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True Art Is Incomprehensible is now an in-universe trope as per TRS.


* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: [[invoked]] So that it is not immediately clear whether something is true art or not. It is one of the most significant questions in this film as Harold Meyerowitz was formerly a somewhat renowned artist but now people doubt whether his work is actually worth anything.
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** Harold probably does seem to love his sons despite how he hoped that his sons would have taken their artistic talents into careers.

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** Harold probably does seem to love his sons children despite how he hoped that his sons would have taken their artistic talents into careers.
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* ParentalNeglect: Harold was not a very attentive or devoted father although this seemed to be rather inadvertently rather than intentionally.
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It narrates the story of a big New York dysfunctional family, the titular Meyerowitzes.

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It narrates the story of the titular Meyerowitzes, a big New York big, dysfunctional family, the titular Meyerowitzes.[[BigApplesauce New York]] family.



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''The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)'' is a 2017 film by Creator/NoahBaumbach starring Creator/AdamSandler, Creator/BenStiller, Creator/EmmaThompson and Creator/DustinHoffman.

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''The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)'' is a 2017 comedy-drama film written and directed by Creator/NoahBaumbach Creator/NoahBaumbach, starring Creator/AdamSandler, Creator/BenStiller, Creator/EmmaThompson and Creator/DustinHoffman.
Creator/DustinHoffman. The supporting cast includes Creator/ElizabethMarvel, Grace Van Patten, Creator/CandiceBergen, and Creator/JuddHirsch.



* AsHimself: Creator/SigourneyWeaver who is credited by her real-life name. Harold later mentions several times that they met and greeted each other.

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* AsHimself: Creator/SigourneyWeaver Creator/SigourneyWeaver, who is credited by her real-life name. Harold later mentions several times that they met and greeted each other.
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* WimpFight: Neither of the two Meyerowitz brothers are adept at hand-to-hand combat.

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* WimpFight: Neither of the two Meyerowitz brothers are adept at hand-to-hand combat.combat.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Danny and Jean. Both do not always understand what's going on unlike their more down-to-earth half-sibling..

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* CloudCuckooLander: Danny and Jean. Both do not always understand what's going on unlike their more down-to-earth half-sibling..half-sibling.
* CoolOldGuy: L.J. Shapiro, an abstract artist and one of Harold's contemporaries who adores the Meyerowitz family.



** Harold is self-motivated in his own eccentric and artistic worldview.
** Daniel loves his family but is emotionally-distant and unsure.
** Matthew much like his dad only wants to be listened and focused and appreciated.

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** Harold is self-motivated in a devoted artist but a much less devoted father, alternately ignoring or manipulating his own eccentric and artistic worldview.
children even when they're adults.
** Daniel Danny loves his family but is emotionally-distant insecure and unsure.
in a state of perpetual [[{{Manchild}} arrested development]].
** Matthew much like desperately craves his dad only wants to be listened father's validation for his non-artistic career.
** Jean is [[ExtremeDoormat easily pushed around by her family]]
and focused and appreciated. rarely raises her concerns.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Jean casually remarks she would make a pass at Harold's female nurse, but [[{{Troll}} says she was just kidding]] after seeing her brothers' shocked reactions. That being said, there's no mention of any boyfriend or husband in her life.



* ManipulativeBastard: Harold Meyerowitz. He never praised his one successful son in their conversations for not following what his expectations. Instead he praised him to his older son. [[spoiler: Both offsprings felt despised.]]

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* ManipulativeBastard: Harold Meyerowitz. He never praised his one successful son in their conversations for not following what his expectations. Instead he praised him to his older son. [[spoiler: Both offsprings felt sons feel despised.]]



* NiceGirl:
** Jean, the least confrontational of the Meyerowitz family and who still helps out her father despite his years of neglect.
** Eliza is nothing but sweet to everyone in her family and is genuinely heartbroken when she thinks [[spoiler:Harold is about to die]].
** Pam, Harold's incredibly patient nurse who the Meyerowitzes have only good things to say about.



* TheQuietOne: Of the three adult Meyerowitz children, Jean has the least amount of dialogue and focus, though her segment shines a light on [[HiddenDepths her inner struggles and trauma]].



* SerialSpouse: Harold Meyerowitz was married four times. [[spoiler: Although he says that he actually married three times because the first marriage was annulled.]]

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* SerialSpouse: Harold Meyerowitz was married four times. [[spoiler: Although times, although he says that he actually married three times because the first marriage was annulled.]]



* SiblingRivalry: A fair share of this. [[spoiler: Danny envies Matthew because of his career. Matthew is not happy either because his father never praises him.]]

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* SiblingRivalry: A fair share of this. [[spoiler: Danny envies Matthew because of his career. Matthew is not happy either because his father never praises him.]]
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* RapeAsDrama: A non-contact sexual assault is mentioned when Jean recounts that Harold's friend masturbated in front of her when she was a child.

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* RapeAsDrama: A non-contact sexual assault is mentioned when Jean recounts that Harold's friend masturbated in front of her when she was a child. She remains deeply traumatized by the experience.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Harold is left convalescent after his subdural hematoma and coma and loses Danny's respect. On the upside, Danny does quietly forgive Harold for his poor parenting and the bond between the Meyerowitz siblings has grown much stronger.]]
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* SerialSpouse: Harold Meyerowitz was married four times. [[spoiler: Although he says that he actually married three times because the first marriage was not official.]]

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* SerialSpouse: Harold Meyerowitz was married four times. [[spoiler: Although he says that he actually married three times because the first marriage was not official.annulled.]]
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* RapeAsDrama: A non-contact sexual assault is mentioned when Jean recounts that Harold's friend masturbated in front of her when she was a child.
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* DysfunctionalFamily
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* HumansAreFlawed: All the family members have some sort of FatalFlaw.

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* FatalFlaw: Harold has a few flaws associated with artists including being quite opinionated or stubborn.

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* FatalFlaw: FatalFlaw:
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Harold has a few flaws associated with artists including being quite opinionated or stubborn.is self-motivated in his own eccentric and artistic worldview.
** Daniel loves his family but is emotionally-distant and unsure.
** Matthew much like his dad only wants to be listened and focused and appreciated.

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* ParentsAsPeople: Danny loves his daughter and is also trying to get to be with his father more as he didn't get to see him much growing up

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* ParentsAsPeople: Danny loves his daughter and is also trying to get to be with his father more as he didn't get to see him much growing upup.
** Harold probably does seem to love his sons despite how he hoped that his sons would have taken their artistic talents into careers.
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* FatalFlaw: Harold has a few flaws associated with artists including being quite opinionated or stubborn.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Danny loves his daughter and is also trying to get to be with his father more as he didn't get to see him much growing up

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