Our Idiot Brother

2011 • 89 minutes

About this movie

Sisters Liz, Miranda (Elizabeth Banks of TV's 30 ROCK, ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO, ROLE MODELS) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel of (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, YES MAN, TV's WEEDS), have an idiot for a brother. Perennially upbeat Ned (Paul Rudd of I LOVE YOU MAN, DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS, 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN), an erstwhile organic farmer, is utterly lacking in common sense. After his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off their farm, Ned turns to his sisters, who once again come to his rescue, each taking a turn housing their troublemaker sibling. Ned's unfailing commitment to honesty creates more than a few messes in their comfortable routines, but as the sisters' lives begin to unravel, they come to realize that maybe, in his steadfast optimism, Ned isn't such an idiot after all.

Ratings and reviews

This is a movie about awful and shallow people who think they are something otherwise. Yet somehow you are supposed to relate to these hollow characters and look down on the one person who is caring although naive. Skip it. This is the kind of trash that comes from narrow-minded pseudo-intellectuals who live exclusively in sheltered, mutually validating circles. I'm surprised that some of these actors signed up.

Not sure why "Our Idiot Brother" Movie is classified as Comedy. The preview should properly portray this movie as Drama, too. (Dramedy category would work, also) We thoroughly enjoyed this film, It's quite thought provoking. In todays society where many people are self absorbed, caught up in their own little world, it shows how some people should take a good look in the mirror. Two thumbs up!👍👍

If its supposed to be a comedy it missed the target miserably. As for a drama, it fails to make you care about any of the characters. Watching this with a group of people after drinking is what they are hoping for. That way you don't notice how bad it is.