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The year is 1947. Aspiring southern author Stingo (Peter MacNichol) heads to New York to seek his fortune. Moving into a dingy Brooklyn boarding house, Stingo strikes up a friendship with research chemist Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline) and Nathan's girlfriend, Polish refugee Sophie Zawistowska (Oscar-winner Meryl Streep). There is .. Read more

Starring	Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, David Wohl, Meryl Streep
Director	Alan J. Pakula
Genres	Drama

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- "...Streep accomplishes the near-impossible, presenting Sophie in believably human terms without losing the scale of [Styron's] invention....By turns exhilarating and heartbreaking..."
- 7650
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  Great performance from Streep
  
  Some good cinematography coupled with an Oscar winning performance by Meryl Streep lifted this film from the mixed bag that it was. About a woman who survived a... read more »
  
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  - St Helens
  - 07 Jan 2005 at 01:16
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  A thinking persons film
  
  Meryl Streep Is an actress worthy of whatever part she is given,,,,,,,Her acting makes you believe in her role and carries you to the time and place involved.<... read more »
  
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- - eddengenes
  - 6 reviews
  - Exmouth
  - 03 Nov 2011 at 09:05
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  Try it
  
  An interesting film, with moments of true tragedy. The characters are played beautifully and the film was not at all as I expected
  
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  - 06 Sep 2011 at 15:19
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  Didn't know what film to be
  
  I get the impression this film was made by someone who was paid to make a holocaust film but who really wanted to make a film about mental illness. Like Kevin ... read more »
  
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- - David Robinson
  - Keighley, West Yorkshire
  - 01 Sep 2011 at 17:32
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  Must See For Everyone
  
  Love this film, Meryl Streep is superb as Sophie, and Kevin Klines fantastic too
  
  Absolutely fantastic film, that everybody should watch!
  
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- - Whippy
  - 8 reviews
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 16:59
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  Simply Outstanding
  
  Incredible film wonderfully told and beautifully acted. Meryl Streep's prefromance is breathtaking and deserved her Oscar. She even manages to pull off ... read more »
  
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- - ScouseTony
  - 1 review
  - 19 Jul 2011 at 15:50
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  One of the best films I've ever seen
  
  I'd been looking forward to this film.
  
  Meryl Streep at her very best, she mastered the accent and laguage brilliantly.
  
  The story ... read more »
  
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- - Steviefr
  - 5 reviews
  - 10 Jul 2011 at 10:05
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  Weird film!!
  
  Its a good film - kept you going but very weird!!
  
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  - London
  - 11 Apr 2011 at 11:26
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  Totally heartbreaking
  
  This film although old was superb. Meryl Streep and the others played excellent parts, the acting is second to known. The story is completely heartbreaking, I ... read more »
  
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  - Sleaford
  - 02 Feb 2011 at 13:03
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  A classic of its time...
  
  ...but dull! Someone else said it took a while to get into so maybe I should have persevered, but just couldn't - too dull!
  
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  - Sussex
  - 19 Dec 2010 at 12:56
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  Sophie's Choice
  
  Stupendous acting from Meryl Streep, I've liked her in anything i've seen her in but this has to be the tops.
  
  She was Brilliantly cast along ... read more »
  
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- - laneyb
  - 158 reviews
  - Rochester, Kent
  - 16 Nov 2010 at 10:33
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- - 25
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  Great performance from Streep
  
  Some good cinematography coupled with an Oscar winning performance by Meryl Streep lifted this film from the mixed bag that it was. About a woman who survived a... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 07 Jan 2005 at 01:16
- - 6
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  Shocking
  
  I thought I had ordered Sophie's World so when the choice that Sophie has to make was presented on screen I was unprepared.
  
  It shows the ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 27 Jul 2004 at 21:46
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  Superb Film,Brilliant Acting
  
  I first saw this film a couple of years ago and it had a very profound effect on. Made many years before Schindler's List, but this film is superior in many... read more »
  
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- - FLYTHEDOG
  - 10 reviews
  - Pontypridd
  - 23 Aug 2005 at 21:21
- - 4
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  Sophies World
  
  If you are looking for THE most staggering performance from an actress then look no further than Meryl Streep as Sophie, a polish Aushwitz prisoner embroiled in... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 15:56
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  Streep is a goddess
  
  The pivotal scene from this movie still gets me every time.
  
  Meryl Streep really is one of the finest actresses ever. Kevin Kline also produced a ... read more »
  
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- - Copperbeech
  - London
  - 13 Oct 2004 at 00:29
- - 3
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  Three incredible lead performances and a powerful story
  
  A deeply affecting drama that conveys, very powerfully, the experience of meeting new people, getting to know them better, and how this leads to a constantly ... read more »
  
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- - bodnotbod
  - London, England
  - 16 Apr 2005 at 23:53
- - 3
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  WOW!!
  
  I sat down to watch this film after I'd put all the kids to bed and flopped at about 10.15, which was a very bad idea! I was gripped from beginning to end, ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 22 Jun 2006 at 15:27
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  Fantastic adaptation ...
  
  Fantastic adaptation of the book. Excellent acting - no wonder it received such acclaim
  
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- - Lynette#5
  - PRESTON
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 20:16
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  I really enjoyed this
  
  A young man makes friends with his new neighbour, Sophie. He knows she's been to a concentration camp as he sees the tattooed numbers on her arm. He thinks ... read more »
  
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- 84829
- - M. Bryan
  - Berkhamsted, England
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 13:19
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  Choices, choices!
  
  Three wonderfully, sympathetically drawn characters captured exqiisitely by Meryl Streep, Kevin Klein and Peter MacNicol.
  
  An open minded young man ... read more »
  
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- - Wills3
  - Derbyshire
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 20:44

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- Sophie's Choice
  
  The year is 1947. Aspiring southern author Stingo (Peter MacNichol) heads to New York to seek his fortune. Moving into a dingy Brooklyn boarding house, Stingo strikes up a friendship with research chemist Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline) and Nathan's girlfriend, Polish refugee Sophie Zawistowska (Oscar-...