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Name: The Book Thief
Released: 2013-11-8
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse

The Book Thief

PG-13
2h 10m
2013

49%

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Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson star in this inspiring film based on the bestseller about Liesel, (Sophie Nélisse), a girl adopted by a German couple (Rush and Watson) who hide a Jew (Ben Schnetzer) from Hitler’s army. Soon Liesel discovers that words and imagination provide an escape from the events unfolding around her family in this extraordinary film directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey).

Director:

Brian Percival

Producer:

Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato

Writer:

Michael Petroni, Markus Zusak

Cast:

Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

49%

Critics Consensus: A bit too safe in its handling of its Nazi Germany setting, The Book Thief counters its constraints with a respectful tone and strong performances.

Reviews

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Don Shanahan

The film has its respectful essence, but lacks a bit of the spirit and entertainment value.

For two hours I was a resident on that small town German street. I cared about the characters, laughed with them, and was pierced by the tragedies they endured.

The Book Thief mixes British actors using German accents, a few German actors, and the occasional German word, creating a playfully successful illusion of German-ness. The story is tragic and captivating at the same time. Nélisse and Rush are outstanding.

March 27, 2022

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World Socialist Web Site

Joanne Laurier

Laudably, The Book Thief 's main theme is the need to defend culture, a subject of the greatest urgency in the present political situation.

February 27, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Doesn't always trust the story to work on its own, so it wedges in a few too many big moments - and one egregious bit of product placement - but when it relies on the performances, it works.

February 1, 2021

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