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Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

Drugs, Murder, and Brotherly Love.

20096.01h 44m

Overview

An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.

Directed by Tim Blake Nelson
Written by Tim Blake Nelson
Produced by Bill Migliore, Elie Cohn, Edward Norton
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Daisy Kincaid

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Pug Rothbaum

Keri Russell

Keri Russell

Janet

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Colleen

Lucy DeVito

Lucy DeVito

Anne Greenstein

Kent Jude Bernard

Kent Jude Bernard

Philosophy Student

Amelia Campbell

Amelia Campbell

Maggie Harmon

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Bolger

Randal Reeder

Randal Reeder

Shaver

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshiprestartmentorroad triptwin brotherhospital

About Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass is a comedy, crime, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of sibling relationship, restart, mentor, road trip, twin brother, hospital. Directed by Tim Blake Nelson, it stars Edward Norton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss. An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.

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