5.5 Score

2011 • 2h 9min • PG-13 • Drama

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

"This is not a story about September 11th, it's a story about every day after."

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.

IMDb 6.9

RT 45%

MC 46

Director

Stephen Daldry

Writers

Eric Roth

Jonathan Safran Foer

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

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Tom Hanks

Thomas Schell

Sandra Bullock

Linda Schell

Thomas Horn

Oskar Schell

Viola Davis

Abby Black

John Goodman

Stan the Doorman

Jeffrey Wright

William Black

Zoe Caldwell

Oskar's Grandmother

Max von Sydow

The Renter

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Sandra Bullock Linda Schell

Thomas Horn Oskar Schell

Viola Davis Abby Black

John Goodman Stan the Doorman

Jeffrey Wright William Black

Zoe Caldwell Oskar's Grandmother

Max von Sydow The Renter

Dennis Hearn Minister

Paul Klementowicz Homeless Man

Julian Tepper Deli Waiter

Caleb Reynolds Schoolboy

Stephen McKinley Henderson Walt the Locksmith

Lorna Guity Pruce Locksmith Customer

Hazelle Goodman Hazelle Black

Bernadette Drayton Prayer Group Woman

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