Autistic boy (Thomas Horn) grieves for his father (Tom Hanks) after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Genre
Drama
Release date
Dec. 25, 2011
Run time
129 min.
Cast
Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Max von Sydow, James Gandolfini
Director
Stephen Daldry
Writers
Eric Roth, Jonathan Safran Foer
Producers
Scott Rudin
Rating: PG-13
Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
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