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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a 2011 American drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth. Based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer, it stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn in his film debut, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, and Zoe Caldwell in her final film role.
Jan 20, 2012 · A 2011 drama film about a boy who searches for the lock that matches a key left by his father, who died in 9/11. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more.
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- Adventure, Drama, Mystery
- Stephen Daldry
- 2012-01-20
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a 2005 novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. The book's narrator is a nine-year-old boy named Oskar Schell. In the story, Oskar discovers a key in a vase that belonged to his father, a year after he is killed in the September 11 attacks.
- Jonathan Safran Foer, Helen Holwill, Matt Rota
- 2005
Jan 20, 2012 · A movie about a boy who searches for a key that his father left after 9/11. Critics and audiences are divided on its quality, with some praising its story and others criticizing its style.
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- Stephen Daldry
- PG-13
- Tom Hanks
Jan 1, 2005 · Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Jonathan Safran Foer. 3.97. 422,186 ratings25,909 reviews. In a vase in a closet, a couple of years after his father died in 9/11, nine-year-old Oskar discovers a key... The key belonged to his father, he's sure of that. But which of New York's 162 million locks does it open?
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- Paperback
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Jan 18, 2012 · A film about an 11-year-old boy who searches for the meaning of a key after his father's death in 9/11. Roger Ebert criticizes the plot as contrivance and folderol, and questions the film's ability to provide catharsis for the tragedy.
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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 September 11, 2001. A troubled young boy, Oskar, is trying to cope with the loss of his father. Oskar starts lashing out at his mother and the world.
