The Tree of Life (2011)

05/17/2011 (US) • 2h 19m

Drama, Fantasy

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$32,000,000.00

Revenue

$54,700,000.00

Keywords

sibling relationship

parent child relationship

afterlife

christianity

philosophy

tree

sun

texas

telegram

bible

surrealism

meteor

coming of age

spirituality

grief

space

religion

memory

dinosaur

birth

death

grace

childhood

death of brother

silhouette

existentialism

organist

masculinity

cosmos

1950s

philosophical

self reflection

newborn baby

organ player

waco texas

father son relationship

mother son relationship

brother brother relationship

stream of consciousness

life

existential crisis

pantheism

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