The Royal Tenenbaums
Family Isn't A Word ... It's A Sentence.
Family Isn't A Word ... It's A Sentence.
Comedy, Drama
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2001
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Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
5 Oct 2001
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Italian
Budget:
$21,000,000
Revenue:
$71,441,250
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 46 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This comedy-drama about a dysfunctional family of eccentric geniuses is exactly the kind of movie America could use. It's funny, poignant, laced with irresistibly flawed characters and focuses on the power of love in a family.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
1 Oct 2014
fresh:
The film manages to be both sarcastic and sentimental. As odd as the Tenenbaums are, the family remains bound by love.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
1 Oct 2014
fresh:
Each character, as ever, is tucked into a shell of his or her obsessions, and yet the filming itself -- the grace of Anderson's draftsmanship, as it were -- binds the figures together into a team.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
4 Mar 2014
fresh:
Anderson, who collaborated on the script (as in his previous films) with his college buddy Owen Wilson, gives everyone some of the best dialogue heard in a recent movie.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
4 Mar 2014
fresh:
Wes Anderson is an authentic original -- an eccentric and heretical talent.
– Manohla Dargis,
L.A. Weekly,
4 Mar 2014