The Tree of Life

Nothing stands still.

6.720112h 19mReleased

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

StatusReleased

Release Date2011-05-17

Runtime2h 19m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$32,000,000

Revenue$54,700,000

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15 total

Trailer

Official Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Brad Pitt

as Mr. O'Brien

Jessica Chastain

as Mrs. O'Brien

Hunter McCracken

as Young Jack

Sean Penn

as Jack

Fiona Shaw

as Grandmother

Tye Sheridan

as Steve

Laramie Eppler

as R.L.

Will Wallace

as Architect

Nicolas Gonda

as Mr. Reynolds

Jessica Fuselier

as Guide

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Nov 29, 2013

5/10

A movie that wants to mean more than what is actually telling. Taking a lot of things borrowed from 2001, it doesn't even come close to have such a deep an interesting meaning.

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CRCulver

Sep 1, 2018

6/10

Terrence Malick's <i>The Tree of Life</i> is an attempt to inject some cosmic wonder into the most mundane American story. In the 1950s, two parents bring up three boys in an American white middle-class, small-town existence. The mother (Jessica Chastain) radiates love and warmth, while the father (Brad Pitt) feels the obligation to be cold and …

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