The Book Thief (2013) movie poster

The Book Thief (2013)

"Courage beyond words."
ThumbScore
👍 87%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 52%
Drama

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Director
Brian Percival
Runtime
2h 11m
Rated
PG-13
Country
Germany, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.5/10 (4,487 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
53

Cast

Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann · 76% avg
Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger · 69% avg
Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann · 72% avg
Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner
Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg · 69% avg
Heike Makatsch as Liesel's mother · 73% avg
Barbara Auer as Ilsa Hermann
Roger Allam as Narrator / Death (voice) · 75% avg

Is The Book Thief good?

Yes. 87% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 52%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#424 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#18 / 277 · 2013

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Book Thief is a 2013 American-German war drama directed by Brian Percival, based on Markus Zusak's bestselling 2005 novel. Sophie Nelisse stars as Liesel Meminger, a young girl fostered by a German couple — Hans Hubermann, played by Geoffrey Rush, a kind-hearted accordion player, and Rosa, played by Emily Watson, a tough-talking woman with a hidden tenderness — in a small town outside Munich during World War II. When Hans hides Max, a young Jewish man played by Ben Schnetzer, in their basement, Liesel's world of stolen books, growing literacy, and childish normalcy collides with the overwhelming evil of the Nazi regime.

The film's narration by Death, voiced by Roger Allam, provided an unusual perspective on wartime horror. Geoffrey Rush's gentle, loving Hans was the film's emotional anchor. John Williams composed one of his most restrained, melancholic scores.

The Book Thief earned $77 million worldwide on a $19 million budget.

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