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In the Valley of Elah (2007) · CriticCrunch

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In the Valley of Elah

Movie2007·124 min

In the Valley of Elah

Directed by Paul Haggis

History Drama Thriller Crime Mystery

An Oscar-nominated history drama film directed by Paul Haggis.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 47%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

TMDB Audience Rating

About In the Valley of Elah

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: grief and loss, trauma recovery, corruption power, action combat, american regional, warzone, parent child, war homefront, detective investigator, everyman, conspiracy, investigation procedural, mystery disappearance, corruption

★

6.8/10

1K ratings

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Details

Director: Paul Haggis
Language: English

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (2007)

How In the Valley of Elah Ranks

All movies

Top 47%

2000s movies

Top 40%

History movies

Top 61%

★Paul Haggis films#3 of 4

Top 47% All movies.

the vibe

In the Valley of Elah Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnestgritty

contemplative

What it's about

conspiracyinvestigation proceduralmystery disappearancegrief & losstrauma recoverycorruption powerdetective investigatoreverymanparent childaction combatwar homefrontcorruptionamerican regionalwarzone

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty