Defiance (2008)
Directed by Edward Zwick · 137 min · Drama, History, War
35.3 TOPICAL score · #3,067 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.
Defiance (2008, directed by Edward Zwick) has a TOPICAL score of 35.3 - ranked 3,067 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 58% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 58. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (1,972 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages.
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- Critics58% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 58
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (1,972 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages
- Still read24,258 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Daniel Craig (actor #236), Liev Schreiber (actor #1,046), Jamie Bell (actor #761), Alexa Davalos