Our Idiot Brother

"Everybody has one"

Aug 26 2011 R 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Jesse Peretz, Evgenia Peretz, David Schisgall

Directed by

Jesse Peretz

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Big Beach, The Weinstein Company, Likely Story, Yuk Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
92,086
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
60
Popularity
NA