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The Lives of Others (2007)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A- Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "A brilliant political thriller with a rich emotional context and a dark sense of humor, this Oscar winner should be at the top of any movie-lover's list." more... A- Boston Globe Ty Burr "...a haunting tale of voyeurism." more... A- Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington "...works beautifully, both as a social and psychological drama and as a taut, tightly wired thriller." more... A- Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum "...a deserving Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film..." more... A- New York Post Lou Lumenick "...remarkable and chilling..." more... A- New York Times A.O. Scott "The suspense comes not only from the structure and pacing of the scenes, but also, more deeply, from the sense that even in an oppressive society, individuals are burdened with free will." more... A   ReelViews James Berardinelli "...deserving of the accolades it has thus far obtained." more... A- San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle "Rich and brilliantly acted." more... A   Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker "Mühe's performance is brilliant..." more... B+ * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)