The Darjeeling Limited

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The Darjeeling Limited

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2007

1h 31m

Comedy

Drama

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Estranged brothers Francis (Owen Wilson), Peter (Adrien Brody) and Jack (Jason Schwartzman) reunite for a train trip across India. The siblings have not spoken in over a year, ever since their father passed away. Francis is recovering from a motorcycle accident, Peter cannot cope with his wife's pregnancy, and Jack cannot get over his ex-lover. The brothers fall into old patterns of behavior as Francis reveals the real reason for the reunion: to visit their mother in a Himalayan convent.

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With the requisite combination of humor, sorrow and outstanding visuals, The Darjeeling Limited will satisfy Wes Anderson fans.

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David Fear

Blender

09/08/2023

when everything falls into place, as it does for much of The Darjeeling Limited, [Anderson’s] movies give way to something far deeper than film geekery.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

03/12/2014

What of the characters? Well, there aren't any, really.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/12/2014

Wes Anderson transports his arch, pristine, melancholic sensibility to India, where three estranged brothers meet after their father's death and hop a train in a quixotic attempt to heal their spiritual wounds.

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

Oct 16

As stylish as any Anderson-directed feature, The Darjeeling Limited is served best by its performances, as well as its touching blend of sadness and humour.

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

01/09/2023

3.5/5

Far from Anderson's best work, The Darjeeling Limited offers enough dysfunctional family antics and care-free adventure to keep things interesting. [Full review in Spanish]

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/20/2022

4/5

Considering the amounts of dry kooky humor, it may surprise some people to find this much heart. But Anderson has always had a knack for that.

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Jessica B

@RT41830666 Apr 6

My favorite movie. The colors, the soundtrack, the dialogue!

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Regina T

@Ginabear4 Feb 25

One of the most soulless pieces I’ve ever seen which says alot considering it’s about three brothers on a soul journey. The directing is interesting but how you can play out a movie in India without ever truly capturing the people and the true spirit is insulting to its culture. He literally uses India as an aesthetic backround and a playground for the main characters. The only Indian characters they give any stage to is the train officer and the hostess on the train both are given British accents and do not play traditional Indians. I spoke to Indian friends and they agree the movie is insulting to Indian culture.

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Pongo K

@RT48921889 Feb 22

Some emotional half funny psycho soul babling.

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Les N

@Vegas628 Feb 14

I liked the character plated by Brody particularly.

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Ashketh T.

@Ashketh Jan 25

The Darjeeling Limited The story was impeccable, the cast was smaller but packed a punch, the emotions in it were so raw and real. The set didn’t “feel” like a set and most of their set wasn’t actually human-built sets unlike most of his other films (I loved Grand Budapest’s sets) and….whenever someone watched The Darjeeling Limited I’ve often heard them say that something changed in them. I suppose in a way - what was challenging and beautiful was that in a chaotic setting like India, which is an incredible beautiful place to visit - his characters and himself are trying to find semblance, stillness and aesthetic symmetry like the rest of his films do. It might not be his best work - but it is his most human work, the most intense in terms of feeling things and coming out of the theater feeling like you’ve let Anderson hold your hand and take you on a beautiful ride.

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Robert M

@Texflex Dec 21

Sometimes humorous. Unique flavor that will not appeal to everyone. I say skip it!

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Estranged brothers Francis (Owen Wilson), Peter (Adrien Brody) and Jack (Jason Schwartzman) reunite for a train trip across India. The siblings have not spoken in over a year, ever since their father passed away. Francis is recovering from a motorcycle accident, Peter cannot cope with his wife's pregnancy, and Jack cannot get over his ex-lover. The brothers fall into old patterns of behavior as Francis reveals the real reason for the reunion: to visit their mother in a Himalayan convent.

Director: Wes Anderson
Producer: Scott Rudin, Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: Dune Entertainment, American Empirical Pictures, Collage , Fox Searchlight Pictures
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.9M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS