Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Directed by

Jesse Peretz

Genre

drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 1,047 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A trusting and overly honest man moves back in with his three sisters after a setback. His simple and well-meaning nature accidentally causes problems in their lives.

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What happens

Our Idiot Brother is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer. The script was written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall based on Jesse and Evgenia Peretz's story, and tells the story of a dimwitted but idealistic and well-meaning man who intrudes and wreaks havoc in his three sisters' lives. The film was co-produced by Anthony Bregman, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was given wide release by The Weinstein Company on August 26, 2011. The film received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the story and Rudd's performance, but criticizing the uneven script. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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