Schindler's List

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Schindler's List

R

1993

3h 15m

History

Drama

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Businessman Oskar Schindler arrives in Kraków 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 Kraków 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

The Times (UK)

01/22/2024

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.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

04/15/2021

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.

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Susan Stark

Detroit Free Press

04/15/2021

4/4

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.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 26

4/4

It’s doubtful this will relinquish its lofty status any time soon, not so long as its message of hope existing and even thriving within horrendous circumstances continues to resonate.

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Nadir Samara

Screen Rant

10/31/2024

8/10

The story of Oskar Schindler is as complicated as it is riveting and Steve Zaillian’s script tells us the story in a way World War II films never had.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

02/07/2024

10/10

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.

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Ben W

@Username618 12h

So. Steven Spielberg. Bad films- The Flintstones. War/History movies- . Empire of the Sun. Schindler's List. Saving Private Ryan. Amistad (friendship in spanish). Family Comedies- Indiana Jones 1-3 (and stop!). Jurassic Park. Silent partner on Back to the Future's? Non-family, non-comedies/ essays about tension- Duel. Jaws. Actually managed dark- Tom Cruise pair- War of the World, Minority Report. I understand people's / french phase- Et. Close Encounters... I don't like him, honestly. I feel he just wants to dominate. I can't really think of a single Spielberg 'character'. But, being fair, or trying for that- - Some of the jokes land. - He is good , at the classic film director, cecil b demille thing, of scale. - He does excitable, (groan) bright I suppose teenager quite well. For me the 'best' shoah- meaning catastrophe- film is Shoah, but it does take eight? hours. @Thanks.

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Rocko P

@Baxter666 Mar 11

A looong 3 hours and 15 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Mostly about the victims..not much about Mr Schindler ...BOOOORING!

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Tyler S

@tylerking24 Mar 6

There isn't much to say here. It's just super good.

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Evelyn X

@yiyi1111 Mar 4

This is a masterpiece based on a tragic chapter of history. It shows how a businessman's ambition evolved into a mission to save lives, fueled by profound compassion. While the soldiers seemed to have lost their humanity, intoxicated by the power to decide who lived or died, they also appeared driven by fear—the fear that showing kindness would be seen as a betrayal of their comrades. The final scene, where Schindler weeps because he feels he could have saved even more lives, is truly heart-wrenching. It reminds us that wealth is meaningless compared to the sanctity of life. I sincerely hope that these historical memories continue to be transformed into art, ensuring we remember and learn from the past.

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Dallas H

@FozzieMcFly Mar 4

I have watched this movie a few times over the years. To me, it is a necessary reminder of human history. It still boggles my mind that Spielberg was able to work on this movie about the Holocaust at the same time he was also working on a science fiction movie about dinosaurs. The emotional tones of the two movies could not be any farther apart.

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GRFK X

@JO7A1 Feb 2

Everyone should watch this touching, unforgettable masterpiece. It is one of those rare films that stays with you forever and forces you to reflect on humanity, cruelty, and compassion. Honestly, it should be mandatory viewing in junior high so younger generations understand this part of history. For me, it is the best movie ever made, or at the very least in the top three.

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Synopsis

Businessman Oskar Schindler arrives in Kraków 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 Kraków 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.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen
Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Actuality Violence|Some Sexuality)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 1993, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Dec 7, 2018
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $96.6M
Runtime: 3h 15m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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