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The Lovely Bones

Play trailer 2:25 Poster for The Lovely Bones PG-13 Released Jan 15, 2010 2h 16m Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family (Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz) -- and her killer (Stanley Tucci). As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
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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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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Both [Saoirse] Ronan and [Stanley] Tucci are worth the price of an admission ticket. Rated: 2/5 Apr 16, 2019 Full Review Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online It's an interesting way to tell a heartbreaking story a young girl whose life was taken away too soon, and whose family fights to pull the pieces together after their loss. Rated: B+ Sep 12, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: C Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Ezequiel Obregón EscribiendoCine ...The Lovely Bones manages to move audiences and show that Jackson is a daring director, who still has a lot to say. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Feb 3, 2025 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review At once, the director is doing too much visually while not doing enough dramatically. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 28, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Brilliant performances by all involved are about the only things that remain consistent. Rated: 4/10 Nov 29, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Liz J Poor pacing, weak storytelling, and a cast of characters that play little to no role towards the plot. I’m so disappointed by this film. The trailer made it seem like this was a story of a girl who lost her life, and her father’s journey to avenge his daughter and solve her crime. The trailer also showed a psychic girl who I thought would play a significant role in solving the crime… [SPOILERS AHEAD] Instead, we got a bunch of characters who did absolutely nothing to further the plot, a disco party-photoshoot in the afterlife (literally…), and somehow, the investigation to find the murderer got little to no attention!! I thought the investigation and avenging the murder victim was going to be the main point of the film… instead we got an 8 year time skip and no resolution. The psychic from the trailer played zero part in the story (so why was she even there??) And in a film that wants to be taken so seriously, the grandmother was needless and inappropriate comedy relief!! This had the most unsatisfying ending with absolutely no resolution regarding the murderer. This movie is only 2 hours long because of the excessive CGI scenes. I’m sure the book must have been better somehow, but as a film it fell flat… Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Vinicius S Filme horrivel, só não dou 0 estrelas porquê não tem como, CGI péssimo, história bizarra de ruim, parece que o filme tenta passar pano para o antagonista o tempo todo, e de certa forma ele ainda tem um final bom, comparado com o fim dos personagens que ele deu para alguns personagens da história, perdi 2 horas da minha vida com esse filme. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Michelle-ann C Most frustrating movie ever to sit and watch.. waste of time and money. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/15/25 Full Review Dheena A A terribly frustrating watch. The movie tried to be too symbolic constantly and missed. Could’ve handled the plot so much better. One of the worst movies ever. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Audience Member incredible , thought provoking and intense/ scary. I have absolutely no idea how this is rated anything below 80%. This movie will stay with you for a very long time if not always Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/10/25 Full Review Audience Member Quite disturbing. A great film that I still think about, years down the line. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Jackson

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Mark Wahlberg

Jack Salmon

Rachel Weisz

Abigail Salmon

Susan Sarandon

Grandma Lynn

Stanley Tucci

George Harvey

Michael Imperioli

Len Fenerman

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Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon in "The Lovely Bones." Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon in "The Lovely Bones." Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon in "The Lovely Bones." Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon in "The Lovely Bones." (L-R) Saoirse Ronan and director Peter Jackson on the set of "The Lovely Bones." A scene from the film "The Lovely Bones." Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon in "The Lovely Bones." (L-R) Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon and Susan Sarandon as Grandma Lynn in "The Lovely Bones." Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon in "The Lovely Bones." Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon in "The Lovely Bones." View more photos

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Synopsis After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family (Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz) -- and her killer (Stanley Tucci). As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
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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