History Film / TheDarjeelingLimited

* CassandraTruth: The brothers disregard their mother's warning about the man-eating tiger in her area, assuming it's just another excuse to avoid seeing them.

* ParentsAsPeople: The brother's [[spoiler:mother is neglectful and unfaithful towards them and their father, given that Francis mentions that she’s always disappearing on them and she outright states that she didn't go to the funeral simply because she didn't want to, not to mention she disappears on them again the night after they managed to find her. This is heavily implied to be because she is more faithful and loyal to her religion and her religious community than she is to her family. That said, in spite of her unfaithfulness, she is still shown to be loving and caring towards them and gives them a mostly warm welcome when they do arrive.]]

* RealLifeHasNoSubtitles: The Hindi spoken in the film is untranslated and there are no subtitles present.

* FlashBackEcho: The mechanic scene / the funeral.
* {{Gaslighting}}: Mentioned.

-->'''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.

* ShoutOut: The train prominently features a portrait of Creator/SatyajitRay and the soundtrack has a number of excerpts of music scores from his movies (including some of them composed by Ray himself).

* LivingMacGuffin: The boys' mother.

* MissingMom: [[spoiler:Francis reveals partway through the movie that the real reason he called his brothers here was so they could find and visit their mother]].

The movie follows three American brothers, the Whitmans - Francis (portrayed by Creator/OwenWilson), Peter (portrayed by Creator/AdrienBrody), and Jack (portrayed by Creator/JasonSchwartzman), who haven't seen each other since their father's funeral one year ago. The brothers eventually meet up in a train that travels through India, the titular "Darjeeling Limited". The movie follows the misadventures of the three brothers as they journey towards a reunion with their mother (portrayed by Creator/AnjelicaHuston), who conducts an abbey in UsefulNotes/{{India}}.

* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Apparently for Peter.]]
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Not for Peter, as he considered leaving his wife when he found out she was pregnant. [[spoiler: He comes around by the end of the film.]]

* DysfunctionalFamily: The Whitmans don't get along with each other very well. [[spoiler:They manage to reconcile more towards the end of the movie.]]

* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:It quickly becomes clear once you meet her that Francis has adopted his mother's verbal quirks.]]
* LivingMacGuffin: The boys' mother.

* MissingMom: [[spoiler:Francis reveals partway through the movie that the real reason he called his brothers here was so they could find and visit their mother.]]

* OrangeBlueContrast
* PetTheDog: One of the train personnel catches the cobra which the brothers brought aboard the train, and later he says he killed it. [[spoiler:Later we see him, apparently keeping the snake as a pet.]]
* TheReveal: Francis spends most of film with his head wrapped up in bandages, he tells Peter and Jack it's because he crashed his motorcycle. Near the end of the film he reveals [[spoiler:that he did it on purpose]].

* RuggedScar: [[spoiler:After Francis removes his bandages, his face is shown to be covered in wounds which have still not even fully healed.]]

* MostWritersAreWriters: As is Jack.

* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Despite their best efforts, one of three young boys dies dashed against some rocks in a river]].

* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: Despite their best efforts, one of three young boys dies dashed against some rocks in a river]].

* ItsTheJourneyThatCounts
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler: It quickly becomes clear once you meet her that Francis has adopted his mother's verbal quirks.]]

* PetTheDog: One of the train personnel catches the cobra which the brothers brought aboard the train, and later he says he killed it. [[spoiler: Later, we see him, apparently keeping the snake as a pet.]]

-->'''Jack:''' The characters are all fictional.\

* DysfunctionalFamily

* FlashBackEcho: The mechanic scene / the funeral

* MissingMom

* PetTheDog: One of the train personnel catches a cobra aboard the train, and says he's going to kill it. [[spoiler: Later, we see him, apparently keeping the snake as a pet]]

* [[RoadTripPlot Rail Movie]]

-->'''Jack:''' The characters are all fictional.

* VehicleTitle

* HeroicAntagonist: The conductor on the Darjeeling Limited is just trying to do his job and has to deal with three American tourists smoking where they shouldn't be, abusing prescription drugs to get high, banging his girlfriend, bringing a deadly snake onto the train and getting into fights with each other.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The journey of three brothers across the country -- of India. [[note]]From left to right: Peter, Francis, Jack.[[/note]]]]

->'''Jack:''' Wouldn't it be great if we heard a train go by in the distance?
->'''Peter:''' Not really.
->'''Francis:''' It'd probably be annoying.

--> '''Peter:''' I'm going to go pray at a different thing.
--> '''Francis:''' ''(paraphrased)'' We'll meet up at the top of that big thing.

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!!This film contains examples of the following tropes:

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Subverted. Despite their best efforts, one of three young boys dies dashed against some rocks in a river]].

* {{Callback}}: The excerpt Jack reads from his new story at the end of the movie is a callback to a conversation he had with his ex-girlfriend in ''Hotel Chevalier'', the short film that precedes this film.
* TheCameo: 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.
** Natalie Portman can also count, seeing as she only appears in the actual film for about three seconds, despite being featured in "Hotel Chevalier."

The movie follows American brothers, Francis (portrayed by Creator/OwenWilson), Peter (portrayed by Creator/AdrienBrody), and Jack Whitman (portrayed by Creator/JasonSchwartzman), 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 (portrayed by Creator/AnjelicaHuston), who conducts an abbey in UsefulNotes/{{India}}. The movie follows the antics and misadventures of the three brothers as they go on a cross-country trip on a train, the Darjeeling Limited.

During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a ShortFilm titled ''Hotel Chevalier'', also directed by Anderson. It's essentially an introduction to the character of Jack (Creator/JasonSchwartzman) before he went on the trip in India, and also features Creator/NataliePortman as his on-and-off girlfriend.

In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother (portrayed by Creator/AnjelicaHuston), 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.

During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a ShortFilm titled ''Hotel Chevalier'', also directed by Anderson. It's essentially an introduction to the character of Jack (Creator/JasonSchwartzman), and also features Creator/NataliePortman as his on-and-off girlfriend.

During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a ShortFilm titled ''Hotel Chevalier'', also directed by Anderson. It's essentially a {{prequel}} to Jack's story in the feature-length film, centering on Creator/JasonSchwartzman's character and featuring Creator/NataliePortman as his on-and-off girlfriend.

During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a ShortFilm titled ''Hotel Chevalier'', also directed by Anderson. It's essentially a {{prequel}} to Jack's story in the feature-length film, centering on Creator/JasonSchwartzman and featuring Creator/NataliePortman as his on-and-off girlfriend.

During its theatrical run, the movie was preceded by a short titled ''Hotel Chevalier''. It's essentially a {{prequel}} to Jack's story in the feature-length film, centering on Creator/JasonSchwartzman and featuring Creator/NataliePortman as his on-and-off girlfriend.