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Jakob the Liar (1999)
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Reviews Counted:71
Fresh:21
Rotten:50
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Any real story is buried by awkward performances and contrived situations.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied Poland at the height of World War II, impoverished cafe owner Jakob (Williams) keeps hope and humor alive in the Jewish ghetto by reporting fictitious news bulletins about the... [More]
Starring: Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Alan Arkin
Director: Peter Kassovitz
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Jakob the Liar isn't nearly as intolerable as you might expect of a Holocaust fable starring Robin Williams. Full Review |
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A sober drama about hope as a postive spiritual force. Full Review |
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Jakob will have audiences wondering why they're sitting through two hours of Holocaust horrors with so little to drive the plot. Full Review |
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