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Brick

Brick

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 50mR🏆 #2346 Top Rated
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.1
IMDB Rating
113,595 votes

A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

Director
Rian Johnson
Writers
N/A
Stars
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Emilie de Ravin
Release Date
April 14, 2006
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 11
Wins
🎯 23
Nominations
💬 572
Reviews
📋 139K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Brendan
Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas
as The Pin
Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin
as Emily
Nora Zehetner
Nora Zehetner
as Laura
Noah Fleiss
Noah Fleiss
as Tugger
Matt O'Leary
Matt O'Leary
as The Brain
Noah Segan
Noah Segan
as Dode
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
Meagan Good
Meagan Good
as Kara
Brian White
Brian White
as Brad Bramish

💰 Box Office

$3,947,579
Worldwide Gross
$2,075,743
Domestic Gross
$83,574
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
San Clemente, California, USA
Production
Bergman Lustig Productions

🏷️ Keywords

neo noircaliforniasan clemente californiaflip phonedrug kingpin

🎯 Categories

Drug CrimeHard-boiled DetectivePsychological DramaTeen DramaCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Bugsy Malone goes to high school
by mjanean2005-01-26

"'Brick' is a film noir murder mystery featuring contemporary high school students who talk and behave like 1940's-style gangsters. I hastily bought a ticket to 'Brick' at the Sundance Film Festival, knowing nothing about it but what was written in the Sundance catalog. I almost didn't go to the 9:15am screening but I am so glad I did. 'Brick' was by far the best of the eight films I'd seen up until then. It's one of those rare movies that keeps me grinning throughout, delighted by every turn of the grim plot. The slang is thick but contextual..."

💡 Did You Know?

There's a theory on Rian Johnson's official forum that the The Brain only exists inside Brendan's mind. While Rian will neither confirm nor deny the theory, he has said it is "without a trace of irony, my favorite post on the forum."

📖 Synopsis

A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.