The Book Thief is a 2013 German-American war drama movie. It is based on the novel of the same name by Markus Zusak. It is directed by Brian Percival. The screenplay was written by Michael Petroni. The movie's score is composed by John Williams. The movie stars Emily Watson, Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nélisse, Ben Schnetzer, Roger Allam, Nico Liersch, and Joachim Paul Assböck. It was on November 15, 2013.