In the Valley of ElahOverview and Synopsis

  • In the Valley of Elah
  • Opened September 14, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 54 min.
  • R
    violent and disturbing content, language and some sexuality/nudity
  • A police detective (Charlize Theron) helps the parents (Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon) of a soldier search for their son (Jonathan Tucker), who went missing soon after returning from Iraq.
  • Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, James Franco
  • Director: Paul Haggis
  • Genres: War Drama, Drama, Police Detective Film

Critic Reviews

  • "Though this film in fact does have something crucial to convey, this is not the way to go about it. " Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "Absorbing, sobering, timely and eloquent, it may disturb some viewers with its strong anti-war message." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...too self-serious to work as a straight-ahead whodunit and too lacking in imagination to realize its art-film aspirations." Variety

    - Robert Koehler

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