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The Optimist

6.820261h 42m15MovieDrama

Herbert Heller keeps his experience as a teenage boy surviving in Auschwitz hidden from his family. Until he meets Abby, a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to…

DirectorFinn Taylor
WriterFinn Taylor
ProducersGeorge Rush·Debi Memmolo

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Availability shown for United Kingdom · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Finn Taylor

SLStephen Lang
Stephen Lang
Herbert Heller
EFElsie Fisher
Elsie Fisher
Abbey
LBLuke David Blumm
Luke David Blumm
Young Herbert Heller
RWRobin Weigert
Robin Weigert
Ruth
LPLeah Pipes
Leah Pipes
Jane
BGBen Geurens
Ben Geurens
Gabe
UPUrsula Parker
Ursula Parker
Sabrina
SSSlavko Sobin
Slavko Sobin
Herbert's Father
SSStella Stocker
Stella Stocker
Herbert's Mother
OHOskar Hes
Oskar Hes
Hein Heller
SHStephanie Heiner
Stephanie Heiner
Linda
JSJosh Schell
Josh Schell
Cop

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The Optimist — streaming FAQ

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The Optimist isn't on any subscription service in United Kingdom right now, but you can rent or buy it on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV and Amazon Video. It's not on Netflix.

Is The Optimist on Netflix?

No, The Optimist is not on Netflix in United Kingdom as of November 2026. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Rakuten TV.

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The Optimist isn't included with a Prime Video subscription in United Kingdom, but you can rent or buy it on Amazon Video.

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The Optimist isn't available free in United Kingdom; you can only rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Rakuten TV.