After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Cinematography
Heaven sequences are pure visual poetry.
Acting
Stanley Tucci's skin-crawling predator performance.
Production
Incredible 1970s period detail throughout.
Director
Peter Jackson
Saoirse Ronan
Susie Salmon
Mark Wahlberg
Jack Salmon
Rachel Weisz
Abigail Salmon
Susan Sarandon
Grandma Lynn
Stanley Tucci
George Harvey
Rose McIver
Lindsey Salmon
Michael Imperioli
Len Fenerman
Carolyn Dando
Ruth Connors
Christian Ashdale
Buckley Salmon
Reece Ritchie
Ray Singh
Nikki SooHoo
Holly
Jake Abel
Brian Nelson
AJ Michalka
Clarissa
Tom McCarthy
Principal Caden
Stink Fisher
Mr. Connors
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jackson originally wanted a CGI-heavy heaven but scaled back after test audiences found it distancing.
The film's polarizing reception stemmed from marketing it as a thriller when it's really a meditation on grief—audiences expecting Se7en got What Dreams May Come instead.
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