Step Brothers fingerprintVery funny.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Family
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Step Brothers is fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of slapstick and absurdist humor.
Family
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances and dialogue
The performances and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Step Brothers is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 54%, and Metacritic 51). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and sexual content.
1 h 38 min
Step Brothers runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Step Brothers higher (70) than critics (53). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $65 million to make and earned $128 million worldwide, 2.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+101GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Step Brothers in 115 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 58 storytelling tropes for Step Brothers, including Karma Houdini, Flashback Effects, Those Two Guys.
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