Based on 448 votes and 198 reviews.
A well acted movie that connects emotionally - a welcome alternative to the Hollywood blockbuster. However, it treads a bit too lightly over the horrors of Nazi Germany.
The historically accurate small-town sets provide a background for convincing performances by the cast. Sophie Nélisse is outstanding as the spunky/vulnerable young girl Liesel in the title role.
This movie was excellent. I believe that it gave a true outlook on a child that would have been growing up in this era.
It is beautiful story about friendship and humanity always come first no matter in what situation people live. Nice people always have good heart.
The movie is sure an eye opener on the realities of war. There is so much sufferings It affects the lives of both the aggressors and the victims. It is depicted very well in the movie
great acting by the cast. very moving film.
This movie was great and totally unexpected and was entertaining from the beginning to the end.
The Book Thief was much more enjoyable than I thought it would be. It has the drama and intrigue of a story set in the Nazi period in Germany and the fear that the main characters live every day as the Nazis assert their control and bring destruction down on Germany and in particular on the small town where the characters live. At the centre of the film is Liesl, a young girl whose communist parents have disappeared. Other important characters are Liesl`s foster parents, the boy next door and a young man that her stepfather is obligated to take in and hide in the basement. Liesl is illiterate and can sign her name on the school blackboard only with X’s. However, her kindly stepfather
I have never read the book, but I really enjoy the movie.
One of those few superb films that are a must-see...and if you can read **the book** before hand even better(!) Sophie Nélisse, Rush, Watson etc put their hearts into it.