Fresh
As writer-director Stefan Ruzowitzky shows, powerfully, affectingly, in The Counterfeiters, the privileges experienced by this small team of Jews and criminals came at a price.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Overview
The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
Director and cast
- Stefan Ruzowitzky Director
- Karl Markovics as Sorowitsch
- August Diehl as Burger
- Devid Striesow as Herzog
- Martin Brambach as Holst
- August Zirner as Dr. Klinger
- Veit Stübner as Atze
- Sebastian Urzendowsky as Kolya Karloff
- Andreas Schmidt as Zilinski
- Tilo Prückner as Dr. Viktor Hahn
- Lenn Kudrjawizki as Loszek
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This dark, absorbing thriller is not just a moral exercise in the awful choices faced by those determined to survive history's worst genocide. It invites us to imagine ourselves in the shoes of a not-quite-lovable rogue.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
The Counterfeiters, written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, is a morally challenging twist on the long and honorable tradition of forgery movies.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh
Based on a real-life Nazi operation, the film is a tense drama with performances that elevate the movie to the front rank of films set in concentration camps.
Adam Bernstein, Washington Post
Fresh
It's impossible not to respond to The Counterfeiters and the haunting questions it raises.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
More films
Australia (2008)
Adventure · Drama · Romance · PG-13
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Director
- Baz Luhrmann
- Cast
- Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Essie Davis
IMDb
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
53
The Toth Family (1969)
Comedy · Drama · War · N/A
The Toth family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a member of the armed forces. When his weary major is ordered to take a vacation, the son talks him into a visit to his family home. Comedy ensues when the Toths go overboard trying to make things pleasant for the visiting major in hopes of an ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Zoltán Fábri
- Cast
- Zoltán Latinovits, Imre Sinkovits, Márta Fónay
IMDb
8.1
Evita (1996)
Drama · History · PG
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Cast
- Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce
IMDb
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
45
Flame & Citron (2008)
Drama · History · War · Not Rated
Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the opportunity to begin targeting the Nazis themselves. When they begin to doubt the validity of their assignments, their morally complicated task becomes even more...
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Director
- Ole Christian Madsen
- Cast
- Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade
IMDb
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
74
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Adventure · Comedy · War · GP
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Director
- Brian G. Hutton
- Cast
- Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles
IMDb
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
50
The Lorax (2012)
Animation · Family · PG
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
- Cast
- Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms
IMDb
6.4
Metacritic
46
Banana (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!
- Runtime
- 4m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Pierre Coffin
IMDb
7.6
Home Makeover (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
When a social worker visits Gru’s house to assess its suitability for children, chaos ensues. Margo, Edith, and Agnes, along with the ever-mischievous Minions, scramble to give the home a makeover in record time. Their attempts to create a warm and inviting environment quickly spiral into hilarity as the Minions’ unorthodox methods lea...
- Runtime
- 5m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Kate Fisher
IMDb
7.1
Orientation Day (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
The Minions embark on their first day of work, eager to prove themselves in their new roles. After watching a hilariously outdated 'Initiation Video,' three rookie Minions take on bomb-carrying duty. Predictably, their enthusiasm quickly spirals into chaos as they bungle the simplest of tasks. Packed with slapstick comedy and the Minio...
- Runtime
- 4m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Pierre Coffin, Rob Huebel
IMDb
6.8
Gru, mi villano favorito presenta: La locura de los minions (2010)
Animation · Comedy
Comments
Talk about the film with other members