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The Reader

2008 · Movie · 124 min· Updated Apr 2026
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🌐English,German,Greek,+1 more· Originally English
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You can watch The Reader (2008) for free on Plex Channel.

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

The Reader is a film that explores themes of based on novel or book, germany, war crimes. It also touches on world war ii and women's prison and trial.

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Stephen Daldry

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Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain, Hannah Herzsprung, Karoline Herfurth, Volker Bruch, Alexandra Maria Lara

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The poster features a woman with a contemplative expression, her face partially illuminated against a dark background. A man's face is subtly visible behind her, adding depth to the composition. The warm, golden lighting creates an intimate and mysterious atmosphere, suggesting themes of introspe...

The Reader

2008•⭐ 7.5•124 min•Updated Apr 2026
🌐English,German,Greek,+1 more· Originally English

You can watch The Reader (2008) for free on Plex Channel.

Rated:R
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7.5/10

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63%

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The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

The Reader is a film that explores themes of based on novel or book, germany, war crimes. It also touches on world war ii and women's prison and trial.

Director

Stephen Daldry

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain, Hannah Herzsprung, Karoline Herfurth, Volker Bruch, Alexandra Maria Lara

Neo-NoirPeriod DramaHaunted HouseComing SoonFree MoviesZombieStop MotionTrendingMurder MysteryRevengeParodyChristmasDragonAlienSmall TownNeo-NoirPeriod DramaHaunted HouseComing SoonFree MoviesZombieStop MotionTrendingMurder MysteryRevengeParodyChristmasDragonAlienSmall Town

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