IMDb
5.5 /10
372 votes


Drama · 2008 · 1h 19min
Lynn Shelton's "My Effortless Brilliance" is a study in the relationship between cocky, fussy, thoroughly-city-mouse author Eric (Sean Nelson) and his ex-best-friend, the tersely powerful journalist and wood-chopper Dylan (Basil Harris). Dylan, fed up with Eric's self-involved antics, dumps him and disappears to live in a log cabin in the woods of Eastern Washington; two years later, Eric arrives (sporting a Prius, white sneakers, and a fear of spiders) to mend the friendship.
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IMDb
5.5 /10
372 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
5.0 /10
6 votes
Letterboxd
6.6 /10
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Weighted average
5.7/10