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Brotherhood of Murder

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
498
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Brotherhood of Murder (1999)
True CrimeCrimeDramaThriller

Based on a true story, it is about a struggling young father (Baldwin) who can no longer support his wife and family, falling in with a beginning group of white supremacists led by a man (Ga... Read allBased on a true story, it is about a struggling young father (Baldwin) who can no longer support his wife and family, falling in with a beginning group of white supremacists led by a man (Gallagher) who is obsessed with the "takeover of the Country by whites." All goes well until... Read allBased on a true story, it is about a struggling young father (Baldwin) who can no longer support his wife and family, falling in with a beginning group of white supremacists led by a man (Gallagher) who is obsessed with the "takeover of the Country by whites." All goes well until the shooting starts and this moves Baldwin to turn against the group.

  • Director
    • Martin Bell
  • Writers
    • Thomas Martinez
    • John Guinther
    • Robert J. Avrech
  • Stars
    • William Baldwin
    • Peter Gallagher
    • Kelly Lynch
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    498
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Martin Bell
    • Writers
      • Thomas Martinez
      • John Guinther
      • Robert J. Avrech
    • Stars
      • William Baldwin
      • Peter Gallagher
      • Kelly Lynch
    • 4User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    William Baldwin
    William Baldwin
    • Tom Martinez
    Peter Gallagher
    Peter Gallagher
    • Bob Mathews
    Kelly Lynch
    Kelly Lynch
    • Susan Martinez
    Joel Keller
    Joel Keller
    • Larry Martin
    Zack Ward
    Zack Ward
    • Charles Higgins
    Vincent Gale
    Vincent Gale
    • Richard Parker
    Hrothgar Mathews
    Hrothgar Mathews
    • Robert Maxim
    Stephen E. Miller
    Stephen E. Miller
    • Walter West
    Mikela Jay
    Mikela Jay
    • Elizabeth Piercy
    • (as Mikela J. Mikael)
    Karen Elizabeth Austin
    Karen Elizabeth Austin
    • Jean Craig
    Keith Martin Gordey
    Keith Martin Gordey
    • FBI Agent - Joel
    Katie Stuart
    Katie Stuart
    • Zillah
    Rondel Reynoldson
    Rondel Reynoldson
    • Debbie Mathews
    Ken Pogue
    Ken Pogue
    • Tom Sr.
    Rob LaBelle
    Rob LaBelle
    • Alan Berg
    John Hainsworth
    • Reverend Miles
    Juno Rinaldi
    Juno Rinaldi
    • Waitress
    • (as Juno Ruddell)
    Alvin Sanders
    Alvin Sanders
    • Brinks Guard
    • Director
      • Martin Bell
    • Writers
      • Thomas Martinez
      • John Guinther
      • Robert J. Avrech
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    3LeonLouisRicci

    A Saccharin Study of White Supremacists

    A TV movie that is typical of a, well, TV movie. The safe, saccharin study of a disturbing cult of White Supremacists supposedly based on "true events". The atmosphere is handled in such a "by the book" (The Turner Diaries?) expose' that it unfolds as, what it is, an uninspired "Movie of the Week".

    It moves along quite un-effectively as we see a military vet hurriedly placed in a setup that sheds little light on the complexity of politics or revolutionary eruptions.

    The movie is a "Classics Illustrated" or Cliff Notes version of deep divide and even deeper psychological pathologies. A climate of calm seems to be the way to go here, when what is necessary is a categorical storm of "jack-booted" thugs, not dressed up players from SAG reciting lines from underground books and mouthing scripted dogma cribbed from handouts and flyers.
    JasonDanielBaker

    Misses the Mark

    Working-class Philadelphian Tom (William Baldwin) has caught a number of tough breaks since he left the army. But his beautiful, doting wife Susan (Kelly Lynch) stood with him through all of it. The result of their union is a beautiful daughter. The result of Tom's lack of education and career choices however is a rundown apartment and a pile of unpaid bills. Tom can't even hold down a job pushing a mop.

    Seeing himself as hardworking and patriotic he comes to view his predicament as symptomatic of an elaborate conspiracy new friends tell him about. They are members of a highly dangerous neo-Nazi group led by charismatic and driven Bob Mathews (Peter Gallagher) - a psychotic conspiracy theorist and religious zealot with a sinister agenda and a group of devoted followers holing up in a compound in the Pacific Northwest to help him carry it out.

    Mathews has extrapolated from fiction (The Turner Diaries) and fringe fundamentalist religious teachings a plan of action to violently undermine a federal government which he believes to be controlled by forces he considers malevolent.

    Tom - a simpleton of jaw-dropping naiveté is drawn in hook, line and sinker but becomes uncomfortable when the activities of the group surpass the boundaries of legality veering off into counterfeiting, armed robbery, terrorist bombings and murder.

    Based rather closely on a true story this production fails by focusing the majority of screen time on its weakest aspects - Tom Martinez's arc within the movement and William Baldwin's awful characterization playing him.

    The plot should have centred around the Bob Mathews character and Peter Gallagher's performance as the driving force behind this frightening movement and it's most infamous act which was the murder of talk radio show shock jock Alan Berg.

    Rob Labelle and Stephen E.Miller are American-born actors who found a niche in Canada's film industry often getting work by playing American characters in productions set in the United States but shot north of the border.
    5Uriah43

    A Case Study on the Perils of Joining a Right-Wing Hate Group

    After a brief tour in the army "Tom Martinez" (William Baldwin) comes back home where his fiancé "Susan" (Kelly Lynch) is there to meet him at the bus stop. Not long afterward they get married and settle down. However, because of his limited education he is unable to get a very good job and things get even worse when he is fired from it due to affirmative action. Feeling betrayed and discriminated against because he is white he subsequently joins a right-wing hate group. At first, the majority of the time is spent in discussions which basically feed their hate and anger, but eventually things become much more serious and quickly spiral out-of-control. It's at this point that Tom realizes just how serious some of his colleagues are and even though he disapproves of their methods finds that separating himself from them is much more difficult than he ever could have imagined. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film is supposedly based on a true story and for that reason it has a "documentary" feel about it at times. But it still managed to keep my attention for the most part and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.
    7RatedVforVinny

    I found it a worthy experience, into a dark world.

    An interesting and true story about a group of mad Neo-Nazis. William Baldwin plays a character down on his luck, who gets roped into joining a hit squad for a fanatical outfit. Also stars the rather lovely Kelly Lynch (from Drugstore Cowboy). The topic is both disturbing and very scary.

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    • Goofs
      As with most 'based on a true story' films, some historical details have been altered for the sake of the narrative.
    • Soundtracks
      Forever And Beyond
      Music by Laura Karpman and Holly Light

      Lyrics by Shannon Halwes and Holly Light

      Sung by Holly Light

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dödens brödraskap
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • DEJ Productions
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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