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The Lovely Bones

7.1/10

Rating

136 min

Runtime

2009

Release Year

Peter Jackson

Director

Cast

Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci

Quick Synopsis

After 14-year-old Susie Salmon is tragically murdered, her spirit remains in a sort of heaven where she watches over her family as they struggle with grief and loss. From this vantage point, Susie also observes the man responsible for her death. Throughout this experience, she faces the challenge of managing her feelings of anger and desire for justice while hoping for her family to find peace and begin to heal.

Detailed Synopsis of The Lovely Bones

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

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