Overview
A father's quest for truth leads him into a web of deception and dark secrets.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- somber
- mournful
- tense
- serious movie night
- political drama viewing
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Haggis
- Release Date
- 2007-09-14
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1137)
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Charlize Theron
- Susan Sarandon
- Frances Fisher
- James Franco
- Jonathan Tucker
- Jason Patric
- Josh Brolin
- Wes Chatham
- Jake McLaughlin
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is In the Valley of Elah about?
- A grieving military father and an embattled detective pursue the truth behind a soldier's disappearance, confronting a cover-up that reaches from an American police case back to Iraq.
- What is In the Valley of Elah like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of In the Valley of Elah as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is In the Valley of Elah violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in In the Valley of Elah as graphic.
- What did critics think of In the Valley of Elah?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a powerful, well-acted investigation of Iraq War trauma and institutional denial, though its procedural construction was viewed as conventional.
- Which films are like In the Valley of Elah?
- Films with a similar feel include The Return, The Messenger, Gone Baby Gone, and Mystic River.
- How long is In the Valley of Elah?
- In the Valley of Elah runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch In the Valley of Elah?
- In United States, In the Valley of Elah is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
