Should you watch Schindler's List?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Schindler's List
Film · 1993
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.
The sides of Schindler's List
- A businessman who saves his workers
- Black and white, and a red coat
- A list that means life
Schindler's List is good for you if…
- you like striking black and white images, and a little girl in a red coat you won't forget.
- you like a villain who's frighteningly human.
- you want to understand a true story from the inside.
Schindler's List is bad for you if…
- the Holocaust on screen is too much for you tonight.
- over three hours is too long for one evening.
- black and white puts you off.
About: humanity · courage · evil
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