# The Lovely Bones (2009)

> A murdered suburban teenager watches from a luminous afterlife as her family seeks answers and struggles toward release.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3904

## Facts

- Runtime: 136 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Rose McIver, Michael Imperioli, Carolyn Dando
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, haunting, eerie, quiet evening, literary adaptation night

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of loss and longing unfolds as a young girl watches her family from the afterlife.

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