When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic mayhem.
Directed by Jim Sheridan
sibling relationship
loss of loved one
brother-in-law
afghanistan war (2001-2021)
remake
sister-in-law
wistful
Rank
#56 in 2009·#3531 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Tobey Maguire
Capt. Sam Cahill
Jake Gyllenhaal
Tommy Cahill
Natalie Portman
Grace Cahill
Sam Shepard
Hank Cahill
Mare Winningham
Elsie Cahill
Bailee Madison
Isabelle Cahill
Taylor Geare
Maggie Cahill
Patrick John Flueger
Private Joe Willis
Clifton Collins Jr.
Major Cavazos
Carey Mulligan
Cassie Willis
Omid Abtahi
Yusuf
Navid Negahban
Murad
Crew
Jim Sheridan
Director
Susanne Bier
Writer
David Benioff
Screenplay
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Frederick Elmes
Director of Photography
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Producer
Tucker Tooley
Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Producer
Matt Battaglia
Producer
Siân Grigg
Makeup Artist
Popular Reviews
2225 reviews
Gdolla
7.8★ · 03/31/26
7.8/10 really tough watch. They choose a really hard subject matter to touch on but I think they execute it amazingly. Whoever’s ass made this soundtrack took this away from an 8/10 because holy it sucked. This movie is very boring the first hour but you got to stick through it. The last 30 minutes of this movie heavily carry it. I didn’t know Tobey Maguire had acting bag like this. His performance absolutely captivated me and he shows you the effect of war on your mental state. All the triggers from the dog barks to the balloon. That dinner table scene was just so damn intense and whoever that little girl was man she can act. I do feel like Jake Gyllenhaal could’ve tapped more into his bag but the movie didn’t let him. I’ve been wanting to get to this for years and I’m so happy he did and those last 30 minutes will absolutely break you. Especially when Toby goes outside with the gun at his head and he just is absolutely gone mentally at that moment. That scene nearly brought me to tears as you just see his whole world crashing down and he can do nothing about it. I do recommend this but it is a incredibly tough watch.
7.8/10 really tough watch. They choose a really hard subject matter to touch on but I think they execute it amazingly. Whoever’s ass made this soundtrack took this away from an 8/10 because holy it sucked. This movie is very boring the first hour but you got to stick through it. The last 30 minutes of this movie heavily carry it. I didn’t know Tobey Maguire had acting bag like this. His performance absolutely captivated me and he shows you the effect of war on your mental state. All the triggers from the dog barks to the balloon. That dinner table scene was just so damn intense and whoever that little girl was man she can act. I do feel like Jake Gyllenhaal could’ve tapped more into his bag but the movie didn’t let him. I’ve been wanting to get to this for years and I’m so happy he did and those last 30 minutes will absolutely break you. Especially when Toby goes outside with the gun at his head and he just is absolutely gone mentally at that moment. That scene nearly brought me to tears as you just see his whole world crashing down and he can do nothing about it. I do recommend this but it is a incredibly tough watch.
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8.0★ · 11/25/25
damn
damn
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Gianna
8.0★ · 05/28/26
I was kind of hoping he’d actually crash out in the end and there’d be a huge plot twist
I was kind of hoping he’d actually crash out in the end and there’d be a huge plot twist
FR
6.4★ · 05/25/26
Some dude jeets his war veteran brothers wife & he goes haywire. Phychological Thriller, Even a Horror at this point. Deeply Emotional & Intense.
Some dude jeets his war veteran brothers wife & he goes haywire. Phychological Thriller, Even a Horror at this point. Deeply Emotional & Intense.
Caden Lambert
9.9★ · 04/07/24
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID WITH THESE F***ING HANDS TO GET BACK TO U. I cannot explain how good the acting is in this movie what a cast. Portrays ptsd so well. One of the most tense endings I’ve ever seen I was literally on the edge of my seat I was so invested.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID WITH THESE F***ING HANDS TO GET BACK TO U. I cannot explain how good the acting is in this movie what a cast. Portrays ptsd so well. One of the most tense endings I’ve ever seen I was literally on the edge of my seat I was so invested.
