Brothers is a 2009 American psychological thriller war film directed by Jim Sheridan and written by David Benioff.

A remake of the 2004 Danish film, it follows Captain Sam Cahill (portrayed by Tobey Maguire), a presumed-dead prisoner of the War in Afghanistan who deals with extreme PTSD while reintegrating into society following his release from captivity.

[2] The film also stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Cahill's brother and Natalie Portman as his wife.

Upon hearing the news of his brother's presumed death, Tommy berates Grace for letting Sam go to Afghanistan.

At Sam's memorial service, Hank attempts to drive Elsie and the girls home while drunk, but Tommy intercepts him.

He attempts to mend his relationship with Hank, and he bonds with Grace, aided by his growing paternal connection with Isabelle and Maggie.

A hurt Isabelle falsely claims that Tommy and Grace are having an affair and angrily tells Sam that she wishes he had actually died.

Sam, believing his daughter's story and upset about killing Joe in order to get back home, loses his temper and wrecks the kitchen with a fire poker.

The website's critical consensus reads, "It plays more like a traditional melodrama than the Susanne Bier film that inspired it, but Jim Sheridan's Brothers benefits from rock-solid performances by its three leads.

"[7] Claudia Puig of USA Today observed the resemblance between Maguire and Gyllenhaal, and praised their onscreen chemistry.

[9] Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman gave the film a rating of C+, writing, "Brothers isn't badly acted, but as directed by the increasingly impersonal Jim Sheridan, it’s lumbering and heavy-handed, a film that piles on overwrought dramatic twists until it begins to creak under the weight of its presumed significance.

To celebrate Aarhus as the European Capital of Culture 2017, three stage works – a musical, dance, and an opera all based on films by Susanne Bier – were commissioned and performed in Musikhuset.