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In the Valley of Elah (2007)

"Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it."

6.8/10 2h 4m Sep 14, 2007
History Drama Thriller Crime Mystery

A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

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Movie Details

Original Title In the Valley of Elah
Original Language EN
Budget $23,000,000
Revenue $29,541,790
Status Released
Popularity 1.7

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
Hank Deerfield
Popularity: 2.8
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Detective Emily Sanders
Popularity: 6.0
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Joan Deerfield
Popularity: 2.9
Frances Fisher
Frances Fisher
Evie
Popularity: 9.6
James Franco
James Franco
Sergeant Carnelli
Popularity: 3.2
Jonathan Tucker
Jonathan Tucker
Mike Deerfield
Popularity: 3.1
Jason Patric
Jason Patric
Lieutenant Kirklander
Popularity: 1.5
Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin
Chief Buchwald
Popularity: 3.4
Wes Chatham
Wes Chatham
Corporal Penning
Popularity: 0.6
Jake McLaughlin
Jake McLaughlin
Specialist Gordon Bonner
Popularity: 0.8
Mehcad Brooks
Mehcad Brooks
Specialist Ennis Long
Popularity: 0.8
Wayne Duvall
Wayne Duvall
Detective Nugent
Popularity: 2.3

Key Crew

Director Paul Haggis
Screenplay Paul Haggis
Producer Paul Haggis, Patrick Wachsberger, Steve Samuels
Executive Producer Stan Wlodkowski, David Garrett, Erik Feig
Editor Jo Francis

Production

Warner Independent Pictures
US
NALA Films
US
Summit Entertainment
US
Samuels Media
US
Blackfriars Bridge Films

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Keywords

police parent child relationship war crimes homicide detective patriotism investigation iraq military service cover-up disappearance murder investigation

Reviews from TMDB

Kenneth Axel Carlsson 8.5/10
Dec 30, 2014

A soldier disappears after he has come back from Iraq. His father, Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), is alerted and sets off in the hopes of finding his son. He soon finds out that his son was actually killed, brutally you might say, his body cut up and burned. The evidence lead in no real direction ... Read more

CinemaSerf 6/10
Mar 17, 2025

When “Hank” (Tommy Lee Jones) gets a call to say that his soldier son “Mike” has gone awol shortly after his return to the USA from Iraq, he sets off to track him down. Initially, he hits a wall of indifference from investigators but then an hacked-up body is discovered and quickly identifie ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 14, 2007
Runtime 2h 4m
Budget $23,000,000
Revenue $29,541,790
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.7
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