The Sisters Brothers

Theatrical - Limited 2019-02-05

Cast Joaquin Phoenix John C. Reilly Jake Gyllenhaal Riz Ahmed Carol Kane
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Written by Jacques Audiard

Genres: Comedy Drama Western

Synopsis

Based on Patrick Dewitt’s acclaimed novel of the same name, follows two brothers – Eli and Charlie Sisters – who are hired to kill a prospector who has stolen from their boss. The story, a genre-hybrid with comedic elements, takes place in Oregon in 1851.

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Buy Links

The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers

Reviews

Review: The Sisters Brothers (TIFF 2018)

Posted 7 years ago

PLOT: Eli (John C. Reilly) and Charlie (Joaquin Phoenix) Sisters are two of the wild west’s deadliest assassins. While Eli yearns to settle down, Charlie is hellbent on cozying up to their boss, The Commodore, and soon the two find...

Movie Posters

See All Movie Posters

More Images

Exc. We interview John C. Reilly and more for The Sisters Brothers + clip

One of the movies that kinda snuck up on me at this year's TIFF was THE SISTERS BROTHERS (read my review). Based on the famous novel by Patrick deWitt and directed by A PROPHET's Jacques Audiard, I expected it to be...

Posted 7 years ago

Latest News

A new trailer and character posters for The Sisters Brothers mosey in

Posted 7 years ago

Howdy pardners! Say, are you fixin' to take in a Western picture in your near future? You are? Well then boy howdy, have I got a trailer for you. You see, Annapurna Pictures has just released a new trailer for their...

Review: The Sisters Brothers (TIFF 2018)

Posted 7 years ago

Phoenix & Reilly ride as The Sisters Brothers in first trailer

Posted 7 years ago

A lot of westerns are grim, bleak affairs that act as meditations on the brutality of man. In other words, there’s room in the genre for a movie that cracks a few jokes here and there. THE SISTERS BROTHERS is...

Joaquin Phoenix may join John C. Reilly in The Sisters Brothers adaptation

Posted 9 years ago

Last year we brought you word that John C. Reilly will star in THE SISTERS BROTHERS, an adaptation of the Patrick deWitt novel of the same name, and now Deadline has learned that Joaquin Phoenix is in early negotiations to...

Jacques Audiard to direct John C. Reilly in The Sisters Brothers adaptation

Posted 10 years ago

A PROPHET and RUST AND BONE director Jacques Audiard is set to make his English-language debut with THE SISTERS BROTHERS, an adaptation of the 2011 Patrick deWitt historical novel of the same name. The Palme d’Or-winning French filmmaker announced the...