David Arquette, Emily Mortimer, Larry Pine, Lois Smith, Tim Blake Nelson

When their Mom dies, farmboys Jake and Josh realize they are incapable of cooking and cleaning, so decide to go to Russia to buy a wife. Older brother Jake plans the trip with military precision but J...( read more  read more... )osh is like a kid in a candy store. Josh starts spending all their hard-earned cash on drinks, parties and expensive fur coats for his dates, whereas an increasingly frustrated Jake is finding it impossible to explain "two husbands and no sex" to bewildered Russian women. Jake enlists the help of an English journalist, to be his translator; trouble is that Angela is just after a story.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Helmut Schleppi

Release Date: March 26, 2004

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DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004

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  • November 9, 2007
    The exact same film as the "2 Brothers and a Bride." Just with a different title.
  • February 27, 2007
    Not bad, filmed on location in Russia is cool and it is neat to see how Romance tours such as the one the brothers in this moive go on are put together. Plus, Emily Mortimer is in it and that is an easy way to get my attention.

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June 18, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's Tim Blake Nelson's character who keeps the plot from spinning out of control, because he has a natural and unforced respect for these women that he yanks his brother's chain and keeps their missi... full review

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