The Tree of Life
“Nothing stands still.”
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.
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Studio
River Road Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Tree of Life performed
Budget
$32.0M
Worldwide Gross
$54.7M
Gross Profit
$22.7M
Return
1.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$8M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Mr. O'Brien
Brad Pitt
Mr. O'Brien
Mrs. O'Brien
Jessica Chastain
Mrs. O'Brien
Young Jack
Hunter McCracken
Young Jack
Jack
Sean Penn
Jack
Grandmother
Fiona Shaw
Grandmother
Steve
Tye Sheridan
Steve
R.L.
Laramie Eppler
R.L.
Architect
Will Wallace
Architect
Mr. Reynolds
Nicolas Gonda
Mr. Reynolds
Guide
Jessica Fuselier
Guide
Father Haynes
Kelly Koonce
Father Haynes
Robert
Bryce Boudoin
Robert
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