My Blind Brother


My Blind Brother is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sophie Goodhart. It stars Adam Scott, Nick Kroll, Jenny Slate, Zoe Kazan and Charlie Hewson. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2016. The film was released on September 23, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand by Orion Pictures and Starz Digital.

Plot

An overachieving blind man and his unaccomplished brother compete for the same woman.

Cast

The film premiered at the South by Southwest festival on March 12, 2016. On March 15, 2016, it was reported that Starz had acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was scheduled to be released on September 23, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand.

Critical reception

It has a score of 59% on Metacritic. The film has an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score, based on 34 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "My Blind Brother takes a refreshingly character-driven approach to its familiar sibling rivalry while adding a somewhat unexpected twist."
Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a positive review, writing that the film "takes an ostensibly dark premise — a man of few qualities attempts to steal his overachieving blind brother’s girlfriend — and turns it into a featherweight frolic as winningly unambitious as its central couple played by Nick Kroll and Jenny Slate."