The Grey Zone
Seen it?2001 | 108 min | Drama, War, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Schindler's List or Inglourious Basterds, start here.
- The mood
- Harrowing.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
69% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$622K worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 58K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tim Blake Nelson
- David ArquetteHoffman
- Velizar BinevMoll
- Michael StuhlbargCohen
- Daniel BenzaliSimon Schlermer
- Allan CordunerNyiszli
- Steve Buscemi'Hesch' Abramowics
- Harvey KeitelSS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt
- Natasha LyonneRosa
- Mira SorvinoDina
- Brían F. O'ByrneInterrogator