The Tree of Life
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.
- Director
- Terrence Malick
- Worldwide
- $55M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
The Tree of Life returned 1.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $32M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $55M
- Release date
- May 17, 2011
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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