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The Tree of Life

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6.7/10 • 3.2K

2011-05-17 • 2h 19m

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Nothing stands still.

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.

Directors
Terrence Malick
Writters
Terrence Malick
Editors
Terrence Malick, Billy Weber

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Brad Pitt

    Brad Pitt

    Mr. O'Brien

  2. Jessica Chastain

    Jessica Chastain

    Mrs. O'Brien

  3. Hunter McCracken

    Hunter McCracken

    Young Jack

  4. Sean Penn

    Sean Penn

    Jack

  5. Fiona Shaw

    Fiona Shaw

    Grandmother

  6. Tye Sheridan

    Tye Sheridan

    Steve

  7. Laramie Eppler

    Laramie Eppler

    R.L.

  8. Will Wallace

    Will Wallace

    Architect

  9. Nicolas Gonda

    Nicolas Gonda

    Mr. Reynolds

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Andres Gomez

Nov 29, 2013

5/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$32,000,000.00
Revenue
$54,700,000.00
Keywords
sibling relationshipparent child relationshipafterlifechristianityphilosophytreesuntexastelegrambiblesurrealismmeteorcoming of agespiritualitygriefspacereligionmemorydinosaurbirthdeathgracechildhooddeath of brothersilhouetteexistentialismorganistmasculinitycosmos1950sphilosophicalself reflectionnewborn babyorgan playerwaco texasfather son relationshipmother son relationshipbrother brother relationshipstream of consciousnesslifeexistential crisispantheism