Overview
A harrowing journey through the brutal realities of war and its devastating impact on youth.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- melancholic
- oppressive
- historical film night
- serious cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics and awards bodies broadly recognized the television adaptation as a powerful, technically accomplished antiwar drama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul and his classmates enlist expecting adventure but gradually encounter senseless slaughter and the collapse of their patriotic ideals.
Paul's graduating classmates enter the army together and are killed one by one until he is the sole survivor.
The soldiers' experience is dominated by prolonged trench warfare, exhausting repetition, and mounting battlefield casualties.
Kantorek's influence helps persuade Paul and his classmates to enlist, while commanders and instructors shape their fatal expectations of war.
Films like All Quiet on the Western Front, and why
Paths of Glory
antiwar drama, trench warfare, young soldiers confronting the destruction of idealism
1917
immersive first world war combat, camaraderie, and disillusionment with military authority
The Deer Hunter
brutal antiwar perspective, battlefield brotherhood, and the erosion of youthful innocence
Movie Details
- Director
- Delbert Mann
- Release Date
- 1979-11-14
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (234)
Cast
- Richard Thomas
- Ernest Borgnine
- Donald Pleasence
- Ian Holm
- Patricia Neal
- Paul Mark Elliott
- David Bradley
- Matthew Evans
- George Winter
- Dominic Jephcott
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All Quiet on the Western Front about?
- A young German recruit watches patriotic dreams dissolve into relentless trench warfare and the extinction of his schoolboy generation.
- What is All Quiet on the Western Front like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All Quiet on the Western Front as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is All Quiet on the Western Front violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in All Quiet on the Western Front as graphic.
- What did critics think of All Quiet on the Western Front?
- Critics and awards bodies broadly recognized the television adaptation as a powerful, technically accomplished antiwar drama.
- Which films are like All Quiet on the Western Front?
- Films with a similar feel include Paths of Glory, 1917, and The Deer Hunter.
- How long is All Quiet on the Western Front?
- All Quiet on the Western Front runs 150 minutes.
- Where can I watch All Quiet on the Western Front?
- In United States, All Quiet on the Western Front streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
