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The Tree of Life( 2011)

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Nothing stands still.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Brad Pitt

      Mr. O'Brien

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      Sean Penn

      Jack

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      Jessica Chastain

      Mrs. O'Brien

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      Hunter McCracken

      Young Jack

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      Laramie Eppler

      R.L.

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      Tye Sheridan

      Steve

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      Fiona Shaw

      Grandmother

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      Jessica Fuselier

      Guide

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      Nicolas Gonda

      Mr. Reynolds

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      Will Wallace

      Architect

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      Kelly Koonce

      Father Haynes

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      Bryce Boudoin

      Robert

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      Jimmy Donaldson

      Jimmy

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      Kameron Vaughn

      Cayler

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      Cole Cockburn

      Harry Bates

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      Dustin Allen

      George Walsh

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      Brayden Whisenhunt

      Jo Bates

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      Joanna Going

      Jack's Wife

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      Irene Bedard

      Messenger

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      Michael Koeth

      Jack @ 2

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      Finnegan Williams

      Jack @ 5

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      John Howell

      R. L. @ 2

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      Samantha Martinez

      Samantha

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      Savannah Welch

      Mrs. Kimball

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      Tamara Jolaine

      Mrs. Stone

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      Julia M. Smith

      Beth

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      Anne Nabors

      Rue

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      Christopher Ryan

      Prisoner

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      Tyler Thomas

      Tyler Stone

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      Michael Showers

      Mr. Brown

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      Kimberly Whalen

      Mrs. Brown

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      Margaret Hoard

      Jane

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      Wally Welch

      Clergyman

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      Hudson Lee Long

      Mr. Bagley

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      Michael Dixon

      Dusty Walsh

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      William Hardy

      Jack's Work Colleague

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      Tommy Hollis

      Tommy

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      Cooper Franklin Sutherland

      Robert #2

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      John Cyrier

      Bi-Plane Pilot

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      Erma Lee Alexander

      Erma

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      Nicholas Yedinak

      Nicholas Swimmer

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      Erinn Allison

      Mrs. Bates (uncredited)

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      Mary Anzalone

      School Teacher (uncredited)

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      Charlotte Biggs

      1950s' Woman (uncredited)

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      Benjamin Dane

      Symphony Patron (uncredited)

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      Michael E. Harvey

      Lame Man (uncredited)

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      Matt Hislope

      Clown (uncredited)

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      Jackson Hurst

      Uncle Ray (uncredited)

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      Zach Irsik

      Jack's Son (uncredited)

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      Scottie Jefferies

      Businessman (uncredited)

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      Gregory Kelly

      Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Carlotta Maggiorana

      Ragazza-angelo (uncredited)

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      Crystal Mantecon

      Elisa (uncredited)

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      Jodie Moore

      Mr. Walsh (uncredited)

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      Kathryn Rawson

      Capitol Secretary (uncredited)

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      Danielle Rene

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Debbi Tucker

      Neighbor (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 3Discussion
    A

    A review by Andres Gomez

    5
    Written by Andres Gomez on Fri Nov 29 2013
    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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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    32000000.00

    Revenue

    54700000.00

    Keywords

    • sibling relationship
    • parent child relationship
    • afterlife
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    • 1950s
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    • father son relationship
    • mother son relationship
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    • stream of consciousness
    • life
    • existential crisis
    • pretentious
    • pantheism