The Lovely Bones is a 2010 film based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar winner Peter Jackson. The film centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Saoirse Ronan.