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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 22 Sep 2017

It is only, frankly, the strength of Winslet's performance that rises above conventional surroundings and makes The Reader the experience it…

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By Steven S (909) on 17 Jul 2017

There is a straight forward narrative process throughout this intelligent and engaging piece about the aftermath of the Holocaust, but the…

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By Yasemin Y (339) on 26 May 2017

I found this movie very touching, and moving. I was crying about half the time during the film…

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By Jason B (1,741) on 26 May 2017

I found this movie very touching, and moving. I was crying about half the time during the film…

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By Scott M (2,584) on 24 May 2017

Slow burn of a movie about long ago first love. Just awesome. Kate Winslet deserved her Oscar…

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By Johann M (432) on 17 Apr 2017

Kate Winslet's Academy Award, BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globe movie...She definitely knows how to portray a complex character full of concerns throughout…

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By Jason Buchanan (161) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 02 Mar 2017

Whether the source material or Hare's tinkering is to blame for the fact that the story keeps the viewer at arm's length, the end result is…

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By Manolo P (92) on 02 Mar 2017

Stephen Daldry manages to move Bernhard Schlink's great novel to the big screen, being a painful and touching story that shows the struggle…

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By Grant T (830) on 02 Mar 2017

Stephen Daldry manages to move Bernhard Schlink's great novel to the big screen, being a painful and touching story that shows the struggle…

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By Andy T (601) on 27 Feb 2017

Much better than expected! A complicated move…

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By David W (2,010) on 16 Feb 2017

Kate Winslet was great in this film, totally deserving while The Reader just suffers from Oscar-bait tropes and a weird time gap with plot…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 12 Feb 2017

Disgusting and dull. (First and only viewing - 3/15/2010)…

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By Jenni Miller (82) for Premiere (771) on 28 Dec 2016

Winslet deserves an Oscar for her amazing performance…

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By Anthony C (1,179) on 19 Dec 2016

This was absolutely a phenomenal movie! Kate Winslet was excellent in her role of Hanna Schmitz. What a great movie to watch…

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By Shiftworker (77) on 30 Nov 2016

Nazi war crime drama. Young German lad has affair with illiterate Kate Winslet, and later discovers she was a guard in a concentration camp…

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By Keegan K (157) on 28 Nov 2016

What a deep movie! The first 30-45 minutes with the affair was the most enjoyable and emotion filled portions of the movie…

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By Courtney K (823) on 28 Nov 2016

What a deep movie! The first 30-45 minutes with the affair was the most enjoyable and emotion filled portions of the movie…

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By Kristin B (166) on 31 Aug 2016

Very touching movie with ultra nuanced Kate Winslet performance as former ex-Nazi…

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By Juan Diego L (127) on 31 Aug 2016

Very touching movie with ultra nuanced Kate Winslet performance as former ex-Nazi…

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By Au R (1) on 07 Aug 2016

An emotional rollercoster. I have been wondering wether I love or hate this movie, but I cannot help it, I think it's fantastic…

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