The Reader (2008)
Directed by Stephen Daldry · 124 min · Drama, Romance
71.3 TOPICAL score · #702 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
The Reader (2008, directed by Stephen Daldry) has a TOPICAL score of 71.3 - ranked 702 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 12 awards from 35 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 63% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 58. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (3,501 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 59 languages.
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- Critics63% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 58
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (3,501 ratings)
- Awards12 wins, 35 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress; BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 59 languages
- Still read52,905 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ralph Fiennes (actor #42), Kate Winslet (actor #32), David Kross, Lena Olin (actor #1,084)
“It received average to favourable reviews from critics, with praise for Winslet and Kross's performances, but with some faults in its screenplay and direction.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10