Nobel Son (2007)

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Keep your eyes on the prize.

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.

• Released: 2007-04-28
• Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 143 votes

Directed by Randall Miller.

Top cast

• Alan Rickman as Eli Michaelson
• Bryan Greenberg as Barkley Michaelson
• Shawn Hatosy as Thaddeus James
• Eliza Dushku as City Hall
• Bill Pullman as Max Mariner
• Mary Steenburgen as Sarah Michaelson
• Danny DeVito as Gastner
• Ted Danson as Harvey Parrish
• Ernie Hudson as Bill Canega
• Lindy Booth as Beth Chapman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Nobel Son

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The CW, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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