Review of Jakob the Liar (1999) by Elaine C — 19 Jun 2007

Holocause film with Robin Williams playing a dramatic role. Wonderful film...

This review of Jakob the Liar (1999) was written by Elaine C on 19 Jun 2007.

Jakob the Liar has generally received positive reviews.

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A good Movie about a KZ Prisoner named Jakob who pretend to have a Radio to hold the Moral of the Prisoners High great Performance of Robin Williams…

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Pales in comparison to the controversial Life Is Beautiful--a more provocative fiction, if only because it's even less realist…

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By Stcenterprise . (274) on 27 Jan 2015

WOW......WOW.....WOW.....SO SO SO SO SO BAD......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH…

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By Stephan B (37) on 10 Apr 2013

I don't understand the bad press. Does every Holocaust film need to be somber…

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By Jason S (2,514) on 18 Feb 2011

Not a big fan of world war 2 holocaust stuff meh…

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By Robert Horton (590) for Film.com (1,892) on 16 Jun 2010

Even on its own terms, it stays sluggish…

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By Breno R (33) on 05 Feb 2011

Robin Williams deveria ter pensado duas vezes antes de aceitar fazer esse filme…

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By Naughtia N (212) on 11 May 2010

Jakob (Robin Williams) is a Jew living in a Nazi-occupied Polish ghetto where the residents have lost all hope…

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