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The Reader

2008
Romance
Drama
2h 4m
In postwar Germany, a young man's decades-long obsession with an older woman runs headlong into a war crimes trial, where he learns an awful truth.
Directed by:
Stephen Daldry Stephen Daldry
Written by:
David Hare Bernhard Schlink Bernhard Schlink
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Starring:
Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes Susanne Lothar Susanne Lothar Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz Lena Olin Lena Olin Matthias Habich Matthias Habich Kate Winslet Kate Winslet Jeanette Hain Jeanette Hain David Kross David Kross Florian Bartholomäi Alissa Wilms Friederike Becht Marie-Anne Fliegel
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Genres:
Romance, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, Latin, German, Greek
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Romance
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2h 4m
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Rated 01 Aug 2013
1
4th
somebody call an ambulance theres been a holocaust
Rated 01 Aug 2013
cerebrusCerebrus
Rated 24 Jan 2009
40
16th
Boop doop dee doop Holocaust
Rated 24 Jan 2009
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 26 Jun 2009
4
34th
sup oscars? nmu?
Rated 26 Jun 2009
cowfrappecowfrappe
Rated 30 Dec 2008
86
96th
Kate Winslet gives the performance of the year in the most moving, beautiful film of the year. Forget what you heard about the film's inaccessibility or its lack of emotion; this film is the only film that has moved me close to tears in quite a long time, thanks to Daldry's direction, Hare's potent adaptation, and the performances of both Winslet and the surprisingly excellent Kross.
Rated 30 Dec 2008
ytadelYtadel
Rated 09 Jan 2009
1
5th
A hideously overcooked melodrama; so sappy you could pour it on your pancakes, so soapy you could bathe with it. If touching piano strings rose up during one more emotional conversation, my eyes would have explosively rolled out the back of my head. Kate Winslet is one of the towering talents of her generation, and bless her for her continued willingness to disrobe at a moment's notice, but even she can't save this mawkish groaner.
Rated 09 Jan 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 17 Feb 2009
3
28th
It's not bad but the ending and the last hour was some terrible shit that went nowhere. I liked the first hour a lot but I can't forgive that shitty ending. Ultimately the movie fails cause it asks you to have sympathy for someone who participated in exterminating jews. Nice concept, idiots. We have enough Holocaust movies that are way better and more informative then this And Winslet, we get it. You have saggy tits with huge nipples. Enough already! I don't want to see you naked anymore!!!
Rated 17 Feb 2009
eveeluneveelun
Rated 01 Jan 2009
58
18th
Winslet delivers a great performance, and the two actors playing Michael are decent. But this film, which has a pretty solid premise, goes through so many unnecessarily agonizing and torturous movements, depending on seemingly masochistic and withdrawn characters who make every decision appear so endlessly painful. Maybe I'm just bored with holocaust dramas, but there was solid potential here, especially in the first act and the beginning of the third, but too much melodrama ruined it.
Rated 01 Jan 2009
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 30 Dec 2008
61
28th
Kate Winslet, as always, puts on a fabulous performance but the rest of the movie leaves a lot to be desired. With an extra third of the movie tacked on there could have been a lot to be explored as what we have now, clearly stripped of depth, is rather unfulfilling. The sexual intensity the movie brings is really excellent, but once that's over we are given scene after scene that advance neither the relationship of the characters or the story, really. The Reader is Oscar bait at best.
Rated 30 Dec 2008
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 14 Jun 2009
48
28th
Kate Winslet is fine here, but didn't deserve the Oscar for this one - and I'm a big fan of her. And the movie is just ordinary, commom piece of moral drama with war background. The result is something distant, boring and mediocre. David Kross and Winslet might be the only highlights in this one.
Rated 14 Jun 2009
telf58telf58
Rated 13 Apr 2009
34
12th
Yes, Kate Winslet can act, but this movie is completely offensive. WHY is it all spoken in English but set in Germany? A calculated, cold adaptation of an otherwise good book which obviously got the desired Oscar gold. Yuk.
Rated 13 Apr 2009
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 07 May 2009
77
68th
I watched a censored version of this and I still found the sex scenes extremely hot; successfully manipulated me into being a nazi sympathizer.
Rated 07 May 2009
hahaHaha
Rated 23 Mar 2009
60
27th
Melodrama. Lots of sex. Bad Makeup. BUT ITS ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST SO ITS GOOD /sarcasm. Overrated.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
cat9mancat9man
Rated 22 Feb 2010
90
89th
Contrasts Innocence and guilt - pleasure and pain - ignorance and enlightenment - youth and age - idealism and betrayal - punishment and forgiveness - thru an intimate tale of two lovers separated by intellectual and generational fences
Rated 22 Feb 2010
turinturin
Rated 16 Mar 2009
70
66th
From time to time, I see something that reminds me that cinema is not all about entertainment. While the goal of almost every major film is to induce bigger-then-life feelings on the viewer, this is a nutrient for thought instead. It shows you some difficult situations without attempting to judge characters, or pretending there's a solution. In stead, it says: here's a good story: think of it what you want.
Rated 16 Mar 2009
panomadgreekpanomadgreek
Rated 23 Apr 2009
28
4th
I'm not a big fan of Kate Winslet's boobs
Rated 23 Apr 2009
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 28 Jan 2009
25
17th
Alright on the surface but where there should be depth there is lazy storytelling techniques, many so blatantly (and unfortunately successfully) Oscar-baiting that it is painful to watch. It's a somewhat meaningless story which could only work if the film doesn't act more important than it is, a pitfall The Reader walks into so purposefully that it seems intended. Average at best, this is the film you might turn off halfway through because you can't be bothered, only it pretends to be more.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
jebJeb
Rated 25 Sep 2009
47
32nd
Kate Winslet and the rest of the cast have fervent and very ardent performances all around. The rest of the film however is a Oscar-hungry, puerile and obstinately melodramatic holocaust movie that would look a lot better bathed in excrement. Thank god Winslet reveals herself most of the time or else this would be fruitless in every way possible. Other than that, your same uniform award-winning drama that will "blow you away" (supposedly).
Rated 25 Sep 2009
spanksSpanks
Rated 05 Oct 2010
50
39th
By the end of the first act I was saying "Can we get some clothes on Winslet already??"... And trust me-- no one loves tits more than me.
Rated 05 Oct 2010
nothingtosaynothingtosay
Rated 12 Oct 2010
80
83rd
Wonderful film carried out by excellent cast, which eases the audience as they question themselves about the uncomfortable subject in the film and each character's action/decision.
Rated 12 Oct 2010
worleyjamersworleyjamers
Rated 20 Jan 2013
68
55th
Features some really great elements, but I don't think it's a "great" film. It's a gorgeous movie, Winslet is great (even though it's not her best performance), David Kross is surprisingly good, Daldry's direction is solid, and the supporting cast is quite nice, but overall the film suffers from some pacing problems and it felt a bit emotionally cold to me. I was reminded a lot of the English Patient, only The Reader isn't quite as epic or effective.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 16 Feb 2009
5
20th
Ooh what, "Shakespeare in Love" wasn't enough ?! F*cking Weinsteins...
Rated 16 Feb 2009
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 10 Mar 2009
75
74th
Very strong performance from Kate Winslet. Interesting fresh point of view for the holocaust genre movies. Good story except after the breaking point they did not give anything new or surprising for the plot.
Rated 10 Mar 2009
kavuKavu
Rated 26 Jan 2009
70
48th
Beautifully shot with a good performance from Winslet but it all seems quite meaningless and overly melodramatic.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 07 Feb 2009
60
33rd
Nicely crafted despite the -at times- over-sentimentalist direction. Kate Winslet manages to deliver a powerful performance out of Schlink's unforgettable character.
Rated 07 Feb 2009
tinybonanzaTinyBonanza
Rated 20 Aug 2014
36
41st
chapter 1: i bequeathed my only child my goldn watch and my entir fortune. t was to be his when he turnd 18 so long as he continud to acce[t christ as his lord and savior. the ink dried on the parchment of my will and i folded it into anenvelope to be delivred to my laweter. my son was unaware of my illness, thee pains in my chest were unbearable but i kept my composur in frnt of him. i did not sweat. i dd not wince. "good evening father" he said to me. "my dearest boy" i greete him.
Rated 20 Aug 2014
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 31 Jan 2009
56
37th
As low as I can rate a movie that's this well-acted, but it's ultimately an empty viewing experience. The movie opens numerous story possibilities for itself along the way, but goes nowhere with most of them. Winslet is tremendous (and very naked), and Kross is surprisingly strong as well, but...ugh. It's just flagrant Oscar bait that serves no real purpose. Countless films were robbed of proper recognition because of the nominations this received. Congrats Harvey. Winslet's Extras ep came true.
Rated 31 Jan 2009
laikalaika
Rated 05 Oct 2013
61
28th
Set in Germany and about German people, but spoken entirely in English with vague German accents. A massive cinematic offense.
Rated 05 Oct 2013
rossRoss
Rated 23 Jan 2009
85
89th
The first hour was somewhat uninteresting, and the amount of nakedness made the film laughable. Despite that, I was deeply emotionally invested in the second part. Ralph Fiennes is amazing and should be The Readers acting contribution to the Oscar show. Winslet was good, but she was better in Revolutionary Road.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
amerigoamerigo
Rated 04 Mar 2009
63
10th
Winslet just spent a third of the film baring her breasts and apparently that's enough to win the best leading actress Oscar nowadays. This is not to speak ill of Kate Winslet's breasts, but if this qualifies as great acting, I'd hate to see what would happen if the Academy ever discovered the cultural phenomenon known as "pornography".
Rated 04 Mar 2009
kojilessKojiless
Rated 11 Feb 2009
34
35th
The first half is far too long. I almost stopped watching because the movie seemed to go nowhere. It picks up after the setting switches to the university, but the whole movie seem slike it could have been told in 10 minutes.
Rated 11 Feb 2009
quickyQuicky
Rated 21 May 2009
70
60th
A bit slow, especially in the middle part, but overall this was a good film about the teenager having a sexual relationship with an older woman in post-WWII Germany, leading up to a war crimes trial where it turns out not everything was what it seemed to be. Great performance from Kate Winslet, though maybe not Oscar-deserving. But please... either let your actors speak English or German, but not English with a annoying German accent. That's just stupid.
Rated 21 May 2009
bartekfmbartekfm
Rated 19 May 2009
96
92nd
I find this movie extremely human, sophisticated and moving. One of the shiniest gems of 2008 movies.
Rated 19 May 2009
ofallpiecesofallpieces
Rated 21 Apr 2009
97
92nd
The book is brilliant, the movie is luscious and touching and rich. It's so expertly choreographed and I loved every second of it. You would really have to read the book to understand what a moving, emotional journey the characters take. Amazing.
Rated 21 Apr 2009
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 23 Jan 2009
90
88th
Daldry,Winslet&Fiennes pull off quite a feat in fomenting sympathy 4 the truly unsympathetic. Questions like do truly evil acts make 1 "evil" & should the punished evildoer be denied any acts of kindness for the rest of their lives? r only easy 2 answer when speaking generally; as soon as they involve some1 u know, it's much harder 2 say.Asking the audience 2 reconsider an evildoer will understandably turn some viewers off. But 4 those who can, the film provides plenty 2 think about.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 11 Feb 2009
50
3rd
1/2 simplistic sex drama, 1/2 semi-interesting Oscar bait movie.
Rated 11 Feb 2009
lynxLynx
Rated 04 Apr 2009
55
26th
The actors are indeed quite convinving in their roles, but that can't hide the boredom that drags on and on and on for almost the whole two hours of the movie...
Rated 04 Apr 2009
susie_mauvesusie-mauve
Rated 15 Jul 2012
60
12th
so forgettable
Rated 15 Jul 2012
pigletPiglet
Rated 08 Jun 2009
80
91st
All about Winslet. Fiennes doesn't even look like the kid, but riveting film none the less, and dares to speak about taboos.
Rated 08 Jun 2009
aliyaliy
Rated 01 Oct 2010
88
63rd
nice deama and romance movie
Rated 01 Oct 2010
overratedoverrated
Rated 27 Feb 2022
48
44th
I mean it goes without saying but imagine the genders reversed - they waited until the boy turned 18 and then started filming. Top contender for needlessly exploitative sex scenes.
Rated 27 Feb 2022
lebarLebar
Rated 29 Mar 2009
70
28th
luthar15....good point!
Rated 29 Mar 2009
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 24 Feb 2012
45
21st
To be honest, the first time (and only time) I saw this I thought that the first half or so was just somebody who was a self titled 'artist' that made a bet they could film some porn in such a way people would pretend it isn't porn. Congratulations sir, you did it....but your movie still sucked.
Rated 24 Feb 2012
bitabita
Rated 25 Jul 2011
83
54th
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Rated 25 Jul 2011
lethiaslethias
Rated 03 Feb 2018
76
31st
It's watchable and Winslet's performance really is good. Although it does not develop as much as it should, or could.
Rated 03 Feb 2018
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 15 Sep 2015
95
63rd
Drama concerning the relationship between a 15-year-old German boy and a mysterious woman twice his age, and the way that it grows doubly complex when the man reencounters the woman years later and discovers a shocking truth about her past.
Rated 15 Sep 2015
herzdameHerzdame
Rated 06 Jul 2010
83
80th
This film certainly gives the word "reading" a whole new interesting meaning. Beautiful film, with a refreshing and riveting concept.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
0919110969809191109698
Rated 09 Jan 2011
90
77th
good plays kate
Rated 09 Jan 2011
rickickerrickicker
Rated 07 Dec 2012
25
8th
Kinda sorta tries to be a soft apology for Nazism, except it's too boring and lifeless to even accomplish that. I don't know what the point is here.
Rated 07 Dec 2012
lawrencelawrence
Rated 09 Jun 2009
90
28th
Kross is good.
Rated 09 Jun 2009
nepetaNepeta
Rated 19 Jan 2013
35
8th
Naive and glib. I'm offput by how a tale about Nazi war guilt is played in terms of an incredibly middlebrow sentimental erotic fantasy. Treating this subject in such a shallow manner...yuck. Then there's the overbearing musical score, the unneccesary and initially even undesirably confusing jumping back and forth through time and the problems I always have with the accents in these films (if you're not going to make the film in German then don't draw attention to it not being in German!).
Rated 19 Jan 2013
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 13 Nov 2014
64
31st
Winslet is great though.
Rated 13 Nov 2014
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 18 Mar 2009
89
80th
This movie is hot, in the weirdest ways. I dug it.
Rated 18 Mar 2009
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 23 Apr 2013
60
20th
Meh.
Rated 23 Apr 2013
wicheWiche
Rated 03 Jun 2011
84
87th
One of those rare romantic movies I really appreciate. Being kind of a literature freak myself, I was utmost charmed by this pure and sensual love story. Perhaps certain people didn't understand what this meant to both people and especially to the woman inpersonated by Kate, but I was sweapt away by the first reading and my attention didn't even fade once since that moment until the very end. Great storytelling and a rich story in the midst of one of the most tumultuous times we've known.
Rated 03 Jun 2011
quickyapiQuickyAPI
Rated 18 Dec 2009
65
53rd
A bit slow, especially in the middle part, but overall this was a good film about the teenager having a sexual relationship with an older woman in post-WWII Germany, leading up to a war crimes trial where it turns out not everything was what it seemed to be. Great performance from Kate Winslet, though maybe not Oscar-deserving. But please... either let your actors speak English or German, but not English with a annoying German accent. That's just stupid.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 20 Aug 2010
53
68th
#10#, reviews, Kate W!
Rated 20 Aug 2010
hssnozdagghssnozdagg
Rated 21 May 2021
40
14th
Unnecessary erotic scenes make this sentimental story an ordinary milf-young relationship. You can even laugh in parts.
Rated 21 May 2021
andaybandayb
Rated 15 Jun 2009
90
98th
the story is very subtle, yet immensely powerful and absolutely captivating. winslet's performance will be remembered in the years to come. the imagery of the eras are skillfully portrayed, and the feeling of quasi-despair of the post war years are dead on. it leads to some serious contemplation about the nature of good and evil, morality, obsessions and relations between men and women.
Rated 15 Jun 2009
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 21 Aug 2009
60
36th
I found this movie to be slightly better than average. Not particularly memorable, and sure as shit not Oscar worthy. There's really not much to say. It's pretty straight forward. The only interesting thing thematically going on here is the attempt to humanize SS soldiers, but that attempt pretty much crosses from sub-text to actual text. Not very clever. I could recommend the film for the performances I suppose, but the story isn't anything to get excited about.
Rated 21 Aug 2009
cstewart64CStewart64
Rated 28 Apr 2016
13
64th
W4E0P2S1V1M1A2R2. Need to rewatch.
Rated 28 Apr 2016
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 24 Jan 2009
77
74th
A solid piece of filmmaking, but feels like a shined up Hallmark movie. Stephen Daldry directs and brings a lot of (and some overdone) sexuality to launch a relationship between a younger teenager and his older seductress that ends abruptly and haunts him forever. The film is powerful, no doubt, a strong film about the singular observations of the characters. Sadly, the relationship feels like it's missing a certain strength in the second half, maybe because Winslet remains too mysterious.
Rated 24 Jan 2009
bownBown
Rated 14 Feb 2010
65
18th
The projector was broken or something so this usually full-colour film was desaturated almost to the point of black and white. To be honest, I actually think it enhanced the film. It's not as romanticised and comes off as less sappy Oscar bait. Other than that the cast were great, Winslet especially being amazing and totally deserving that Oscar, and it was only towards the end where it turned into ridiculous schmaltz that I stopped enjoying it. The wrong colours probably bumped it up a LOT tbh
Rated 14 Feb 2010
moviebuff18moviebuff18
Rated 11 Sep 2011
95
90th
Phenomenal. As good as the book. Literary and superb. A disturbing connection between a much older woman and a very young teenager (13-15, I don't know, young enough that if the genders were reversed it would be pedophilia). Deals with important issues of guilt and forgiveness of the Nazi legacy in germany, the loss of youth, and the power of literature.
Rated 11 Sep 2011
metropicalmetropical
Rated 16 Sep 2011
95
95th
Kate Winslet is awesome. Ralph is the usual. The supporting cast are all great.
Rated 16 Sep 2011
lazynicklazynick
Rated 24 Sep 2010
97
79th
I love you, Kate.
Rated 24 Sep 2010
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 01 Mar 2009
93
85th
My personal favorite of the five films nominated for best picture in 2008. Highly recommended.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
arandurarandur
Rated 16 Jun 2010
67
63rd
Ikinci dunya savasindan 90'li yillara uzanan guzel bir oyku.
Rated 16 Jun 2010
niggativeniggative
Rated 23 Feb 2009
78
64th
Decent..
Rated 23 Feb 2009
cruelclowncruelclown
Rated 10 Jul 2009
65
44th
not worth any oscars by a long shot, but asks some good and important questions. it's much as much about juridicial forms of power as much of those of love.
Rated 10 Jul 2009
seenmanyseenmany
Rated 08 Apr 2018
62
8th
yuk
Rated 08 Apr 2018
filliganFilligan
Rated 08 Feb 2009
81
44th
The score, while not necessarily memorable, is I think the best way to describe the mood this film took, which is melodrama. The thing about it, though, is that it works pretty well. I knew nothing of The Reader going in, but having loved The Hours I was anticipating it. Daldry's presence here, unfortunately, seems a little non-existent. I enjoyed it for what it was, but I wasn't very emotionally invested. Maybe that's a criticism, maybe not. I don't know. All I can tell you is it's just good.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
jenner1407jenner1407
Rated 04 Jan 2015
80
49th
The trailer is much more effective than the film.
Rated 04 Jan 2015
stainStain
Rated 18 Dec 2008
80
68th
I knew virtually nothing about this movie going in, save that it's a Stephen Daldry film. That's probably the most desirable state to have when seeing this. Suffice it to say that it is one WEIRD love story; it's the kind of thing you could easily see not working, but it mostly does. Also kind of interesting in that it was just released, yet two of the producers are already dead. It helps a lot if you're a guy and had a really hot affair with an older woman when you were young
Rated 18 Dec 2008
timon88Timon88
Rated 19 Oct 2013
49
44th
It hits the manipulation button too hard too many times, but the scene where Hanna is waiting in the visiting room while in prison is truly gut-wrenching. David Kross is one of the most beautiful young men I have ever seen...and a good actor.
Rated 19 Oct 2013
shoranShoran
Rated 17 Apr 2009
75
77th
A very solid movie with good performances from most of the leads. But the story, especially the ending, had me really confused. I didn't know whether the movie was about the Holocaust, their affair or about the disabilty of being illiterate. It was a bit sloppy and fuzzy towards the end, but it was still a worthy watch.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 05 Mar 2015
65
42nd
It's transparent Oscar-bait, yes, but at least it's fairly good transparent Oscar-bait, and it is based on a very good book (yes, I have read it). Winslet is a great actress and has great chemistry with everybody.
Rated 05 Mar 2015
zspyryzspyry
Rated 13 Jul 2013
6
43rd
First off, I despise this whole "speaking English in a weird accent, thinking that it makes it German" mentality. Otherwise a great premise, and competently done (especially the acting, and the setting), but it lacks something to make it really engaging.
Rated 13 Jul 2013
doctor7doctor7
Rated 28 Oct 2009
62
41st
It's decent but nothing really spectacular. I was honestly put off by the sheer amount of graphic sex in the film. After about the 3rd or 4th scene I frankly found it unnecessary and almost pushing the viewer to think it was far more artistic than it really was. I hate to give the film such a low score as the acting in it is superb but I simply wasn't nearly impressed as the Weinsteins want me to be.
Rated 28 Oct 2009
lovelyricha1lovelyricha1
Rated 09 Apr 2009
30
1st
WTF????????? And Kate got an oscar for this?????? no apology from de academy for ignoring her work from titanic to little children to eternal sunshine...to finding neverland....nd she gets it for an excuse for a movie-reader???????????? dey shud stock dis movie's video alongside american pie's in video stores nd put a marker-"warning, may actually make u go insane wid frustration and disappointment"
Rated 09 Apr 2009
glm01glm01
Rated 03 Oct 2013
77
55th
76.500
Rated 03 Oct 2013
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 07 May 2015
55
28th
A Nazi because she needed a job woman seduces a 15 year old in exchange for books being read to her. It's a Weinsteins movie to a T (including it's Best Picture Nomination). I liked the second half enough to not dislike the movie overall.
Rated 07 May 2015
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 07 Dec 2014
78
86th
I thought this was really good. Great acting and it deals with an interesting subject and interesting themes in a very human way. Recommended.
Rated 07 Dec 2014
westknifewestknife
Rated 28 Jan 2009
59
25th
The first half was much better than the second half. After the character grew up to be the Schindler's List guy, I stopped caring about him. A very sappy but watchable film. Winslet was obviously the best thing about it.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 29 Jun 2009
75
74th
The Book is better. Still a beautiful story.
Rated 29 Jun 2009
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 25 Aug 2013
77
92nd
eng; [Der Vorleser; the reader]; in der nachkriegszeit verliebt sich ein junge in eine frau und liest dieser vor - während seines jurastudiums entdeckt er die gründe dafür.; (besser die deutsche fassung sehen);
Rated 25 Aug 2013
glueskreenglueskreen
Rated 17 Mar 2009
81
80th
Starts boring and evolves into a potentially interesting philosophical movie. Too bad it does not really realizes the potential. I agree with another review here, german characters (especially being german actors) should speak german. Still, a movie that makes you think and a somewhat fresh look on the holocaust stories.
Rated 17 Mar 2009
hdperez88hdperez88
Rated 23 Jan 2009
65
27th
Wait, THIS got a nomination for best picture over *insert other best picture favorite here*. It's a good movie, and Winslet is incredible. But C'MON!!!
Rated 23 Jan 2009
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
97
98th
????????????
Rated 06 Aug 2021
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 26 Apr 2009
82
61st
The Reader is part romance, part German reconstruction commentary, and part a journey of self discovery for Michael.Hannah Schmitz is neither good nor bad but naive, stubborn, and proud..The film is nice in that Hannah is not absolved for her actions, neither for her partaking in the holocaust or her damaging relationship with Michael, it just shows them like a gaping wound.Hannah's story is small, in the larger picture the Reader is about much more.When people fail to act and do what is right
Rated 26 Apr 2009
crim122Crim122
Rated 21 Apr 2009
88
39th
Great performances all around, one of the better romances I have seen.
Rated 21 Apr 2009
langelundLangelund
Rated 27 Jan 2009
60
47th
A decent human drama with great performances, though German characters should speak German. Never really got to me emotionally, compared to for instance Daldry's own 'The Hours'.
Rated 27 Jan 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 07 Oct 2012
70
67th
Correctly outed & by some punished for being Oscar bait; to be fair it's rarely something that ever bothers me in a movie. "The Reader" is undoubtedly a very good all-rounder. If this film has a weakness it's David Kross, who doesn't have the presence or skill to punch his weight with the excellent Winslet. In the end the movie swamps him, & it's not until Fiennes takes over the lead some kind of equilibrium is restored. In short; melodramatic, but engaging, with two or three brilliant scenes.
Rated 07 Oct 2012
aposynthesiaposynthesi
Rated 17 Apr 2009
73
41st
Mostly porn. Nothing wrong with that, but considering the film was so highly acclaimed, there was nothing much more to offer than that. The plot lacked substance. It was romantic... ish. Winslet's character was thoroughly frustrating, though.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
gullusumgullusum
Rated 09 Nov 2011
80
29th
Goes too slow like it needs to point every detail in the book, but the story gives another angle to post WWII Germany, compared to Hollywood post war movies. David Kross is great!
Rated 09 Nov 2011
dienachtdie_nacht
Rated 19 Oct 2009
60
52nd
I really liked this movie and I honestly cant find that many things wrong with it. I thought the casting was a little abrupt to him as an adult but thats hardly worth losing points for. The only reason im rating it slightly low is that I have a problem with the story itself. Nothing good came out of it for anyone... and maybe thats life you say, but when I see a movie I want to be lifted up in some way. Whether thats through a visually pleasing movie or suspenseful mind fuck movie.
Rated 19 Oct 2009
kasperlKasperL
Rated 15 Feb 2009
50
29th
'The Reader' is watchable Oscar-bait which you shouldn't go out of your way to watch. What you should seek out, however, if you haven't already seen it that is, is Hugh Jackman's opening at the 2009 Academy Awards. "'The Reader'. 'The Reader'. I haven't seen 'The Reader'" It's funny because it was true that most people hadn't. And because of the surprise and the delivery. Brilliant. But, anyway, the film itself is mostly naked people.
Rated 15 Feb 2009
ardynardyn
Rated 18 Feb 2015
70
7th
First part was erotica and the second part was the same holocaust story. Yes, the film has good dramaturgy and acting.
Rated 18 Feb 2015
chemical404chemical404
Rated 17 Apr 2009
35
17th
Winslet's character is supposed to be complex, but it turned out annoyingly obtuse. And same can be said about the film. All it can offer is excessive melodrama, and out of place erotica. At least it have some decent technical qualities.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
razorclockRazorclock
Rated 29 Mar 2009
62
11th
An incredibly pointless first half which managed to make me dread the moments Kate Winslet removes her clothes (and there's a lot of those) because of the dull repetitiveness and sappiness of those scenes. Second half is much better, and it helps that Kross takes much less time on the screen. Not very memorable overall.
Rated 29 Mar 2009
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 13 Nov 2010
20
41st
"Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare exhibit a continued inability to thrillingly translate literary forms to the screen." - Nick Schager
Rated 13 Nov 2010

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