The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman. It was written by Anderson, Schwartzman, and Roman Coppola. The film also stars Waris Ahluwalia, Amara Karan, Barbet Schroeder and Anjelica Huston, with Natalie Portman, Camilla Rutherford, Irfan Khan and Bill Murray in cameo roles.

Plot

The protagonists are three American brothers: Francis, Peter and Jack Whitman, who haven't seen each other for a year. After their father's death, they meet each other in a train that travels through India, which is named "The Darjeeling Limited". The oldest of the three brothers, Francis (Wilson) has planned this journey. In the end, the journey should add up to a reunion with their mother, who conducts an abbey in India. Francis conceals this real reason and tells his brothers that they make the journey because of a spiritual self-discovery. Francis' brothers aren't very convinced of that and are annoyed with Francis' regimented behaviour. With his assistant's help (Brendan) he designs a fastidiously accurate daily plan. He also takes his brothers' passports to prevent them from leaving the train too early. Francis has suffered injuries from a motorcycle accident and wears bandages. The youngest Whitman, Jack (Schwartzman), has written a short story which is strikingly similar to his own life. However, he denies those similarities. Jack obsessively listens to the answering machine of his ex-girlfriend at every stop the train makes. Moreover, he has an affair with the train's stewardess Rita (Karan), whom Francis nicknames "Sweet Lime" for the drinks she repeatedly offers.