The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) movie poster

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

"Family isn't a word ... It's a sentence."
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👍 89%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 78%
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Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
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 · 73% avg
Anjelica Huston as Etheline Tenenbaum · 75% avg
Ben Stiller as Chas Tenenbaum · 72% avg
Gwyneth Paltrow as Margot Tenenbaum · 71% avg
Luke Wilson as Richie Tenenbaum · 69% avg
Owen Wilson as Eli Cash · 72% avg
Bill Murray as Raleigh St. Clair · 74% avg
Danny Glover as Henry Sherman · 72% avg

Is The Royal Tenenbaums good?

Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 78%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#154 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#13 / 146 · 2001
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 12 · Wes Anderson

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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 ↗

About the Film

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 — 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 — 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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