Blood Ties Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

May. 4, 2014

Blood Ties

Release Date: Friday, March 21, 2014 Limited

Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis, Clive Owen, James Gray, Molly Conners, John Lesher, Kerry Orent, Guillaume Canet, Maria Cestone, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, James Caan, Christopher Woodrow, Hoyt David Morgan, Sarah E. Johnson, Hugo Sélignac, Alain Attal, Christopher Goode, Xavier Amblar

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

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

Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Cited as official plot version from worldviewent.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Blood Ties.

Mila Kunis
A Bad Moms Christmas, Friends with Benefits
Zoe Saldana
Avatar: Fire and Ash, Avatar
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Marion Cotillard
Lee, Inception
Clive Owen
Cleaner, Inside Man
James Caan
That's My Boy, The Godfather (50th Anniversary)
Billy Crudup
Watchmen, The Good Shepherd

Crew Behind the Film

The Blood Ties behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Guillaume Canet last directed Little White Lies and Ne Le Dis à Personne. The film's writer Guillaume Canet last wrote Little White Lies and Ne Le Dis à Personne.

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

Additional Information

MPA 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

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Official Blood Ties movie trailers and clips.

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Blood Ties Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Blood Ties movie production.

Production Updates

May 2013

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed. Lionsgate via Roadside Attractions has taken U.S. distribution rights in a Cannes 2013 deal.

Sep 2012

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Apr 2012

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Blood Ties was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, March 21, 2014. There were 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.

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