Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Movies. The cast; primary, secondary, and fleeting, are captivating. In the Valley of Elah has a really great message overall, and I like these kind of stories that highlight the horrors that soldiers have to face. But, there isn't much here other than a great performance from Tommy Lee Jones and a powerful message (which I believe succeeded). Jones isn't trying to be anything at all. "In the Valley of Elah" tells the story of a war veteran (Tommy Lee Jones), his wife (Susan Sarandon) and the search for their son, a soldier who recently returned from Iraq but has mysteriously gone missing, and the police detective (Charlize Theron) who helps in the investigation. In the Valley of Elah Awards and Nominations. But I did find Haggis’s direction to be good but nothing hugely special. Previous Cast Members More Cast Members. In the process of investigating the vanishing of his son Hank Deerfield begins to understand that the war turned soldiers into soulless cattle ready to kill ruthlessly anything that moves. In the Valley of Elah Synopsis. The Story Behind New Film ‘In the Valley of Elah’ Greg Mitchell September 28, 2007. A war vet and his wife search for their son, who went missing after recently returning from Iraq. Featured Movie News. In the Valley of Elah (2007) A police detective (Charlize Theron) helps a retired Army sergeant (Tommy Lee Jones) search for his son, a soldier who went missing soon after returning from Iraq. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of In The Valley Of Elah with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com But, there isn't much here other than a great performance from Tommy Lee Jones and a powerful message (which I believe succeeded). The true story, related most recently in a Copley News report last week, is even more troubling. Watch In The Valley Of Elah movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com. It is intriguing just enough to keep you invested (a tad lengthy even with a 2 hr runtime). In the Valley of Elah (2007) A police detective (Charlize Theron) helps a retired Army sergeant (Tommy Lee Jones) search for his son, a soldier who went missing soon after returning from Iraq. This film was originally a potential starring vehicle for Clint Eastwood, who directed Paul Haggis' screenplay for Million Dollar Baby (2004). The last scene of In the Valley of Elah may be the most ridiculously ham-fisted and over-the-top moment in all of 2007’s supposed prestige cinema. The Week in Movie Trailers: Harrison Ford in ‘The Call of the Wild,’ Another Look at ‘Cats’ and More Read More; The Week in Movie News: ‘Star Trek 4’ Beams Up a New Director, Nicolas Cage to Play Nicolas Cage and More Tommy Lee Jones will play a career soldier whose son mysteriously goes AWOL, shortly after returning to the U.S. from the front lines in Ira