Blood Ties Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: May. 4, 2014

Blood Ties

Release Date: Friday, March 21, 2014 Limited

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

Director: Guillaume Canet

Starring: Mila Kunis • Zoe Saldana • Marion Cotillard • Clive Owen • James Caan

R Crime N/A

3.76 / 5.0

24% WILL SEE 76% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: New York, 1974. Fifty-year-old Chris (Clive Owen) has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Reluctantly waiting for him outside the gates is his younger brother, Frank (Billy Crudup), a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon (James Caan), who raised them alone, seems to favor Chris despite all his troubles. Yet blood ties are the ones that bind, and Frank, hoping that his brother has changed, is willing to give him a chance -- he shares his home, finds him a job, and helps him reconnect with his children and his ex-wife, Monica (Marion Cotillard). But Chris' inevitable descent back into a life of crime proves to be the last in a long line of betrayals, and after his brother's latest transgressions, Frank banishes him from his life. But it's already too late, as the brothers' destiny is bound together, forever.

Crime Thriller

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Who stars in Blood Ties – Cast List

Mila Kunis
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Black Swan
Zoe Saldana
Avengers: Endgame, Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Marion Cotillard
Inception, The Dark Knight Rises
Clive Owen
Cleaner, The International
James Caan
This Thing of Ours, Elf
Billy Crudup
Jay Kelly, The Watch

Who is making Blood Ties – Crew List

A look at Blood Ties behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Guillaume Canet last helmed Little White Lies and Ne Le Dis à Personne. The film's writer Guillaume Canet last penned Ad Vitam and Little White Lies.

Director: Guillaume Canet
Screenwriters: Guillaume Canet
James Gray
Producers: Alain Attal
Guillaume Canet
John Lesher
Hugo Sélignac
Christopher Woodrow

Studios: Lionsgate Studios; Roadside Attractions
Production Company: Wild Bunch
Worldview Entertainment

Production – What we know about the Blood Ties

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2013

Completed

Changed Blood Ties movie production status. Lionsgate via Roadside Attractions has taken U.S. distribution rights in a Cannes 2013 deal.

Sep 2012

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for violence, pervasive language, some sexual content and brief drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Blood Ties Trailers and Clips

Blood Ties

Theatrical Trailer

Blood Ties Release Date: When was the film released?

Blood Ties was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 21 , 2014. There were 13 13 other movies released on the same date, including Divergent, Muppets Most Wanted and Nymphomaniac: Part One. As a limited release, Blood Ties was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.