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Nobel Son (2007)

R · 2007-04-28 · 1h 50m · EN
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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.

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Randall MillerDirector, WriterJody SavinWriter
Budget
$4M
Box office
$550.8K

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Alan RickmanAlan RickmanEli MichaelsonBryan GreenbergBryan GreenbergBarkley MichaelsonMary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenSarah MichaelsonShawn HatosyShawn HatosyThaddeus JamesDanny DeVitoDanny DeVitoGastnerEliza DushkuEliza DushkuCity HallBill PullmanBill PullmanDet. Max MarinerTed DansonTed DansonHarvey ParrishErnie HudsonErnie HudsonSgt. Bill CanegaLindy BoothLindy BoothBeth ChapmanTracey WalterTracey WalterSimon AhrensHal B. KleinHal B. KleinTully's Guy

Keywords

RansomRevengePhotographyCollegeCorpseMaskNobel prizeIndependent filmPoetLocker

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityRansom · Revenge · PhotographyDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference218961Actor preference11992 · 4842 · 66359Country preferenceUs

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What is Nobel Son about?

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.

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Nobel Son has a runtime of 110 minutes.

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