Nobel Son is a 2007 American black comedy about a dysfunctional family dealing with the kidnapping of their son for ransom following the father's winning of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The film features Alan Rickman as the prize-winning professor and Mary Steenburgen as his wife, with Bryan Greenberg as their kidnapped son. Principal photography for Nobel Son started on October 6, 2005 in Venice Beach, California and ended on November 17, 2005. The official trailer and website were released on January 12, 2007. Eli Michaelson , a self-involved chemistry professor, learns he has been awarded... the Nobel Prize. After verbally abusing his wife, son, colleagues, and nominal girlfriend, he heads off to Sweden with his wife, Sarah , to collect his award. His son, Barkley , misses the flight. Barkley Michaelson has chosen to study not chemistry but anthropology, and this perceived failure triggers constant torrents of abuse from his father.
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| Release date: | April 28, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Randall Miller |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 102 Minutes |
| Music by: | Paul Oakenfold |
| Genre: | Thriller |