Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for The Sisters Brothers

The Sisters Brothers

Seen it?

2018 | 121 min | Western, Drama, Comedy

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (87% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it drew serious awards attention, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Power of the Dog or Little Big Man, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Funny with heart.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 1 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsStrong

    Won 1 Venice award: Venice Film Festival: Silver Lion for Best Direction. Also nominated for 1 more Venice award. Plus 8 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $38 million worldwide on a $38 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 101K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Jacques Audiard

  • John C. ReillyEli Sisters
  • Joaquin PhoenixCharlie Sisters
  • Jake GyllenhaalJohn Morris
  • Riz AhmedHermann Kermit Warm
  • Rebecca RootMayfield
  • Allison TolmanGirl Mayfield Saloon
  • Rutger HauerThe Commodore
  • Carol KaneMrs Sisters
  • Patrice CossonneauBlount
  • Zac AbbottBlount Guy Dying