On the surface, 'Schindler's List' could be read as hard work and depressing, but a deeper look reveals that Steven Spielberg's factual wartime drama is a triumph of the human spirit.

Liam Neeson is flawless as Oskar Schindler, a man whose business is profiting from the war. Witnessing the horror subjected to the Jews in the hands of the Nazis, he becomes determined to save as many as he possibly can. Ralph Fiennes is fascinating as a vicious Nazi who begins to suspect Schindler's intentions.