''7 Chinese Brothers'' is a 2015 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by

Bob Byington Robert Byington (born April 29, 1966) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor living in Austin, Texas. He is most noted for his films ''RSO (Registered Sex Offender)'' (2008), ''Harmony and Me'' (2009), '' Somebody Up There Likes Me ...

and starring

Jason Schwartzman Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film '' Rushmore'', and has gone on to appear in six other Anderson films: '' The Darjeeling Limited'' ( ...

Stephen Root Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the television sitcom '' NewsRadio'', as Milton Waddams in the film ''Office Space'' (1999), and provided the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickl ...

Olympia Dukakis Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not lon ...

Jonathan Togo Jonathan Frederick Togo (born August 25, 1977) is an American actor, best known for his role in ''CSI: Miami'' as Ryan Wolfe. Early life, family and education Togo was born in Rockland, Massachusetts, the son of Sheila, a housewife and former ...

, and

Alex Karpovsky Alexander Karpovsky (born September 23, 1975)Rick PorterAlex Karpovsky - Apple TV ''Apple TV'' is an American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and film editor. He is best known for playing Ray Ploshansky on the HBO comedy-drama series ''Gi ...

. The film was released on August 28, 2015, in a

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and through

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Premise

Larry (

) along with his trusty sidekick French bulldog Arrow ( Schwartzman's real life pet), goes through life as a misanthropic outcast looking for work and a purpose in life.

Cast

as Larry *

as George *

as Grandma *

Tunde Adebimpe Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. Early life Adebimpe was born into a Nig ...

as Major Norwood *Eleanore Pienta as Lupe *

as Don *

as Kaminsky *

Alex Ross Perry Alex Ross Perry (born July 14, 1984) is an American filmmaker and actor. Early life Perry was born to a Jewish family in 1984 and raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where he worked on a local television news program during high school.Renninger, ...

as Hats at Cars *Anna Margaret Hollyman as Angry Audrey *

John Gatins John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, and actor. For writing the drama film '' Flight'' (2012), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Gatins made his directorial feature debut by ...

as Dinsmore *Jordan Hargett as Dog Walker *

as White BMW Guy *

Jennifer Prediger Jennifer Prediger is New York City–based actress, writer, and director known for the films ''Uncle Kent'' (2011), ''Red Flag'' (2012), and ''Apartment Troubles'' (2014)—her directorial debut with collaborator Jess Weixler. Prediger also pl ...

as Lady with Glasses

Release

The film premiered at

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on March 15, 2015. On May 5, 2015,

Screen Media Films Screen Media Ventures, LLC. is an American-Canadian distribution company founded in 2001. In 2008, Screen Media selected The Creative Coalition as its exclusive nonprofit partner in launching the Spotlight Initiative. The partnership permits the p ...

acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on August 28, 2015, in a

and through

Reception

''7 Chinese Brothers'' received positive reviews from critics. On

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, the film has an approval rating of 78%, based on 36 reviews, with a rating of 6.2/10. On

Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ...

, the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* 2015 films 2010s English-language films American comedy films 2015 comedy films Films directed by Bob Byington 2010s American films Screen Media films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub