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The Optimist (2026)

Year 20261h 42m* 6.8/10Drama
The Optimist is a 2026 drama directed by Finn Taylor. It features Stephen Lang, Elsie Fisher, Luke David Blumm in lead roles. The film carries a runtime of 1h 42m. Audiences have rated it 6.8/10 across 4 votes. It does not currently have an official streaming source listed for India.

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 exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.

Cast

Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang
Herbert Heller
Elsie Fisher
Elsie Fisher
Abbey
Luke David Blumm
Luke David Blumm
Young Herbert Heller
Robin Weigert
Robin Weigert
Ruth
Leah Pipes
Leah Pipes
Jane
Ben Geurens
Ben Geurens
Gabe
Ursula Parker
Ursula Parker
Sabrina
Slavko Sobin
Slavko Sobin
Herbert's Father
Stella Stocker
Stella Stocker
Herbert's Mother
Oskar Hes
Oskar Hes
Hein Heller

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