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Schindler's List

1993 Directed by Steven Spielberg

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Liam Neeson Ben Kingsley Ralph Fiennes Caroline Goodall Jonathan Sagall Embeth Davidtz Malgorzata Gebel Shmuel Levy Mark Ivanir Béatrice Macola Andrzej Seweryn Friedrich von Thun Krzysztof Luft Harry Nehring Norbert Weisser Adi Nitzan Michael Schneider Miri Fabian Anna Mucha Albert Misak Aldona Grochal Jacek Wójcicki Beata Paluch Piotr Polk Ezra Dagan Uri Avrahami Elina Löwensohn Magdalena Komornicka Michael Gordon Show All…

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Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★★ 12

"No dry eyes during the screening of Steven Spielberg's historical masterpiece! I know I had to wrangle a few rogue tears several times myself! Near the end when Schindler collapsed from grief and guilt and everyone gathered round him to console him I totally lost it! Because by then the full brunt of what I had just witnessed hit me like a ton of bricks!

A film where no one in the audience is allowed to remain a bystander! No one gets out unscathed! It was as close to being an interactive film what with the stomachs churning, eyes wincing or brimming with tears, chills running up and down spines and quivering lips!

Incredible filmmaking and storytelling! Liam Neeson gave…
Review by CinemaClown ★★★★★ 17

One of the most essential, powerfully moving & profoundly affecting films to ever grace the silver screen, Schindler's List is the crowning achievement in the remarkable film career of Steven Spielberg that finds the master storyteller at the pinnacle of his artistry, is crafted with extreme care n dedication, and is rightfully acknowledged as one of the most honoured & significant films of all time.

There are many films out there that have dealt with the subject of Holocaust in the past but the level of precision, craftsmanship & commitment that Spielberg brings on the screen plus the emotional impact this film delivers over the course of its runtime is truly in a league of its own. And even after two decades, Schindler's…
Review by DirkH ★★★★ 37

This film bothers me and not because of its subject matter, but because of its treatment of it.

When making a film about the Holocaust, everything you do is fraught with danger. One could even argue that visualizing the Holocaust in a work of fiction is something that shouldn't be attempted as such inhuman suffering and mindless slaughter should be dealt with in reality, not in the realms of fiction.

If you approach Spielberg's film as such, there is a lot that feels wrong in this film. There is no hope in the Holocaust, yet Spielberg seems intent on showing us there is. From the shower scene that subversively plays with our expectations to the actual story of a small…
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★★ 9

A red coat. That's all it is. It's used to keep warm, a shelter against the blistering cold. Gusts of wind tatter and billow, threatening the gentle glow that results from the little red coat. In all the horror, the absolute Hell, the devastation, the inhumanity; a simple color evokes so much more than the thought of gentle compliments and a tender smile.

Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List is simply one of the greatest films committed to celluloid. Bar none. No exaggeration. It is as essential, historical, vibrant, emotional, magnificent, harrowing, and impeccably orchestrated as anything that's ever been released in the cinematic medium.

And like the red coat of the little girl, the film will never fade, only growing in distinct majesty and singular clarity.
Review by Katie ★★★★★ 6

genuinely and completely perfect, I've only heard good things about this but I was never expecting to lose myself in it as much as I did. this film respectfully honors every person who died in the holocaust in the most beautiful and sympathetic way possible. nothing here is manipulating, everything is true.
Review by mia ★★★★★ 4

*throws an oscar at ralph fiennes*

Recent reviews

Review by megan ★★★½

just realized this movie poster doesn’t make sense because he didn’t save the red coat girl............ brb sobbing
Review by Dean ★★★★

By far the best performance I’ve seen from Liam Neeson.
Review by LukePFG ★★★★★

This movie is a powerful statement against fascism and “Menschenfeindlichkeit“ in general. The holocaust was an unspeakable horror. Liam Neeson plays a very charismatic Oskar Schindler whose personal development during the movie is hope-inspiring and in stark contrast to the merciless industrial killing-machine that was unleashed by the German people. Watch this movie!
Review by brewychock48 ★★★★★

This was an excellent movie. To watch this movie is to see true evil that is in this world.
Review by slickslack ★★★★★

I don't know why it took me over a decade to rewatch this but now I'm crying so there's that
Review by Gabriel Coutinho ★★★★★

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Review by Ben Lively ★★★★½

Thought this would be overrated, but no it’s rated just about right.
Review by Tylerandbros ★★★★★

Every couple of minutes I’d find my self in shock of what I was seeing. Fantastic film
Review by nicobianchi ★★★★★

I had to put aside my love for World War II history in order to rate this movie, I wanted to rate it on what the movie portrayed and what it represented. This is a very meaningful film, a film that means a lot to a lot of people. With everything so good shoved into film, like the script, cinematography, acting, and filming method, Schindler’s List is an all time great. It was shot like a war time journalist would’ve shot it, practically putting you in the situation with the characters.