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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Film · 1h 31m · Rated R

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Three estranged brothers embark on a whimsical, bittersweet train journey across India, finding absurdity and melancholy.

Nostalgic and intimate, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

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The Darjeeling Limited parents guide

It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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What is The Darjeeling Limited about?

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).

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.

Cast and crew

Directed byWes Anderson
StarringOwen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky, Waris Ahluwalia

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