The Book Thief

14/2/2014 2h 11m 7.5/10

Overview

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

Tom Rye

Top Billed Cast

Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

Heike Makatsch

Liesel's mother

Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

Reviews

Gimly

5/19/2020

3/10

As I was watching _The Book Thief_ I spent most of the time thinking "That was an odd decision to make" but I did also have the thought process "I'm not digging this really, it's not for me, but it's not bad. Like a 5 outta 10 or something". But during the credits, my roommate who was working from home because of the COVID-19 quarantine decided she was done for the day and came out into the loungeroom, and asked me to tell her about what I'd just watched. And as I was explaining to her, or trying to, I very quickly realised, wait a minute... That was fuckin' stupid! _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._