In the Valley of Elah (2007) movie poster

In the Valley of Elah (2007)

"Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it."
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👍 74%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 69%
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Director
Paul Haggis
Runtime
2h 4m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (1,073 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
65

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones as Hank Deerfield · 74% avg
Charlize Theron as Detective Emily Sanders · 72% avg
Susan Sarandon as Joan Deerfield · 70% avg
Frances Fisher as Evie · 69% avg
James Franco as Sergeant Carnelli · 70% avg
Jonathan Tucker as Mike Deerfield · 69% avg
Jason Patric as Lieutenant Kirklander · 69% avg
Josh Brolin as Chief Buchwald · 72% avg

Is In the Valley of Elah good?

Most people think so. 74% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 69%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#263 / 389 · History
Rank in its year
#128 / 198 · 2007

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), a retired military police officer, partners with police detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron) to investigate... Read on Reddit →
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