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TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of Lives of Others, The (2007)

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Lives of Others, The (2007)

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Lives of Others, The (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Lives of Others, The (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:3.3327
Avg Critic Score:3.3444

Lives of Others, The (2007) Movie Reviews

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Excellent
4
47.22%
(68)
Very Good
3
45.83%
(66)
Good
2
6.94%
(10)
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Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With solid performances and a terrific screenplay, this movie offers solid, no-frills drama that feels organic and believable, not contrived. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers) Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Von Donnersmarck has crafted the best kind of movie: one you can't get out of your head. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The little gray man has an oblong head, bald on the top, with a trim salt-and-pepper cut on the sides. His face is pale, his features bland -- not sharp, not soft, but somewhat indistinct, except for his steel blue eyes. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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The Baltimore Sun
The life of the theater gives The Lives of Others its spark, verve and profundity. Even fans of Pan's Labyrinth (like me) may leave thinking this movie deserved its best foreign-language film Oscar....read the complete Lives of Others, The (2007) review at The Baltimore Sun
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Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
It is 1984 (really, it is) five years before the fall of the Berlin Wall. East Germany exists as a police state with over 300,000 of its citizens spying on one another. STASI, the secret police sets its focus on one of the only state approved play...read the complete Lives of Others, The (2007) review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
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Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)
A refreshing alternative to the whimsical and nostalgic look back on Communist life in Good Bye Lenin!...read the complete Lives of Others, The (2007) review at Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)
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