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2015
Not Rated
Screen Media Films
1 h 16 m

2015
Not Rated
Screen Media Films
1 h 16 m

Summary Larry (Jason Schwartzman) is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten ...

Comedy

Directed By: Bob Byington

Written By: Bob Byington

2015
Not Rated
Screen Media Films
1 h 16 m

2015
Not Rated
Screen Media Films
1 h 16 m

7 Chinese Brothers

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

56

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

5.1

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Summary Larry (Jason Schwartzman) is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten ...

Comedy

Directed By: Bob Byington

Written By: Bob Byington

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

50% Positive
8 Reviews

44% Mixed
7 Reviews

6% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews

50% Positive
8 Reviews

44% Mixed
7 Reviews

6% Negative
1 Review

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Aug 26, 2015

Feels like an homage to the early work of Wes Anderson with its plinky soundtrack, solipsistic banter and emphasis on uniforms.

By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 14, 2015

Byington's two-chuckle-a-minute script is mostly interested in Larry's constant, evasive patter, which continues whether the target of his words appears to care what he's saying or not.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

38% Positive
3 Ratings

38% Mixed
3 Ratings

25% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

38% Positive
3 Ratings

38% Mixed
3 Ratings

25% Negative
2 Ratings

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Apr 14, 2015

While it conjures up a winning swirl of themes, lines and images as it unfurls, one suspects that Schwartzman’s considerable talents are compensating for some core deficiencies.

By Charlie Schmidlin FULL REVIEW

Arizona Republic

Sep 3, 2015

Jason Schwartzman has become, without question, the go-to actor when you want a character with off-putting, even annoying traits, yet need to have the audience side with him just enough not to want to strangle him.

By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

Aug 26, 2015

Bob Byington’s 7 Chinese Brothers is no "Listen Up Philip," but it’s an amiable enough slacker comedy, boosted by its star.

By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

Aug 25, 2015

A comedy too listless to bother crafting jokes or comic incidents, a character study centered on a sweet-natured prick it's hard to believe could actually exist tumbleweeding into a job at a lube shop, 7 Chinese Brothers is a go-nowhere shrug of a movie, the kind of indie that might send you screaming for the multiplex.

By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW

Portland Oregonian

Sep 10, 2015

Jason Schwartzman is upstaged by his dog in 7 Chinese Brothers.

By Jeff Baker FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company 8750 Films, Faliro House Productions

Release Date Aug 28, 2015

Duration 1 h 16 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Comedy

Tagline Failure has a new overachiever

Website http://www.facebook.com/7chinesebrothers

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Awards

Traverse City Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Sidewalk Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Little Rock Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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