Our Idiot Brother
Optimistic brother Ned drops into his three sisters’ crumbling lives hoping to fix their problems, only to unleash chaotic misadventures that force the family to confront both their own failures and the unexpected wisdom behind his apparent idiocy.
“Everybody has one”
Synopsis
Ned is the perpetually optimistic younger brother of Liz, Miranda, and Natalie, who often appears to be slightly behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. However, as each of his sisters' lives begins to fall apart, Ned's family gradually comes to understand that he may not be as clueless as he seems.
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A crew of 52+ credited
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Edited by Jacob CraycroftShot by Yaron OrbachScored by Eric D JohnsonDesigned by Inbal Weinberg
Box Office
2011 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$24.8M
Opening weekend: $7.0M — 28% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $10.2M — 41% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,555 theaters
Also known as
- Our Idiot Brotherde
- Quell'idiota di nostro fratelloit
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52 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
27T J Miller
as Billy
Kelly Briter
as Girl with Jeremy
Shirley Knight
as Ilene Rochlin
Matthew Mindler
as River Rochlin Byng
Hugh Dancy
as Christian
Janet Montgomery
as Lady Arabella
Sterling K Brown
as Officer Omar
Lydia Haug
as Tatiana
Kathy Fitzgerald
as Velma
Wrenn Schmidt
as Beth
Kayla Squiteri
as Echo Rochlin Byng
Summer Squiteri
as Echo Rochlin Byng
Gina Artese
as Ballerina
Sylvestre Rasuk
as Conflicted Kid on Train
Andrew Secunda
as Curious Man on Train
Adi Hanash
as Paramedic
Nikki E Walker
as Female Cop
Marceline Hugot
as Judy
Camille Bright
as Destiny's House Girl #1
Teja Frank
as Destiny's House Girl #2
Alexia Rasmussen
as Chloe
Lucas Near Verbrugghe
as Max
Polly Draper
as Ellen
Neal Lerner
as Darren
James Biberi
as Guard
Katie Aselton
as Amy
Julie White
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