Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
This is not a story about September 11th, it's a story about every day after.
This is not a story about September 11th, it's a story about every da...
Drama
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2011
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A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
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Runtime:
129 min
Release date:
25 Dec 2011
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000
Revenue:
$55,200,000
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 26 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
In the end, the movie is about healing and coming to understand that some things can't be explained.
– Leah Rozen,
TheWrap,
2 Mar 2012
rotten:
Less a film about communication, in the end, than one with its fingers in its ears.
– Ben Walters,
Time Out,
14 Feb 2012
rotten:
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" is the kind of movie you want to punch in the nose.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
20 Jan 2012
fresh:
If imagining a city where people open their doors (or don't) to a boy with a key and a ton of questions is sentimental ... then it is vitally, beautifully so.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
20 Jan 2012
rotten:
Stephen Daldry's extremely labored and incredibly crass adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
20 Jan 2012