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The Lovely Bones (2009)

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Average Rating:8.5/10

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Oscar winner Peter Jackson directs this adaptation of Alice Sebold's beloved novel THE LOVELY BONES. After she is killed, young Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan, ATONEMENT) looks down from heaven on... Oscar winner Peter Jackson directs this adaptation of Alice Sebold's beloved novel THE LOVELY BONES. After she is killed, young Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan, ATONEMENT) looks down from heaven on both her parents (played by Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz) and her murderer. [More]

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli

Director: Peter Jackson

Director: Peter Jackson
Screenwriter: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
Producer: Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham, Aimee Peyronnet
Composer: Brian Eno
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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