The Meyerowitz Stories

The Meyerowitz Stories
(New and Selected)
Film release poster
Directed byNoah Baumbach
Written byNoah Baumbach
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobbie Ryan
Edited byJennifer Lame
Music byRandy Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21) (Cannes)
  • October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11.4 million[1]
Box office~$20,000[2]

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)[3][4] is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Noah Baumbach. The film stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Marvel and Emma Thompson, and follows a group of dysfunctional adult siblings trying to live in the shadow of their father.

The Meyerowitz Stories was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section, and also won the Palm Dog award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5][6] It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Baumbach's script and direction, as well as the performances, with Sandler especially singled out for praise. It was released in theaters and for streaming by Netflix October 14, 2017.

The film was the second Netflix film competing at Cannes, with Okja, which caused a clash with jury president Pedro Almodóvar, who opined that Cannes Film Festival films should be made for big screens, not online streaming.[7] In 2017, the Cannes Film Festival announced a new rule that requires a film competing at Cannes to "commit itself to being distributed in French movie theatres". A French law mandates that films cannot be shown on streaming services for 36 months after their theatrical release, effectively blocking Netflix films from future festivals.[8]

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  3. ^ McNary, Dave (July 13, 2016). "Ben Stiller to Star in Mike White's Brad's Status". Variety. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Nath, Rhea. "The Cannes Palm Dog for 2017 is Bruno from 'The Meyerowitz Stories'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (May 17, 2017). "Will Smith and Pedro Almodóvar Spar over Netflix at Cannes". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  8. ^ Alvarez, Joe; Orlova-Alvarez, Tamara (May 11, 2017). "Cannes Film Festival New Rule That Will Block Netflix Films From Participating". Ikon London Magazine. Retrieved February 23, 2018.