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A Bag of Marbles

2017Movie1 h 53 min

72
GoodGoodWatch score

A tense, intriguing war movie about history and war.

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

Skip it if you want something to laugh at

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Story

Home Is Where Family Is

At the beginning of the 1940s, in a France occupied by Nazi forces, lived the Jewish Joffo family. Happy and tight-knit, she sees her future darken when all members of the family are forced to wear the yellow star. Fearing the worst, the parents organized their family to flee to the free zone in the south of the country. Maurice, twelve years old, and Joseph, ten years old, will therefore leave alone in order to maximize their chances of finding their older brothers already settled in Nice. The brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.

Feels like

  • World War II France
  • Jewish Brothers
  • Escape and Survival
  • Courage and Ingenuity
  • Family Separation
  • Historical Drama
  • Coming-of-Age
  • Tense and Suspenseful

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Christian Duguay
Music by
Armand Amar

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Facts

January 18, 2017 · 1 h 53 min · Violence

Released
January 18, 2017
Runtime
1 h 53 min
Content
Violence
Genres
War, Drama
Original language
French
Also spoken
Yiddish, Russian, German
Made in
Belgium, Canada, Czechia, France
Budget
$21 million
Box office
$11 million
Available in
36 countries

Q&A

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Questions about A Bag of Marbles

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream A Bag of Marbles?

In the United States, A Bag of Marbles streams on Chai Flicks and Film Movement+, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Kanopy, Hoopla, Xumo Play, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 17 other countries.

Is A Bag of Marbles worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.3, Letterboxd 3.7 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 55).

Is A Bag of Marbles okay for kids?

Violence

Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Was A Bag of Marbles a box office flop?

Budget$21 million
Box office$11 million

Yes: it cost about $21 million to make and earned $11 million worldwide, 51% of its budget.

Is A Bag of Marbles in English?

FrenchYiddishRussianGerman

No, it was made in French, with some Yiddish, Russian, and German.