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Language
English
Description
Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater, well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among the greatest and most-respected stars of the stage. He lived in New York and sympathized with the Union cause, while his younger brother stomped the...
6) Chasing 3000
Publisher
Maya Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Two brothers, one afflicted with muscular dystrophy, make the drive from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh, hoping to witness Roberto Clemente's 3000th base hit.
7) Backdraft
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
Stephen McCaffrey and his younger brother Brian are two feuding siblings carrying on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire department. Stephen is so relentless that he drives Brian out of firefighting and into arson investigation. Assisting arson investigator Donald Rimgale, Brian becomes involved in a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled...
11) Dead men
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Set in the lawless Old West, a young man and his brother are forced on a journey to avenge the death of their father, protect the Apache tribe they have grown to love and reclaim the land and gold that is rightfully theirs.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
The story of Alvin Straight who wants to make amends with his estranged brother who has suffered a debilitating stroke. He sets out on a 260-mile journey from Iowa to Wisconsin, on a John Deere lawnmower to reach his brother.
13) Overdrive
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two brothers making their living by stealing high-end luxury cars cross paths with a local crime boss who, in exchange for their lives, makes them steal the most prized car of his rival.
19) Public enemy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Classic gangster film tells the story of two brothers, one an honorable war veteran, the other a high-class gangster that sold alcohol during the prohibition.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A tour-de-force performance from Mark Ruffalo leads this family saga, which follows the parallel lives of identical twin brothers in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th-century America. The six-episode limited drama series is based on Wally Lamb's New York Times bestseller and award-winning book, I Know This Much Is True.