My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot

My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot

Directed by Philip Gröning

Produced by Philip-Gröning-Filmproduktion, Bavaria Pictures

2019174 min4.7 / 10

An intimate portrait of twin siblings navigating the contradictions of adolescence—moments of philosophical bliss punctuated by emotional turbulence and unresolved tension.

For teenage twins Robert and Elena, a weekend can seem endless yet still fly by. Time almost stands still while discussing philosophy, lying in a blissful cornfield near a remote gas station. They are in their own little world, a twin world of twin games and twin love. A confined world where emotions rise, where pressure mounts into rage… The turmoil of adolescence.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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14/ 100

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity66

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Surprise1

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Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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