SummaryBand of Brothers is a 10-part miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for HBO. The miniseries follows Easy Company, an army unit during World War II, from their initial training at Camp Toccoa to the conclusion of the war. The series is based on the book written by the late Stephen E Ambrose. Tom Hanks approached Steven Spielberg... Read More
Band of Brothers
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 9, 2001
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Universal Acclaim
87
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
82% Positive
23 Reviews
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18% Mixed
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Aug 15, 2013
100
It is doubtful that any war movie on the large or small screen has captured the varied experiences of ordinary soldiers better than Band of Brothers. Whether it's the sheer terror of facing an unseen enemy or the momentary joy following a successful mission, the mini eschews the typical movie cliches while revealing and reveling in the humanity within each member of Easy Company. It explains in large measure why this group of regular guys and others like them have come to be called the Greatest Generation. [5 Sept 2001]
Aug 15, 2013
100
May be the best-ever film depiction of war in the trenches, large screen or small, and TV's loftiest miniseries since the Brits sent over "The Jewel in the Crown" in 1984. Give Band of Brothers a medal. [7 Sept 2001, p.C1]
User score
Universal Acclaim
96% Positive
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3% Mixed
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2% Negative
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11 Ratings
Nov 15, 2025
10
It doesn’t cut any corners, it makes you feel the war as this ugly, brutal and unfair creature and still holds it’s ownin 2025. 10 gritting episodes of absolute cinema
Aug 5, 2025
10
Without a doubt one of the single greatest television series ever made. If you haven't seen it, I beg you watch it when you can.
Aug 14, 2013
100
A perceptive, powerful, five-star achievement in HBO's continuing championship season...Saluting it is a singular honor and privilege.[9 Sept 2001, p.3]
Aug 15, 2013
90
It doesn't even look like a TV miniseries -- it's more like 10 theatrical films that do an amazing job re-creating battles. [7 Sept 2001, p.W01]
Aug 14, 2013
83
Band of Brothers may be the best film ever made to show the everlasting bond forged in war between ordinary men...It may also be the best film ever made to show the relentlessness and horror of war. Aurally and visually, it's as graphically real as the battle scenes of Saving Private Ryan, only Band is five times longer...Still, there's something stopping me from saying this is the best war movie ever made, and that is because Band of Brothers succeeds as a whole, but fails to be as interesting in its individual installments. [9 Sept 2001, p.2]
Aug 15, 2013
60
Band of Brothers thus finds itself in a tricky no- man's land. It's too colloquial and too specific to be valuable in a larger historical sense, like the classic "World at War" series or any of the World War II documentaries that are a History Channel staple. Yet, it's too lacking in dramatic focal points to succeed fully as entertainment like "Private Ryan" or any of the dozens of World War II movies ("Battle Cry," "Battleground") that Hollywood turned out in the late 1940s and '50s. [7 Sept 2001, p.B02]
Aug 15, 2013
50
A glorious bungle. It has been produced on a dauntingly massive scale (by no less than Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, those old war hands) and is at times visually astonishing...Unfortunately it also suffers from disorganization, muddled thinking and a sense of redundancy. [8 Sept 2001, p.C01]
Apr 21, 2025
10
A série é muito fiel a combates reais da compania Easy 101°com relatos de veteranos que lutaram no conflito.
Jan 17, 2025
10
It's astonishing how World War 2 actually happened and it's not just some film trope or something. The horror of the second world war is astonishing. God bless the Greatest Generation.
Dec 17, 2024
10
It is my favorite war film.
Recommended if you want to watch a war film.
The beginning might be a bit boring, so watch until ep2.
Sep 27, 2022
10
What makes this mini series both meaningful, inspiring and poignant is the actual old Vets talking at the begining of each episode. You know the guys who actually did this stuff and not the bunch of lets pretend actors. So when I see a bunch of actors doing this pretend war stuff on screen? I directly think of the actual courage of those Vets. The ones who lived through that nightmare of a world gone mad with world war and mass death.
Production Company:
- DreamWorks Television
- HBO Films
- Playtone
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Initial Release Date:Sep 9, 2001
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 6 Wins & 19 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 11 Wins & 15 Nominations
