The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic56/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
161 audience votes
Key crew
- Sean PennDirector
- Sean PennScreenplay
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David MorseJoe Roberts
- Viggo MortensenFrank Roberts
- Valeria GolinoMaria
- Patricia ArquetteDorothy
- Charles BronsonMr. Roberts
- Sandy DennisMrs. Roberts
- Dennis HopperCaesar
- Jordan RhodesRandall
- Enzo RossiRafael
- Harry CrewsMr. Baker
- Eileen RyanMrs. Baker
- Trevor Endicott12-Year-Old Joe Roberts
Stills
Themes
vietnam veteransibling relationshipnebraska1960sbrother brother relationship