Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

This is not a story about September 11th, it's a story about every day after.

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

• Released: 2011-12-25
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 9m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 2,181 votes

Directed by Stephen Daldry.

Top cast

• Tom Hanks as Thomas Schell
• Sandra Bullock as Linda Schell
• Thomas Horn as Oskar Schell
• Viola Davis as Abby Black
• John Goodman as Stan the Doorman
• Jeffrey Wright as William Black
• Zoe Caldwell as Oskar's Grandmother
• Max von Sydow as The Renter
• Dennis Hearn as Minister
• Paul Klementowicz as Homeless Man

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
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• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on ABC iview; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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