Film

In the Valley of Elah

2007 · 2h 4m · History · Drama · Thriller

Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

73%

Metacritic

65

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.

Tommy Lee Jones

Hank Deerfield

Charlize Theron

Detective Emily Sanders

Susan Sarandon

Joan Deerfield

Frances Fisher

Evie

James Franco

Sergeant Carnelli

Jonathan Tucker

Mike Deerfield

Jason Patric

Lieutenant Kirklander

Josh Brolin

Chief Buchwald

Wes Chatham

Corporal Penning

Jake McLaughlin

Specialist Gordon Bonner

Mehcad Brooks

Specialist Ennis Long

Wayne Duvall

Detective Nugent

Brent Briscoe

Detective Hodge

Barry Corbin

Arnold Bickman

Greg Serano

Detective Manny Nunez

Zoe Kazan

Angie

• Paul HaggisDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Mark BoalStory
• Darlene Caamano LoquetProducer
• Patrick WachsbergerProducer
• Laurence BecseyProducer
• Steve SamuelsProducer
• James A. HoltExecutive Producer
• David GarrettExecutive Producer
• Erik FeigExecutive Producer
• Emilio Diez BarrosoExecutive Producer

Release date

September 14, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

R

Budget

$23,000,000

Revenue

$29,541,790

Genres

History, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

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