Rotten
The movie lacks the nerve to treat death as anything more menacing than the tooth fairy.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
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 and cast
- Brian Percival Director
- Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann
- Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann
- Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger
- Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg
- Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner
- Roger Allam as Narrator / Death
- Oliver Stokowski as Alex Steiner
- Heike Makatsch as Liesel's mother
- Carina N. Wiese as Barbara Steiner
- Barbara Auer as Ilsa Hermann
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Markus Zusak's enormously successful young-adult novel seems to have been adapted as a movie for middle-aged children.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
"The Book Thief" may not be perfect, but it may steal your heart.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Pretty visuals give an unexpectedly painful twist to other parts of the story.
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
You just wonder if this film's audience might be happier at home, curled up with a book. "The Book Thief," perhaps.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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