Brick

Name: Brick
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2006-04-14
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary

IMDb ID: tt0393109 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.1 (112,086 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Arab Emirates: Brick
Argentina: Brick (cable TV title)
Australia: Brick
Canada: Brick (English)
Germany: Brick
Spain: Brick
France: Brick
United Kingdom: Brick
Ireland: Brick (English)
India: Brick (English)
India: Brick (Hindi)
Mexico: Brick
Netherlands: Brick
New Zealand: Brick (English)
Philippines: Brick (English)
Portugal: Brick
Sweden: Brick
United States: Brick
United States: Brick (Spanish)
South Africa: Brick (English)
Kazakhstan: Кирпич (Russian)
Russia: Кирпич
Brazil: A Ponta de um Crime
Turkey: Asi Gençlik (Turkish)
Vietnam: Bánh Heroin
Hungary: Beépülve
Canada: Brick - À la recherche d'Emily (French)
Italy: Brick - Dose mortale
Austria: Brick - Heiße Ware (TV Title)
Japan: BRICK ブリック (Japanese)
Romania: Cărămida (poster title)
Croatia: Cigla
Romania: Codul mortii
Greece: Eglima sto kolegio (transliterated title)
Uzbekistan: G'isht
Azerbaijan: Kərpic
Poland: Kto ją zabił?
Lithuania: Plyta
Slovenia: Zadetek
Greece: Εγκλημα στο κολέγιο
Kazakhstan: Кірпіш
Bulgaria: Пакетът (Bulgarian)
Ukraine: Цеглина
Taiwan: 追兇
Bánh HeroinContent RatingRRelease Date2006-04-14Runtime110 minutesMetascore72IMDb Popularity4416User Reviews566Critic Reviews186Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsneo noir
california
san clemente california
flip phone
drug kingpinFilming LocationsSan Clemente, California, USAProduction CompaniesBergman Lustig ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393109/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0393109.jpgUpdated At2026-08-27T23:49:30

Directors

Rian Johnson

Writers

Rian Johnson

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Character: Brendan
Actor: Nora Zehetner | Character: Laura
Actor: Lukas Haas | Character: The Pin
Actor: Noah Fleiss | Character: Tugger
Actor: Matt O'Leary | Character: The Brain
Actor: Emilie de Ravin | Character: Emily
Actor: Noah Segan | Character: Dode
Actor: Richard Roundtree | Character: Assistant V.P. Trueman
Actor: Meagan Good | Character: Kara
Actor: Brian White | Character: Brad Bramish
Actor: Jonathan Cauff | Character: Biff
Actor: Reedy Gibbs | Character: Pin's Mom
Actor: Lucas Babin | Character: Big Stoner
Actor: Tracy Bitterolf | Character: Straggler
Actor: Ari Welkom | Character: Tangles
Actor: Cody Lightning | Character: The Lug
Actor: McJoel Hamilton | Character: The Pin's Driver
Actor: Lauren Johnson | Character: Woman Sweeping Backstage
Actor: Dylan Lujano | Character: Student

[Directors Group]
Name: Rian Johnson | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Rian Johnson | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ram Bergman | Role: Producer
Name: Marcie Campbell | Role: Producer
Name: Norman Dreyfuss | Role: Producer
Name: Susan Dynner | Role: Producer
Name: Raymond Izaac | Role: Producer
Name: Craig Johnson | Role: Producer
Name: Lisa Johnson | Role: Producer
Name: Dana Lustig | Role: Producer
Name: Mark G. Mathis | Role: Producer
Name: Angela Roessel | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nathan Johnson | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Steve Yedlin | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Rian Johnson | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Shannon Makhanian | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Jodie Lynn Tillen | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Shara Kasprack | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Michele Posch | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Erin Lippard | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lisa Machii | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kerri Nicole | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jill Ventimiglia | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dahlia Warner | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Philip Harrelson | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ilya Lyudmirsky | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Anthony Carregal | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kristin Mente | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Chris Hall | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: McJoel Hamilton | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Ron Lance | Role: Art Department
Name: Jason O'Rourke | Role: Art Department
Name: Moe Moe Lwin | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Randy Babajtis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Balko | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dhyana Carlton-Tims | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Freedman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerry Gilbert | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bryant Grizzell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dennis Grzesik | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Hinkley | Role: Sound Department
Name: Spencer Johnson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeana Lasser | Role: Sound Department
Name: Randy Lawson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Didier Lozahic | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Miller | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Morgado | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Patterson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shelley Roden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gerard Vernice | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Wright | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: David Wanye | Role: Special Effects
Name: Torrence Hall | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Todd Hall | Role: Visual Effects
Name: James R. Kerrigan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Karen McCarthy | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: McJoel Hamilton | Role: Stunts
Name: Ken Moreno | Role: Stunts
Name: Nils Allen Stewart | Role: Stunts
Name: Chris Hall | Role: Stunts
Name: Maegan Stewart | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Silvia Beltramini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Gayne | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Allen Grove | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Forest James | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott E. Kaufman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ama MacDonald | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jerome Roi Maufas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ryan McCoy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tobin Oldach | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Seth Orozco | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Peebles | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jaron Presant | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ann Rabin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Colleen Rea | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gregory Romero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Liam Sinnott | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Skor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Todd Antonio Somodevilla | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Troost | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Weeks | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wade Whitley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Jennifer Goldstein | Role: Casting Department
Name: Georgia Simon | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Jennifer Greeke | Role: Costume Department
Name: Michelle Hamer | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sam Velde | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Philip Beckner | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Henry Lowenfels | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mark Smirnoff | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Philip Harrelson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tod Lautenberg | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Dan Baker | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Burton | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Cowley | Role: Music Department
Name: Andy Davey | Role: Music Department
Name: Drew DeAscentis | Role: Music Department
Name: Melody Dornfield | Role: Music Department
Name: Lee Farber | Role: Music Department
Name: Aaron Johnson | Role: Music Department
Name: Nathan Johnson | Role: Music Department
Name: Seth Johnson | Role: Music Department
Name: Zachary Johnson | Role: Music Department
Name: China Kent | Role: Music Department
Name: Seth Kent | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Mears | Role: Music Department
Name: Chris Pedley | Role: Music Department
Name: Joe Rudge | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sean Adderly | Role: Production Department
Name: Shawn Attias | Role: Production Department
Name: Tracy Bitterolf | Role: Production Department
Name: Alyssa Feener | Role: Production Department
Name: Joel Hamilton | Role: Production Department
Name: Daniel Laiblin | Role: Production Department
Name: Kevin Earl Maynard | Role: Production Department
Name: Ken Diver | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Liz Covert | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Paul Feddersen | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Hugo R. Ocana | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Lew Strong | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Treven Bedwell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Coleman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Glenn D. Feig | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bob Fredrickson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Heidenreich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maria Kerrigan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Knowlton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Moe Moe Lwin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Denise Marciel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank McGonagle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Larry Michalski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Masumi Mutsuda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dana O'Keefe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Layton Rawlins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ray Rawlins | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric J. Spiegelman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Perry Suppa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sue Gates | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Benjamin R. Reder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Tristano | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Eddie Barragan | Role: Thanks
Name: Tal Bergman | Role: Thanks
Name: Bryan Bishop | Role: Thanks
Name: Ben Boyer | Role: Thanks
Name: Rose Braunstein | Role: Thanks
Name: Crosby Burns | Role: Thanks
Name: Cathy Burton | Role: Thanks
Name: Paul Burton | Role: Thanks
Name: Adrian Caufield | Role: Thanks
Name: Andy Chamberlain | Role: Thanks
Name: Anna Chamberlain | Role: Thanks
Name: Shawna Chance | Role: Thanks
Name: Dan Chariton | Role: Thanks
Name: Stacy Chariton | Role: Thanks
Name: Evan Christman | Role: Thanks
Name: Ron Collins | Role: Thanks
Name: Gregory Cundiff | Role: Thanks
Name: Michelle Delanty | Role: Thanks
Name: Rick J. Delanty | Role: Thanks
Name: Santiago Dominguez | Role: Thanks
Name: Brian Dreyfuss | Role: Thanks
Name: Lee Farber | Role: Thanks
Name: Sheryl Gould | Role: Thanks
Name: Mark Gutmann | Role: Thanks
Name: Charles Hinman | Role: Thanks
Name: Jake Holland | Role: Thanks
Name: Tara Holland | Role: Thanks
Name: Erin Holzer | Role: Thanks
Name: Elody James | Role: Thanks
Name: Forest James | Role: Thanks
Name: Kribber Jensen | Role: Thanks
Name: Adam Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Chris Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Court Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Cynthia Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Dorsey Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Howard Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Jon Paul Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Lauren Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Zachary Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: George Knights | Role: Thanks
Name: Jennifer Kuwabara | Role: Thanks
Name: Tyson League | Role: Thanks
Name: Jammes Luckett | Role: Thanks
Name: Shawn Marchetti | Role: Thanks
Name: Catherine Mathis | Role: Thanks
Name: Janet McClintock | Role: Thanks
Name: Jon McClintock | Role: Thanks
Name: Lucky McKee | Role: Thanks
Name: Sean McKesson | Role: Thanks
Name: Shelli Merrill | Role: Thanks
Name: Dana Moscoveci | Role: Thanks
Name: Jaime Nichols | Role: Thanks
Name: Zach Passero | Role: Thanks
Name: Jack Pastorok | Role: Thanks
Name: Jacob Porteous | Role: Thanks
Name: Steve Rim | Role: Thanks
Name: Dave Roche | Role: Thanks
Name: Jake Schiffelbein | Role: Thanks
Name: Zack Schiffelbein | Role: Thanks
Name: Lauren Jean Schwartz | Role: Thanks
Name: Larry Seymour | Role: Thanks
Name: Chris Sivertson | Role: Thanks
Name: Jessica Thompson | Role: Thanks
Name: Natalie Torney | Role: Thanks
Name: Sean Watson | Role: Thanks
Name: Shane Weld | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Rian Johnson: Crafting the Perfect Plot Twist | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1359003417/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1359003417/1434659529640-260ouz-1576800266933.mp4?Expires=1788389507&Signature=eIbIsoxg1dMv7j6pmWehMXtSQTZlQVnFVKoxiyxQPNHuIUiksQk6tRiOoY46dwIgrxjrQg9UvKHkpe7pxsOnrjLecKl9YGcDjuYXr-HmukH6AhcvdKtgI0IH0YWOaCjijpcFkyTu2t08JpmO9KGDlmUnkfAS2L3sFOlm6QcpoLl35uK-MejnrO7WU9cZShS5tFHy~6OgmR-7G2fr84D2ditVwsYWKX3wstByN~Wa8PaTsryf2wyvd7qBJWt6mMK6pE3EaejebMuuTNMu4pc~FzHjU8jn9gt7viPDi18zjSDF81qOGUbHXC8yXB2mGm4hxcO9Iw4eCcZ7HP6yE7P-pQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
A Guide to the Films of Rian Johnson | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3050553113/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3050553113/1434659529640-260ouz-1572909439313.mp4?Expires=1788389507&Signature=tL5Jcmc3qMBNoE~ap1Ge9mbaSbQUPkREb~JXVMVWyzVi8ZwNcqj2XuUb7AguvpWwl5b8vAZYiD-5nSmvuF~bmT0pxQbyOrawaoUqn53YiZHZV5C8bRPAnzGxtBb6vMW6HjVgKRQyrIs~5c95zbyIGJL-yKnvBuR9M4rmeOlWegBChJSMjJvmC3wmkfyrzhLgEbXc1ZoAp~L24GPuXy0kl-I7oec93ROvnhRhbJ7XN0R02sTn~f7DmlZX0CUhvuMV4jmYDBg6bjFzeSPr0G1g79pIFmkHe9PIikoJ1hRcFPTCzg0gutlRY2Ie0jfWj7hLFWSGfBPnD1yokziF3JI3mw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
France: September 6, 2005 (Deauville Film Festival)
United States: October 14, 2005 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United States: October 20, 2005 (Austin Film Festival)
United States: November 18, 2005 (St. Louis International Film Festival)
United States: March 31, 2006 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: March 31, 2006 (New York City, New York)
Canada: April 7, 2006
United States: April 7, 2006 (limited)
France: April 8, 2006 (Cognac Film Festival)
United States: April 14, 2006
United Kingdom: May 12, 2006
Ireland: May 12, 2006
Malta: May 12, 2006
Norway: July 7, 2006 (Quart Festival)
Germany: July 21, 2006 (München Fantasy Filmfest)
Mexico: August 8, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Australia: August 10, 2006
Israel: August 10, 2006
France: August 16, 2006
Netherlands: August 20, 2006 (Lowlands Festival)
Switzerland: September 14, 2006 (German speaking region)
Netherlands: September 14, 2006
Brazil: September 18, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Germany: September 21, 2006
Fiji: October 5, 2006
New Zealand: October 5, 2006
Turkey: October 14, 2006 (Istanbul FilmOctober Film Week)
Greece: October 19, 2006 (limited)
Russia: October 19, 2006 (limited)
Belgium: November 15, 2006
Portugal: November 16, 2006
Spain: December 1, 2006
Norway: December 13, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Finland: December 15, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: January 24, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Iceland: January 31, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Japan: April 14, 2007 (Tokyo)
Switzerland: June 13, 2007 (French speaking region)
Argentina: December 27, 2007 (TV premiere)
South Korea: January 31, 2008
Italy: June 30, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Poland: August 25, 2011 (TV release)
Sweden: February 3, 2012 (TV premiere)
Nepal: July 19, 2018
India: May 7, 2019 (Blu-Ray release)
Singapore: January 7, 2020 (Blu Ray release)
Indonesia: April 23, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Hong Kong: August 15, 2022 (internet)
Taiwan: August 15, 2022 (internet)
Egypt: December 2, 2022 (DVD premiere)

Awards

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