In the Valley of Elah

About In the Valley of Elah

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.

Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah is a 2007 crime history film. Its themes are disappearance, murder investigation, homicide, and cover-up.

Tommy Lee Jones takes the lead as Hank Deerfield, Charlize Theron as Detective Emily Sanders, Susan Sarandon as Joan Deerfield, and Frances Fisher as Evie. It runs 124 minutes and was released in September 2007.

The screenplay is by Paul Haggis.

Blood, Se7en, and Zodiac make useful companions to In the Valley of Elah, all filed under investigation. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 1,140 votes and it carries a R rating.