The Brothers Grimm (2005)
No curse they can't reverse. No demon they can't exterminate. No spell they can't break.
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The Brothers Grimm rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.9/10· 131K votes
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic51%
TMDb5.858/10· 3K votesWith 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.9/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Brothers Grimm
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.
Cast of The Brothers Grimm
Matt Damon
as Wilhelm Grimm
Heath Ledger
as Jacob Grimm
Lena Headey
as Angelika
Peter Stormare
as Cavaldi
Monica Bellucci
as Mirror Queen
Mackenzie Crook
as Hidlick
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Mayor
Jonathan Pryce
as Delatombe
Richard Ridings
as Bunst
Barbara Lukešová
as Mother Grimm
- P
Petr Ratimec
as Young Will
Anna Rust
as Sister Grimm
The Brothers Grimm facts
- Budget
- $88M
- Box office
- $105.3M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Gilliam brings ambitious visual flair to historical fantasy adventure
- •Brothers Grimm con artist premise provides clever genre subversion hooks
- •Nineteenth century Germany setting creates distinctive atmospheric backdrop
What the audience disliked
- •Convoluted plot struggles with tonal balance between comedy and adventure
- •Pacing meanders through elaborate set pieces losing narrative thread
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