The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Family isn't a word... it's a sentence.

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.

Comedy Drama forgiveness cigarette melancholy child prodigy terminal illness dysfunctional family family conflict hopeful

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Character

Spare, prestige, contemplative and character-led.

sparerichly built
unpretentiousprestige
contemplativerelentless
character-ledplot-driven
intimateepic

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68 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.

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