Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

PG-13

Released Jan 20, 2012

2h 9m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ti H.

I don't know what movie the others saw, but I saw a deeply moving highly original movie. Some say it wasn't like the book, but it couldn't be like the book because it's a movie, and as such, it should be taken on its own merits as a movie. It was deeply original deeply moving with deeply heartfelt performances from everybody and that kid was brilliant. It wasn't the story of everybody's loss. It was a story of one particular kids loss and how he dealt with things and he wasn't a normal kid. He was a very bright kid well beyond his years ,and understanding ,who couldn't understand how somebody could fly right into a building and kill people they didn't know. It was brilliant when the kid finally broke down and started crying. I cried with him. It was hard to watch because it was about 911 but it was well worth it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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erich s

the pace of the movie for me is right and it does not bore me. this is a memory n remembrance n sad movie. this is not an action/suspense movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Mike J

The acting here is outstanding. The pace is very slow and at times boring. It takes a bit of an effort to stay with all the many details. Overall it is a good movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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BJ M

I found this film tedious to watch. It was too long and needed to be edited. I am not unsympathetic to the 9-11 subject just don't think this production was very good.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Francisco S

Way too much drama for me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Patty A

I personally loved this movie. I'd never heard of either the book nor the movie. The plan now is to read the book. This was a very touching depiction of the loss felt from the great war and the loss people in NYC and around the globe felt that day. There is no comparison in numbers, but loss is loss. The relationship between father and child. Loss of that relationship at any age or circumstance. It stuck a chord with me personally, it may not for you, but give it a chance.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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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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