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The White Ribbon (2009) | Ranked Top 13% · CriticCrunch

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The White Ribbon

Movie2009·144 min

The White Ribbon

Directed by Michael Haneke

An Oscar-nominated drama mystery film directed by Michael Haneke.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 13%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

1K ratings

About The White Ribbon

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Mind-bending (9 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: corruption power, trauma recovery, faith existentialism, early 1900s, historical event, religion, small town, wilderness, mentor student, group found family, everyman, villain protagonist, mystery disappearance, frame story, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Michael Haneke
Language: German

Cast

Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (2009)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Int'l Feature (2009)

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How The White Ribbon Ranks

All movies

Top 13%

2000s movies

Top 11%

Drama movies

Top 13%

2000s Drama movies

Top 12%

★Michael Haneke films#2 of 12

Top 12% 2000s Drama movies.

Second-best Michael Haneke film, behind Amour.

the vibe

The White Ribbon Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkharrowingmind-bendingseriousbroadhaunting

unsettling

contemplative

What it's about

mystery disappearanceframe storyslow-burn revealcorruption powertrauma recoveryfaith existentialismeverymanvillain protagonistmentor studentgroup found familyhistorical eventreligionsmall townwildernessearly 1900s

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

mind-bending 9/9complex 9/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy