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The Book Thief

The Book Thief (2013)

2h 11m | PG-13

⭐ 7.496 / 10

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

Director: Brian Percival

Studio: Studio Babelsberg

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

as Hans Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse

as Liesel Meminger

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

as Rosa Hubermann

Nico Liersch

Nico Liersch

as Rudy Steiner

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer

as Max Vandenburg

Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

as Liesel's mother

Reviews

By Gimly

As I was watching _The Book Thief_ I spent most of the time thinking "That was an odd decision to make" but I did also have the thought process "I'm not digging this really, it's not for me, but it's not bad. Like a 5 outta 10 or something". But during the credits, my roommate who was working from home because of the COVID-19 quarantine decided she was done for the day and came out into the loungeroom, and asked me to tell her about what I'd just watched. And as I was explaining to her, or trying to, I very quickly realised, wait a minute... That was fuckin' stupid! _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._