Where to watch Our Idiot Brother (2011) tonight
Our Idiot Brother (2011) runs 1 h 30 min, is rated R in the US and averages 6.1 from 1,075 TMDB members. Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother, Ned. But as each of their lives begins to unravel, Ned's family comes to realise that Ned isn't such an idiot after all.
- Runtime
- 1 h 30 min — ends 9:30 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Released
- August 26, 2011
- TMDB rating
- 6.1 / 10 from 1,075 votes
- Director
- Jesse Peretz
- Starring
- Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
Availability loads live for your country. See where Our Idiot Brother streams (JustWatch via TMDB) →
Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Our Idiot Brother?
- Our Idiot Brother is 1 h 30 min long (90 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:30 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Our Idiot Brother rated?
- Our Idiot Brother is rated R in the US.
- Is Our Idiot Brother a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Drama hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream Our Idiot Brother?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
If you like Our Idiot Brother
- Sweetie (1989)
- The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
- The Indian Runner (1991)
- The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
- Soul Food (1997)
- The Adults (2023)
- Margot at the Wedding (2007)
- American Fiction (2023)
Our Idiot Brother on TMDB · This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Lights Down is a free tool: tell it your streaming services and how long you have, and it ranks what you can stream tonight, with a this-or-that, a roll, a bracket and a wheel. Movie data from TMDB; streaming availability by JustWatch. Page updated 2026-11-08. 
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Lights Down is a Somebody Decide program. How the data works · Legal & privacy · Tonight's lists