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 Mark Ivanir Béatrice Macola Andrzej Seweryn Friedrich von Thun Jerzy Nowak Norbert Weisser Anna Mucha Adi Nitzan Piotr Polk Rami Heuberger Ezra Dagan Elina Löwensohn Hans-Jörg Assmann Hans-Michael Rehberg August Schmölzer Daniel Del-Ponte Ludger Pistor Oliwia Dabrowska Shmuel Levy Krzysztof Luft Harry Nehring Michael Schneider Show All…

Alternative Titles

Schindlers List, قائمة شندلر

war drama history

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Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★★ 11

seen for the first time in DOLBY. and wow! ralph fiennes at his ralph finest! me and the three other dads at the 10am showing are really in our feelings right now
Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood ★★★★★ 12

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

"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 SilentDawn ★★★★★ 11

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 DirkH ★★★★ 39

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 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 SilentDawn ★★★★★ 12

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Schindler's List is often hypocritical. It tugs at the heartstrings while stripping its formal mechanics of sentiment. It portrays the truth of history while often succumbing to cheap suspense tactics (the shower scene). It provides a snapshot of the industrialized functions of the holocaust while rarely moving beyond the story at hand, which would be fine if it didn't sway into broader digressions. Spielberg's pride in making it, and deciding *this* story is the one to tell has always ruffled feathers, but it is still an honorable act of remembrance. One that is so unbearably moving that its role as a reminder, an evocation, and a depiction seemingly blend together. To create an accessible hollywood depiction of the holocaust in all its inhumanity and yet not push for an overview of its history is powerful. The list is the life of these faces, these people, and of this masterpiece. Spielberg will forever be one of the greatest filmmakers.
Review by mulaney ★★★★★ 3

me: [starts a 195 minute movie at 12:50am]
me: this is a great idea
Review by Lulu ★★★★ 1

if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of ralph fiennes' missing oscar please contact me
Review by Two Cineasts ★★★★★ 12

"It's Hebrew, it's from the Talmud. It says, "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.""
(Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern)

Hi everybody, today I present you our number 3 from our Top 111 List. First the circumstances how I watched the film lately and then a detailed opinion from my point of view, so feel free to skip the first part. I had this review ready to post for quite a while, but could not bring myself to post it. After careful consideration I came to the conviction that no review is really satisfying for this movie and topic that I can just as well post mine. I tried it with the most respect.

At the end of January…
Review by john ★★★★★ 1

Geez.
I was kind of dreading getting to this on my Best Picture list and now I can confirm I wasn't crazy for feeling that way.
Review by Monday Seagull 8

I was so angry when I came out of this movie. I wanted to hurt a German person. I went walking around the
Deutschland district of Bramalea praying someone would start something with me.

Recent reviews

Review by butch ★★★★★

‎تحفة إنسانية عظيمه قدمها ستيفن سبيلبرغ بشكل رائع جدًا
‎عمل جسد لنا ظلم و بشاعة البشر و انعدام الانسانية في عالم مظلم و لكن بين هذا العالم المظلم نمت نقطة بيضاء و إنسانيه
‎في قلب احد الأشخاص ليغير الكثير في حياتهم
‎ ليصنع لنا قصة و احداث تم تنفيذها بشكل عظيم و مؤثر
‎الاداء التمثيل كان متقن بشكل عظيم خاصة من ليام نسيون الرائع و الافضل في مسيرته الى المبدع رالف فاينس الي قدم افضل أداء له بشخصية العسكري النازي عديم الانسانية تقمس الشخصية بشكل مجنون و حواراتهم مع بعض كانت جميل جدًا
‎ الاخراج كان من اعظم ما شاهدت ستيفن سبيلبرغ دائما ما يبهرني بذكائه الاخراجي ولمساته الرائعة في أعماله و في هذا الفلم كان اختياره للبيض و الاسود…
Review by Brooke lynn ★★★★★

A masterpiece.
Review by anya ⁕ ★★★★★

devastating is the only word i can come up with, but that isn't horrific enough.
Review by Abby ★★★★½

After a swatstika was put on my desk and locker, where it said “death to the Jews”. (By a kid, whose now a cop). My history teacher (who also was arrested as a pedophile) had each of the 8 people in my AP US history class pick a movie, this was pressed on me to pick.
This movie is incredible. It’s a masterpiece. It respects every victim of the Holocaust. I still think of the female engineer who tells them it’s being built from time to time. I had family die in the Holocaust, and they were killed not by nazis but their own neighbors.
The score. The cinematography. Everything it’s a master piece.
Back to my story:
(And my…
Review by ServerMonk ★★★★

"Someday this is all going to end, you know. I was going to say we'll have a drink then."
"I think I'd better have it now."
Review by tooflips108 ★★★★★

good
Review by isit_horny

no
Review by Adam Mahdoub ★★★★★

فيلم إنساني من الدرجة الأولى ❤️
برغم أهوال الحرب والسوداوية والتلاعب النفسي طوال أحداث الفيلم، كان المبهر أنه فيلم جميل بطريقة آخرى، قدم الإنسانية في أبهى صورها.
فيلم يحمل مزيج من المشاعر الإنسانية وقصة أسرت القلوب 🖤
Review by GoodPalaces ★★★★

heavy
Review by Xascoria ★★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Schindler’s List is truly the Schindler’s List of movies.
Now I got that horrible joke out of my system, the movie is just incredible. The medical checks and the Auschwitz scenes are just creeping as hell. Schindler's breakdown in the end is really powerful and moving. His transformation from a greedy, opportunistic industrialist to someone who's trying to save as many lives as possible is amazing too. Really good film.
Review by SUJIN_ ★★★★

'쉰들러'의 리스트에서 쉰들러의 '리스트'로.
Review by apple kaye ★★★★★

I've been looking for this film and finallyy! I'm really glad I found this. Truly a must watch and for most, for one time only.
Well, I actually watched this film without sound during the middle part for better experience. I just know that it will not worsen my anxiety watching this. And, I love the black and white representation which is Spielberg, the director, believed is to represent the Holocaust itself, "The Holocaust was life without light."