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.
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Nominated for 3 Oscars including Best Picture
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$32,000,000
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$54,700,000
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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
newborn baby
organ player
waco texas
father son relationship
mother son relationship
brother brother relationship
stream of consciousness
life
existential crisis
pantheism
self reflection
