The Royal Tenenbaums fingerprintMasterful craft, stunning style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Family, the mind, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, dialogue, and performances
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Calm and low-key
The Royal Tenenbaums is calm and low-intensity.
Nostalgic and moving
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, moving, and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy
Expect plenty of sharp wit and situational comedy.
Family, the mind, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, the mind, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, dialogue, and performances
The direction, dialogue, and performances stand out.
Standout visual style, cinematography, and score
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style, cinematography, and score stand out.
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The Royal Tenenbaums is included with a subscription to Hulu in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes, drug use, and strong language.
1 h 50 min
The Royal Tenenbaums runs 1 h 50 min.
Yes. Critics average 79 and audiences 82 out of 100, so both groups see The Royal Tenenbaums much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $21 million to make and earned $71 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.
+67GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Royal Tenenbaums in 81 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 59 storytelling tropes for The Royal Tenenbaums, including An Insert, Glory Days, Parental Favoritism.
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