Jakob the Liar
User Score
8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11

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  1. NupharR.
    Mar 8, 2002
    10
    Great movie, very strong.
  2. HannahP.
    Nov 5, 2003
    10
    This was a very heartrending movie. I used about a thousand tissues by the end. You laugh, you cry, all in all it was a beautiful story.
  3. AmandaE.
    Jan 17, 2004
    9
    It was very well done! Robin Williams did an awesome job as Jakod. Nice work!!!

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Metascore
40 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 6 out of 25
  1. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    19
    A trial of cliche, strained optimism, and dire quasi-comedy.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    40
    Feels sterile and chilly; the humor -- Yiddish and otherwise -- falls flat, and sadly so does the film.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    20
    The latest in what feels like an endless string of movies ... in which the actor's parts have ruinously overdosed on sentimentality and schmaltz at the expense of humor and even sanity.
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