The Reader (2008)

#3089 worldwide · charting in 3 countries

Movie · 124 min · drm, rma, eur

The Reader poster

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

  • 7.6 IMDb
  • 7.5 TMDB
  • 63% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 92 JustWatch

Where to watch The Reader

Available on 16 platforms across 1 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 3 countries, best placed at #229 in Indonesia.

Available languages

Audio: Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish

Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, NN, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Chart history

The Reader has spent 1 days in a top 3, 2 days in a top 10 and 62 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain, Hannah Herzsprung, Karoline Herfurth, Volker Bruch, Alexandra Maria Lara, Fabian Busch, Vijessna Ferkic, Susanne Lothar, Matthias Habich, Burghart Klaußner, Sylvester Groth, Jürgen Tarrach, Florian Bartholomäi

Crew

Donna Gigliotti (producer), Anthony Minghella (producer), Sydney Pollack (producer), Redmond Morris (producer), David Hare (screenplay), Stephen Daldry (director)

Awards

12 wins from 20 nominations.

  • Academy Award for Best Actress 2009 — won
  • European Film Award for Best Actress 2009 — won
  • BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2009 — won
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2009 — won
  • World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year 2009 — won
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2008 — won
  • London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year 2008 — won
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2008 — won
  • San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2008 — won
  • Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress 2008 — won
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2008 — won
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 2008 — won
  • BAFTA Award for Best Film 2009 — nominated
  • European Film Award for Best Film 2009 — nominated
  • London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year 2009 — nominated
  • BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2009 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Cinematography 2009 — nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2009 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Director 2009 — nominated
  • BAFTA Award for Best Direction 2009 — nominated