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9.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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  1. TT
    Jan 24, 2005
    10
    Any gentiles squeamish about the idea of a Holocaust comedy can take it from a real, live Jew- Train of Life does no disrespect with it's humor. Indeed, it honors victims of the Holocaust and *any* attempt at "ethnic cleansing" with it's fantastic, friendly and very Jewish light on humanity and her sorrows.
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  2. DanielT.
    Nov 15, 2003
    10
    The truth is no less tragical throughout the entire story, and comedy's whole value comes from the immediate experimentation of life in a shtetl.
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  3. StarB.
    May 24, 2004
    10
    It's the 1st "Nazi/Concentration Camp" movie that I actually finished watching. It also helped me see through the "read along" of foreign films. I now go to see that kind of film much more often. There were 4 of us in tears at the end of this wonderful movie and found ourselves talking about it 2 years later.
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  4. Daniel
    Nov 27, 2006
    10
    Powerful experience!!!
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Reviewed by: Cody Clark
    29
    Even if the antic futility of attempting to get an entire shtetl to pull together in the face of genocide is your idea of a day at the races, don't laugh too hard -- the out-of-nowhere ending will make you choke on every chuckle.
  2. More imaginative and responsible than the somewhat similar "Life Is Beautiful."
  3. 80
    Every bit as reverent as "Schindler's List," and no less successful.