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Bloodbrothers

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A Bronx teenager (Richard Gere) strays from his family's male tradition of boozing, horseplay and construction work.

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Elliott Stein Film Comment Magazine Dec 12, 2017
1/4
This fantasy saga of a rant-and-roll working-class Bronx Italian family, although shot in New York, is riddled with Hollywood conventions. Go to Full Review George Anderson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Jul 8, 2025
C-
An almost absurdly overwrought drama about family conflicts among blue-collar Italian-Americans in New York. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jan 17, 2024
The film functions on a visceral level because Mulligan is good with his actors. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jan 24, 2004
A hard-hitting drama about one nineteen-year-old Bronx's youth coming of age. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Hillary F @RT79333832 Nov 6, 2024 I remember this movie being shown on NBC one Summer night on a Sunday in 1985 See more s r @ScottR Feb 14, 2016 A little over the top, but manages to capture the working class Bronx. I watched it for that aspect, the Italian Bronx is a gem. See more Feb 10, 2016 Gere channels his inner John Travola (in 'Saturday Night Fever') playing the oldest child in an Italian-American family in NY. See more Aug 8, 2009 I'm the first person to review this one. Let me be the last....just bloody awful. This was a complete mess from start to finsh. AVOID See more Read all reviews
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Robert Mulligan

Director

Richard Gere

Stony De Coco

Paul Sorvino

Chubby De Coco

Tony Lo Bianco

Tommy De Coco

Lelia Goldoni

Maria

Yvonne Wilder

Phyllis
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Bronx teenager (Richard Gere) strays from his family's male tradition of boozing, horseplay and construction work.
Director
Robert Mulligan
Producer
Stephen Friedman
Screenwriter
Walter Newman
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Kings Road Entertainment, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 56m
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