Black Book (2006)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven · 145 min · Drama, Thriller, War
49.5 TOPICAL score · #1,957 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops; she makes contact with a resistance member and joins a group of Jews to be smuggled across the Biesbosch to the freed South Netherlands. Only Rachel escapes a massacre by patrol Germans, and is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured trying to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she will soon learn that the boat attack wasn't a coincidence.
Black Book (2006, directed by Paul Verhoeven) has a TOPICAL score of 49.5 - ranked 1,957 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 2 awards from 4 nominations, including the Platinum Film. Critics: 77% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,287 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 39 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics77% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 71
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,287 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Platinum Film; Golden Calf for Best Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 39 languages
- Still read20,963 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch (actor #814), Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn