Everything is Illuminated
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- Synopsis
- A young man takes a strange and unexpectedly funny journey in search of a family heroine he's never known in this screen adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer....
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- Starring
- Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin, Jason Schwartzman
- Director(s)
- Liev Schreiber
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros.
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 100 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
A film that grows in reflection. The first time I saw it, I was hurtling down the tracks of a goofy ethnic comedy when suddenly we entered dark and dangerous territory. I admired the film but did not sufficiently appreciate its arc.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
For one of those obstreperously original books that are themselves impossible to translate, Everything Is Illuminated is impressively well lit.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
Though not as far-reaching as the book from which it was adapted, Everything Is Illuminated is a movie with wit, warmth and unabashed emotion.Read the full review
