Jakob the Liar
Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams
Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful aside, milking the Holocaust for laughs is a dangerous game. Even the blackest, most therapeutic humor turns queasy in the shadow of such monstrous evil; i...( read more
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DVD Released: October 30, 2001
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June 14, 2008It's been a while since I found a film that I really enjoyed watching.
I do love Robin Williams and the variety in his roles. He is a great comedy actor but also knows how to bring across a more serious character like this one.
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January 20, 2008Among the less known, but amazing WWII stories ever told. One of Robin Williams' finest performances.
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September 14, 2006I wouldn't mind watching this one again. The drana within this movie is fantastically executed.
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January 8, 2009Beautiful but sad story form jew ghettos at germany during world war 2. You get punishment when you tried to help a child to forget the awfull side of life at the ghetto.
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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September 12, 2006i love this movie... robin williams was great... its good to know he can do some semi-serious characters lol.... an eye opener this movie was to see how bad that war really was and how the ppl grasped at any hope they could.... an all around great movie
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