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Nobel Son

Movie·2007·Comedy, Crime, Drama·1h 50m·6.1 (142)·Directed by Randall Miller

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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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Alan RickmanAlan RickmanEli MichaelsonBryan GreenbergBryan GreenbergBarkley MichaelsonShawn HatosyShawn HatosyThaddeus JamesEliza DushkuEliza DushkuCity HallBill PullmanBill PullmanMax MarinerMary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenSarah MichaelsonDanny DeVitoDanny DeVitoGastnerTed DansonTed DansonHarvey Parrish

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