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Best German Movies

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  • A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

    1. A Coffee in Berlin

    20121h 26mNot Rated63Metascore
    7.3 (18K)
    An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.
    DirectorJan-Ole GersterStarsTom SchillingKatharina SchüttlerJustus von Dohnányi
  • Laia Costa in Victoria (2015)

    2. Victoria

    20152h 18mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.6 (65K)
    A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
    DirectorSebastian SchipperStarsLaia CostaFrederick LauFranz Rogowski
  • Toni Erdmann (2016)

    3. Toni Erdmann

    20162h 42mR93Metascore
    7.3 (54K)
    A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.
    DirectorMaren AdeStarsSandra HüllerPeter SimonischekMichael Wittenborn
  • Frank Giering and Florian Lukas in Gigantic (1999)

    4. Gigantic

    19991h 20m
    7.6 (5K)
    Three friends from Hamburg spend one last night on the town before one of them leaves the city forever.
    DirectorSebastian SchipperStarsFrank GieringFlorian LukasAntoine Monot
  • Jonas Dassler in The Golden Glove (2019)

    5. The Golden Glove

    20191h 55mNot Rated38Metascore
    6.7 (20K)
    A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
    DirectorFatih AkinStarsJonas DasslerVasiliki Georgina PseimadaChristine Jensen
  • Head-On (2004)

    6. Head-On

    20042h 1mR78Metascore
    7.8 (59K)
    With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
    DirectorFatih AkinStarsBirol ÜnelSibel KekilliGüven Kiraç
  • Diane Kruger in In the Fade (2017)

    7. In the Fade

    20171h 46mR65Metascore
    7.1 (37K)
    Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
    DirectorFatih AkinStarsNuman AcarAdam BousdoukosDiane Kruger
  • Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)

    8. Soul Kitchen

    20091h 36m76Metascore
    7.2 (42K)
    In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
    DirectorFatih AkinStarsAdam BousdoukosMoritz BleibtreuPheline Roggan
  • Downfall (2004)

    9. Downfall

    20042h 36mR82Metascore
    8.2 (389K)
    Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
    DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsBruno GanzAlexandra Maria LaraUlrich Matthes
  • Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, and Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (2006)

    10. The Lives of Others

    20062h 17mR89Metascore
    8.4 (429K)
    In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
    DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsUlrich MüheMartina GedeckSebastian Koch
  • The Experiment (2001)

    11. The Experiment

    20012hR59Metascore
    7.7 (98K)
    For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.
    DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsMoritz BleibtreuChristian BerkelOliver Stokowski
  • Christian Ulmen in Berlin Blues (2003)

    12. Berlin Blues

    20031h 45m
    7.1 (7.8K)
    Barkeeper Frank, semi-formally called "Herr Lehmann", is part of a lethargic West Berlin-microcosm. His lifestyle is disturbed when his parents show up for a visit, things go awry with his girlfriend and his best friend acts strange.
    DirectorLeander HaußmannStarsChristian UlmenKatja DanowskiDetlev Buck
  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

    13. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

    20062h 27mR56Metascore
    7.5 (273K)
    Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
    DirectorTom TykwerStarsBen WhishawDustin HoffmanAlan Rickman
  • 23 (1998)

    14. 23

    19981h 39m
    7.2 (7.6K)
    When the orphaned Karl Koch and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers, an acquaintance senses that there is money in computer cracking - and travels to east Berlin to try to contact the KGB.
    DirectorHans-Christian SchmidStarsAugust DiehlFabian BuschDieter Landuris
  • Julius Weckauf in All About Me (2018)

    15. All About Me

    20181h 40m
    7.3 (5.3K)
    Dramatised origin story of one of Germany's most beloved contemporary comedians.
    DirectorCaroline LinkStarsJulius WeckaufLuise HeyerSönke Möhring
  • Berlin Calling (2008)

    16. Berlin Calling

    20081h 49m
    7.2 (16K)
    A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig.
    DirectorHannes StöhrStarsPaul KalkbrennerRita LengyelCorinna Harfouch
  • A Heavy Heart (2015)

    17. A Heavy Heart

    20151h 49m
    7.1 (820)
    A former East German boxing champion reduced to working as a bouncer and debt collector is forced to reflect on his life when he is diagnosed with a fatal disease.
    DirectorThomas StuberStarsPeter KurthLina WendelEdin Hasanovic
  • Tom Schilling in Never Look Away (2018)

    18. Never Look Away

    20183h 9mR68Metascore
    7.7 (27K)
    German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
    DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsTom SchillingSebastian KochPaula Beer
  • Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)

    19. Run Lola Run

    19981h 20mR79Metascore
    7.6 (214K)
    After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
    DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert Knaup
  • The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

    20. The Baader Meinhof Complex

    20082h 30mR76Metascore
    7.3 (41K)
    A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
    DirectorUli EdelStarsMartina GedeckMoritz BleibtreuJohanna Wokalek
  • Daniel Brühl and Chulpan Khamatova in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

    21. Good Bye Lenin!

    20032h 1mR68Metascore
    7.7 (157K)
    In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
    DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsDaniel BrühlKatrin SassChulpan Khamatova
  • Alexander Beyer, Detlev Buck, Patrick Güldenberg, Elena Meißner, Martin Moeller, David Müller, Alexander Scheer, Robert Stadlober, and Teresa Weißbach in Sun Alley (1999)

    22. Sun Alley

    19991h 41m
    6.8 (7.4K)
    A group of kids grows up on the east side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West Germany. The antics of the people on Sonnenallee all show the absurdity of their everyday life.
    DirectorLeander HaußmannStarsAlexander ScheerAlexander BeyerRobert Stadlober
  • Tough Enough (2006)

    23. Tough Enough

    20061h 38m
    7.0 (3.6K)
    From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. It's about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the difficulties a 15-year-old faces in a poor and criminal environment.
    DirectorDetlev BuckStarsDavid KrossJenny ElversErhan Emre
  • Rage (2006)

    24. Rage

    20061h 29mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.1 (782)
    Züli Aladag's critically acclaimed, but controversial movie deals with the conflict of Can, son of Turkish immigrants, and the Laubs, a supposedly liberal middle class family. Simon Laub, professor of literature, and his wife Christa, real estate agent, live with their son Felix in a safe and quiet Berlin district. However, Felix gets in trouble with Can, son of a Turkish greengrocer, who starts to tyrannize the family. As he is annoyed by the boy's attacks, Simon -despite his political correct attitude- humiliates Can, which starts a vicious circle of anger and violence...
    DirectorZüli AladagStarsOktay ÖzdemirRobert HöllerAugust Zirner
  • Chiko (2008)

    25. Chiko

    20081h 32m
    6.8 (3.9K)
    Loyalty between two friends is stretched to its limit by one's deception.
    DirectorÖzgür YildirimStarsDenis MoschittoMoritz BleibtreuVolkan Özcan
  • Stereo (2014)

    26. Stereo

    20141h 38m
    6.5 (5.2K)
    The appearance of a mysterious, hooded man evokes Erik's sinister past.
    DirectorMaximilian ErlenweinStarsJürgen VogelMoritz BleibtreuPetra Schmidt-Schaller
  • Jonas Nay and Saskia Rosendahl in We Are Young. We Are Strong. (2014)

    27. We Are Young. We Are Strong.

    20142h 3m
    7.0 (2.4K)
    People from different walks of life in the German city of Rostock intersect when a rampaging mob besieges a residential building occupied by Vietnamese immigrants.
    DirectorBurhan QurbaniStarsJonas NayTrang Le HongDevid Striesow
  • The Dark Side of the Moon (2015)

    28. The Dark Side of the Moon

    20151h 38m
    6.1 (7.7K)
    A psychedelic mushroom trip turns a successful lawyer into a wanted man.
    DirectorStephan RickStarsJürgen ProchnowMoritz BleibtreuNora Waldstätten
  • Combat Girls (2011)

    29. Combat Girls

    20111h 47mUnrated
    6.7 (5.9K)
    Marisa hates foreigners; she finds them guilty of the decline of her country. But her convictions will slowly evolve when she accidentally meets a young Afghan refugee.
    DirectorDavid WnendtStarsAlina LevshinJella HaaseSayed Ahmad
  • 4 Kings (2015)

    30. 4 Kings

    20151h 38m
    6.7 (1.2K)
    Christmas is approaching, and with it, desire for harmony, beauty, light, and hope.
    DirectorsPut Puttipong NakthongTheresa von EltzStarsPaula BeerJella HaaseJannis Niewöhner
  • Age of Cannibals (2014)

    31. Age of Cannibals

    20141h 33m
    7.0 (2.2K)
    Öllers and Niederländer have everything under control. For the past six years, the two successful business consultants have been traveling through some of the seediest countries around the world in order to satisfy their clients' greed.
    DirectorJohannes NaberStarsSebastian BlombergDevid StriesowKatharina Schüttler
  • Antoine Monot, Hannah Herzsprung, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Tom Schilling, and Elyas M'Barek in Who Am I (2014)

    32. Who Am I

    20141h 42mNot Rated
    7.4 (65K)
    Benjamin, a computer genius, is invited to join FRI3NDS, a fame-seeking hacker group. However, when his associates are murdered by Russian gangsters, he is interrogated by Europol.
    DirectorBaran bo OdarStarsTom SchillingElyas M'BarekWotan Wilke Möhring
  • Götz George in Der Totmacher (1995)

    33. Der Totmacher

    19951h 50m
    7.5 (2.5K)
    Fritz Haarmann, who killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor to find out if he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During the interview, he reveals his motives.
    DirectorRomuald KarmakarStarsGötz GeorgeJürgen HentschPierre Franckh
  • The Sandman (1995)

    34. The Sandman

    19951h 32mTV Movie
    6.8 (510)
    The ambitious young Ina Littmann is investigative journalist for the TV talk show "Eye in Eye". Her current subject is Henry Kupfer, who wrote a bestseller about a psychopathic killer after he was 8 years in prison for manslaughter himself. As an entry for the show Ina plans to use a current series of brutal murders among prostitutes. When Ina meets Kupfer, she is despised and fascinated at the same time. Soon she's convinced that Kupfer not only writes about murders, but commits them himself. She smells a smash hit and prepares to prove him guilty on the show...
    DirectorNico HofmannStarsGötz GeorgeKaroline EichhornBarbara Rudnik
  • Tattoo (2002)

    35. Tattoo

    20021h 48mR66Metascore
    6.3 (3.4K)
    Two police detectives, a grizzled veteran and one fresh-faced rookie, hunt a ritualistic serial killer murdering people with tattoos and skinning them.
    DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsAugust DiehlChristian RedlNadeshda Brennicke
  • Anatomy (2000)

    36. Anatomy

    20001h 43mR33Metascore
    6.0 (14K)
    A cute med student starts a summer course at Heidelberg University. David's on her dissection table. She met him the day before on the train. Something's wrong.
    DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsFranka PotenteBenno FürmannAnna Loos
  • Das Boot (1985)

    37. Das Boot

    19853 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.8 (36K)
    A World War II German U-Boat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the early days of the war.
    StarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus Wennemann
  • Frederick Lau in Neue Vahr Süd (2010)

    38. Neue Vahr Süd

    20101h 30mTV Movie
    6.7 (1.8K)
    In 1980 West Germany, Frank Lehmann is drafted into the Bundeswehr. Frank moves in with hippie squatters in his natal Bremen. Just as in the army, his big mouth and naive honesty keep causing trouble.
    DirectorHermine HuntgeburthStarsFrederick LauEike WeinreichMiriam Stein
  • The Wave (2008)

    39. The Wave

    20081h 47mNot Rated
    7.6 (119K)
    A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
    DirectorDennis GanselStarsJürgen VogelFrederick LauMax Riemelt

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