The Royal Tenenbaums

"Family isn't a word... it's a sentence."

2001 1h 50m EN

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7.5

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7.6

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★7.5TMDB · 5,225🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 334,411

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Synopsis

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Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

“Family isn't a word... it's a sentence.”

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Cast

Gene Hackman
Royal Tenenbaum
Anjelica Huston
Etheline Tenenbaum
Ben Stiller
Chas Tenenbaum
Gwyneth Paltrow
Margot Tenenbaum
Luke Wilson
Richie Tenenbaum
Owen Wilson
Eli Cash
Bill Murray
Raleigh St. Clair
Danny Glover
Henry Sherman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wes Anderson, shot by Robert D. Yeoman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dylan Tichenor 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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Gene Hackman and Anjelica Huston and Ben Stiller carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Family isn't a word... it's a sentence.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wes Anderson directs. Robert D. Yeoman behind the camera. Mark Mothersbaugh scores. Dylan Tichenor cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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1Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Directed by Wes Anderson, shot by Robert D. Yeoman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dylan Tichenor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Gene Hackman and Anjelica Huston and Ben Stiller carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Family isn't a word... it's a sentence.".
9IMDB entry: tt0265666 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "forgiveness", "cigarette", "melancholy", "child prodigy".