Summary
A young Jewish American man endeavors-with the help of eccentric, distant relatives-to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II-in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+16)
Critics 62Audiences 78GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer65%
Metascore58
Audience score89%
User score7.5
IMDb7.4
Letterboxd · 29 K ratings3.7/5
Box office
51%of its budget back
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $4 M
Worldwide it made back $4 M of the $7 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for comedies, +5 min on the typical 100
typical 100105Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 66 more
Released
2005
September 5, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
RussianUkrainianMade in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more14 people
- Elijah WoodJonathan Safran Foer
- Eugene HutzAlex
- Boris LyoskinGrandfather
- JHJana HrabětovaJonathan's Grandmother
- Jonathan Safran FoerLeaf Blower
- SSStephen SamudovskyJonathan's Grandfather Safran
- OCOleksandr ChoroshkoAlexander Perchov, Father
- GKGil KazimirovIgor
- ZHZuzana HodkováAlex's Mother
- LDLjubomir DezeraYoung Jonathan
- LLLaryssa LauretLista
- TVTereza VeselkovaAugustine
- Lukáš KrálYoung Grandfather
- VSVera SindelarovaYoung Lista
Directing · 3
- Liev Schreiber Director, Screenplay
- Nada Pinter Script Supervisor
- Jakub Dvorak Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jonathan Safran Foer Author
Production · 9
- Matthew Stillman Executive Producer
- Marc Turtletaub Producer
- Peter Saraf Producer
- David Minkowski Producer
- Tom Karnowski Producer
- Kelley Cribben Producer
Camera · 1
- Matthew Libatique Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Craig McKay Editor
- Andrew Marcus Editor
Sound · 1
- Paul Cantelon Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Mark Geraghty Production Design
- Johnny Byrne Set Decoration
- Martin Vačkář Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Michael Clancy Costume Design
- Georgina Abanto Hairstylist
Other crew · 2
- Emma Cooper Unit Publicist
- Andrea Kinsky Stunt Double
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