Brick (film) is an American television show.
Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir mystery 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 Californian suburb . The film draws heavily in plot , characterization , and dialogue from hardboiled classics , especially those by Dashiell Hammett . The film won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival , and received positive reviews from critics .