Our Idiot Brother

~Everybody has one

Overview

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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General Information

Release Date: 2011-08-26
Budget: $5000000
Revenue: $24816118
Runtime: 90 min

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