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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 9m
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6.9/10
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Thomas Horn in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on... Read allA nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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    • Stephen Daldry
    • Eric Roth(screenplay)
    • Jonathan Safran Foer(novel)
  • Stars
    • Thomas Horn
    • Tom Hanks
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Stephen Daldry
    • Eric Roth(screenplay)
    • Jonathan Safran Foer(novel)
  • Stars
    • Thomas Horn
    • Tom Hanks
    • Sandra Bullock
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    • 414User reviews
    • 290Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Thomas Horn
    Thomas Horn
    • Oskar Schell
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Thomas Schell
    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Linda Schell
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    • The Renter
    Zoe Caldwell
    Zoe Caldwell
    • Oskar's Grandmother
    Dennis Hearn
    • Minister
    Paul Klementowicz
    Paul Klementowicz
    • Homeless Man
    Julian Tepper
    • Deli Waiter
    Caleb Reynolds
    • Schoolboy
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Stan the Doorman
    Stephen McKinley Henderson
    Stephen McKinley Henderson
    • Walt the Locksmith
    Lorna Pruce
    Lorna Pruce
    • Locksmith Customer
    • (as Lorna Guity Pruce)
    Viola Davis
    Viola Davis
    • Abby Black
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • William Black
    Hazelle Goodman
    Hazelle Goodman
    • Hazelle Black
    Bernadette Drayton
    • Prayer Group Woman
    David Latham
    • Prayer Group Man
    Marty Krzywonos
    Marty Krzywonos
    • Piano Man
      • Stephen Daldry
      • Eric Roth(screenplay)
      • Jonathan Safran Foer(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Sandra Bullock (Linda Schell) was in New York City with her family, and witnessed the second plane, United Airlines Flight 175, crashing into the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001.
    • Goofs
      Oskar says that only humans cry tears and that a photo of an elephant crying must be Photoshopped, but elephants actually do cry tears.
    • Quotes

      Thomas Schell: If things were easy to find, they wouldn't be worth finding.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.59 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      If You Know The Lord Is Keeping You
      Written by Charles Taylor

    User reviews414

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    7/10
    Soulful, sad, and incredibly sweet.
    Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a film that haunts you all day after the closing credits. I just watched it this morning, Sept. 11th, 2012--weeping continually, which is not a typical reaction from me. Powerful stuff.

    The story is about a child who lost his father in the World Trade Center attacks on that fateful day in our country's history. It is his journey to reconnect with his father's memory by going on a quest to find the lock that fits the key left mysteriously in a vase in his father's closet. Along the way, this shy and sensitive boy Oskar is forced to meet and interact with a range of citizens, and to hear their stories too.

    More importantly, it is about connectedness. It is about realizing that you aren't alone in your pain, and learning how to reach out to others for help and comfort. It is about realizing that your alone-ness is an illusion.

    I loved, loved, loved the chemistry of the father and son in the flashback scenes, loved the delightful and unconventional expeditions they embarked upon, and enjoyed coming along with Oskar and The Renter to solve the final mystery of the key. I thought that the child actor playing Oskar was wonderful in this breakout role; he carried the movie quite well, almost singlehandedly-- except for those scenes with Max Von Sydow's silent character, The Renter. Of course Von Sydow stole the show, and totally deserved his Academy nomination. In all, the actors were brilliant and compelling to match the heartfelt script.

    Yes, there was a certain amount of emotional manipulation involved in this tearjerker (what else could you expect from a Sandra Bullock production nowadays?). I can overlook that and wholeheartedly recommend EL&IC to anybody as possibly the best "9/11" film to date.
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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2012 (United States)
      • United States
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      • Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Scott Rudin Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 2 hours 9 minutes
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