In the Valley of Elah poster

In the Valley of Elah( 2007)

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Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tommy Lee Jones

      Hank Deerfield

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      Charlize Theron

      Detective Emily Sanders

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      Susan Sarandon

      Joan Deerfield

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      Frances Fisher

      Evie

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      James Franco

      Sergeant Carnelli

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      Jonathan Tucker

      Mike Deerfield

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      Jason Patric

      Lieutenant Kirklander

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      Josh Brolin

      Chief Buchwald

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      Wes Chatham

      Corporal Penning

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      Jake McLaughlin

      Specialist Gordon Bonner

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      Mehcad Brooks

      Specialist Ennis Long

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      Wayne Duvall

      Detective Nugent

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      Brent Briscoe

      Detective Hodge

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      Barry Corbin

      Arnold Bickman

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      Greg Serano

      Detective Manny Nunez

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      Zoe Kazan

      Angie

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      Brent Sexton

      Lt. Burke

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      Devin Brochu

      David Sanders

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      Glenn Taranto

      Detective Wayne

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      Roman Arabia

      Private Robert Ortiez

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      Jennifer Siebel Newsom

      Jodie

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      Rick Gonzalez

      Phone Technician

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      Loren Haynes

      Police Photographer

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      Babak Tafti

      Iraqi Prisoner

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      Sean Huze

      Captain Jim Osher

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      Kathy Lamkin

      Chicken Shack Manager

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      David Doty

      Truck Parts Salesman

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      Pab Schwendimann

      Pussy's Bouncer

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      Josh Meyer

      Joseph R. Millard

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      Arron Shiver

      Cop

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      Jo Harvey Allen

      Jo Anne

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      Chris Browning

      Checker Box Bartender

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      David House

      Morgue Officer

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      Matthew Page

      Guard

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      Pierre Barrera

      TD's Bartender

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      Mike Hatfield

      Jo Anne's Husband

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      Arlin Alcala

      Neighbor (uncredited)

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      James Blackburn

      Cowboy (uncredited)

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      Esodie Geiger

      Military Nurse (uncredited)

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      Daniel Knight

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Brandon Weaver

      Morgue Tech (uncredited)

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      Joseph Bertót

      School Janitor

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    A review by Kenneth Axel Carlsson

    8.5
    Written by Kenneth Axel Carlsson on Tue Dec 30 2014
    A soldier disappears after he has come back from Iraq. His father, Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), is alerted and sets off in the hopes of finding his son. He soon finds out that his son was actually killed, brutally you might say, his body cut up and burned. The evidence lead in no real directions, but it soon becomes apparent that his army bodies are lying, also, the images that Hank recovers from his son's phone, seem to suggest that something happened in Iraq. To say anything more would be to ruin the movie. However, this movie is not just a crime story, where we follow the father and ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    23000000.00

    Revenue

    29541790.00

    Keywords

    • police
    • parent child relationship
    • war crimes
    • homicide
    • detective
    • patriotism
    • investigation
    • iraq
    • military service
    • cover-up
    • disappearance
    • murder investigation