Claim: Tobey Maguire was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier 's Danish film Brødre -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Jake Gyllenhaal , and Natalie Portman , and is directed by Jim Sheridan . Both films take inspiration from Homer 's epic poem , the Odyssey . The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $ 43 million . Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance .