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Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

Everybody has one

20116.11h 30m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jesse Peretz
Written by David Schisgall, Evgenia Peretz, Jesse Peretz
Produced by Anthony Bregman, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $24.8M

Top Cast

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Miranda Rochlin

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Natalie Rochlin

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Liz Rochlin Byng

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Dylan Byng

Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones

Cindy

Kathryn Hahn

Kathryn Hahn

Janet

T.J. Miller

T.J. Miller

Billy

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Ilene Rochlin

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Jeremy

Themes & Keywords

farmsibling relationshiphippieex-loverhonestyrelationship problemsfamily clanidealisthippie lifestyledogparoleeriftouttakesjailedgullibilitybrother sister relationshipfree spiritedlovingfarmer's marketwillie nelsontaken advantage oftrusting

About Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother is a comedy, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of farm, sibling relationship, hippie, ex-lover, honesty, relationship problems. Directed by Jesse Peretz, it stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel. 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.

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