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The Lovely Bones is a 2009 drama, crime, fantasy, and thriller film directed by Peter Jackson. The screenplay was written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, based on the work by Alice Sebold. The cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, and Stanley Tucci. Production was handled by Film4 Productions, WingNut Films, and DreamWorks Pictures, with Andrew Lesnie serving as director of photography and Jabez Olssen as film editor. The film was shot in New Zealand and produced in the United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
The movie has a runtime of 135 or 136 minutes and was released on December 26, 2009. It was distributed by Netflix and Fandango at Home. The film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Its main subject is a serial killer. The budget was 65,000,000 and the revenue was 93,600,000.
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7.1After 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.
Cast
- Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon
- Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon
- Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon
- Susan Sarandon as Grandma Lynn
- Stanley Tucci as George Harvey
- Rose McIver as Lindsey Salmon
Themes
- rape
- based on novel or book
- afterlife
- loss of loved one
- tree
- 1970s
- melancholy
- serial killer
- corpse
- pedophile
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Jackson
- Screenplay by
- Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson
- Based on
- The Lovely Bones , by Alice Sebold
- Produced by
- Carolynne Cunningham Fran Walsh Peter Jackson Aimee Peyronnet
- Starring
- Mark Wahlberg Rachel Weisz Susan Sarandon Stanley Tucci Michael Imperioli Saoirse Ronan
- Cinematography
- Andrew Lesnie
- Edited by
- Jabez Olssen
- Music by
- Brian Eno
- Production companies
- DreamWorks Pictures Film4 Productions WingNut Films
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- November 24, 2009 ( 2009-11-24 ) ( Royal Film Performance ) December 11, 2009 ( 2009-12-11 ) (United States: limited) December 26, 2009 ( 2009-12-26 ) (New Zealand) January 15, 2010 ( 2010-01-15 ) (United States: wide) January 29, 2010 ( 2010-01-29 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 135 minutes
- Countries
- New Zealand United States United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $65 million
- Box office
- $93.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Lovely Bones
- Main subject
- serial killer
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Screenwriter
- Philippa Boyens
- Cast member
- Stefania LaVie Owen
- Composer
- Brian Eno
- Producer
- Fran Walsh
- Production company
- Film4 Productions
- Cinematographer
- Andrew Lesnie
- Narrative location
- Pennsylvania
- Filming location
- New Zealand
- Duration
- 135
- FilmAffinity ID
- 995536
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.lovelybones.com
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- publication date
- 2009-12-26
- title
- The Lovely Bones
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- film editor
- Jabez Olssen
- after a work by
- Alice Sebold
- capital cost
- 65000000
- box office
- 93600000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 6.6/10
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Encyclopedic overview
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It is based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. The plot follows a girl who was murdered and watches over her family from heaven. She is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal.
A co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, The Lovely Bones was produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Walsh, Jackson, and Aimee Peyronnet, with Steven Spielberg, Tessa Ross, Ken Kamins, and James Wilson as executive producers. Principal photography began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania. The film's score was composed by Brian Eno.
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