Schindler's List

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Businessman Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) arrives in Krakow in 1939, ready to make his fortune from World War II, which has just started. After joining the Nazi party primarily for political expediency, he staffs his factory with Jewish workers for similarly pragmatic reasons. When the SS begins exterminating Jews in the Krakow ghetto, Schindler arranges to have his workers protected to keep his factory in operation, but soon realizes that in so doing, he is also saving innocent lives.

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Critics Consensus

Schindler's List blends the abject horror of the Holocaust with Steven Spielberg's signature tender humanism to create the director's dramatic masterpiece.

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Spielberg employs all the emotive Hollywood tools at his disposal and the result is a remarkable film with wide appeal and real importance. Neeson is phenomenal, but matched by towering performances from Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes.

Jan 22, 2024

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Using every ounce of his awe some technical skill, the man who sent T. rex and Indiana Jones racing through our imagination brings us a story of human horror beyond imagination.

Apr 15, 2021

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Susan Stark

Detroit Free Press

Once in a very great while, a movie insinuates itself so deeply into your consciousness that it offers not vicarious experience but instead, direct experience. Steven Spielberg's heartfelt, monumental Schindler's List is such a movie.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 15, 2021

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It brought the Holocaust to a mass non-Jewish audience at a time when survivors were dying of old age, and testimony was at risk of being lost.

Rated: 10/10

Feb 7, 2024

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

A great film, a powerful film, and even if it’s not the definitive American Holocaust film, it remains on the very short list of the most important ones. (30th anniversary)

Rated: 5/5

Dec 19, 2023

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Anushka Halve

Film Companion

This isn't your high-octane thriller; rather, acts of heroism unfold with a deliberate, strategic cadence.

Dec 12, 2023

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Lucas J absoluteley magnificent Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Hargie M Watching Schindler's List was an experience that profoundly moved me and reignited my faith in the capacity for human compassion amidst the darkest of times. As someone who cherishes stories that celebrate the resilience and goodness of the human spirit, this film left an indelible mark on me. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Timothy D An absolute masterpiece. Still gets the tears flowing after all these years. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Pasquale M An absolute masterpiece. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/03/24 Full Review Jaiaditya T This film has sustained Steven speilberg's position at the top of the list of best filmmakers to exist on earth. It's perfect af Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/03/24 Full Review Audience Member Wow.... Just wow... Schindler's List is one of the best movies ever made and quite honestly, the best World War II movie. It really sets the scene during WWII and the Holocaust and I love how they portrayed Oskar Schindler in this move. Just superb. I really REALLY recommend this movie to anyone, that's how good it is. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steven Spielberg Director Liam Neeson Oskar Schindler Ben Kingsley Itzhak Stern Ralph Fiennes Amon Goeth Caroline Goodall Emilie Schindler Jonathan Segal Poldek Pfefferberg

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