Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
An emotionally potent, noticeably literary story of a precious boy's reaction to his father's death on 9/11.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
Nominated for two Oscars: Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow).
Nominated for two Oscars: Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow).
Genre
Drama
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Runtime
129
Language
English
Director
Stephen Daldry
Cast
Tom Hanks,
Sandra Bullock,
Thomas Horn,
Viola Davis,
James Gandolfini
Awards:
Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Academy Awards
Nominee, Best Picture, Academy Awards
FEATURED REVIEW
Ella Taylor, NPR
Lauded as a wunderkind for his first novel, Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer was mostly pilloried for his second, a heavily semiotic saga of a family struggling to regroup after losing a member in the Sept. 11 attacks. "Cutesy" and "overstuffed" cropped up frequently in reviews of the ...
Played at
Claremont 5 1.20.12 - 2.02.12
NoHo 7 1.20.12 - 2.02.12
Playhouse 7 2.10.12 - 2.16.12
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