Synopsis

An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

The film follows a group of dysfunctional adult siblings trying to live in the shadow of their father.



Cast: Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompso, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten, Daniel Flaherty, Candice Bergen, Adam Driver, Sigourney Weaver, Judd Hirsch, Rebecca Miller, Josh Hamilton, Matthew Shear, Jared Sandler, Greta Gerwig


The Meyerowitz Stories was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section and also won the Palm Dog award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Baumbach's script and direction as well as the performances, with Sandler especially singled out for praise. It was released in theaters and on streaming by Netflix on October 13, 2017.

The film was the second Netflix film competing at Cannes, along with Okja, which caused a clash with the jury president Pedro Almodóvar, who sided with the opinion that Cannes Film Festival films should be made for big screens, not online streaming.

In 2017, the Cannes Film Festival announced a new rule, which requires a film competing at Cannes to "commit itself to being distributed in French movie theatres". A French law mandates that films cannot be shown on streaming services for 36 months after their theatrical release, effectively blocking Netflix films from future festivals.