Nobel Son

Nobel Son

Nobel Son

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Nobel Son

"Keep your eyes on the prize."

2007

1h 50m

6.0(144 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

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Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Eli Michaelson

Bryan Greenberg

Bryan Greenberg

Barkley Michaelson

Shawn Hatosy

Shawn Hatosy

Thaddeus James

Eliza Dushku

Eliza Dushku

City Hall

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Max Mariner

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Sarah Michaelson

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Gastner

Ted Danson

Ted Danson

Harvey Parrish

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Bill Canega

Lindy Booth

Lindy Booth

Beth Chapman

Creative team

Directed by: Randall Miller
Written by: Randall Miller
Jody Savin
Produced by: Randall Miller
Jody Savin

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