Brick (film)

Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Rian Johnson in his directorial debut, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Brick was distributed by Focus Features, and opened in New York and Los Angeles on April 7, 2006. The film's narrative centers on a hardboiled detective story set in a California suburb. Most of the main characters are high school students. The film draws heavily in plot, characterization, and dialogue from hardboiled classics, especially those by Dashiell Hammett. The title refers to a block of heroin, compressed roughly to the size and shape of a brick.

This article is about the 2005 live-action film. For animation style and technique, see Brickfilm.

Brick
Sundance release poster
Directed byRian Johnson
Written byRian Johnson
Produced by
  • Ram Bergman
  • Mark G. Mathis
Starring
CinematographySteve Yedlin
Edited byRian Johnson
Music byNathan Johnson
Production
company
Bergman Lustig Productions
Distributed byFocus Features
Release dates
  • January 21, 2005 (2005-01-21) (Sundance)
  • April 7, 2006 (2006-04-07) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$450,000
Box office$3.9 million

The film won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, and received positive reviews from critics. It has come to be regarded as a cult classic.

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