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Your parents saved the world but forgot to raise you—now what?
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Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks (2017)

awkward family reunionmillennial malaisegrief with punchlines

Overview

ComedyDrama

Estranged siblings Marcus and Michelle Brinks are reunited after the sudden death of their parents, two globe-trotting aid workers who they barely knew. In the days following the wake, the siblings can't help but turn their current lives and relationships into chaos as they're forced to reckon with their shared past.

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parental absencesibling reconciliationperformative altruismemotional inheritance

Standout Aspects

Acting

Slaysman and Rodgers nail that specific sibling shorthand.

Writing

Dialogue that actually sounds like people failing at adulthood.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel seen about your own family stuff.·Streaming: Late-night discovery you stumbled into and can't stop watching.
Heads up:Emotional: Parental death and neglected childhood trauma throughout.
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Director

Josh Crockett

ReleasedMay 4, 2017
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Kristin Slaysman

Kristin Slaysman

Michelle Brinks

Robert Longstreet

Robert Longstreet

Bill Tully

Ashley Rae Spillers

Ashley Rae Spillers

Alex Brinks

Aalok Mehta

Aalok Mehta

Reggie

Craig Ng

Craig Ng

Barry Joyce

Anna Rose Hopkins

Anna Rose Hopkins

Connie

Kate Freund

Kate Freund

Pamela

DeMorge Brown

DeMorge Brown

Mikey

Lydia Hyslop

Lydia Hyslop

Lydia

Roger Guenveur Smith

Roger Guenveur Smith

Paul Sydney

Nicole Shalhoub

Nicole Shalhoub

Dr. Laura Tehrani

Seril James

Seril James

Gayesh

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Josh Crockett and star Scott Rodgers are longtime collaborators from the sketch comedy world, which explains the film's sharp ear for conversational absurdity.

Cultural

The film quietly critiques 'white savior' narratives by making the Brinks parents' humanitarian work feel like another form of abandonment.

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