Courage beyond words.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch |
Director |
Brian Percival |
Screenplay | Markus Zusak, Michael Petroni |
Music | John Williams |
Cinematography | Florian Ballhaus |
Editing | John Wilson |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2013 |
Produced by | Fox 2000 Pictures, Studio Babelsberg |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | None |
Nudity | None |
Sex | NOne |
Violence | Mild impact, occasional |
Prejudice | Mild impact, frequent |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | This drama feature contains themes about war versus humanity and it is set around the second world war. It revolves around Hitler's Germany and anti-Semitism (sic) around that period. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 13 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
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Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Times Stephen Farber Languid, but great acting. | 10 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli A misfire in far too many meaningful aspects, The Book Thief is so bad that it's tough to decide whether it's better used as a sleep aid or watched while under the influence as an object of derision. | 8 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers If there can be such a thing as a sweet, reflective fable about death and the Holocaust, The Book Thief is it. | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 29 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 109 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer 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. | 10 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 12 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 8295 Netizens Simply Beautiful | 15 | |
Average .. 60% | 12 |