Movie
Our Idiot Brother
Overview
Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realise that Ned isn't such an idiot after all.
Details
- Release date
- 2011-08-26
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Big Beach, Likely Story, Yuk Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Paul Rudd as Nedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
- Elizabeth Banks as Miranda Rochlin
- Zooey Deschanel as Natalie Rochlin
- Emily Mortimer as Liz Rochlin Byng
- Steve Coogan as Dylan Byng
- Rashida Jones as Cindy
- Kathryn Hahn as Janet
- T.J. Miller as Billy
- Shirley Knight as Ilene Rochlin
- Adam Scott as Jeremy
- Matthew Mindler as River Rochlin Byng
- Hugh Dancy as Christian
Crew
- Jesse Peretz - Director
- Evgenia Peretz - Screenplay
- David Schisgall - Screenplay
- Evgenia Peretz - Story
- Jesse Peretz - Story
- David Schisgall - Story
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