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The Book Thief (2013) · Pop Next

The Book Thief

PG-1320132h 11mDrama

The Book Thief

Courage beyond words.

62Pop Score9 of 9 sources

Audiences +23 vs critics

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

Director: Brian Percival
Writer: Michael Petroni
Novel: Markus Zusak
Music: John Williams
Cinematography: Florian Ballhaus
Editor: John Wilson

Ratings

Pop Score weighs critics and audiences equally, and trusts each source in proportion to how many votes or reviews back it.

Critics

50

Rotten Tomatoes50%149 reviews
Metacritic53/10031 reviews
Roger Ebert

Top billed cast

Geoffrey RushHans Hubermann
Emily WatsonRosa Hubermann
Sophie NélisseLiesel Meminger

Details

Status: Released
Release date: 8 Nov 2013
Original language: English
Links: IMDb TMDB

1.5/4

Audiences

74

IMDb7.5/10148.6K votes
RT Audience73%1.7K votes
Metacritic Users7.2/10190 votes
Letterboxd3.6/5147.6K votes
Trakt78%5.5K votes
TMDB74%4.6K votes

Ben SchnetzerMax Vandenburg

Nico Liersch

Nico LierschRudy Steiner

Roger Allam

Roger AllamNarrator / Death (voice)

Barbara Auer

Barbara AuerIlsa Hermann

Rainer Bock

Rainer BockMayor Hermann

Heike Makatsch

Heike MakatschLiesel's Mother

Julian LehmannLiesel's Brother

Gotthard Lange

Gotthard LangeGrave Digger

Rainer Reiners

Rainer ReinersPriest

Kirsten Block

Kirsten BlockMrs. Heinrich

Ludger Bökelmann

Ludger BökelmannFootball Urchin

Paul SchaeferFootball Urchin

Nozomi Linus KaisarFat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Oliver StokowskiAlex Steiner

Robert BeyerJewish Accountant

Hildegard Schroedter

Hildegard SchroedterMs. Becker

Levin Liam

Levin LiamFranz Deutscher

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