The Lovely Bones

The story of a life and everything that came after...


The Lovely Bones
After a young teen is raped and murdered, she ends up in some sort of spirit world, where she meets other victims of the serial killer. She is able to look down on her family left behind and see what they are up to. She desires revenge against her killer, but is torn by her wish to see her family heal from their loss.

136 minutes.
No persons under 13.
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Jake Abel, Susan Sarandon, Michael Imperioli
Director
Peter Jackson
ScreenplayFran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, from the novel by Alice Sebold
MusicBrian Eno
CinematographyAndrew Lesnie
EditingJabez Olssen
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2009
Produced byWingNut Films, DreamWorks SKG, Film4, Key Creatives

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreThriller, drama
LanguageInfrequently moderate
NudityNone
SexMild, infrequent innuendo
ViolenceFairly frequent, moderate, some blood, realistic
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseAlcohol and tobacco use
CommentsPretty impactful threat and menace.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
4
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
2
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
2
Smoking
5
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
5


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconDonker en lig sensitief ondersoek
15
Cape Times
Kenneth Turan quote iconFilm about afterlife never quite makes it to the other side
5
Box Office
Sara Schieron quote iconImmersive and reverent adaptation of celebrated book club melodrama
18
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconThe Lovely Bones is a deplorable film.
8
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson quote iconPeter Jackson’s decision to remove the airily austere tone of Alice Sebold’s original bestseller in favour of a more phantasmagorical approach turns The Lovely Bones into something deeply unlovely.
1
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconDelicate business is being transacted as Peter Jackson, lord of the Rings fantasy, attunes himself to a family tragedy.
10
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconWithout enough viewer emotional engagement to overcome the problems, the offering comes off as frustrating and, ultimately, quite boring.
8
Metacritic.com
36 critics
8
Rottentomatoes critics
178 critics
10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon It's stuffed full of Peter Jackson's typically dazzling imagery, but The Lovely Bones suffers from abrupt shifts between horrific violence and cloying sentimentality.
7

What the People say

Internet
13591 Netizens
13

Average .. 47%

9

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