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The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited

I want us to be brothers again, like we used to be.

20077.21h 32m

Overview

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman
Produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Lydia Dean Pilcher
Box OfficeBudget: $16.0MRevenue: $24.4M

Top Cast

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Francis

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Peter

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Jack

Amara Karan

Amara Karan

Rita

Wallace Wolodarsky

Wallace Wolodarsky

Brendan

Waris Ahluwalia

Waris Ahluwalia

The Chief Steward

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

The Father

Barbet Schroeder

Barbet Schroeder

The Mechanic

Camilla Rutherford

Camilla Rutherford

Alice

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

The Businessman

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipdysfunctional familytrainindianostalgichealingcatharsistrain rideunderstatedmelodramatic

About The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited is a adventure, drama, comedy film released in 2007 exploring themes of sibling relationship, dysfunctional family, train, india, nostalgic, healing. Directed by Wes Anderson, it stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman. Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

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