Things We Lost in the Fire

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Things We Lost in the Fire

R,

2007,

1h 58m,

Drama

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64%

126 Reviews

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25,000+ Ratings

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126 Reviews

73%

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After her husband dies in an act of senseless violence, Audrey Burke (Halle Berry) is left alone with two young children and no idea how to cope. Nearly paralyzed by grief, Audrey tracks down her husband's childhood friend, Jerry (Benicio del Toro). Jerry is a drug addict, but Audrey invites him to move into her home nevertheless, and a mutually dependent relationship develops between the two damaged souls.

Critics Consensus

Things We Lost in the Fire is a well-acted, beautifully filmed reflection on love, loss, addiction and recovery from life's obstacles.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

May 1, 2008

3/5

Where the film's ambitions crumble is in its avowed refusal to make its audience too uncomfortable.

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

Feb 22, 2008

D

Scheduled blowups and symbolic dreams and interminable tears until we all feel like we've learned a little something about loss: We want our two hours back.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Nov 27, 2007

B

Often as overwrought as it is heartrending.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Feb 13, 2024

The beauty of this film lies in both the rich performances Bier draws from Berry and del Toro (it is truly a gift to watch these two share the screen together), and Tom Stern’s impressionistic cinematography.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Sep 8, 2023

The English-language debut of Danish director Susanne Bier is at times morose but the tale of healing is directed with compassion and a powerful, sometimes discomforting intimacy.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 28, 2020

8/10

Though slowly paced, it's a film that knows how to build characters and thought-provoking situations for a striking analyzation of sorrow and struggle.

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Harry R

Feb 10, 2017

A fairly well-constructed plot, which unfolds gracefully. Del Toro and Berry are thoroughly human and believable characters who share a symbiotic road to recovery. Del Toro's character is complex, and part of the intrigue of this movie is the unravelling of his complexities, often in emotionally tense scenes.

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Kylo S

Feb 10, 2017

The story does not hold up to the pace of the movie. Very long and slow with nothing really happening to draw you in further. Well acted for the most part but does also feel over acted as well, especially Halle Berry.

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Hermione S

Sep 6, 2016

I really enjoyed this Beautiful Film , but I just wanted a little more scenes with David Duchovny(Mulder, The X Files)...

Leia W

Feb 18, 2008

Between a 6/10 and 7/10, the English-language debut of Danish director Susanne Bier is at times morose but the tale of healing is directed with compassion and a powerful, sometimes discomforting intimacy.

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Hagrid M

Jun 30, 2007

A very touching drama about dealing with grieve and second chances with some non-chronological storytelling in the first third and mighty fine acting. Especially Del Toro is outstanding once again. The film makes you care for those deeply flawed characters and their fate, the scene explaining the title is particularly touching. Well worth seeing.

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Susanne Bier

Director

Halle Berry

Audrey Burke

Benicio del Toro

Jerry Sunborne

David Duchovny

Brian Burke

Alison Lohman

Kelly

Omar Miller

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Synopsis

After her husband dies in an act of senseless violence, Audrey Burke (Halle Berry) is left alone with two young children and no idea how to cope. Nearly paralyzed by grief, Audrey tracks down her husband's childhood friend, Jerry (Benicio del Toro). Jerry is a drug addict, but Audrey invites him to move into her home nevertheless, and a mutually dependent relationship develops between the two damaged souls.

Director: Susanne Bier
Producer: Sam Mendes, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter: Allan Loeb
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: DreamWorks, Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd., Neal Street Productions
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.2M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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