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Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children--Chas, Richie, and Margot--they were a family of geniuses and then they separated. Chas started buying real estate in his early teens and seemed to have had a preternatural understanding of international finance. Margot was a playwright and received a Braverman grant of fifty thousand dollars in the ninth grade. Richie was a junior champion tennis... See Full Description
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Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 43 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 14, 2001 LA/NY; December 28, 2001 Expands |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for some lnaguage, sexuality/nudity and drug content. |
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| Distributors: |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$52,353,636 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Arizona Daily Star, Phil Villareal
"The cast is what gets you in the door...but it's the writing that keeps you in your seat." more...
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B+ |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...proof that Anderson and his writing partner, the actor Owen Wilson, have a gift of cockeyed genius." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Mark Caro
"...builds to an emotional payoff that comes as a surprise given the offhanded way the story unfolds." more...
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A- |
CNN.com, Paul Tatara
"In a nutshell, the script doesn't work, but lots of other things do." more...
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C |
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