Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

  • 68% of critics liked it
    (132 reviews)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (37,250 ratings)

Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
David Schisgall
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 26, 2011 Wide
On DVD
Nov 29, 2011
The Weinstein Company

Critic Reviews

  • Alexis Loinaz, Chicago Tribune

    Rudd brings color and dimension to a borderline-simpleton schlub who could have easily become a one-note cliché.

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    Strange, then, how Our Idiot Brother wastes its lone asset -- there's not enough idiot, and far too many boring savants.

  • Tom Long, Detroit News

    It's rare that summer ends on as sweet a note as Our Idiot Brother.

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    The cast members, beginning with Rudd, have an improvisatory ease, and the director, Jesse Peretz, working from a script by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall, doesn't indulge in the sort of nail-on-the-head comedy that currently reigns.

  • Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

    Even the usually likable Rudd can't do much with the enigmatic Ned, who often behaves exactly in the idiotic manner he's accused of.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Melvin W


    Ned: I like to think that if you put your trust out there; if you really give people the benefit of the doubt, see their best intentions, people will rise to the occasion. "Everybody has one." Our Idiot Brother may be what you expect, but it may also be a big surprise if… More

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  • Universal D


    Light hearted comedy wherein a hippie/outcast/knucklehead brings a family of serious types together with the magical power of love and honesty! It's cute.

  • Kase V


    Thanks to a fun performance from Paul Rudd, 'Our Idiot Brother' is full of charm and gentle laughs. Nothing raunchy, nothing vulgar, just a simple comedy that bursts with a good vibe. It's honest and approachable for any viewer, with a guarantee that you end the film… More

  • Reid V


    This film is mostly watchable because Paul Rudd charmed the pants off me. I really like that they made his character lovably aloof as opposed to having him be incomprehensibly dim and having that be the sole source of comedy. Also, the film provides enough laughs to keep you… More

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