Our Idiot Brother

"Everybody has one"

2011 1h 30m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 1,073

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Synopsis

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Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realise that Ned isn't such an idiot after all.

“Everybody has one”

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Cast

Paul Rudd
Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
Elizabeth Banks
Miranda Rochlin
Zooey Deschanel
Natalie Rochlin
Emily Mortimer
Liz Rochlin Byng
Steve Coogan
Dylan Byng
Rashida Jones
Cindy
Kathryn Hahn
Janet
T.J. Miller
Billy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jesse Peretz
Writers: David Schisgall, Evgenia Peretz, Jesse Peretz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jesse Peretz, shot by Yaron Orbach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nathan Larson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacob Craycroft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everybody has one".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jesse Peretz directs. Yaron Orbach behind the camera. Nathan Larson scores. Jacob Craycroft cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
3Released 15 years ago.
4Directed by Jesse Peretz, shot by Yaron Orbach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nathan Larson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jacob Craycroft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Everybody has one".
9IMDB entry: tt1637706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "farm", "sibling relationship", "hippie", "ex-lover".

The technical file

Cinematography: Yaron Orbach
Original score: Nathan Larson
Editing: Jacob Craycroft
Production design: Inbal Weinberg
Makeup / hair: Qodi Armstrong
VFX supervisor: J. John Corbett
Sound: Michael Barry
Stunt coordinator: Brian Smyj
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Box office: $24,816,118
Return: 496% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Our Idiot Brother (2011)

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Kamurai2020-08-30
★ 7/10
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This has a fantastic cast of characters. Paul Rudd leads excellently, but the rest of the cast is so good that he doesn't have to carry the movie. Too often the lead overpowers the presence of other actors. It helps that he is playing a doofy character. This story is just as complicated as real life, but as ridiculous as it is, it's not believeable enough to break the immersion. The story is written as multi-threaded in a great way. Ned is a great every man, and an embodiment of purity. His only real flaw is wanting to be good and just. It's a charming story of the turbulences of life, filled with great acting and plenty of good humor.

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