Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

"This is not a story about September 11th, it's a story about every day after."

Jan 20 2012 PG-13 2h 9m
Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

Plot

A troubled young boy, Oskar, is trying to cope with the loss of his father. Oskar starts lashing out at his mother and the world. Until a year later, he discovers a mysterious key in his father's belongings and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock, just as he used to when his father was alive. On this journey he is bound to meet a lot of people and learn a lot about himself and his family, but will he ever find the lock?

Written by

Eric Roth, Jonathan Safran Foer

Directed by

Stephen Daldry

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 26 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
107,634
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
46
Popularity
NA