The Lovely Bones
6.6
“The story of a life and everything that came after...”
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.
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Cast
57 people
Saoirse Ronan
Susie Salmon
Known for
Lady Bird
Little Women
Mark Wahlberg
Jack Salmon
Known for
Ted
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Rachel Weisz
Abigail Salmon
Known for
The Mummy
Constantine
Susan Sarandon
Grandma Lynn
Known for
Thelma & Louise
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Stanley Tucci
George Harvey
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Terminal
Rose McIver
Lindsey Salmon
Known for
iZombie
A Christmas Prince
Michael Imperioli
Len Fenerman
Known for
The Sopranos
The White Lotus
Carolyn Dando
Ruth Connors
Known for
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
Christian Ashdale
Buckley Salmon
Reece Ritchie
Ray Singh
Known for
The Outpost
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Nikki SooHoo
Holly
Known for
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish
Star Wars Resistance
Jake Abel
Brian Nelson
Known for
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Host
Peter Jackson Director · Fran Walsh Screenplay Philippa Boyens Screenplay
Worldwide gross $94M · Budget $65M · United States release January 15, 2010
Box office
Budget
$65,000,000
Worldwide gross
$93,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
WingNut Films
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
Goldcrest Pictures
Production
Key Creatives
Production
New Zealand Large Budget Screen Production Grant
Production
United Kingdom · New Zealand · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 24, 2009
Premiere · Royal Film Performance
United States · January 15, 2010
Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 28, 2010 · Digital
Denmark
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
France
February 10, 2010 · Theatrical
June 15, 2010 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
October 15, 2017 · Digital · VOD
August 23, 2018 · TV · Ciné + Premier
Germany
February 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 11, 2010 · Digital
Ireland
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Israel
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical · נימוק: רציחות של נערות
February 11, 2012 · TV · נימוק: רציחות של נערות
Italy
February 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
January 29, 2010 · Digital
Kazakhstan
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
New Zealand
December 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Norway
March 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 1, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Poland
March 12, 2010 · Digital
Portugal
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Romania
March 12, 2010 · Digital
Russia
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
February 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 31, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 12, 2010 · Digital
United Kingdom
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
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