Yes, it's offbeat. But it reminds me of home. And there are tracksuits. And "the cancer." And a great fur. What's not to love?

"Hell of a damn grave. Wish it were mine."
-Royal Tenenbaum

how many opposites could their be in one family and yet they are my favorite model for a family. Or is it the Doubtfires? (via www.amazon.com)

A modern classic (yes, wrap your head around that one).

Who doesn't love The Tenenbaums? Crazy and strange, I love this movie. (via amazon.com)

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My favorite movie. Ever.

One of my favorite movies, The Royal Tenenbaums is a hilarious and touching comedy about a dysfunctional family. The cast is amazing, as are the sets and music.

Wes Anderson and cowriter-actor Owen Wilson have crafted another comedic masterwork that ripples with inventive, richly emotional substance. Because of the all-star cast, hilarious dialogue, and oddball characters existing in their own, wholly original universe, it's easy to miss the depth and complexity of Anderson's brand of comedy. Here, it revolves around Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman), the errant patriarch of a dysfunctional family of geniuses, including precocious playwright Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow), boyish financier and grieving widower Chas (Ben Stiller), and has-been tennis pro Richie (Luke Wilson). All were raised with supportive detachment by mother Etheline (Anjelica Huston), and all ache profoundly for a togetherness they never really had. The Tenenbaums reconcile somehow, but only after Anderson and Wilson (who costars as a loopy literary celebrity) put them through a compassionate series of quirky confrontations and rekindled affections. Not for every taste, but this is brilliant work from any perspective.