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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
107K
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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.

  • Director
    • Stephen Daldry
  • Writers
    • Eric Roth
    • Jonathan Safran Foer
  • Stars
    • Thomas Horn
    • Tom Hanks
    • Sandra Bullock
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    107K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stephen Daldry
    • Writers
      • Eric Roth
      • Jonathan Safran Foer
    • Stars
      • Thomas Horn
      • Tom Hanks
      • Sandra Bullock
    • 421User reviews
    • 280Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 8 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: How Come You Don't Speak?
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    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: How Come You Don't Speak?
    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: My Dad Was In The Building
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    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: My Dad Was In The Building
    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: What's He Looking For?
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    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: What's He Looking For?
    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: Was There Really A 6th Borough?
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    Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: Was There Really A 6th Borough?

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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
    • Director
      • Stephen Daldry
    • Writers
      • Eric Roth
      • Jonathan Safran Foer
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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 reviews421

    Featured review
    8/10

    Wonderfully acted

    Saw this movie in the theatre and thoroughly enjoyed it.Recently saw it again on the movie channel and enjoyed it even more.The young boy was phenomenal,others were very good as well especially Max Von Sydow of course.Don't understand why people put down this movie, must be just complainers! I'll never forget where I was on 9/11 and can't imagine what it must have been like for New Yorkers.This movie shows many different people of the city in many different ways and I believe was very well done. I know the young boy was not a professional actor and its hard to believe he isn't, hopefully he might pursue the craft but I believe he wasn't that interested. Definitely a must see and probably twice to get everything out of it!
    • ddush
    • Sep 10, 2012
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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tan fuerte y tan cerca
    • Filming locations
      • Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Scott Rudin Productions
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,847,881
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $72,348
      • Dec 25, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $55,247,881
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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