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Release Date:
19 October 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
Everyone Wants The Truth... Until They Find It. more
Plot:
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally. Based on the Dennis Lehane novel. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 19 wins
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8 nominations
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(180 articles)
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One of the Year's Best
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Casey Affleck | ... | Patrick Kenzie | |
| Michelle Monaghan | ... | Angie Gennaro | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Jack Doyle | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Remy Bressant | |
| John Ashton | ... | Nick Poole | |
| Amy Ryan | ... | Helene McCready | |
| Amy Madigan | ... | Bea McCready | |
| Titus Welliver | ... | Lionel McCready | |
| Michael K. Williams | ... | Devin (as Michael Kenneth Williams) | |
| Edi Gathegi | ... | Cheese | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Leon Trett | |
| Madeline O'Brien | ... | Amanda McCready | |
| Slaine | ... | Bubba | |
| Trudi Goodman | ... | Roberta Trett | |
| Matthew Maher | ... | Corwin Earle |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, drug content and pervasive language.
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Runtime:
114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Portugal:M/16 |
Australia:MA |
UK:15 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
South Africa:16LV |
USA:R (certificate #43431) |
Taiwan:R-18 |
Germany:16 |
Argentina:16 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Singapore:M18 (edited version) |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Singapore:R21 |
France:-12 |
Finland:K-15 |
Sweden:15 |
Norway:15 |
Italy:VM14 |
Brazil:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Israel:16 |
Malaysia:18PL |
Ireland:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
South Korea:18 |
Ireland:15 (video rating) |
Ireland:15 (DVD rating) |
Spain:18 |
Iceland:16
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Although much of the dialog is verbatim from the book, director Ben Affleck reckoned that if he hadn't severely trimmed the novel, the film would have lasted 7 hours.
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Goofs:
Continuity: After Patrick finds the little boy dead in the bathtub, he shoots the child molester in the back of the head. You see blood shoot out the front of his head, but there is no hole or any sign of blood or gunshot on the back of the head.
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Patrick Kenzie: I always believed it was the things you don't choose that makes you who you are. Your city, your neighborhood, your family. People here take pride in these things, like it was something they'd accomplished. The bodies around their souls, the cities wrapped around those...
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Patrick Kenzie: I always believed it was the things you don't choose that makes you who you are. Your city, your neighborhood, your family. People here take pride in these things, like it was something they'd accomplished. The bodies around their souls, the cities wrapped around those...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Late Show with David Letterman: (#15.26)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
No Matter What You Do
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"Gone Baby, Gone" is one of the best films of the year. It is being compared to "Mystic River" and "The Departed" because it takes place in Boston, but I actually liked it better than either of those films.
The opening credits start with the camera showing close ups of people's faces. The close ups are a recurring theme throughout the movie. It's because this is not just a film about a child kidnapping. It is a film about people and that is what lifts this film above so many others.
Director Ben Affleck shows confidence and style in his first film. After this, he does not need to perform in any more films. He is a much better writer and director than he is an actor.
All the performances in the film are superb. Casey Affleck has to carry the film and he does a great job. He is a stoic, deadpan, detective. But unlike the Noir detectives of the past, he is not a loner. He has a lot of friends and he has his girlfriend played by Michelle Monaghan help with the investigation. He uses his connections to find out things the police cannot.
Beyond that, the less you know the better.
If you like crime dramas that also work as character studies, you should run out and see "Gone Baby, Gone."