Film

The Blues Brothers 1980

Directed by John Landis

  • Music, Comedy, Crime
  • 133 min
  • R

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

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

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