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62 out of 100

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9.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: This haunting and powerful comedy is both the story of a village's dream and a suspenseful tale of great escape. (Paramount Classics)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jim Sullivan
    88
    Another phantasmagorical tale of life among the Nazis, is upon us. This one works much better.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    What saves Train of Life from sinking into sudsy Holocaust kitsch is its sustained comic buoyancy.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    38
    A misguided exercise - a crude merger of "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Schindler's List" that somehow reminds you of "Hogan's Heroes."

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Daniel
    10
    Powerful experience!!!
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