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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   42,566 votes
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Director:
Wes Anderson
Writers (WGA):
Wes Anderson (written by) &
Roman Coppola (written by) ...
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Release Date:
26 October 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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User Comments:
Saddest, Funniest Journey to the Most Beautiful Non-Destination more (228 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Owen Wilson ... Francis

Adrien Brody ... Peter

Jason Schwartzman ... Jack
Amara Karan ... Rita
Wallace Wolodarsky ... Brendan (as Wally Wolodarsky)
Waris Ahluwalia ... The Chief Steward
Irrfan Khan ... The Father

Barbet Schroeder ... The Mechanic

Camilla Rutherford ... Alice

Bill Murray ... The Businessman

Anjelica Huston ... Patricia
A.P. Singh ... Taxi Driver
Kumar Pallana ... Old Man
Dalpat Singh ... Waiter
Trudy Matthys ... German Lady #1 (as Trudy Mathis)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German | Hindi | Sanskrit
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:R (certificate #43707) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Germany:6 | Sweden:11 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
India more
Company:
Fox Searchlight Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The fourth collaboration between Wes Anderson and Bill Murray after Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) more
Goofs:
Continuity: Around 27 minutes into the movie, a scene is shown from Jodhpur, as one can see "The Umed Palace", this is not possible as the train is shown leaving Jodhpur in the beginning of the movie. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
The Businessman: That's my train.
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Movie Connections:
References Bombay Talkie (1970) more
Soundtrack:
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User Comments

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136 out of 218 people found the following comment useful.
Saddest, Funniest Journey to the Most Beautiful Non-Destination, 10 October 2007
9/10
Author: eugenecroc from United States

This is such a DAMN GOOD MOVIE.

It's this bright, expansive, random, happy, sad, funny, stupid, and wise trip that these 3 brothers take, and I'm not here to give you the play by play. Watch the thing, and you'll see how it's not something that adds up to the sum of its what-not. It's just Not One of Those kinds of movies.

Instead, it's one of those that has to be seen to be believed, and is worlds-better experienced than recounted. It's a Trip. Through the spaces between people, as well as within India.

And Yes, it has much in common with the rest of director Wes Anderson's stuff, visually and thematically and tonally, in the best ways, if you ask me. I think he was really hittin' his stuff on all cylinders in this one.

Just So Much that's implied rather than stated. So Much in the way that people and relationships can be both lamented And celebrated. He just brings So Much to the screen, but always leaves that space that demands the audience step up and meet him on the platform, with our own individual "baggage" we've brought along. It's Great.

And maybe it was the way it was shot and cut and directed and acted, all very subtly, vividly, kinetically...

Maybe it was the way the characters felt really REAL, fascinating and absurd and pathetic and majestic, all at the same time.

Maybe it was because India is so bright and beautiful and exotic, to the tourist's and movie-goer's eyes.

Maybe it was just random enough and specifically-rendered enough to really hit me RIGHT THERE, but IT DID.

I enjoyed this more than any movie I've seen in a long time.

Real Art made with Real Heart.

So Sad and Funny and Just Damn Beautiful.

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