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).
Directed by Wes Anderson
sibling relationship
dysfunctional family
train
india
nostalgic
healing
catharsis
train ride
understated
melodramatic
Rank
#20 in 2007·#1296 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Owen Wilson
Francis
Adrien Brody
Peter
Jason Schwartzman
Jack
Amara Karan
Rita
Wallace Wolodarsky
Brendan
Waris Ahluwalia
The Chief Steward
Irrfan Khan
The Father
Barbet Schroeder
The Mechanic
Camilla Rutherford
Alice
Bill Murray
The Businessman
Anjelica Huston
Patricia
Kumar Pallana
Old Man
Crew
Wes Anderson
Director
Wes Anderson
Writer
Roman Coppola
Writer
Jason Schwartzman
Writer
Andrew Weisblum
Editor
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Jeremy Dawson
Co-Producer
Steven M. Rales
Executive Producer
Wes Anderson
Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Roman Coppola
Producer
Jacob Ribicoff
Sound Designer
Popular Reviews
5426 reviews
Katie ReevesratePRO
8.2★ · 12/24/25
sweet and engaging and just a good watch overall. It felt a lot more free form than Grand Budapest Hotel but still really clean and beautifully shot. I was laughing my ass off, and Owen Wilson really came out of this earning “great actor” status for me. notable mention for Adrien Brody being hot. Need to watch more early Wes Anderson!
it did feel like a product of its moment in using india/tibet as the cultural backdrop for this dysfunctional American family’s spiritual journeys. Is there really a train in India anything like this? It made me uncomfortable throughout- this white family coming in and lowkey wrecking peoples lives in the name of finding meaning far from home (there is a 0% chance that Jack Schwartzmann pulls Amara Karan IRL like.. are you joking?). don’t want to spoil more but lmk if you wanna discuss 🎢
sweet and engaging and just a good watch overall. It felt a lot more free form than Grand Budapest Hotel but still really clean and beautifully shot. I was laughing my ass off, and Owen Wilson really came out of this earning “great actor” status for me. notable mention for Adrien Brody being hot. Need to watch more early Wes Anderson!
it did feel like a product of its moment in using india/tibet as the cultural backdrop for this dysfunctional American family’s spiritual journeys. Is there really a train in India anything like this? It made me uncomfortable throughout- this white family coming in and lowkey wrecking peoples lives in the name of finding meaning far from home (there is a 0% chance that Jack Schwartzmann pulls Amara Karan IRL like.. are you joking?). don’t want to spoil more but lmk if you wanna discuss 🎢
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nina
8.8★ · 08/09/25
beautiful people, beautiful cinematography, beautiful directing, beautiful story, live laugh love wes anderson
beautiful people, beautiful cinematography, beautiful directing, beautiful story, live laugh love wes anderson
3
Nezar Farouk
9.0★ · 01/07/26
plan A if me and my brothers grew apart
plan A if me and my brothers grew apart
2
rue
8.0★ · 11/07/25
the type of movie you watch on a random friday morning without really knowing why
the type of movie you watch on a random friday morning without really knowing why
