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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 89
    Austin Chronicle | Marrit Ingman

    Every movie about the Holocaust should be this good, but few are. Read full review

  • 80
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    A potent and well-executed drama. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Commands attention from its very first frame and never lets up right through the fade-out. It is a splendid example of classic screen storytelling with no false steps, and Gansel's understated approach pays off with resounding emotional effect and meaning. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    Like its singular central character, Before the Fall stands out from the pack. Read full review

  • 70
    L.A. Weekly | Chuck Wilson

    When movie clichs are presented with rigor and feeling, they can pack a fresh punch. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    This well-made World War II film from Germany is both a coming-of-age story and a critique of National Socialist ideology. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times |

    If Before the Fall feels a tad overdetermined, it also feels emotionally honest. Calmly and carefully, Mr. Gansel makes large points with small scenes. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Janice Page

    Unusually compelling, even if it's treacly enough to be "The Chorus" in goose step. Read full review

  • 63
    New York Daily News | Jack Mathews

    The homoerotic relationship between Friedrich and Albrecht is stopped short by tragedy, but the point is made - to Friedrich and the audience - that fascism has no room for humanity. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Eddie Cockrell

    An intermittently gripping story about an idealistic young boxer who becomes disillusioned with the Third Reich during his elite training, Napola is finally KO'd by an overdose of Nazi fetishism. Read full review

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