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Nobel Son
“Keep your eyes on the prize.”
6.0 / 10• 2007• 1h 50m•R• English
ComedyCrimeDrama
Storyline
Soon 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.
Cast & Crew
Alan Rickman
Eli Michaelson
Lead
Bryan Greenberg
Barkley Michaelson
Shawn Hatosy
Thaddeus James
Eliza Dushku
City Hall
Bill Pullman
Max Mariner
Mary Steenburgen
Sarah Michaelson
Danny DeVito
Gastner
Ted Danson
Harvey Parrish
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Randall Miller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nobel Son is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
