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Nobel Son (2007)
Director: Randall Miller
Cast: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Eliza Dushku
6.1
25%Runtime110 min
Rating15
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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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Nobel Son is a clever, darkly comedic thriller directed by Randall Miller in 2007 that features a standout performance by Alan Rickman as an arrogant Nobel Prize-winning father caught up in a high-stakes extortion plot involving his own family. Fans of intriguing character studies and unconventional narratives will appreciate the film's unexpected twists and biting social commentary.
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Nobel Son is a 2007 American black comedy about a dysfunctional family dealing with the kidnapping of their son for ransom following the father's winning of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The film features Alan Rickman as the prize-winning professor and Mary Steenburgen as his wife, with Bryan Greenberg as their kidnapped son.
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