Back home

Louder Than Bombs

353 votes

Producing House

Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in - and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2015-10-01

Runtime: 105 mins

Director: Joachim Trier

Writer: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Spoken language: English, Français

Genres: Drama

Original title: Louder Than Bombs

Production Companies: Motlys, Memento Films Production, Nimbus Film, Animal Kingdom, Beachside Films, Bona Fide Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Don't Look Now

Production Countries: Norway, United States of America, France, Denmark

Reviews

R

Rangan
> A family in the grief, at a different level. A multi-nationally produced film, especially you can call it a European product, but an English language film that takes place in the New York. The story of a husband and two sons of the famed war photographer who recently died in a car crash. So the film is focused to tell how they are going to cope with their loss, especially the little brother who has differences with his father. They all kind of drifted away from each other, but without an alternate they have to come together to go through it. This is not a usual mourning theme, but sometimes I felt they forgot they're in mourning. Because the narration quickly shifts to various topics like the birth of a child, a new affair and trying to impress the girl whom the boy has a crush. So with all this, I completely witnessed a different type of film than what it had said. That's not bad, just a refreshing and with constant moving back and forth in in time to disclose some key events. Mainly the portrayal splits into three to cover those three family members and each has its own specialty. Something like a film for older people, middle-aged and teens, all the these contents smartly joined together. Apart from the good show from the cast, the director did his best as usual, but this is not up to the par with his other works. For a watch this film definitely would do good. Since it's not a Hollywood, you won't have to worry about American film clichés, because it was developed much better and ends better. 6/10
2016-09-01

Recommendations

Kolya
3.6

Kolya

1996-05-15

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly tak

Mrs. Doubtfire
3.6

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993-11-24

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a

Cruel Intentions
3.4

Cruel Intentions

1999-03-05

Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower the

Annaluise & Anton
3.9

Annaluise & Anton

1953-08-26

Despite their social differences Luise, called Pünktchen, a girl from rich parentage befriends Anton

Annaluise & Anton
3.5

Annaluise & Anton

1999-03-11

Luise, called Pünktchen, and Anton are closest of friends. Being the daughter of a wealthy surgeon,

Lolita
3.6

Lolita

1962-06-13

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulga

Rosemary's Baby
3.9

Rosemary's Baby

1968-06-12

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frigh

The Music Room
3.8

The Music Room

1958-10-10

An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices h

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
3.3

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004-05-17

It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires

Sleepless in Seattle
3.4

Sleepless in Seattle

1993-06-24

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up

Finding Neverland
3.7

Finding Neverland

2004-10-29

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—w

Sliver
2.8

Sliver

1993-05-21

A woman moves into a Manhattan apartment, where she learns that the previous tenant's life ended und

The Color Purple
3.9

The Color Purple

1985-12-18

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the Sout

Salvador (Puig Antich)
3.4

Salvador (Puig Antich)

2006-05-23

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's

Memoirs of a Geisha
3.8

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005-12-06

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a ma

Palm Trees in the Snow
3.7

Palm Trees in the Snow

2015-12-25

Spain, 2003. An accidental discovery leads Clarence to travel from the snowy mountains of Huesca to

Sabrina
3.8

Sabrina

1954-09-01

Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily runni

The Unforgiven
3.1

The Unforgiven

1960-04-06

The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted daug

According to Plan
3.4

According to Plan

2007-06-26

It's mom's birthday and her three daughters want to throw a big party. But everything turns out diff

Küss mich, Genosse!
2.1

Küss mich, Genosse!

2007-01-23

Jenny is hit in the head by a soccer ball. When she comes to, the clock has turned back exactly 32 y