The Blues Brothers (1980)

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They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.

Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.

Released: 1980-06-16
Genres: Music, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Runtime: 2h 13m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 4,751 votes

Directed by John Landis.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Blues Brothers

United States: stream on Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Binge Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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