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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Movie · 2011 · 129 min

A tender, emotionally raw journey through grief, seen through a child's obsessive quest, both heartbreaking and hopeful.

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2011 film directed by Stephen Daldry
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Movie
Year
2011
Runtime
129 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, coming-of-age
Directed by
Stephen Daldry
Written by
Eric Roth
Starring
Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, James Gandolfini, Viola Davis, Max von Sydow, Chris Hardwick, Jeffrey Wright
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Chris Menges
Runtime
129 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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