1066405 movies 572119 celebrities 80009 trailers 18947 reviews
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

PG-13 106 minutes EN Comedy , Drama
Leave Normal Behind.
A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
CinePops rating:
- /10
0 votes
My rating:
Add to list

Top cast

Elijah Wood
Jonathan Safran Foer
Boris Leskin
Grandfather
Jana Hrabětova
Jonathan's Grandmother
Stephen Samudovsky
Jonathan's Grandfather Safran
Oleksandr Choroshko
Alexander Perchov, Father
Zuzana Hodková
Alex's Mother
Ljubomir Dezera
Young Jonathan

Production crew

Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Editor
Director
Assistant Director
Producer
Production companies: Stillking Films, Warner Independent Pictures, Telegraph Films, Big Beach
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $7,000,000
Revenue: $3,601,974

Keywords

Click on a keyword to see related movies

Certificate:

PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)

Similar movies to Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

If you like Everything Is Illuminated (2005), you might also like these movies. Similar movies are obtained using similar genres and topics.
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
7.7
1997
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
God Bless America (2012)
2012
Fed up with the cruelty and stupidity of American culture, an unlikely duo goes on a killing spree, killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant.
Scent of a Woman (1992)
7.0
1992
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
City Lights (1931)
7.7
1931
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Hollywood Ending (2002)
2002
Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
A Man Amidst Bees (2015)
2015
Bruno is a young film editor who has just broke up his marriage with Regina, and returned living in his mother's house. Drowned in deep sorrow, something very weird happens in his life: people around him are gradually disappearing. But only for him. Some kind of blindness.
My Führer (2007)
2007
Hitler no longer believes in himself, and can barely see himself as an equal to even his sheep dog. But to seize the helm of the war he would have to create one of his famous fiery speeches to mobilize the masses. Goebbels therefore brings a Jewish acting teacher Grünbaum and his family from the camps in order to train the leader in rhetoric. Grünbaum is torn, but starts Hitler in his therapy ...
Train of Life (1998)
1998
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Gilmore Girls (2000)
2000
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)
2012
Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.
The Farewell (2019)
8.0
2019
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK (2006)
2006
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.