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6.1Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
Released: 2007-04-28110 minDir: Randall MillerComedy, Crime, DramaBudget: $4.0MBox office: $550,782
Cast
- Alan Rickman as Eli Michaelson
- Bryan Greenberg as Barkley Michaelson
- Shawn Hatosy as Thaddeus James
- Eliza Dushku as City Hall
- Bill Pullman as Max Mariner
- Mary Steenburgen as Sarah Michaelson
Themes
- mask
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2007 American films2007 black comedy films2007 crime thriller films2007 English-language films2007 filmsAmerican black comedy filmsEnglish-language black comedy filmsEnglish-language crime thriller filmsFilms about fictional Nobel laureatesFilms about kidnapping in the United StatesFilms directed by Randall MillerTemplate film date with 2 release dates