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Half Brothers

Half Brothers

Comedy · Drama · 2020

Mexican aviation exec Renato is shocked to learn that he has an American half-brother he never knew about: free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the path their father took from Mexico to the U.S.

Movie details

Half Brothers

“There's no running from family.”

2020 Comedy · Drama 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

Mexican aviation exec Renato is shocked to learn that he has an American half-brother he never knew about: free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the path their father took from Mexico to the U.S.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Luke Greenfield

Written by

Eduardo Cisneros · Jason Shuman

José Zúñiga

José Zúñiga

Evaristo

Luis Gerardo Méndez

Luis Gerardo Méndez

Renato Murguía

Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

Mr. B

Alma Sisneros

Alma Sisneros

Sister Helen

Shira Scott Astrof

Shira Scott Astrof

American Reporter

Connor Del Rio

Connor Del Rio

Asher Murguía

Howard Ferguson Jr.

Howard Ferguson Jr.

Corrections Officer Frey

Court is in session

Put Half Brothers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.