It's stuffed full of Peter Jackson's typically dazzling imagery, but The Lovely Bones suffers from abrupt shifts between horrific violence and cloying sentimentality.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Jackson -
Producer -
Carolynne Cunningham , Fran Walsh , Peter Jackson , Aimee Peyronnet -
Screenwriter -
Peter Jackson , Philippa Boyens , Fran Walsh -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures , DreamWorks SKG -
Production Co -
WingNut Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Disturbing Violent Images|Disturbing Violent Content|Mature Thematic Material|Some Language) -
Genre -
Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 15, 2010, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 27, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$44.0M -
Runtime -
2h 16m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital , DTS
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