Review of The Book Thief (2013) by Steve R — 17 Aug 2014

Enjoyable and surprisingly moving when things reach their inevitable climax.

This review of The Book Thief (2013) was written by Steve R on 17 Aug 2014.

The Book Thief has generally received positive reviews.

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By Maureen E (4) on 09 May 2016

The scene with the child's chorus over lapped with the imagery of Jews being beaten and taken from their home was powerful and will stick out…

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By Yasemin Y (339) on 14 Apr 2017

This is a great film well worth watching if you like a film with a story, an intelligent well thought out film a hidden gem…

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By Mrmoviebuff (213) on 12 May 2016

The Book Thief' means well, it's an innocent film depicting a little girl's point of view of the war, so that means we will not be seeing…

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By Howard E (113) on 11 Jul 2016

This movie made me cry!! Good Movie based on horrible events during a bad war…

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By Elizabeth M (1,049) on 11 Jul 2016

This movie made me cry!! Good Movie based on horrible events during a bad war…

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By Alex K (2,253) on 07 Feb 2017

I haven't read the book this was based on, but the movie was quite watchable. It was just a little too sentimental in parts for my liking…

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By Diego B (71) on 20 May 2018

Very good movie, while not showing a good portion of the horrors of World War 2 it wasn't really necessary…

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By Grant W (306) on 14 May 2018

The Book Thief' demonstrates that hope and happiness can still grow to be prosperous even in the worst of times and those worst of times are…

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By Mark M (1,680) on 06 Jun 2016

A film adaption of Markus Zusak's 2005 novel, which is plagued from the first moment by over-earnestness, over-acting (I'm going for the Oscar!),…

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By Mark L (1,544) on 10 Jan 2018

The Book Thief is sweet but too light on details that could have aided in the drama and sense of imminent danger…

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