My idiot brother how long

Shirley Knight Ilene. Adam Scott Jeremy. Miller Billy. Janet Montgomery Arabella. Matthew Mindler River. Jesse Peretz Director. Evgenia Peretz Screenwriter. David Schisgall Screenwriter. Anthony Bregman Producer. Peter Saraf Producer. Marc Turtletaub Producer. Jesse Peretz Executive Producer. Caroline Jaczko Executive Producer. Stefanie Azpiazu Executive Producer. Aleen Keshishian Executive Producer. John Hodges Executive Producer. Yaron Orbach Cinematographer. Andrew Mondshein Film Editor.

Jacob Craycroft Film Editor. Nathan Larson Original Music. Eric D. Johnson Original Music. Inbal Weinberg Production Design. Michael Ahern Art Director. Susan Perlman Set Decoration. Christopher Peterson Costume Designer. View All Critic Reviews Sep 09, A movie that meant well but just couldn't execute. The plot is sappy and too contrived and the direction and script are muddled. However, Rudd continues to amaze me with his depth as an actor. Christopher O Super Reviewer.

Sep 01, The movie has a low key charm that works and there's definitely more complexity to these characters than the screenplay has been given credit for. Alec B Super Reviewer. Jul 07, Our Idiot Brother takes a while to get going and never quite achieves the comic potential of its capable stars, but its harmless charm and Paul Rudd's charismatic performance make it the perfect film to zone out to for ninety minutes and feel a little bit happier by the time the credits roll.

Isaac H Super Reviewer. Apr 18, Directors C Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Best Horror Movies. Worst Superhero Movies. Best Netflix Series and Shows. Go back. He reminds me a little of Harold Skimpole, the Dickens character who never grasped how money worked, or why it mattered if he didn't have any.

When we meet Ned, he's selling organic vegetables at a farmer's market, with a little sideline in under-the-counter weed. A uniformed cop. After getting busted, Ned is released from prison early he was named a model prisoner four months in a row. He returns to the farm he worked with his girlfriend Kathryn Hahn , discovers she has a new boyfriend, and just about apologizes to the guy for turning up unexpectedly. Deprived of his home, he begins to depend on the hospitality of his three sisters, who in their three ways are three pieces of work.

This movie wouldn't work without Paul Rudd. He walks such a fine line. He has to be nice, but not a fool. Sweet, but not saccharine. Honest enough to cause trouble, but always innocently. Not only doesn't he lie, he never knows when he has been lied to.

When the genes were being shaken up in his family tree, all of the kind ones must have fallen into his pool. The movie circles with nimble wit through an A-list of supporting characters. Their mother is Ilene, played by the legendary Shirley Knight , who is one of those rare all-day wine drinkers who can stay topped up and never get hammered. It goes without saying, I suppose, that the Steve Coogan character is a bit of a rat; his characters usually are. But Cindy the lesbian is free of all the tiresome cliches about lesbians in comedies, and daringly plots with Ned to regain ownership of Willie Nelson , his beloved dog.

I know someone just like Ned. She is a woman. She has an uncanny gift for making a statement, looking puzzled when a hush falls upon the room, and saying, "Uh-oh. I thought everyone knew that.

Promo Photos Top cast Edit. Paul Rudd Ned as Ned. Elizabeth Banks Miranda as Miranda. Zooey Deschanel Natalie as Natalie. Nick Sullivan Customer as Customer. Francesca Papalia Sadie as Sadie. Peter Hermann Terry as Terry. Adam Scott Jeremy as Jeremy. Rashida Jones Cindy as Cindy. Emily Mortimer Liz as Liz. Steve Coogan Dylan as Dylan. Kathryn Hahn Janet as Janet. Miller Billy as Billy. Shirley Knight Ilene as Ilene.

Matthew Mindler River as River. Sterling K. Brown Omar as Omar as Sterling Brown. Hugh Dancy Christian as Christian. Jesse Peretz. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Ned lived a happy life growing organic vegetables on a farm with his hippie girlfriend and his dog named Willie Nelson, but an unadvised incident with marijuana at a farmer's market lands him in jail.

When he gets out of jail, he is off to live with his sisters. While Ned is still happy, his sisters are much less so after his honest, but unworldly manner contributes to revelations which manage to expose infidelity in one marriage, potentially illegal actions in one job opportunity, dishonesty in one budding relationship and morally unpleasant behaviour in one domestic partnership.

He sees those problems as breakdowns in communication, but his sisters see him as an idiot. The truth the audience witness is that ultimately, Ned is a catalyst for good around him without consciously setting out to do so. The denouement of the film sees balance restored with a positive outcome for all in the family. Everybody has one. Rated R for sexual content including nudity, and for language throughout.