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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Play trailer Poster for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close PG-13 Released Jan 20, 2012 2h 9m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Oskar (Thomas Horn), who lost his father (Tom Hanks) in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, is convinced that his dad left a final message for him somewhere in the city. Upon finding a mysterious key in his father's closet, Oskar sets out in search of the lock it fits. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a tirelessly active mind, Oskar has a journey of discovery that takes him beyond his loss and leads to a greater understanding of the world.
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close has a story worth telling, but it deserves better than the treacly and pretentious treatment director Stephen Daldry gives it.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close just doesn't seen to have any point, and is sentimental and banal as well as very, very long. Aug 31, 2018 Full Review Nicolas Rapold Film Comment Magazine Daldry delivers a surprisingly engaging adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's stridently voiced novel about a precocious boy dealing with the death of his father in the terror attacks. Jun 28, 2013 Full Review Leah Rozen TheWrap In the end, the movie is about healing and coming to understand that some things can't be explained. Mar 2, 2012 Full Review Nadia Dalimonte Next Best Picture While the subject matter is harrowing and resonates on its own, the film’s depiction of such tragedy as a narrative plot point feels emotionally manipulative. Rated: 5/10 Jun 15, 2023 Full Review Amy Thomasson InSession Film A movie that had so much going for it, yet made me cringe the entire time I watched it... Apr 26, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A very manipulative film, designed for maximum emotional impact in sometimes transparent ways. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 23, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bronwyn D Unfortunately I couldn't make it past the first 40 mins. It was just too silly/dumb for my taste. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Adam W I personally was not in favor of dramatizing something as serious and recent (I know it's over 20 years ago, but 9/11 is very recent in my memory), but I have to give credit where it is due. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a powerful story. The acting is superb. Who else but Max von Sydow could pull off a great performance without saying a word? The story pulls you in and you can sympathize with each and every character. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/16/24 Full Review Meg C Performances were decent, but a wholly improbable premise and the movie never ended. It was waaaaaay too long, and so many dubious story lines that it made me cringe. Where is the mother during most of the time this boy is at home in apartment? Oh, it turns out she's doing the same hairbrained investigation that her little boy is doing! I'm sure that there's plenty of free time for that! It's a shame this was such a lousy movie, because J. S. Foer is an excellent writer, but this movie could have been shortened and edited substantially. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Nawt W It is itself the peak irony for this award beggar to give its main character resolve to go on with his life in its sappy story about flinging Hanks out of trade center, which clearly showcases that no one is moving on from that tragedy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Leaburn O Story of a kid with Asperger's who can't make sense of the death of his father in the Twin Towers in 9/11. The story lacks focus and doesn't adequately tackle the subject. Bought on DVD from a charity shop for 50p. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review I hated this movie. Hate hate hate hate hate this movie. Hate hate hate hate it. I hate every stupid, vacuous, insulting moment of this movie. I hate the sensibility of thinking that everyone likes this movie. I hate the implicit insult to me that assumes a little intelligence would make it a masterpiece. 0/5 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/02/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Oskar (Thomas Horn), who lost his father (Tom Hanks) in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, is convinced that his dad left a final message for him somewhere in the city. Upon finding a mysterious key in his father's closet, Oskar sets out in search of the lock it fits. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a tirelessly active mind, Oskar has a journey of discovery that takes him beyond his loss and leads to a greater understanding of the world.
Director
Stephen Daldry
Producer
Scott Rudin
Screenwriter
Eric Roth
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Scott Rudin Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Emotional Thematic Material|Some Disturbing Images)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 19, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.8M
Runtime
2h 9m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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