The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 American
comedy-drama film directed by
Wes Anderson and co-written with
Owen Wilson. It stars Wilson along with
Danny Glover,
Gene Hackman,
Anjelica Huston,
Bill Murray,
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Ben Stiller and
Luke Wilson.
It follows the lives of three
gifted siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their
eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. An
ironic and
absurdist sense of humor pervades the film.
Hackman won a
Golden Globe for his performance. The screenplay was nominated for an
Academy Award.
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