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Our Idiot Brother

2011 · 90 min

A gentle, feel-good comedy about an overly trusting man whose innocence disrupts his sisters' messy lives, leaving you with a warm smile.

Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel

Tagline: Everybody has one
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.

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Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
love
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Written by: David Schisgall, Evgenia Peretz
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, T.J. Miller
Music: Eric D. Johnson, Nathan Larson
Cinematography: Yaron Orbach
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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