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In the Valley of Elah

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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. From TMDB

11 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Sep 29, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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  • Crows Hate ICE Too @mefcorv.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    A civilian guy took me to see “In the Valley of Elah” in the theater while I was active duty and the Iraq War was ongoing. It’s not a bad *movie* to be clear, but his dawning horror as he realized I was not going to be in a romantic mood afterwards was pretty amazing.

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  • James Mielke @milkman.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2026

    Makes me want to rewatch In The Valley of Elah. Great film.

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  • Craig Duffy @pinkcowduffy.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2023

    Could post-9/11 films be grouped together as a distinct genre like Film Noir or the post-68/Watergate Paranoid Thrillers? Not the overtly political ones like In the Valley of Elah, but the ones that carry the unease and darkness of life during war time?

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  • Jay Marose aka Stetson Callahan 🦩 @jaymarose.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    After seeing In the Valley of Elah I sat in my car sobbing. Thats the 9/11 movie. And now Sec Crossfit wants sidearms on base, testosterone shots and the only mostly criminal recruits - while making racism & sexism his legacy. What could possibly go wrong?

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  • Merlot Brougham @robotsinmyhead.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2025

    I think I'm just gonna watch every Charlize Theron movie, for artistic purposes. In The Valley of Elah (2007) Somehow Tommy Lee Jones (nom Best Actor) was in this with Josh Brolin and No Country for Old Men in the same year. Good, but Racist Grandpa Gran Torino vibes.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Sep 29, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on September 28! What's your fave? 1. The Realm 2. Looper 3. Time After Time 4. In the Valley of Elah 46 #Thriller movies released today: https://todayinmovies.com/genres/sep-28#thriller #FilmSky

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  • James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    Who remembers “In the Valley of Elah”, 2007 movie starring Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon and James Franco? It seemed at the time to represent the height of revulsion of America at the Bush administration and its handling of the war in Iraq. When will we see the 2026 equivalent?

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · May 16, 2026

    The (movie) In the Valley of Elah 1080p (iTunes)(CA) C$4.99 (War) (iMDB) 7.3 Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Josh Brolin

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Mar 17, 2025

    When “Hank” (Tommy Lee Jones) gets a call to say that his soldier son “Mike” has gone awol shortly after his return to the USA from Iraq, he sets off to track him down. Initially, he hits a wall of indifference from investigators but then an hacked-up body is discovered and quickly identified as the missing man. Together with police officer “Sanders” (Charlize Theron) - who is, herself, having to prove her worth in a chauvinist department of clods, they decide it’s best to work together on a…

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  • Happy Donkey @[email protected]Mastodon · Aug 1, 2023

    #Sicario (continued) What Can I say about Cinematographer Roger Deakins? His vision of the American west was a throwback to the days of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns. The lush backdrops of Sicario are reminiscent of his work in #NoCountryForOldMen #TrueGrit and #InTheValleyOfElah. Directors get most of the credit, but Cinematographers capture the vision. 4/

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  • Kenneth Axel Carlsson @brekkilTMDB reviews · Dec 30, 2014

    A soldier disappears after he has come back from Iraq. His father, Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), is alerted and sets off in the hopes of finding his son. He soon finds out that his son was actually killed, brutally you might say, his body cut up and burned. The evidence lead in no real directions, but it soon becomes apparent that his army bodies are lying, also, the images that Hank recovers from his son's phone, seem to suggest that something happened in Iraq. To say anything more would…

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Frances Fisher
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James Franco
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