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The Book Thief
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2149
- IMDb #1051
- Google retired #746
- Rotten Tomatoes #3003
- Metacritic #2674
- Letterboxd #1899
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3800
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2316
- Metacritic Critics #3111
- Metacritic Audience #1725
- Criticker #1756
- Douban #756
- Kinopoisk #603
- AlloCiné #722
- Trakt #642
Every rating
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Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Google on 92. Critics average 52, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In Nazi Germany, a young girl is sent to live with a foster family. Her foster father teaches her to read, sparking a deep love for stories. She begins stealing books to share with others, including a Jewish refugee the family is hiding in their basement. Her acts of literary theft become a small form of resistance against the oppressive regime, offering solace and hope in a time of fear.
Details
- Director
- Brian Percival
- Writer
- Michael Petroni
- Based on
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Released
- 8 November 2013
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $19.0M
- Box office
- $76.6M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 12 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 2013 | Best Instrumental Composition | John Williams | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2013 | Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Sophie Nélisse | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2013 | Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| AACTA International Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2013 | Best Film Music | John Williams | Nominee |
| Hollywood Film Awards 2013 | Spotlight | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society 2013 | Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
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12 awards — The Book Thief
×| Best Instrumental Composition | John Williams | Winner |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Sophie Nélisse | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Newcomer | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Emily Watson | Nominee |
| Spotlight | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
| Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film | Sophie Nélisse | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Geoffrey Rush | Nominee |
| Best Film Music | John Williams | Nominee |