Brick
2005 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.8 · 76% critics
A teenage loner investigates his ex-girlfriend’s disappearance by pushing into a high school crime ring. Blending detective mystery with a noir-style attitude, he searches for answers through dangerous alliances and rivalries.
Also known as Brick: À la recherche d'Emily
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2006-03-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,375 votes)
- Box office
- $4,000,000
- Budget
- $475,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Brick if you want a fast, dialogue-driven high school noir mystery with lots of grit and momentum; Not for you if you dislike convoluted plots or stylized dialogue, or if you’re mainly into lighter teen drama like Fish Tank or Show Me Love.
Pros: sharp, fast dialogue; noir vibe; intriguing mystery | Cons: hard to follow; forced slang; shallow characters
Themes
- drug dealer
- high school
- california
- ex-girlfriend
- investigation
- manipulation
- lone wolf
- halloween party
- murder
- disappearance
- whodunit
- drugs
- +16 more
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Originality of Vision Dramatic · 2005
Cast & crew
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Brendan Frye
Nora Zehetner
as Laura Dannon
Matt O'Leary
as The Brain
Noah Fleiss
as Tugger
Lukas Haas
as The Pin
Meagan Good
as Kara
Emilie de Ravin
as Emily Kostich
Noah Segan
as Dode
Brian J. White
as Brad Bramish
Richard Roundtree
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
Directed by Rian Johnson