Review of The Book Thief (2013) by Maria G — 04 Feb 2014

Love the book! Loved the movie... well done!

This review of The Book Thief (2013) was written by Maria G on 04 Feb 2014.

The Book Thief has generally received positive reviews.

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By Alistair Ryder (351) for Cinemole (129) on 20 Oct 2018

The film is nothing more than a cliche, trying to introduce the subject of war to younger viewers without offering anything of interest to older ones…

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By Patch G (3) on 18 Apr 2018

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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 Spencer H (746) on 01 May 2016

Grate movie, but not as much as the book…

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By Jon S (525) 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 Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 02 Jan 2018

The film is hamstrung by the novel's structure, unsure whether to be a 12A-certificate family outing, or to luxuriate in morbid irony…

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By Dawdlingpoet (1,123) on 20 Nov 2021

I thought this film was very good - the story I thought was particularly good, as I felt the characters were quite likeable, even the stern…

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By Stuart M (627) 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 Laura B (721) 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 Gamzguy17 (173) on 21 Aug 2021

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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