The Reader
2008 · Drama, Romance · 2h 4m · R · ★ 7.5 on TMDB
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The Reader is a 2008 drama and romance movie directed by Stephen Daldry. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet and David Kross. It runs 2h 4m and is rated R. TMDB users rate it 7.5 out of 10. Streaming in the US on Britbox and Lionsgate+.
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
Details
- Released
- December 10, 2008
- Director
- Stephen Daldry
- Cast
- Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Age rating
- R
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