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The most agonizing moment in Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" comes near the beginning as the streets of Shanghai are filled with a panic-stricken mob and he is separated from his parents as they flee to sanctuary.
77% Tomatometer 64 Reviews 90% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings Jamie Graham (Christian Bale), a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into...
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- Steven Spielberg
- PG
- Christian Bale
Dec 11, 2018 · An adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s rich novel about a young British boy’s internment in a Japanese prison camp near Shanghai during World War II, Empire of the Sun is a large and superbly...
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Jana Monji Age of the Geek. A boy born in privilege (Christian Bale) scrambles to survive two years in a Japanese concentration camp. The film takes...
Beautiful but grim WWII saga through a boy's eyes. Read Common Sense Media's Empire of the Sun review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Warner Home Video
- Steven Spielberg
In 1987 Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" opened to mixed reviews and disappointing box office returns. But the film's reputation has grown with time, and it's now rightfully considered an underrated Spielberg classic.
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Empire of the Sun—based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel—tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941.
