Defiance

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  • Opened December 31, 2008 
  • 2 hr 16 min
  • R | violence and language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. At first it is all they can do to stay alive. But gradually, as whispers of their daring spreads, they begin to attract others – men and women, young and old – willing to risk everything for the sake of even a moment’s freedom. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Alan Corduner
  • Director: Edward Zwick
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

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Premiere
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The perfect antidote to the post-holiday blues. It's exciting, well-acted, touching, and genuine. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Here, Jews are not victims of genocide, but victors in the organized resistance against it. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Zwick offers excitingly staged moments, but once you get past the novelty of WWII Jews acting this heroically macho, Defiance bogs down in a not very well-developed script. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

For all the film's flaws, this is a war story told with passion about a band of brothers that still has the power to inspire. Read full review

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Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski in "Defiance."