The Lovely Bones (2009)
The story of a life and everything that came after...
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The Lovely Bones rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 190K votes
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Metacritic42%
TMDb7.061/10· 5K votesWith 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 42/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Lovely Bones
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.
Cast of The Lovely Bones
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
Michael Imperioli
as Len Fenerman
Carolyn Dando
as Ruth Connors
Christian Ashdale
as Buckley Salmon
Reece Ritchie
as Ray Singh
Nikki SooHoo
as Holly
Jake Abel
as Brian Nelson
The Lovely Bones facts
- Budget
- $65M
- Box office
- $93.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Afterlife fantasy concept provides unique perspective on grief and loss
- •Drama explores childhood trauma with literary source material adaptation
- •Peter Jackson direction brings visual imagination to emotional narrative
What the audience disliked
- •Critics note inappropriate tone for serious abuse and murder subject matter
- •Adaptation adds fantastical elements that undermine grave thematic weight
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