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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

15 110 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   14 December 2001 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 111,098 users   Metascore: 75/100 
Reviews: 927 user | 194 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when one of their member announces he has a terminal illness.

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Wes Anderson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gene Hackman ...
Anjelica Huston ...
Ben Stiller ...
Gwyneth Paltrow ...
Luke Wilson ...
Owen Wilson ...
Bill Murray ...
Danny Glover ...
Seymour Cassel ...
Kumar Pallana Kumar Pallana ...
Alec Baldwin ...
Narrator (voice)
Grant Rosenmeyer ...
Jonah Meyerson ...
Aram Aslanian-Persico Aram Aslanian-Persico ...
Irene Gorovaia Irene Gorovaia ...
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Storyline

Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal had left them long ago, and comes back to make things right with his family. Written by MonkeyKingMA  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Family Isn't A Word... It's A Sentence. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language, sexuality/nudity and drug content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Los excéntricos Tenenbaums See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$21,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$276,981 (USA) (16 December 2001) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$71,441,250 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Both Anjelica Huston and Gene Hackman turned down their roles until additional scenes providing more character depth were written specifically for them. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Richie is seated and waiting for Margot to pick him up at the passenger ship terminal, the shot shows several sailors wearing dress white uniforms walk by behind him. After a shot of Margot, the next shot of Richie shows a porter behind him pushing a baggage cart. The sailors are nowhere to be seen. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Royal Tenenbaum bought the house on Archer Avenue in the winter of his 35th year. Over the next decade, he and his wife had three children, and then they separated.
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Connections

Referenced in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Concerto per Liuto E Mandolino"
Written by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Il Giardino Armonico
Courtesy of Teldec Classics International
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »