<P> The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Mark Wahlberg , Rachel Weisz , Susan Sarandon , Stanley Tucci , Michael Imperioli , and Saoirse Ronan . The screenplay by Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens and Jackson was based on the award - winning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold . It follows a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from the in - between , and is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal . An international co-production between the United States , the United Kingdom , and New Zealand , the film was produced by Carolynne Cunningham , Walsh , Jackson , and Aimee Peyronnet , with Steven Spielberg , Tessa Ross , Ken Kamins , and James Wilson as executive producers . Principal photography began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania , United States . The film 's score was composed by Brian Eno . </P>
<P> The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Mark Wahlberg , Rachel Weisz , Susan Sarandon , Stanley Tucci , Michael Imperioli , and Saoirse Ronan . The screenplay by Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens and Jackson was based on the award - winning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold . It follows a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from the in - between , and is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal . An international co-production between the United States , the United Kingdom , and New Zealand , the film was produced by Carolynne Cunningham , Walsh , Jackson , and Aimee Peyronnet , with Steven Spielberg , Tessa Ross , Ken Kamins , and James Wilson as executive producers . Principal photography began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania , United States . The film 's score was composed by Brian Eno . </P>
what is the movie the lovely bones based on
what is the movie the lovely bones based on
the award - winning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold
the award - winning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold