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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely loud and incredibly close film poster
2 Nominations
Year 2011
Director Stephen Daldry
Writer Eric Roth
Starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Caldwell
84th Academy Awards

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a 2011 drama film adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer directed by Stephen Daldry, written by Eric Roth, and stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, and Zoe Caldwell.

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The film follows the tale of a one young boy's journey from heartbreaking loss to the healing power of self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the tragicevents of September 11. Eleven-year-old Oskar Schell is an exceptional child: amateur inventor, Francophile, pacifist. And after finding a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died on 9/11, he embarks on an exceptional journey-an urgent, secret search through the five boroughs of New York. As Oskar roams the city, he encounters a motley assortment of humanity, who are all survivors in their own ways. Ultimately, Oskar's journey ends where it began, but with the solace of that most human experience: love.

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