# Cinematic Siblings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 27, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091 "2005-06-27T21:39:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/1 "2005-06-27T21:39:43Z")
(For a puzzle, as usual) – I need pairs of actors who played siblings, like: Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman Rain Man Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi Blues Brothers Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier A Raisin in the Sun Vivien Leigh and Kim Hunter A Streetcar Named Desire Whatcha got? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/2 "2005-06-27T21:46:45Z")
Christian Slater and Sean Connery. (heh) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/3 "2005-06-27T21:52:40Z")
Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon Stuck on You Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher Does this one really need a spoiler? Star Wars IV-VI, obviously Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas Four Weddings and a Funeral Seth Green and Vince Vieluf Rat Race ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/4 "2005-06-27T21:56:07Z")
Well, off the top of my head: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito Twins, and I am slightly ashamed that this was the first one I could think of Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher Revealed in Return of the Jedi **Bryan** , did you mean Christian Slater and Kevin Costner, since the only thing I could find that Slater and Connery were in together was Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves where Slater played Costner’s illegitimate half brother Although I suppose it’s entirely possible I’m being wooshed and they played related characters in different movies. 🙂 On that note, a case might be made for John Travolta and Michael Madsen Vega brothers in Pulp Fiction and Resevoir Dogs, respectively ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/5 "2005-06-27T23:12:05Z")
Rosie O’Donnell and Andie MacDowell Riding the Bus with My Sister, if you aren’t particular on details like anyone having _seen_ the movie. Kyra Sedgwick and Julia Roberts Something To Talk About What about real relatives? Martin Sheen and Charlie Sheen Wall Street Christian Slater and Helen Slater The Legend of Billie Jean Eric Roberts and Eliza Roberts Love is a Gun. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/6 "2005-06-27T23:23:19Z")
Sylvester Stallone and Terri Hatcher in _Tango & Cash_. Weren’t Robin Williams and Harvey Firestein brothers in _Mrs. Doubtfire_? Kurt Russell and Billy Baldwin in _Backdraft_. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/7 "2005-06-27T23:25:55Z")
my fav. is michael york and marty feldman. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/8 "2005-06-27T23:28:53Z")
Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones America’s Sweethearts ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/9 "2005-06-27T23:29:18Z")
Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus Boondock Saints Sean Bean and David Wenham Lord of the Rings ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/10 "2005-06-27T23:33:56Z")
Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges. The Fabulous Baker Boys. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/11 "2005-06-27T23:36:44Z")
> [@Queen Tonya](#): > > What about real relatives? Martin Sheen and Charlie Sheen For that matter, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez in _Men at Work_. ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/12 "2005-06-27T23:46:48Z")
Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale (Pick two) _The Godfather_. You could throw Robert Duvall in the mix, though he was adopted. Marlon Brando, Rod Steiger _On the Waterfront_. In which one brother shoulda looked out for the other just a little bit. I think **Ekers** Christian Slater/Sean Connery pairing is from _In the Name of the Rose_, where they were members of a religious brotherhood, not a familial one. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/13 "2005-06-28T00:35:58Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas Nope, no way. Icky, icky, icky. KST actually confessed her love to HG during the Scottish (3rd) wedding. The late great Charlotte Coleman played HG’s sister. The always adequate James Fleet played KST’s brother. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/14 "2005-06-28T01:06:34Z")
Do half siblings count? If so, James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall in [A Family Thing](http://imdb.com/title/tt0116275/) James Earl Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow in [Jefferson in Paris](http://imdb.com/title/tt0113463/) Tom Hanks and child-actor Jeffrey Scaperotta in [You’ve Got Mail](http://imdb.com/name/nm0769027/) Or same actor siblings: Jackie Gleason, Jackie Gleason, and Jackie Gleason as the Justice Brothers in [Smokey and the Bandit Two](http://imdb.com/title/tt0081529/) Haley Mills and Haley Mills in _The Parent Trap_ (and its sequels) Full siblings: Greg Kinnear and Harrison Ford in [Sabrina](http://imdb.com/title/tt0114319/) Paul Sorvino and (the late and ultimate “that’s what’s his name” tough-guy) [Joe Viterelli](http://imdb.com/name/nm0899995/) in [The Firm](http://imdb.com/title/tt0106918/) as the gangster Morolto brothers One of the weirdest casting decisions for a pair of actors: Robert Wagner and Spencer Tracy (his senior by 30 years) as brothers in [The Mountain](http://imdb.com/title/tt0049523/) Some personal favorites: Anthony Hopkins, John Castle and Nigel Terry as the Plantaganet Boys in _The Lion in Winter_ Brendan Gleeson (the ultimate “that’s what’s his name” _Irish_ tough-guy actor) and Brian Cox in _Troy_ (the movie was “eh”, but their casting was perfect) Charlton Heston and John “Anything for a Buck” Carradine in _The Ten Commandments_ Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak in _Bell, Book and Candle_ Vivien Leigh, Evelyn Keyes and Ann Rutherford in _Gone With the Wind_ (also featuring Leslie Howard and Alicia Rhett (who had a 22 year age difference) as siblings as well as Rand Brooks & Olivia de Havilland and George “Superman” Reeve & Fred Crane as the identical Tarleton twins) Odd TV siblings: Lorne Greene and Robert Reed in _Roots_ Betty White, Roddy McDowell, Tommy Smothers and Carol Burnett in _The Family_ segment of _The Carol Burnett Show_ ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/15 "2005-06-28T01:12:20Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas > > Four Weddings and a Funeral I thought they were friends in that one. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/16 "2005-06-28T01:33:37Z")
John and Joan Cusack _Say Anything_ Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal _Donnie Darko_ John C. Reilly and Maggie Gyllenhall _Criminal_ Sean Bean and David Wenham _Lord of the Rings_ Nic Cage and Danny Aiello _Moonstruck_ Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio _What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/17 "2005-06-28T02:17:02Z")
A more obscure one; Charles Gray and Nicol Williamson The Seven Percent Solution ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/18 "2005-06-28T02:35:49Z")
[QUOTE=Murcielago] Al Pacino, James Caan, John Cazale (Pick two) _The Godfather_. You could throw Robert Duvall in the mix, though he was adopted. Don’t forget their sister, Talia Shire. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/19 "2005-06-28T02:54:39Z")
Kurt Russell, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott Tombstone Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson Love Actually Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet Sense and Sensibility Macaulay Culkin, Mandy Moore Saved! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091/20 "2005-06-28T03:46:41Z")
Kieran Culkin and Ryan Phillipe Igby Goes Down Rory Culking and Peter Anthony Tambakis Igby Goes Down - younger versions of the same characters [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinematic-siblings/310091.md?page=2)