The Brothers Bloom

2009 • 113 minutes

About this movie

All their lives, brothers Stephen (Ruffalo) and Bloom (Brody) have perfected the fine art of the con. Now they're ready for one last spectacular score - luring Penelope (Weisz), an eccentric heiress, into an elaborate scheme that takes them around the world. Watch as writer/director Rian Johnson's (Brick) caper unravels in this brilliant, comedic tale.

Ratings and reviews

Loved it from my first view years ago. Fell in love with Mark Ruffalo,& keep loving all his movies. Script and characters are well done. You root for a happy ending. You gotta love a movie where the demolition expert is a chic who blows up Barbie dolls, among other things. This is true storytelling, with secrets you know and some keep you guessing. You are along for the ride . Revisit at will.

Excellent movie. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of two con artists with endearing motivations and of surprisingly high moral character. As well as a, well to do, heiress who is awkward, curious, and fun loving. It's a movie with the goal that "everyone gets what they want". I sure got what I wanted.

A movie that goes on and on and yawn. Colourful and occasionally interesting, but it feels like too much is going on and a sense of ennui sets in when you realize that the label "Comedy" doesn't fit the movie at all. Perhaps the only consolation is that the actors are pleasant to watch... but this is not the Darjeeling Limited.