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The Blues Brothers (1980)

R ★ 7.7/10 133 min Music, Comedy, Action, Crime United States English
Director: John Landis
Writers: Dan Aykroyd, John Landis
Streaming: Not available
They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.

Description

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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Top Cast

Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd Elwood Blues
John Belushi
John Belushi 'Joliet' Jake Blues
James Brown
James Brown Cleophus James
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway Curtis
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Ray
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Mrs. Murphy
Steve Cropper
Steve Cropper Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald 'Duck' Dunn Donald 'Duck' Dunn

The Blues Brothers Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #371
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #77

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
BBC #53
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #47
Slashfilms 95 Best Action Movies Ever List
SlashFilm #08
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #382
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #39

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #591

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