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Based on the beloved bestselling book, The Book Thief tells the inspirational story of a spirited and courageous young girl who transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany.

Cast: Emily Watson, Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nelisse

Crew: Brian Percival (Director), Florian Ballhaus (Director of Photography), John Williams (Music Director)

Rating: U/A (India)

Genres: Drama, War

Release Dates: 21 Jan 2014 (India)

Tagline: Courage beyond words.

Music Rating

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10 Critic Reviews

It’s a little disconcerting at the beginning when the narration begins. The film can stand on its own without it. The story is powerful enough that it is unfortunately a distraction

Joel D Amos, Movie Fanatic

John Williams's score, a quieter, more somber echo of his music for 'Schindler's List', lends the film an unearned patina of solemnity, for 'The Book Thief' is a shameless piece of Oscar-seeking Holocaust kitsch

Stephen Holden, The New York Times

Teens and those older will likely roll their eyes at some of the YA elements in 'The Book Thief',while others will just wish that Death would shut up

Diane Garrett, The Wrap

This child's-eye view of life under the Nazis is smothered by tasteful restraint

Mark Kermode, The Guardian

Fine acting cannot entirely salvage this earnest, sometimes attenuated World War II survival story

Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter

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1 User Review

This film touched me emotionally..My personal opinion...

by Anoop Joseph on 18 Nov, 2014

Happened to see an American German drama movie ' Book Thief ( 2013)' .Forgive me if you've already seen this movie.Film is setup in Germany with the Nazi background & war.It is an adaptation from a novel.Nothing new.Predictable storyline .But it touched me emotionally.Don't know why maybe I had a thing for Nazis)What really impressed me was stunning performance of the leading 14 yr old cute Canadian girl ' Sophia Nelisse' & the original score.Then when I searched in Wikipedia it said it was nominated for Academy Awards in the ' Best Original score ' category.The girl has also got some other awards.

Rotten tomatoes already certified it as rotten Only 40 % or something.