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87 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Summary: Fateless is based on the moving and disturbing novel by 2002 Nobel Prize winner Imre Kertész about a Hungarian Jewish boy's experiences in German concentration camps and his attempts to reconcile himself to those experiences after the war. (ThinkFilm)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    100
    Profound and majestic.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    100
    This exceptional film features some of the most beautiful cinematography ever seen on film, in service of some of the most horrible images imaginable.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Steve O'Hagan
    60
    Holocaust drama shot like costume drama, creating a sense of aesthetic disharmony.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. AlishaT,
    10
    The cinematography was amazing. This movie moved me beyond words. Seeing atrocities being carried out in a concentration camp through the eyes of a young boy in his teens made me weep. Its an intense tale of survival through unimaginable situations.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. justins.
    10
    The cinematography is incredible. Just a really moving and haunting movie, one you truly won't forget. The ending was amazing; I won9;t give it away, but Nagy says something that totally changes your perception of what happened to him. Terrific acting by him. This movie should be a strong contender for best foreign film, if not best film.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RobertT.
    1
    Pretentious shooting, struggling actors, unbearable.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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