The Brothers Grimm

2005 118 min ★ 5.9 Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Thriller

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

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Cast

Matt Damon

Wilhelm Grimm

Heath Ledger

Jacob Grimm

Lena Headey

Angelika

Peter Stormare

Cavaldi

Monica Bellucci

Mirror Queen

Mackenzie Crook

Hidlick

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Mayor

Jonathan Pryce

Delatombe

Richard Ridings

Bunst

Barbara Lukešová

Mother Grimm

Details

Director

Terry Gilliam

Tagline

"No curse they can't reverse. No demon they can't exterminate. No spell they can't break."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$88,000,000

Revenue

$105,300,000

Production

Summit Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, Mosaic Media Group, Dimension Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Daniel Bobker Productions

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

Does it deserve 10 stars? No, but I look at this as a thumbs up or thumbs down thing, and it's getting thumbs up, sooo...disclaimer there. I really liked this and I accept that I am in the minority. It has the Terry Gilliam comedic feel to it and it has the Terry Gilliam acid trip feel to it... and even at it's worst that is still absolutely entertaining and a pure joy to watch. Someone ment...

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CinemaSerf

August 12, 2024

★ 6/10

Well it is a Terry Gilliam film so was always going to be a bit eccentric - but the idea that the legendary Brothers Grimm were actually grifters was actually quite an fun one. Assemble a couple of A-listers and we should have been flying. Except, well - we are not. Instead of having some amiable horseplay as they fleece the gullible and the unwitting, we find "Jake" (Heath Legder) and "Will" (Mat...