“Courage beyond words.”
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Geoffrey Rush
Hans Hubermann
Sophie Nélisse
Liesel Meminger
Emily Watson
Rosa Hubermann
Nico Liersch
Rudy Steiner
Ben Schnetzer
Max Vandenburg
Heike Makatsch
Liesel's mother
Barbara Auer
Ilsa Hermann
Roger Allam
Narrator / Death (voice)
Rainer Bock
Mayor Hermann
Gotthard Lange
Grave Digger
Rainer Reiners
Priest
Kirsten Block
Mrs. Heinrich
Moment
Island in the Sun
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Whisper of the Heart
The Social Network
Eyes Wide Open
The Giver
12 Years a Slave
In the Shadow of the Moon
The Impossible
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Cloud Atlas
Mister Roberts
Boy on a Dolphin
Valmont
The Cheetah Girls 2
I Origins
Dallas Buyers Club
The Butler
Romeo & Juliet