Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 45%, and Metacritic 46). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
2 h 9 min
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close runs 2 h 9 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Audiences rate Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close higher (63) than critics (46). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $40 million to make and earned $55 million worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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