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Summary Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy. His teenage daughter is an acid-tongued overachiever who follows all too closely in dad's misery-loving footsteps, and his adopted, preposterously ne'er-do-well brother...

Directed By: Noam Murro

Written By: Mark Poirier

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Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
6.7
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Summary Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy. His teenage daughter is an acid-tongued overachiever who follows all too closely in dad's misery-loving footsteps, and his adopted, preposterously ne'er-do-well brother...

Directed By: Noam Murro

Written By: Mark Poirier

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
57
48% Positive
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48% Mixed
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3% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
57
48% Positive
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48% Mixed
16 Reviews
3% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
6.7
47% Positive
8 Ratings
47% Mixed
8 Ratings
6% Negative
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Production Company Miramax, Groundswell Productions, Sherazade Film Development, Visitor Pictures, Corduroy Films, TableTop Films, QED International, Chesterfield Writer's Film Project, GEM Global Entertainment Magyar, Grosvenor Park Productions, Scheherazade
Release Date Apr 11, 2008
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Tagline Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn
Casting Society of America, USA
1 Nomination
Deauville Film Festival
1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 Nomination