

Our Idiot Brother
2011-08-26 · 90 min · ★ 6.1
Everybody 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, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realise that Ned isn't such an idiot after all.
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- Directors
- Jesse Peretz
- Production companies
- Big Beach, Likely Story, Yuk Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 24,816,118
Top Cast
Paul RuddNedrick 'Ned' Rochlin
Elizabeth BanksMiranda Rochlin
Zooey DeschanelNatalie Rochlin
Emily MortimerLiz Rochlin Byng
Steve CooganDylan Byng
Rashida JonesCindy
Kathryn HahnJanet
T.J. MillerBilly
Shirley KnightIlene Rochlin
Adam ScottJeremy
Matthew MindlerRiver Rochlin Byng
Hugh DancyChristian
Janet MontgomeryLady Arabella
Sterling K. BrownOfficer Omar
Lydia HaugTatiana
Kathy FitzgeraldVelma
Wrenn SchmidtBeth
Bob StephensonOfficer Washburn
Peter HermannTerryTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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