Extrêmement fort & incroyablement près

Original title: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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6.9/10

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Thomas Horn in Extrêmement fort & incroyablement près (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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Coming-of-Age Quest Adventure Drama Mystery

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

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

106K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Stephen Daldry
Writers
- Eric Roth
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 8 wins & 26 nominations total

Videos16

Trailer 2:32

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Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: How Come You Don't Speak?

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Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: My Dad Was In The Building

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Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: What's He Looking For?

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Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close: Was There Really A 6th Borough?

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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

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Featured review

8/10

A fantastic story about healing and a child's view of grief

This was a very good movie. Its moving and raw at times, a different sort of 911 story, from the view of a child losing a father. On that level it was relatable for me and at times I found it painful to watch the 9 year old boys grief, anger and confusion.

Sandra Bullock is excellent as his mother, watching him from afar as her son searches NY city for the lock matching a mysterious key that once belonged to his father who was killed in the World Trade Center. Thomas Horn does an incredible job as 'Oskar', what a exhausting role for him. He suffers from an (undisclosed) mental illness and his freak out scenes are super well done, intense. I also enjoyed Max von Sydow. Tom Hanks' role is small here, mostly shown through flashbacks.

Ultimately the story will grip your heart, its about healing and how not everything in life can be explained. I think I probably appreciated this movie more because I had read the book first though. This must have been a hard translation to make and I think they did a good job. I liked the changes especially in regards to the mother being more aware. 4/12/15