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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.
Language
Budget$32,000,000
Revenue $54,700,000
English
Budget$32,000,000
Revenue $54,700,000
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
Casts
Brad Pitt
Mr. O'Brien
Jessica Chastain
Mrs. O'Brien
Hunter McCracken
Young Jack
Sean Penn
Jack
Fiona Shaw
Grandmother
Tye Sheridan
Steve
Laramie Eppler
R.L.
Will Wallace
Architect
Nicolas Gonda
Mr. Reynolds
Jessica Fuselier
Guide
Kelly Koonce
Father Haynes
Bryce Boudoin
Robert
Jimmy Donaldson
Jimmy
Kameron Vaughn
Cayler
Cole Cockburn
Harry Bates
Dustin Allen
George Walsh
Brayden Whisenhunt
Jo Bates
Joanna Going
Jack's Wife
Irene Bedard
Messenger
Michael Koeth
Jack @ 2
Finnegan Williams
Jack @ 5
John Howell
R. L. @ 2
Samantha Martinez
Samantha
Savannah Welch
Mrs. Kimball
Tamara Jolaine
Mrs. Stone
Julia M. Smith
Beth
Anne Nabors
Rue
Christopher Ryan
Prisoner
Tyler Thomas
Tyler Stone
Michael Showers
Mr. Brown
Kimberly Whalen
Mrs. Brown
Margaret Hoard
Jane
Wally Welch
Clergyman
Hudson Lee Long
Mr. Bagley
Michael Dixon
Dusty Walsh
William Hardy
Jack's Work Colleague
Tommy Hollis
Tommy
Cooper Franklin Sutherland
Robert #2
John Cyrier
Bi-Plane Pilot
Erma Lee Alexander
Erma
Nicholas Yedinak
Nicholas Swimmer
Erinn Allison
Mrs. Bates (uncredited)
Mary Anzalone
School Teacher (uncredited)
Charlotte Biggs
1950s' Woman (uncredited)
Benjamin Dane
Symphony Patron (uncredited)
Michael E. Harvey
Lame Man (uncredited)
Matt Hislope
Clown (uncredited)
Jackson Hurst
Uncle Ray (uncredited)
Zach Irsik
Jack's Son (uncredited)
Scottie Jefferies
Businessman (uncredited)
Gregory Kelly
Prisoner (uncredited)
Carlotta Maggiorana
Ragazza-angelo (uncredited)
Crystal Mantecon
Elisa (uncredited)
Jodie Moore
Mr. Walsh (uncredited)
Kathryn Rawson
Capitol Secretary (uncredited)
Danielle Rene
Woman (uncredited)
Debbi Tucker
Neighbor (uncredited)
Crews
Trey Edward Shults
Intern
Terrence Malick
Director
Terrence Malick
Writer
Sandhya Shardanand
Associate Producer
Steve Schwartz
Co-Executive Producer
Paula Mae Schwartz
Co-Executive Producer
Susan Kirr
Line Producer
Carlo Hintermann
Line Producer
Nicolas Gonda
Co-Producer
Ivan Bess
Associate Producer
Greg Eliason
Other
Nigel Ashcroft
Other
David Crank
Art Direction
Zbigniew Preisner
Songs
Roanna Gillespie
Music Supervisor
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Jay Rabinowitz
Editor
Hank Corwin
Editor
Daniel Rezende
Editor
Billy Weber
Editor
Mark Yoshikawa
Editor
Jack Fisk
Production Design
Jacqueline West
Costume Design
Jeanette Scott
Set Decoration
Donald Rosenfeld
Executive Producer
Brad Pitt
Producer
Bill Pohlad
Producer
Sarah Green
Producer
Grant Hill
Producer
Dede Gardner
Producer
Francine Maisler
Casting
Vicky Boone
Casting
Jean Ann Black
Makeup Artist
Darylin Nagy
Makeup Department Head
Kelly Nelson
Hair Department Head
Rebecca Fulton
Script Supervisor
Merie Weismiller Wallace
Still Photographer
Mark Manthey
Gaffer
Jörg Widmer
Camera Operator
Suzy Freeman
Costume Supervisor
Jeff Schwan
Stunt Coordinator
Dick Bernstein
Music Editor
George Hull
Concept Artist
Erik Aadahl
Supervising Sound Editor
Erik Aadahl
Sound Designer
Craig Berkey
Sound Designer
Joel Dougherty
Sound Editor
Will Files
Sound Designer
Kirk Francis
Sound Mixer
Justin Herman
Sound Engineer
John Pritchett
Sound Mixer
Matthew Reale
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects
Dan Glass
Visual Effects
Bradley Friedman
Visual Effects
Bryan Hirota
Visual Effects
Paul Riddle
Visual Effects
Michael Shand
Visual Effects
Andrew Francis
Colorist
Paul Atkins
Second Unit Director
Sarah Green
Unit Production Manager
Hamilton Sterling
Foley Editor
Elliott Hostetter
On Set Dresser
Ruth De Jong
Art Department Coordinator
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