John RabeMovie Reviews

Poster art for "John Rabe."

Gifts + Promos

Fandango Gift Card

Give the gift of movies with Fandango Bucks Gift Certificates! Design your own gift card, or choose from our collection.

Rock of Ages GWP

Buy Rock of Ages tickets to any Regal Theater Showing & receive a FREE song download!

Madagascar 3 Sweeps

Enter for a chance to win a wild family getaway to San Diego!

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

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Drawn from Rabe's diaries, the film is rich in telling and ironic details. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Amy Biancolli

    The acting is immaculate; the editing is seamless; the imagery is blunt. Read full review

  • 75
    Christian Science Monitor | Peter Rainer

    Thanks to Tukur, what we get here is still something: a stunning portrait of a good man caught in a widening inferno. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    The 134-minute film jams in much information, incidents and characters without losing any entertainment value. And, fortunately, its heroism isn't pumped up or glorified. Read full review

  • 58
    The Onion A.V. Club | Scott Tobias

    In spite of a subtle performance by Ulrich Tukur in the eponymous role, Gallenberger's film feels labored and emotionally disengaged, an autumn-hued history lesson that's as studiously reserved as its steel-spined subject. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Post | V.A. Musetto

    The fine supporting cast includes Steve Buscemi, as a cynical American doctor who at first doesn't get along with Rabe; and Anne Consigny, as the French head of a local school for Chinese girls. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Derek Elley

    Despite the emotive subject matter, picture is often too sluggish dramatically, and never knits together its stock Western characters into a satisfying whole. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    John Rabe, has its visceral moments. But it is also burdened by manipulative clichs of a screenplay in which exposition outweighs character development. Inspired by Rabe's diaries, from which short excerpts are read, it tells the story almost exclusively from a Western point of view. Read full review

  • 50
    Village Voice |

    It's a remarkable story, and filmmaker Florian Gallenberger does his best to shade his portrait with complications and mitigations. But for a story not often told, John Rabe feels awfully familiar. Read full review

  • 40
    New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier

    Proudly matter-of-fact but, sadly, far from gripping. Read full review

John Rabe Movie Ratings + Reviews

Fans say

Must Go! 1 fan reviews

Critics say

So-so See all critic reviews

Facebook Movie Fans