The Optimist (2026)

The Optimist is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Drama.

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.

TMDB records an audience rating of 6.8/10 based on 4 votes.

Release date: March 11, 2026 · Runtime: 102 minutes · Original language: English

Director: Finn Taylor · Cast: Stephen Lang as Herbert Heller, Elsie Fisher as Abbey, Luke David Blumm as Young Herbert Heller, Robin Weigert as Ruth, Leah Pipes as Jane

Genres: Drama