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Max

  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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John Cusack and Noah Taylor in Max (2002)
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A film studying the depiction of a friendship between an art dealer named Rothman and his student, Adolf Hitler.A film studying the depiction of a friendship between an art dealer named Rothman and his student, Adolf Hitler.A film studying the depiction of a friendship between an art dealer named Rothman and his student, Adolf Hitler.

  • Director
    • Menno Meyjes
  • Writer
    • Menno Meyjes
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Noah Taylor
    • Leelee Sobieski
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    8.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Menno Meyjes
    • Writer
      • Menno Meyjes
    • Stars
      • John Cusack
      • Noah Taylor
      • Leelee Sobieski
    • 92User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

    Top cast49

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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Max Rothman
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Adolf Hitler
    Leelee Sobieski
    Leelee Sobieski
    • Liselore von Peltz
    Molly Parker
    Molly Parker
    • Nina Rothman
    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • Captain Mayr
    David Horovitch
    David Horovitch
    • Max's Father
    Janet Suzman
    Janet Suzman
    • Max's Mother
    András Stohl
    • NCO
    John Grillo
    John Grillo
    • Nina's Father
    Anna Nygh
    • Nina's Mother
    Krisztián Kolovratnik
    • Nina's Brother
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • David Cohn
    Yuliya Vysotskaya
    Yuliya Vysotskaya
    • Hildegard
    János Kulka
    • Mr. Epp
    Kata Pálfi
    • Mrs. Epp
    • (as Katalin Pálfy)
    Kevin McKidd
    Kevin McKidd
    • George Grosz
    Heather Cameron-McLintock
    • Ada Rothman
    • (as Heather Cameron)
    Joel Pitts
    • Paul Rothman
    • Director
      • Menno Meyjes
    • Writer
      • Menno Meyjes
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews92

    Featured review

    "Come on Hitler, I'll buy you a lemonade"

    This movie was fantastic if you are open minded enough to view it with a "what if" attitude. Of course there are plenty of people out there complaining because they cannot separate fiction from reality and entertain the idea of Hitler having taken a different path. However, this movie is worth seeing. Great performances by Cusack(Max Rothman) and Noah Taylor(Adolph Hitler).

    Also people always wonder how Hitler could be so influential if he was so whacko and the movie gives a great insight as to how it might have happened.

    If for no other reason, the movie is worth seeing just to hear the line "Come on Hitler, I'll buy you a lemonade..."

    I never would have guessed I'd hear that line in a million years.
    • CinemaParadisco
    • Feb 11, 2003
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    • Trivia
      To help get this controversial movie financed, producer/star John Cusack took no salary for acting in the lead role.
    • Goofs
      The family gathers to listen to the reports of the Armistice Agreement Terms (November 1918) on a radio. However, broadcasting in Germany didn't start until 1923 and was strictly experimental and limited before that.
    • Quotes

      Max Rothman: Hitler, come on. I'll buy you a glass of lemonade.

    • Connections
      Featured in Cinemania: I anodos kai i ptosi tou Nazismou (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday
      (uncredited)

      Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • Canada
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hoffman
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • AAMPI Inc.
      • Aconit Pictures
      • Alliance Atlantis Communications
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $539,879
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $30,157
      • Dec 29, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $660,763
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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