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I want us to be brothers again, like we used to be. - The Darjeeling Limited
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Title: The Darjeeling Limited

Release Date: 7 Sep 2007

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Director: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Collage, American Empirical Pictures

Production Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Collage, American Empirical Pictures

Overview: Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

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Average Vote: 7.2 (3574 votes)

Cast

  • Francis: Owen Wilson
  • Peter: Adrien Brody
  • Jack: Jason Schwartzman
  • Rita: Amara Karan
  • Brendan: Wallace Wolodarsky
  • The Chief Steward: Waris Ahluwalia
  • The Father: Irrfan Khan
  • The Mechanic: Barbet Schroeder
  • Alice: Camilla Rutherford
  • The Businessman: Bill Murray
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