The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

The movie follows American brothers, Francis, Peter, and Jack Whitman, who haven't seen each other for a year, since their father's funeral. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited". In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother, who conducts an abbey in India. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on the Darjeeling Limited.

"Francis: "[Beat] Did you just fuck that Indian girl?""
 * Book Ends: The ending scene of the three brothers catching a train mirrors the opening.
 * The Cameo: Bill Murray has an appearance at the start of this movie as a businessman chasing down the titular train. He comes back briefly as part of a montage at the end.
 * Did You Just Have Sex?:

"Peter: "Well, I'm not crazy about the part where I start screaming at the mechanic. That never happened." Jack: "The characters are all fictional.""
 * Dysfunctional Family
 * Every One Remembers the Stripper: Natalie Portman shot her first nude scene for the companion piece to this film, Hotel Chevalier. She was so disappointed that "half of every review" was about the nudity that she hasn't done any nude scenes since.
 * Flashback Echo: The mechanic scene / the funeral
 * Gaslighting: Mentioned.
 * It's the Journey That Counts
 * Living MacGuffin: The boys' mother.
 * Meaningful Funeral: Two funerals feature in the storyline. One is talked about retrospectively, and while the audience does not see it, it is an important moment in the backstory. The other funeral is seen and represents a major turning point in the plot.
 * Missing Mom
 * Most Writers Are Writers: As is Jack.
 * Pet the Dog: One of the train personnel catches a cobra aboard the train, and says he's going to kill it.
 * Road Movie
 * Roman à Clef: Conversed