Movie · Comedy · Musical

Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in the outrageously funny musical comedy The Blues Brothers. After the release of Jake Blues (Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Aykroyd) take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. Havoc ensues as the brothers seek redemption on their “mission from God”. Directed by John Landis, the soul-stirring comedy classic features musical performances by blues legends Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Cab Calloway.

1980 · 2h 13m
Director John Landis

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The Blues Brothers

Comedy

Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in the outrageously funny musical comedy The Blues Brothers. After the release of Jake Blues (Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Aykroyd) take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. Havoc ensues as the brothers seek redemption on their “mission from God”. Directed by John Landis, the soul-stirring comedy classic features musical performances by blues legends Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Cab Calloway.

COMMON SENSE

Cult classic has lots of profanity, some violence.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.5
Reviews 91
Fresh 65
Rotten 26

Information

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

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH), French (France) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.