Movie · Comedy · Musical

After his release from prison, Jake reunites with his brother, Elwood -- collectively known as the `Blues Brothers'. Jake's first task is to save the orphanage the brothers grew up in from closing, by raising 5000 dollars to pay back taxes. The two are convinced they can earn the money by getting their old band back together. However, after playing several gigs and making a few enemies, including the police, the brothers face daunting odds to deliver the money on time.

1980 · 2h 13m
Director John Landis

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The Blues Brothers

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After his release from prison, Jake reunites with his brother, Elwood -- collectively known as the `Blues Brothers'. Jake's first task is to save the orphanage the brothers grew up in from closing, by raising 5000 dollars to pay back taxes. The two are convinced they can earn the money by getting their old band back together. However, after playing several gigs and making a few enemies, including the police, the brothers face daunting odds to deliver the money on time.

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Average 7.5
Reviews 91
Fresh 65
Rotten 26

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1980
Run Time
2 hr 13 min
Rated
18
Region of Origin
United States
© 1980 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH), Arabic , Bulgarian , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek , Hebrew , Italian (Italy) , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Turkish

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.