Schindler's List

Schindler's List

Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Produced by Amblin Entertainment

1993195 min8.6 / 10

A harrowing, morally urgent historical drama about one man's choice to resist systematic evil, grounded in the Holocaust's unflinching darkness yet anchored by acts of human redemption.

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

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  • Is Schindler's List sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Schindler's List one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 95% of films.

  • Is Schindler's List violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Schindler's List easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Schindler's List end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Schindler's List scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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