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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2008
Drama, War
1h 34m
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. (imdb)

Directed by:

Mark Herman

Screenwriter:

Mark Herman, John Boyne

Starring:

Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Jim Norton, Rupert Friend, Asa Butterfield, László Áron, Amber Beattie, Attila Egyed, Béla Fesztbaum

Genres:

Drama, War, History

AKA:

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2008
Drama, War
1h 34m
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ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 18 Aug 2012
3
73rd
Ok, pretty much made for the classroom to 'stimulate discussion' or something
Rated 18 Aug 2012
lucluc
Rated 16 Dec 2010
95
98th
Awesome war story. Enjoyable war movie about 2 children, one who is unfortunately a Jew and the other luckily a son of a Nazi officer. Nice to see the friendship between them. I was shocked and sad at the end of the movie nevertheless I've seen many war movies.
Rated 16 Dec 2010
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 01 May 2009
7
58th
Although well acted all around and poignant at times (just a tad overdone, that ongoing lofty music near the end was ridiculous), this is another case where the kids were too smart for their own good. Also, I could tell I was the only jewish person in the room, leaving immediately after it cut to black, while people just sat there in disbelief, but holocaust films such as this one should be sought out to know they're vastly superior to films like... The Reader... 'nough said
Rated 01 May 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 23 Nov 2008
80
74th
powerful movie, but i'm most definately not going to watch it again. holocaust movies like this are perfect examples of great movies that are excruciating to watch.
Rated 23 Nov 2008
stainStain
Rated 07 Nov 2008
90
86th
As you might gather from the synopsis, this movie is way too grim and scary for normal people. All the more reason that sites like this one are so useful, since your own PSI ought to tell you if you'd ever be up for this thing or not. I'll abstain from posting any spoilers, but let's just say I am grateful that this movie is NOT based on a true story
Rated 07 Nov 2008
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 22 Nov 2014
83
41st
Good movie. While I expected just a wee bit more out of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, the ending is very upsetting yet also probably a good one if I do say so myself. Good acting, writing, and it's beautifully filmed for the most part. Probably worth the watch if you haven't seen it yet.
Rated 22 Nov 2014
sumanaustinsuman.austin
Rated 01 Nov 2009
81
73rd
It is a good movie, but honestly think that it could have been better. the kids were amazing. Somehow I feel it is incomplete. The ending almost leaves the audience spellbound.
Rated 01 Nov 2009
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 12 Sep 2009
77
68th
The cheap, manipulative ending actually pays off here, thanks to the solid acting by the children and Vera Farmiga. You'd be heartless not to be moved at least a little by this unique WWII tale. My initial gripe about Germans speaking in British accents fortunately subsided after the first 5-10 minutes.
Rated 12 Sep 2009
reeseReese
Rated 06 Jun 2009
85
69th
I wrote a whole essay on the book of this for college. While the book is better (yet a very frustrating read at time because of the way the author has the boy speak) the movie did the book great justice. In some senses they made the boy less ignorant in the movie then the book. It is nice to have a different perspective of the holocaust. If you liked this, check out Watership Down.
Rated 06 Jun 2009
gor41gor41
Rated 10 May 2009
77
52nd
Moving holocaust fable with strong performances from the child actors in particular.
Rated 10 May 2009
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 14 Aug 2014
83
84th
I did not expect that ending. Goddamnit
Rated 14 Aug 2014
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 25 Apr 2014
80
82nd
It's often said that if history is forgotten, it's likely to be repeated. So perhaps the most profitable thing about the film is the fact that--without including any of the gore and explicit violence seen in similar films--it reminds us about our global history of brutality. We must recall and keep recalling the Holocaust and other atrocities like it. And never overlook the millions who have needlessly died at the hand of hatred and greed. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 25 Apr 2014
jlgrauperajlgraupera
Rated 08 Mar 2014
85
69th
a lesson for everybody, a must see for all families
Rated 08 Mar 2014
nilooravaeinilooravaei
Rated 24 Dec 2013
84
67th
so so sad - not only in its plot but in the depiction of the world of the film.
Rated 24 Dec 2013
wicheWiche
Rated 10 Dec 2013
88
92nd
B-E-A-Utiful story. I loved every moment, every second of this simple, yet deep film. Another war story, but this time we get to see everything though the eyes of a childishly naive and innocent 8 year old boy. His look upon the world, his innocence, his complete misunderstanding of this dark period in our history was heartwarming. Man as man should be. Marvelous ending.
Rated 10 Dec 2013
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 25 Nov 2013
90
96th
This is an outstanding film that deals with extremely serious subject matter in an interesting way. Asa Butterfield gives an exceptional performance and Jack Scanlon is also very good in this movie. I highly recommend this drama.
Rated 25 Nov 2013
mertmert
Rated 24 Oct 2013
100
98th
I love this emotional kid
Rated 24 Oct 2013
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 13 Oct 2013
81
77th
From the onset of the film, it is obvious that things are not going to end well for Mr. and Mrs. Nazi and their family. However, the turn it chooses to take turns out to be more shocking than I could have imagined. Kudos.
Rated 13 Oct 2013
kingjohnbbqKingjohnbbq
Rated 31 Jan 2013
91
69th
Seriously a scary movie to behold. The innocence of childhood shows the brutality of wartime more than anything else. This movie tugs at your heart and you'd have to be made of nazi stone to not sympathize and be bewildered by the events unfolding.
Rated 31 Jan 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 11 Jan 2013
0
0th
Treating the holocaust like a Disney tale is disturbing for all the wrong reasons.
Rated 11 Jan 2013
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 06 Jan 2013
80
83rd
A horrifying story about an 8 year old boy who is the son of a concentration camp commandant. Acting by all is excellent, and the music haunting. He innocently gets caught up in the massacres at a death camp which makes the story all the more heart breaking.
Rated 06 Jan 2013
sirevoSirEvo
Rated 28 Aug 2012
80
59th
Hikaye vurucu ama dilin İngilizce olması bütün büyüyü bozmuş.
Rated 28 Aug 2012
muttermutter
Rated 15 Jul 2012
75
78th
Certainly true to book, well acted, tragic, but ultimately the same old plot structure and the same retelling of history.
Rated 15 Jul 2012
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 08 Jun 2012
76
37th
Powerful, but perhaps a bit heavy-handed. As British as they are, the performances are good, and the tension is built well.
Rated 08 Jun 2012
wezzoWezzo
Rated 25 Mar 2012
83
59th
I do have issues with the moral message here, but it's a genuinely emotional journey nonetheless
Rated 25 Mar 2012
daesanyeDaeSanye
Rated 02 Nov 2011
7
74th
Really strong ending...
Rated 02 Nov 2011
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 03 Sep 2011
60
60th
Pretty straightforward, you know what's going to happen from the beginning. The main drawback of the film are the English speaking Germans. They even have different British accents, ridiculous. But overall it's an enjoyable film and somewhat touching.
Rated 03 Sep 2011
jetboyjetboy
Rated 27 Mar 2011
78
59th
One of the most forced and cliched endings.
Rated 27 Mar 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 17 Oct 2010
20
41st
"At once too historically removed from its subject and too hysterically committed." - Andrew Schenker
Rated 17 Oct 2010
forehead1forehead1
Rated 07 Oct 2010
80
96th
Simple but affecting drama that provides a new spin on the frankly saturated holocaust genre. Critics might moan the relationship between Bruno and Schmuel isn't built up enough to make the twist fully plausible, but they'd be forgetting (amongst Asa Butterfield's surprisingly mature acting) that our protagonist is only eight years old, subject to Nazi propaganda, out 'exploring'. Virtually nothing in cinema shocks me these days but the final minutes of this picture left me speechless.
Rated 07 Oct 2010
spanksSpanks
Rated 27 Jul 2010
60
53rd
Talk about an ending... but still, it's hard to get over the Nazi's talking in British accents
Rated 27 Jul 2010
herzdameHerzdame
Rated 06 Jul 2010
82
77th
Sweet.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
umalyumaly
Rated 21 Jun 2010
78
59th
Wonderful cinematography and a different take on Holocaust films. Very moving albeit linear plot. I would never watch this again for the simple fact that I probably wouldn't survive the ending a second time.
Rated 21 Jun 2010
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 06 May 2010
90
94th
Heartwarming and harrowing. Very well done
Rated 06 May 2010
thaysdamasthaysdamas
Rated 28 Jan 2010
100
97th
The end was unexpect,it's terrific,because join innocence with the worst part of our history,factual.
Rated 28 Jan 2010
squareheadSquarehead
Rated 12 Jan 2010
60
42nd
I must be a cold hearted bastard because this film didn't move me at all. The German family was the centre of focus, and despite the underlying message (a life is a life, Jew, German or otherwise) my sympathy gland refused to be stimulated. Maybe the absence of emotional reaction is down to the limited attention to the actual conditions or prisoners within the camp. These are the people that really suffered. And I thought the ending was telegraphed too far out to be a real shocker.
Rated 12 Jan 2010
duderDuder
Rated 18 Aug 2009
60
40th
I couldn't like the movie that much. I didn't find it that believable.. So I couldn't come to like liking it that much..
Rated 18 Aug 2009
constantineconstantine
Rated 04 Aug 2009
80
75th
Honestly, I'm sick of Holocaust movies. But, I admire the eagerness to explore the different dimensions of the case. Despite the fact that there are several movies out there about the same subject, it impresses me that they can still find new stories. This movie is one of them. Kids are brilliant. Vera Farmiga is great. The ending is definitely devastating. Nothing spectacular, but caught me somehow.
Rated 04 Aug 2009
venom256venom256
Rated 17 Jul 2009
79
69th
Tough movie to watch but ultimately very good!
Rated 17 Jul 2009
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 05 Jun 2009
70
76th
Good Movie
Rated 05 Jun 2009
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 03 Jun 2009
55
49th
Not bad.
Rated 03 Jun 2009
empiremagempiremag
Rated 22 Apr 2009
4
71st
"A powerfully affecting and unusual view of the Holocaust."
Rated 22 Apr 2009
jbond007jbond007
Rated 14 Mar 2009
97
84th
very apprehensive going to see this film, but I like war related films. Very good film, possibly in my top 10 films. Explores the family of a German concentration camp commander and the fallingout and straining of the families relationship. the star role Bruno meets a jewish boy from the camp and strike a friendship. The ending of the film is certainly different from what I would have envisioned, but you will have to see it for yourself.
Rated 14 Mar 2009
jokerxggJokerXgg
Rated 11 Feb 2009
50
52nd
The reason why i gave it a good score was because of how they were able turn around the story.
Rated 11 Feb 2009
evnEv@n
Rated 27 Dec 2008
97
95th
A great movie that coasts along wonderfully but the ending, just takes this film to an entirely new level of greatness. I can honostly say, the most powerful ending I have ever seen. This is an absolute must see, and one of the best of the year. Grade: A
Rated 27 Dec 2008
veseyVesey
Rated 20 Dec 2008
72
41st
A very engaging film but dissatisfying. Looking the whole I can't call it a good movie nor can I call it bad. Like any period piece there are inaccuracies as well accuracies, and like any fictional film requires suspension of disbelief. However I feel the film never fully pays-off or justifies the bends and stretches it makes. Worth a check out, but only see it once.
Rated 20 Dec 2008
moth_fightmoth fight
Rated 02 Dec 2008
100
98th
It is the only movie I ever cried at.
Rated 02 Dec 2008
milkofthevalleymilkofthevalley
Rated 11 Sep 2024
6
21st
Emotional movie but no, really no. Go on if you'd like to shed a tear or two, but this isn't how holocaust should be portrayed.
Rated 11 Sep 2024
punqPUNQ
Rated 21 Apr 2024
70
96th
I would have preferred they'd at least do a German accent to give the right movie aesthetic of Nazis, no matter how corny is may come across today. With such arch British accents, it was hard to take them as anything other than British. The film is the Holocaust simplistically told. But all that doesn't stop the ending from leaving you speechless. The inhumanity as told through kid's eyes.
Rated 21 Apr 2024
ennui9ennui9
Rated 01 Jun 2023
90
84th
This movie shows how deep-rooted hatred and racism is learnt. This allows us to see in an innocent kid's mind meeting with another innocent kid. They both interact each other normally, unbeknownst that it's "forbidden". It shows us how humans are born with love, but it's how hate brainwashes us into prejudice. This touched me to the core, especially the ending hitting me like a brick. The mother's acting was on point, her screams kept ringing in my head even after the movie was done.
Rated 01 Jun 2023
hotsakehotsake
Rated 18 Feb 2023
50
33rd
A story with a great theme, but with mediocre delivery.
Rated 18 Feb 2023
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 09 Sep 2022
87
66th
Literally one of the saddest movies I have ever seen
Rated 09 Sep 2022
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 12 Dec 2021
75
74th
Just wow... What a great movie. And what an ending as well... Really, the innocent buildup of this movie is amazingly intellectually done. One to watch for sure. What an amazing perspective. This movie should be taught in school
Rated 12 Dec 2021
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
95
96th
2016.11.30/"Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows. (John Betjeman)" ???????????
Rated 06 Aug 2021
bruhcringeBruhCringe
Rated 07 May 2021
67
43rd
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Rated 07 May 2021
jmjones001jmjones001
Rated 17 Mar 2020
90
63rd
Oh my goodness! I wish I had read the book first so I could compare the two. I love holocaust movies because they really bring the tragedy into perspective. This historical fiction did not disappoint and the ending...phenomenal.
Rated 17 Mar 2020
dawdlingpoetDawdlingPoet
Rated 09 Sep 2019
80
79th
This is a sobering human story centering on young-ish kids. A well made film.
Rated 09 Sep 2019
tsvetetsvete
Rated 09 Mar 2019
81
18th
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Rated 09 Mar 2019
yoshinarutoYoshinaruto
Rated 14 Jan 2019
70
71st
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Rated 14 Jan 2019
kittykitty
Rated 08 Jan 2019
100
70th
sad
Rated 08 Jan 2019
fmoraesfmoraes
Rated 11 Oct 2018
80
73rd
2018/10/09
Rated 11 Oct 2018
deusanatoliaDeusAnatolia
Rated 14 Aug 2018
100
88th
I BAWLED MY EYES OUT
Rated 14 Aug 2018
edwardedward
Rated 21 Feb 2018
94
91st
Oddly, considering the English language and accents, this is the best film about the Holocaust I've ever seen. But it's mostly great because it's not so specifically about the Holocaust either, just simple human behavior. Rather, it escapes the "Holocaust" genre almost completely and becomes a film about humanness, told through the eyes of someone who doesn't understand pure hatred and vengeance.
Rated 21 Feb 2018
beautyblissBeautyBliss
Rated 13 Dec 2017
70
28th
Best line: "We should be proud of Dad more now than ever before. He's making the country great again." A story about children is likely to be childish, as this one is.
Rated 13 Dec 2017
sanchezjaimesanchezjaime
Rated 15 Oct 2017
80
12th
Good
Rated 15 Oct 2017
ulaskocUlasKoc
Rated 28 Apr 2017
65
39th
Hitler Almanyası zamanlarında geçen bir hikaye
Rated 28 Apr 2017
2256a7a3902256a7a390
Rated 10 Apr 2017
80
27th
This movie had many tense moments. Apparently there is some criticism on the story on the fictional novel on which the movie is based.
Rated 10 Apr 2017
laikalaika
Rated 24 Nov 2015
1
0th
*BIG SPOILER* How offensive. Germans and Jews alike all speak in English with posh British accents (the first signpost that made me dubious) and then all sense of historical accuracy vanishes. We are meant to believe that a sole 8 year old (who looks healthy & well-fed) escaped immediate extermination and also got to sit by a fence each day doing nothing? And our sympathy at the end is for the German boy alone, not the millions of others who perished? Everyone involved in this should be ashamed
Rated 24 Nov 2015
vassagoVassago
Rated 26 Aug 2015
64
44th
I hate english speaking WW2 movies. 2 kids with british accents. Even though the story is very engaging I can't take it seriously..
Rated 26 Aug 2015
dmbmotherDMBMother
Rated 07 Aug 2015
91
38th
Germans speaking British English. Distracting. Otherwise, heart-wrenching anti-war, anti-Nazi film.
Rated 07 Aug 2015
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 06 Jun 2015
78
69th
It is easy to write off TBITSP as overly sanitised, contrived, and trivializing its subject matter, but that misses the fact that this is a good attempt to portray the horrors of the holocaust through another set of eyes. The sense of Schadenfreude which you might expect is completely eradicated by the fact that we get to know the family as people, rather than the normal dehumanizing of the "Nazi" in film, much the same way the Jews were. The innocence of a child showing the absurdity of it all.
Rated 06 Jun 2015
hasanhasan
Rated 13 May 2015
85
71st
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Rated 13 May 2015
batuibatui
Rated 30 Nov 2014
65
48th
An unremarkable, sanitized movie that could have done a lot more with the unique viewpoint of a young son of a Nazi officer. But the ending is even more out there than I had dreamt of, holy cow.
Rated 30 Nov 2014
zipsterZipster
Rated 21 Aug 2014
90
81st
More than any other Hollywood movie about the Holocaust, here is a film taps into the terrifyingly ubiquitous role that brainwashing and propaganda played in Nazi Germany. Managing a touching and haunting feat as a little oxymoron called an uncompromising family film, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is also far more clever and ballsy than it lets on.
Rated 21 Aug 2014
joeroxyjoeroxy
Rated 10 Aug 2014
71
58th
Some really implausible situations and the fact that apparently everyone in Europe speaks English ruined it a bit for me.
Rated 10 Aug 2014
rubanddugRubAndDug
Rated 03 Jan 2014
76
66th
A potentially strong film of reality hidden from the gaze of an innocent, yet inquisitive, child is marred by an ending succumbing to countless Nazi-cliches and emotional masturbation. This otherwise interesting theme is played out during Holocaust, for simplicity, but cannot avoid the trite Hays-like finger pointing (Children burn! Nazi bad!), which then comes off too simplistic for a subjective film unaware of these brutalities. A brave film would have him live on - innocense lost. Brutal.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
thehynesthehynes
Rated 14 Aug 2013
49
27th
An ill-educated 12 year old might find the storyline believable but I'd guess that's about it. The NY Times probably put it best: "the Holocaust trivialized, glossed over, kitsched up, commercially exploited and hijacked for a tragedy about a Nazi family." I thought Farmiga & Butterfield played their roles very well and if,putting aside everything else, you fail to be moved by the final shot of the steel door and the discarded uniforms you've got a stony heart.
Rated 14 Aug 2013
timon88Timon88
Rated 15 Jun 2013
42
34th
Over-earnest, self-conscious, heavy-handed, and basically insufferable. The kid who plays Bruno is great, though--he seems to be in a different movie altogether. And why does everyone in these "artsy" British flicks always talk in such an overly subdued manner? The filmmakers apparently never met any actual Germans.
Rated 15 Jun 2013
msdstcmsdstc
Rated 04 Jan 2013
40
40th
Some solid moments, and really heavy subject matter, but doesn't take any risks with the subject, and is too tame.
Rated 04 Jan 2013
redfalconRed_Falcon_
Rated 19 Mar 2011
75
73rd
An interesting film that looks at the Holocaust through a young boy's eyes.The acting by the two young leads is the heart of this film and is very good.The moral side is a little heavy handed at times and isn't that well done.What sets this picture apart for me is the powerful ending.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
cat9mancat9man
Rated 30 Dec 2009
58
17th
Totally Contrived Plot
Rated 30 Dec 2009
robotjazzrobotjazz
Rated 24 Nov 2008
41
18th
Interesting take on the Holocaust/prison camp story, but it felt like a very Disney presentation with a much too grim ending.
Rated 24 Nov 2008

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