Drama based on the award-winning novel by Australian author Markus Zusak. Set in Nazi Germany, the story follows young Liesel...
Drama based on the award-winning novel by Australian author Markus Zusak. Set in Nazi Germany, the story follows young Liesel (newcomer Sophie Nélisse) and her relationships with her foster parents (Oscar-veterans Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson) and the Jewish man who hides in their home. From the BAFTA-winning director of Downton Abbey.
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50 %149 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
73 %50,376 reviewsAudience score rating
15+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"Many people have read the book this film was based on. I haven't, yet I still found myself lamenting its stylistic adaptation choices, despite no knowledge of the source material. It's that kind of movie. Positioned as a prestige period picture – complete with a brutal setting (Nazi Germany), a literary metaphor, a doomed friend and a kindly foster parent (Geoffrey Rush) – The Book Thief fails to come alive for any sustained amount of time."
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Flicks
Flicks"Brought to the screen with quiet effectiveness and scrupulous taste."
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Variety
Variety"Where the book had a kernel of intellectual irony to it — words betray a nation — this drama goes shamelessly for the heart."
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Time Out
Time Out"A shameless piece of Oscar-seeking Holocaust kitsch."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The Book Thief crams story after story into such a small space that it can’t realize any of them in depth."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"You may come away more impressed by the intentions than by the achievements."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Book Thief | Details
- Runtime
- 131
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country of origin
- USA
