Where to Watch The Reader (2008) (Legally)

Where to watch “The Reader” (2008) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

If you’re considering “ (2008), this quick guide summarizes the essentials.

It sits in the Drama, Romance space and is paced for about 124 minutes.

Cast highlights include Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

based on novel or book, germany, war crimes, world war ii, women's prison, trial, female prisoner, reading aloud, love affair, cynical, law student, teenage sexuality

Official trailer

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Plot

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

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