The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) movie poster

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

"Family isn't a word ... It's a sentence."
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๐Ÿ‘ 89%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 78% (RT: 81%, MC: 76) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
ComedyDrama

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Runtime
1h 50m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.5/10 (4,931 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
76
Cast
Gene Hackman as Royal Tenenbaum
Anjelica Huston as Etheline Tenenbaum
Ben Stiller as Chas Tenenbaum
Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot Tenenbaum
Luke Wilson as Richie Tenenbaum
Owen Wilson as Eli Cash
Bill Murray as Raleigh St. Clair
Danny Glover as Henry Sherman
Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it based on 4,931 votes. Critics gave it 78%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • Wes Anderson originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
  • Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
  • During the filming of The Royal Tenenbaums, Gene Hackman improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
Audience Consensus

The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 American comedy-drama directed by Wes Anderson. Gene Hackman stars as Royal Tenenbaum, a disbarred attorney and estranged patriarch of a family of former child prodigies who announces he is dying of cancer to reunite with his ex-wife Etheline, played by Anjelica Huston, and their three adult children: Chas, a widowed businessman played by Ben Stiller; Margot, a playwright in a loveless marriage played by Gwyneth Paltrow; and Richie, a disgraced tennis champion played by Luke Wilson. Royal's cancer announcement is a lie โ€” a transparent, selfish manipulation that nonetheless becomes the catalyst for genuine family reconciliation.

Wes Anderson's meticulous visual style reached a new level of sophistication, with every frame composed like a dollhouse diorama and the fictional Tenenbaum family brownstone becoming one of cinema's most recognizable imaginary locations. Gene Hackman's performance was the film's heart โ€” his Royal was simultaneously the family's greatest source of damage and its most charismatic, life-affirming presence. The Royal Tenenbaums earned $71 million worldwide on a $21 million budget.

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