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Jakob the Liar

MPA Rating: PG-13-Rating (MPA) for violence and disturbing images.
Moral Rating: not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience: Adults
Genre: Drama
Length: 1 hr. 41 min.
Year of Release: 1999
USA Release:
Robin Williams as poor Jewish café owner Jakob Heym Scene of Jews in Poland from Jakob the Liar.
Featuring
Rob Williams, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Michael Jeter, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director
Peter Kassovitz
Producer
Marsha Garces Williams, Steven Haft | Written by: Peter Kassovitz, Didier Decoin, Ron Hutchinson
Distributor
TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures, a division of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Movie Critics
…gritty portrayal of Nazi oppression …alternately playful and despairing treatment of the Holocaust …solid, thoughtful tale built around likable characters in dire straits… Positive references to God and his ability to deliver His people are virtually non-existent.
Plugged In, Focus on the Family
…recommendable for older teens and adult audiences…”
Preview Family Movie and TV Review
…tasteless, dull comedy… Nothing about this dry, nominally uplifting farce is the least bit convincing or amusing… unconvincing, unfunny, trite.
Michael Atkinson, Mr. Showbiz