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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 69/100. Scores higher than 86% of the 2,388 2000s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic69/100
110 audience votes
Key crew
- Lone ScherfigDirector
- Joachim HolbekOriginal Music Composer
- Anders Thomas JensenScreenplay
- Lone ScherfigScreenplay
Cast
- Jamie SivesWilbur
- Adrian RawlinsHarbour
- Shirley HendersonAlice
- Lisa McKinlayMary
- Mads MikkelsenHorst
- Julia DavisMoira
- Susan VidlerSophie
- Lorraine McIntoshRuby
- Gordon BrownWayne
- Mhairi MorrisonClaire
- Andrew TownsleyDoctor
- Coral PrestonJenny
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Themes
dying and deathdepressionsuicidesibling relationshipbookshopunsociabilitylove triangleglasgow, scotlandoptimismsuicide attemptcleaning ladydead wish