Jakob the Liar

PG-13 6.5
1999 2 hr 0 min Drama , Comedy , History

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.

  • Cast:
    Robin Williams , Liev Schreiber , Hannah Taylor-Gordon , Alan Arkin , Michael Jeter , Bob Balaban , Armin Mueller-Stahl

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Reviews

Rio Hayward
1999/09/16

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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Jonah Abbott
1999/09/17

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Mandeep Tyson
1999/09/18

The acting in this movie is really good.

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Madilyn
1999/09/19

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

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