Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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

Directed by Stephen Daldry

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

2011129 min7.0 / 10

A tender yet sorrowful portrait of a grieving boy's quest to process his father's death through a mysterious key, balancing emotional intimacy with the weight of loss.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity56

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise50

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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