An estranged family of former child prodigies reunites when one of their member announces he has a terminal illness.
Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal had left them long ago, and comes back to make things right with his family.

The Royal Tenenbaum ( Gene Hackman Gene Hackman played ) 45-year-old husband and wife separated , he go to the hotel alone all the focus on raising the child wife Etheline ( Andrzej Rika Houston Anjelica Huston decoration) the child to the training aspect . Live up to expectations, their three children, all of them are genius, and her writing this a prime - "genius family . The eldest son Chas ( Ben Stiller Ben Stiller decoration) the age of 12 on the business strategist , junior high school for the acquisition of real estate, the financial super with unusual understanding . The second daughter, Margot ( Gwen Nisi Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow decorated) two-year-old adoptee , this topic is the father complaining for life so that Matgot a bit neurotic brooding . This talented playwright , age 9 , won the Warrior Award . Richie ( Luke Wilson Luke Wilson ornaments ) from the third grade is the champion tennis player , amateur favorite group of bands and collection of car models and painting , 17-year-old to work as a professional player , U.S. Open champion for three consecutive years . Time goes by, the parents are living separately over the past 20 years , three talented children have grown up , Chas Since then, in a plane crash after losing his wife and two children to survive panic Matgot all day locked in the bathroom with her husband talk to 9 years are no new scripts available , Richie year voyage to prepare in the sea . All this was a sudden news of the Royal stop : he suffered from cancer only six weeks of life , he wanted to and your family to spend the last time . This genius of a meet again , the interesting thing after another .