The Brothers (2001)
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63% of critics liked it
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84% of users liked it
(10,003 ratings)
Four successful men find themselves easing into long-term relationships, but they're not all that comfortable about it, in this intelligent comedy-drama. Terry (Shemar Moore), Jackson (Morris Chestnut), Brian (Bill Bellamy), and Derrick (D.L. Hughley) are four close friends who get together once… More Four successful men find themselves easing into long-term relationships, but they're not all that comfortable about it, in this intelligent comedy-drama. Terry (Shemar Moore), Jackson (Morris Chestnut), Brian (Bill Bellamy), and Derrick (D.L. Hughley) are four close friends who get together once a week to play basketball and compare notes on their problems with women. And as it turns out, they have a lot to say in that area. Terry has just gotten engaged to BeBe (Susan Dalian), who is more than a bit controlling. Jackson has a deep fear of commitment, symbolized by a recurring dream in which he's attacked by women wearing wedding gowns; what's more, he's started seeing Denise (Gabrielle Union), who he learns once had a fling with his dad (Clifton Powell). Brian is a lawyer who has discovered his next court date will see him pleading a case in front of a judge who used to be his girlfriend (Angelle Brooks). And Derrick's marriage to Sheila (Tamala Jones) is falling apart at the seams. The Brothers also features one-time Jeffersons regular Marla Gibbs, and Jennifer Lewis as Jackson's mother, who may be giving his father a second chance after many years apart. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gary Hardwick
- Written By
- Gary Hardwick
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 23, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 11, 2001
- Studio
- Screen Gems
Critic Reviews
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
A lively, affectionate and well-acted romantic comedy.
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, Washington Post
A politically incorrect but often hilarious jam session.
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Jessica Winter, Village Voice
Airless and oddly fatiguing.
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Mike Clark, USA Today
It's easier to laugh with the movie than take it seriously.
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Pam Sitt, Seattle Times
Like candy, this male answer to the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale is sweet, pleasing and goes down easy -- but it's not very filling. Still, it's tasty while it lasts.
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Cast
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Morris Chestnut
as Jackson smith
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D.L. Hughley
as Derrick West
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Bill Bellamy
as Brian Palmer
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Shemar Moore
as Terry White
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Gabrielle Union
as Denise Johnson
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Tatyana Ali
as Cherie Smith
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Jenifer Lewis
as Louise Smith
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Tamala Jones
as Sheila West
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Clifton Powell
as Fred Smith
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Susan Dalian
as BeBe Fales
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Marla Gibbs
as Mary West
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Julie Benz
as Jesse Caldwell
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Angelle Brooks
as Judge Carla Williams
