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Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs
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2015
1h 49m
6.5(377 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Motlys
Memento Production
Nimbus Film
Animal Kingdom
Beachside Films
Bona Fide Productions
ARTE France Cinéma

Videos & Trailers

7 videos

Cast & Crew

47 members
Acting

Gabriel Byrne

Gene Reed

Gabriel Byrne
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Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Reed

Isabelle Huppert
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Jesse Eisenberg

Jonah Reed

Jesse Eisenberg
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Devin Druid

Conrad Reed

Devin Druid
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Amy Ryan

Hannah Brennan

Amy Ryan
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Ruby Jerins

Melanie

Ruby Jerins
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Megan Ketch

Amy Reed

Megan Ketch
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David Strathairn

Richard Weissman

David Strathairn
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Rachel Brosnahan

Erin

Rachel Brosnahan
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Russell Posner

Kenneth

Russell Posner
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Maryann Urbano

The Agency Woman

Maryann Urbano
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Harry M. Ford

Ralph

Harry M. Ford
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Leslie Lyles

Principal

Leslie Lyles
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Sean Cullen

Lars Hecht

Sean Cullen
Acting

Venus Schultheis

Miriam

Venus Schultheis
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Charlie Rose

Himself

Charlie Rose
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Donna Mitchell

The Curator

Donna Mitchell
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Luke Robertson

Man Behind Counter (Coffee Shop)

Luke Robertson
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Peter Mark Kendall

Student (College Party)

Peter Mark Kendall
Acting

Paul C. Kelly

Rapist

Paul C. Kelly
Acting

Sean Cullen

Melanie's Father

Sean Cullen
Acting

Marielle Holland

Melanie's Friend #1

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Bridget McGarry

Melanie's Friend #2

Bridget McGarry
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Roger Brenner

Art Gallery Attendee (uncredited)

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Colin Campbell

Boy in Black (uncredited)

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Cristal Casellas

Deviant Teen (uncredited)

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Adi Globus

High School Student (uncredited)

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Rosemary Howard

Teacher (uncredited)

Rosemary Howard
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Phoebe Jenkins

Jonah's Baby (uncredited)

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Reid Jenkins

Jonah's Baby (uncredited)

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Jessica Kent

Highschool Partygoer (uncredited)

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Inna Muratova

Highschool Partygoer (uncredited)

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Julian Murdoch

Young Jonah (uncredited)

Julian Murdoch
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Bennie Road

Parking Attendant (uncredited)

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Shane Ryan

Young Conrad (uncredited)

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Suzanne Savoy

Documentary Narration VO (uncredited)

Suzanne Savoy
Acting

Tioka Bernard Schluter IV

High School Football Player (uncredited)

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Sara Schrader

Hero Baby 1 (uncredited)

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Sydney Schrader

Hero Baby 2 (uncredited)

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Venus Schultheis

Miriam (uncredited)

Venus Schultheis
Visual Effects

Miles Shebar

Student (uncredited)

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Justin Thomas

High School Student (uncredited)

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Christopher Tighe

Columbia University President (uncredited)

Christopher Tighe
Acting

Steve Triebes

Edmund (uncredited)

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Crew

Krista Tunnell

High School Student (uncredited)

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AJ Velasquez

Bully (uncredited)

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Frankie Verroca

Cancer Patient (uncredited)

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