Schindler's List
1993 | 195 min | Drama, History, War
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (98%), audiences adore it (8.6/10), it won 6 Oscars and it made about 15 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
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The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 95 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.6/10 from 18K viewers, plus 1 MMM member rating
- AwardsVery strong
12 wins, 5 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$321 million worldwide on a $22 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.6 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Liam NeesonOskar Schindler
- Ben KingsleyItzhak Stern
- Ralph FiennesAmon Goeth
- Caroline GoodallEmilie Schindler
- Jonathan SagallPoldek Pfefferberg
- Embeth DavidtzHelen Hirsch
- Małgorzata GebelViktoria Klonowska
- Shmuel LevyWilek Chilowicz
- Mark IvanirMarcel Goldberg
- Béatrice MacolaIngrid