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The Lovely Bones

Name: The Lovely Bones
Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Released: 2009-12-26
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci

2009 · 2h 16m · Fantasy, Drama

IMDb 6.6 Metacritic 42 RT 31%

Skip it tonight unless you're in the mood for Peter Jackson's visually stunning but emotionally uneven take on grief and afterlife—it's ambitious and occasionally beautiful, but the tonal shifts between fantasy spectacle and family tragedy can feel jarring rather than cathartic.

Plot

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci

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