In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.
Jakob the Liar has generally received mixed reviews.
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Jakob the Liar was released in 1999 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 209 reviews, giving Jakob the Liar (1999) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 49%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Jakob the Liar than critics were.
With a score of 60%, Jakob the Liar is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The World Is Not Enough and Brokedown Palace.
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