The best way to resist is to survive.
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
Resistance (2020) is a war, history and drama film directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz, released on March 27, 2020 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer and Bella Ramsey. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 481 ratings.
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Jesse Eisenberg
as Marcel
Clémence Poésy
as Emma
Matthias Schweighöfer
as Klaus Barbie
Bella Ramsey
as Elsbeth
Ed Harris
as George S. Patton
Edgar Ramírez
as Sigmund (Elsbeth's Father)
Géza Röhrig
as Georges Loinger
Félix Moati
as Alain
Vica Kerekes
as Mila
Martha Issová
as Flora
Karl Markovics
as Charles Mangel
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
as Max Rheinemert
Directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz, written by Jonathan Jakubowicz, produced by Jonathan Jakubowicz, Marco Beckmann and Patrick Zorer.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 481 ratings.
The film spends so much time moving Mangel from one place to another and having self-reflective moments with his co-stars that the film fails to really highlight his accomplishments or how he actually achieved them. Instead, it favours grandiose characters, weak attempts at tension, false love interests and incomplete arcs. Yet another case of when great stories happen to not-so-great filmmakers. Marcel Mangel…
Reviewed on June 15, 2020
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Resistance (2020) is available to stream on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel and Sundance Now, and to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Resistance (2020) includes Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bella Ramsey and Ed Harris. The film was directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Resistance was released on March 27, 2020 and runs for 2h.
Resistance (2020) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 481 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, history and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Resistance trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
