Based on Australian author Markus Zusak's 2006 novel, The Book Thief stars 13-year-old Sophie Nelisse as a German orphan sent to live with foster parents in Bavaria right on the eve of World War II. The story is a Mrs Miniver in reverse, showing what the experience of civilian life in Nazi Germany was like during the war - except that unlike Mrs Miniver, this is a story narrated by death. Downton Abbey director Brian Percival helms the film, which was shot largely on location in Germany and also stars Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson. Released 8 November in the US, 9 January 2014 in Australia, and 31 January 2014 in the UK. (Twentieth Century Fox)