John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix.
Based on Patrick Dewitt’s novel of the same name, the film follows two brothers – Eli and Charlie Sisters (Reilly and Phoenix) – who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. The story takes place in Oregon in 1851.
Less
Where to watch The Sisters Brothers
87 %211 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
69 %2,777 reviewsAudience score rating
"Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly play infamous bounty hunters in a deeply compelling western that subverts expectations."
—
Flicks
Flicks"It's serving a reheated version of worn-to-the-bone male obsessions. And it made me wish, frankly, that I was seeing something bolder and newer."
—
Variety
Variety"The movie turns out, in the end, to have an idealised sense of closure in mind, one you both can and cannot see coming."
—
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"You don't need a deep love of westerns to get a kick out of Jacques Audiard's wry, surprising, and often plain hilarious frontier story."
—
Time Out
Time Out"Joaquin Phoenix and John C Reilly are the western double act you never knew you needed (until now) in this exhilarating cowboy romp."
—
The Times
The Times"Audiard's storytelling has an easy swing to it, his dialogue is garrulous and unsentimental, and the narrative is exotically offbeat."
—
The Guardian
The Guardian"Audiard plays to his past strengths as a poet of wounded masculinity; in its most touching moments, "The Sisters Brothers" is like a hangout movie on horseback."
—
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A pleasing, lovingly crafted Western from a surprising source."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Sisters Brothers | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong themes and violence
- Runtime
- 117
- Genre
- Comedy, Western
- Country of origin
- USA, France, Romania, Spain
