Film

The Blues Brothers 1980

Directed by John Landis

  • Music, Comedy, Crime
  • 133 min
  • R

Rotten Tomatoes72%Metacritic60

They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

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Resolved, comic, effortless and relentless.

  • resolvedopen-ended
  • gravecomic
  • effortlessdemanding
  • contemplativerelentless
  • contemporarynostalgic

Who loves it, who doesn't

The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 77The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 77The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 66The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 5The Ironist: disliked by 15 / 1The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 66The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 3The Provocateur: disliked by 33 / 3The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 55The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 44loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

84 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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  • “Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”

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  • “Is John Belushi the best thing in The Blues Brothers?”

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  • “Is this John Landis's best work?”

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