German movies
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1. Macho Man (1985)
85 min | Action, Crime
A boxing champion and a karate master fight the Nuremberg drug scene.
Director: Alexander Titus Benda | Stars: René Weller, Bea Fiedler, Peter Althof, Jacqueline Elber
Votes: 373
2. Rocker (1972 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, Action, Crime
In Hamburg, a rocker biker gang helps a kid avenge his brother who was murdered by a rival gang, a mortal enemy of rocker gangs.
Director: Klaus Lemke | Stars: Hans-Jürgen Modschiedler, Gerd Kruskopf, Michael-Thomas Krannich, Paul Lys
Votes: 440
3. Head-On (2004)
R | 121 min | Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Güven Kiraç, Zarah Jane McKenzie
Votes: 57,687
4. Downfall (2004)
R | 156 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler
Votes: 375,310 | Gross: $5.51M
5. Die Nibelungen, Teil 1 - Siegfried (1966)
91 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Volker von Alzey, the royal bard of the Burgunds (far greater then modern Burgundy), ruled by the Christian, papist king Gunther, who has two brave, loyal brothers and a sister Kriemhild, ... See full summary »
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Uwe Beyer, Rolf Henniger, Siegfried Wischnewski, Maria Marlow
Votes: 646
6. Jack Holborn (1982)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Jack Holborn is 13-year-old orphan in the 1700's that wants to get a job on a sailing ship to avoid foster homes. Jack was found on the steps of the Holborn catholic church in London, when ... See full summary »
Stars: Patrick Bach, Matthias Habich, Andreas Mannkopff, Monte Markham
Votes: 448
7. Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)
110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A violent chain of events ensues as a jailed criminal arranges to buy a car from a shady car dealer, unaware that his partner in freedom has squandered most of the money from their last bank robbery on horse race betting.
Director: Peter Thorwarth | Stars: Oliver Korittke, Markus Knüfken, Ralf Richter, Diether Krebs
Votes: 10,831
8. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,598 | Gross: $11.29M
9. Metropolis (1927)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Votes: 185,574 | Gross: $1.24M
10. Run Lola Run (1998)
R | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri
Votes: 207,029 | Gross: $7.27M
11. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
R | 150 min | Action, Biography, Crime
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.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz
Votes: 40,130 | Gross: $0.48M
12. Baader (2002)
115 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Andreas Baader starts out as a small-time criminal. In Berlin, he is recruited by a revolutionary cell. They plan to overthrow the state.
Director: Christopher Roth | Stars: Frank Giering, Laura Tonke, Vadim Glowna, Can Taylanlar
Votes: 792
13. Todesspiel (1997 TV Movie)
177 min | Documentary, Drama, Thriller
Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.
Director: Heinrich Breloer | Stars: Hans Brenner, Robert Viktor Minich, Birol Ünel, Sebastian Koch
Votes: 560
14. Das Millionenspiel (1970 TV Movie)
96 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A candidate in a game show is hunted by three men. He will get a Million DMark, if he survives for a week; the hunters will get the money, if they can kill the candidate. The audience of ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Toelle | Stars: Jörg Pleva, Suzanne Roquette, Dieter Thomas Heck, Theo Fink
Votes: 1,296
15. M (1931)
Passed | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke
Votes: 168,502 | Gross: $0.03M
16. Alice in the Cities (1974)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Yella Rottländer, Rüdiger Vogler, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl
Votes: 13,262
17. Wings of Desire (1987)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
Votes: 77,048 | Gross: $3.33M
18. The Punch Bowl (1944)
97 min | Comedy, Family
A successful writer, home-schooled in his youth, masquerades as a student at a secondary school to experience all the fun and pranks he missed out on.
Director: Helmut Weiss | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt, Hilde Sessak, Erich Ponto
Votes: 6,615
19. Knocking on Heaven's Door (1997 Video)
89 min | Drama
This is a special for the CBC, a pop opera special called Knocking on Heaven's Door, which won him The Alliance for Children and Television's Award of Excellence, and two nominations for the Golden Sheaf Awards at the 1995 Yorkton Festival
Director: Roger Larry | Stars: Suveer Bains, Fabian Bains, Natasha Kong, Jordan Pratt
Votes: 1,556
20. Bandits (1997)
R | 110 min | Drama, Music
The convicts Emma, Luna, Angel and Marie form a rock band in prison together. A concert for a police ball gives them an opportunity to escape. On the run, they become famous and popular outlaw musicians.
Director: Katja von Garnier | Stars: Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz, Jutta Hoffmann
Votes: 3,232 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Nosferatu (1922)
Not Rated | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder
Votes: 105,463
22. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Horror
Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor
Votes: 40,547
23. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama
A young woman's life is scrutinized by police and tabloid press after she spends the night with a suspected terrorist.
Directors: Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser, Jürgen Prochnow
Votes: 4,893
24. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf
Votes: 28,674 | Gross: $0.68M
25. The Flying Classroom (1973)
92 min | Comedy
A group of boys from a boarding school in Bamberg face a multitude of challenges - fights against local school boys, conflicts with their prefect and overcoming their own fears.
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Heinz Reincke, Diana Körner, Bernd Herzsprung
Votes: 785
26. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
Votes: 70,070
27. Klassen Feind (1983)
125 min | Drama
Six students between the ages of 16 and 18 are waiting in a classroom for their new teacher.
Director: Peter Stein | Stars: Gregor Hansen, Stefan Reck, Jean-Paul Raths, Udo Samel
Votes: 48
28. Schtonk (1992)
115 min | Comedy, Crime
The slightly fictionalized story of an art forger, a journalist desperate for a big story, and the biggest press scandal in German history: the Hitler Diaries.
Director: Helmut Dietl | Stars: Götz George, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Christiane Hörbiger, Dagmar Manzel
Votes: 4,030
29. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Not Rated | 242 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Aud Egede-Nissen, Gertrude Welcker, Alfred Abel
Votes: 9,174
30. Der blaue Engel (1930)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti
Votes: 16,300 | Gross: $0.08M
31. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Not Rated | 931 min | Crime, Drama
In late-1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city's criminal underworld.
Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Claus Holm, Hanna Schygulla, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 4,902
32. Steppenwolf (1974)
R | 107 min | Drama
In the bourgeois circles of Europe after the Great War, can anything save the modern man? Harry Haller, a solitary intellectual, has all his life feared his dual nature of being human and ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Haines | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clémenti, Carla Romanelli
Votes: 1,310 | Gross: $0.05M
33. Rosemary (1958)
105 min | Drama
West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf Thiele | Stars: Nadja Tiller, Peter van Eyck, Carl Raddatz, Gert Fröbe
Votes: 511
34. The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
R | 120 min | Drama
Maria marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. Alone, Maria puts to use her beauty and ambition in order to find prosperity during Germany's "economic miracle" of the 1950s.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen
Votes: 14,925
35. Mephisto (1981)
Unrated | 146 min | Drama
In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,597
36. A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster | Stars: Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Andreas Schröders
Votes: 17,535 | Gross: $0.15M
37. Hannah Arendt (2012)
Not Rated | 113 min | Biography, Drama
A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for 'The New Yorker' on the trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.
Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch
Votes: 12,025 | Gross: $0.71M
38. Werner - Beinhart! (1990)
93 min | Action, Animation, Comedy
Broesel has to make a Werner animation film but right now he has no real ideas for new stories. Thus he simply draws some stories from Werner's youth.
Directors: Gerhard Hahn, Niki List, Michael Schaack | Stars: Klaus Büchner, Andi Feldmann, Kulle Westphal, Rötger Feldmann
Votes: 6,232
39. Kleines Arschloch (1997)
82 min | Animation, Comedy
He is a small, short-sighted boy who politically incorrectly terrorizes his environment in an old-fashioned, disrespectful and sometimes vulgar manner.
Directors: Michael Schaack, Veit Vollmer | Stars: Ilona Schulz, Helge Schneider, Arne Elsholtz, Kathrin Ackermann
Votes: 3,913
40. Der kleene Punker (1992)
74 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Amadeus is a small Punker living in a trash can. One day he has got the idea to participate in a punk concert in front of the Brandenburger Tor and convinces his friends to found a band. ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Schaack, Greg Tiernan | Stars: Rainer Strecker, Ilona Schulz, Reinhard Krökel, Gerlach Fiedler
Votes: 204
41. Before the Fall (2004)
110 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Jonas Jägermeyr
Votes: 17,137 | Gross: $0.14M
42. Berlin Blues (2003)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Christian Ulmen, Katja Danowski, Detlev Buck, Janek Rieke
Votes: 7,632
43. The Miracle of Bern (2003)
118 min | Drama, Sport
A young boy from a working class family in post-war Germany struggles with his estranged father returning from war captivity, while a friend of his plays for the German National Soccer Team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Lucas Gregorowicz
Votes: 7,479
44. Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Not Rated | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1943 Berlin, a Nazi officer's wife meets and starts a passionate affair with a Jewish woman.
Director: Max Färberböck | Stars: Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler, Johanna Wokalek, Heike Makatsch
Votes: 6,997 | Gross: $0.93M
45. Christiane F. (1981)
R | 138 min | Biography, Drama
A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski
Votes: 29,429
46. Theo gegen den Rest der Welt (1980)
106 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Theo is having some bad luck. His barely paid-for truck has been stolen, and credit collectors are after him. The chase leads him across Europe.
Director: Peter F. Bringmann | Stars: Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Guido Gagliardi, Claudia Demarmels, Carlheinz Heitmann
Votes: 727
47. Invitation to Dance (1977 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Theo Gromberg is a bon vivant, apparently with built-in guarantee to failure. Faithful to his side is his friend Enno, an Italian guest workers. Both have a dream: to which they want to get into the trucking business its own trucks.
Director: Peter F. Bringmann | Stars: Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Guido Gagliardi, Riad Gholmie, Elga Sorbas
Votes: 172
48. Drei Herren (1998)
90 min | Comedy
A summer therapy session in the countryside is planned for three psychiatric patients. When their bus driver suffers a heart attack, they find themselves stranded in the wrong village.
Director: Nikolaus Leytner | Stars: Karl Merkatz, Karl Markovics, Ottfried Fischer, Regina Fritsch
Votes: 290
49. It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon
Votes: 5,585
50. The Devil's General (1955)
117 min | Drama, War
During WW2, German general Harry Harras is a test pilot and chief engineer for the Luftwaffe but his contempt for the Nazis and sabotage at the aircraft plant land him in hot water with the Gestapo.
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Viktor de Kowa, Karl John, Marianne Koch
Votes: 1,329
51. Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953)
100 min | Family, Fantasy
An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus, Friedrich Richter, Trude Hesterberg
Votes: 799
52. Der Untertan (1951)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Werner Peters, Paul Esser, Renate Fischer, Ernst Legal
Votes: 946
53. Das kalte Herz (1950)
106 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, lives with his mother in The Black Forest. Poverty prevents him from marrying Lisbeth, the girl he loves. When he comes across the Little Glass Man, the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Bildt, Paul Esser
Votes: 675
54. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed
Votes: 56,882 | Gross: $8.08M
55. Der Vampyr (1920)
60 min | Horror
Director: Fred Stranz | Stars: Uschi Elleot, Hella Moja, Else Berna, Esther Carena
Votes: 22
56. Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem (1993)
86 min | Comedy, Western
A parody of a western filmed in the country of Karl May, a German writer famous for his adventure books which feature the Apache Winnetou.
Directors: Ralf Huettner, Helge Schneider | Stars: Helge Schneider, Peter Thoms, Buddy Casino, Andreas Kunze
Votes: 2,546
57. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In 1960s Germany, criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse uses hypnotized victims and the surveillance equipment of a Nazi-era bugged hotel to steal nuclear technology from a visiting American industrialist.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck, Gert Fröbe, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 3,808
58. Die Einsteiger (1985)
100 min | Comedy
Mike has invented a machine to get into movies currently running on his video tape recorder.
Director: Sigi Rothemund | Stars: Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger, Anja Kruse, Ankie Lau
Votes: 1,042
59. Nonstop Trouble with the Family (1985)
91 min | Comedy
A series of murders eliminates the poverty-stricken heirs to a 10 million-dollar fortune while Didi Dodel, the unsuspecting main heir, blithely escapes the attempts on his life. After a ... See full summary »
Directors: Dieter Hallervorden, Christian Rateuke | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Wolfgang Kieling, Gerhard Wollner, Christoph Hofrichter
Votes: 995
60. Bloody Friday (1972)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When terrorists rob a bank all hell is let loose.
Directors: Rolf Olsen, Lee Payant | Stars: Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August, Gianni Macchia, Christine Böhm
Votes: 682
61. Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Commander McLane and the crew of the fast space cruiser Orion patrol Earth's outposts and colonies in space and defend humanity from the alien 'Frogs'.
Stars: Dietmar Schönherr, Eva Pflug, Wolfgang Völz, Claus Holm
Votes: 1,065
62. Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht (2002)
101 min | Comedy
A group of rather slapdash builders are rather imaginative at solving what problems come their way. Whatever it is that doesn't fit the picture, it will be made fit in no time.
Director: Peter Thorwarth | Stars: Peter Thorwarth, Ralf Richter, Hilmi Sözer, Willi Thomczyk
Votes: 4,138
63. Fußball ist unser Leben (2000)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
For Hans Pollack and his friends, soccer is the most wonderful hobby in the world. They all worship the world-class forward Pablo Dios. Their adoration goes so far that it makes them forget... See full summary »
Director: Tomy Wigand | Stars: Uwe Ochsenknecht, Oscar Ortega Sánchez, Ralf Richter, Walter Gontermann
Votes: 1,015
64. Dorian Gray (1970)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A corrupt young man seemingly sells his soul to eternally retain his youthful beauty, all while a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Helmut Berger, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom, Marie Liljedahl
Votes: 1,277
65. Brennende Langeweile - Bored Teenagers (1979 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, Music
Director: Wolfgang Büld | Stars: Ian Moorse, Monika Greser, Günther Marecki, Karl Scheydt
Votes: 47
66. Verlierer (1987 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
The director Bernd Schadewald shows the brutal everyday life of the low class generation in the 80s, where two youth gangs fight in a war. The "Sharks" and "Council" defend their ... See full summary »
Director: Bernd Schadewald | Stars: Mario Irrek, Ralf Richter, Yüksel Bicici, Aram Basyurt
Votes: 143
67. Carlos (2010)
Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.
Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Fadi Abi Samra, Karam Ghossein
Votes: 14,411 | Gross: $0.15M
68. The Harmonists (1997)
R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Heinrich Schafmeister
Votes: 3,615 | Gross: $0.48M
69. Deutschlandspiel (2000 TV Movie)
178 min | Drama
Das Deutschlandspiel is a 2-part German TV movie produced 2000. It tells the story of German reunification. In addition to scenes the protagonists of the unification were interviewed. The game scenes are supported by original documents.
Director: Hans-Christoph Blumenberg | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Rudolf Wessely, Udo Samel, Hans-Michael Rehberg
Votes: 120
70. Dorfpunks (2009)
90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A 17-year-old discovers punk rock in rural northern Germany.
Director: Lars Jessen | Stars: Cecil von Renner, Ole Fischer, Pit Bukowski, Daniel Michel
Votes: 432
71. The Edelweiss Pirates (2004)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, History, War
Cologne-Ehrenfeld, November 1944. They're young, wild and rebellious, like young people anywhere and in any time, but working-class boys Karl and his younger brother Peter are Edelweiss ... See full summary »
Director: Niko von Glasow | Stars: Ivan Stebunov, Bela B., Jochen Nickel, Anna Thalbach
Votes: 569
72. The Solitude of Prime Numbers (2010)
118 min | Drama
Non-linearly follows two kids, rejected by their peers, who become friends. They separate later in life and dedicate to their careers. Still, they feel as if something is missing.
Director: Saverio Costanzo | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Luca Marinelli, Arianna Nastro, Vittorio Lomartire
Votes: 3,776
73. Look Who's Back (2015)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Adolf Hitler wakes up in the 21st century. He quickly gains media attention, but while Germany finds him hilarious and charming, Hitler makes some serious observations about society.
Director: David Wnendt | Stars: Oliver Masucci, Thomas M. Köppl, Marc-Marvin Israel, David Gebigke
Votes: 49,654
74. Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm. (2004)
84 min | Comedy, Music
The life of a Jazzplayer: Teddy Schu (Helge Schneider) loves Jazz and plays nightly in a small pub with his two friends. Sadly, there is no audience and the owner can't pay them anything ... See full summary »
Director: Helge Schneider | Stars: Helge Schneider, Jimmy Woode, Pete York, Horst Mendroch
Votes: 1,576
75. Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte (2012)
95 min | Comedy, Music
An inept music manager documents his attempt of bringing about a comeback of the 80s techno pioneers Fraktus, who in the past 30 years have disconnected both from each other and their music.
Directors: Lars Jessen, Jacques Palminger, Rocko Schamoni, Sebastian Schultz, Heinz Strunk | Stars: Devid Striesow, Heinz Strunk, Rocko Schamoni, Jacques Palminger
Votes: 1,523
76. DoppelPack (2000)
88 min | Comedy
Buddies Hoffi and Lehmi awake in Dortmund Zoo, after a night of drinking.
Director: Matthias Lehmann | Stars: Markus Knüfken, Eckhard Preuß, Margret Völker, Jeanne Tremsal
Votes: 238
77. Das Mädchen von Hongkong (1973)
94 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Frank Boyd comes to Hong Kong to visit a friend, but unfortunately he was murdered a few days ago. The father of his fiancee puts $ 10,000 reward for the capture of the murderer and Frank wants to earn this money.
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Li Paelz, Véronique Vendell, Eva Garden
Votes: 98
78. Halali oder Der Schuß ins Brötchen (1995)
95 min | Comedy
Friedemann von Sarau, an old "honorable" hunter, is near death after a stroke. His last will is to shoot his final deer, but there are no more deer in his hunting district and he can't travel anymore.
Director: Joachim Roering | Stars: Karl Schönböck, Constanze Engelbrecht, Hans-Peter Korff, Hans-Jürgen Schatz
Votes: 47
79. Teenage Wolfpack (1956)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
"Think of a law, they've broken it. Think of a crime, they've committed it." A tense, tough story of teenage gangs committing acts of robbery, violence, and murder. The leader of the gang ... See full summary »
Director: Georg Tressler | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Karin Baal, Christian Doermer, Jo Herbst
Votes: 537
80. Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche (1967)
94 min | Comedy, Family
Children reviving an old heathen ritual by standing in the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea; the one standing in the longest shall be referred to as the king of Kummerow.
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Paul Dahlke, Ralf Wolter, Fritz Tillmann, Rainer Penkert
Votes: 209
81. Mark of the Devil (1970)
R | 90 min | Drama, History, Horror
In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter's apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the falsehood, the torture and the arbitrary killing that go with the job.
Directors: Michael Armstrong, Adrian Hoven | Stars: Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Katarina, Reggie Nalder
Votes: 3,915
82. Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere (1995– )
90 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Götz George, Daniel Weiss, Rosemarie Fendel, Andrea Sawatzki
Votes: 135
83. Stowaways on the Ark (1988)
81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Willie the woodworm and his family arrive on Noah's Ark by chance. When the flood hits, the Ark starts to leak and everyone put the blame on innocent Willie. He discovers that stowaway termites are behind the leaks and must stop them.
Director: Wolfgang Urchs | Stars: Heinz Theo Branding, Wolfgang Ziffer, Dagmar Biener, Helmut Krauss
Votes: 225
84. Lethal Obsession (1987)
R | 97 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
Several known criminals already have been murdered by a professional killer, leaving no trace but the "ace" game card. The police suspects a new mob is trying to take over the district. The... See full summary »
Director: Peter Patzak | Stars: Peter Maffay, Tahnee Welch, Bernard Freyd, Massimo Ghini
Votes: 277
85. Josefine M. (1970)
X | 89 min | Comedy
Josefine is a young streetwalker in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. She manages to sleep her way to the top by marrying a British aristocrat, and she delights in telling ribald stories of her sordid past to moralistic prudes.
Director: Kurt Nachmann | Stars: Christine Schuberth, Renate Kasché, Uli Steigberg, Astrid Boner
Votes: 294
86. Timm Thaler (1979–1980)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
The series, based on the novel by German author James Krüss, tells the story of Timm, the boy who traded in his infectious laugh for the ability to win any bet. The man who did the devilish... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Ohrner, Horst Frank, Richard Lauffen, Holger Hagen
Votes: 426
87. The Brutes (1970)
R | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
Best pals Werner and Mike meet lovely young Alice and take her to a gravel pit for a nightly swim. But fun turns into gravity, friends into rivals and adventure into brutal violence.
Director: Roger Fritz | Stars: Helga Anders, Klaus Löwitsch, Arthur Brauss, Monika Zinnenberg
Votes: 213
88. Momo (1986)
101 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In the village of Momo the pace of time goes very slowly. Nobody is bothering about stress but everyone has time to chat and rest - until the day the grey men arrive. With a great selling ... See full summary »
Director: Johannes Schaaf | Stars: Radost Bokel, Mario Adorf, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 2,086
89. Nich' mit Leo (1995)
90 min | Comedy
Not with Leo with Jürgen von der Lippe.
Director: Ralf Gregan | Stars: Jürgen von der Lippe, Cornelia Corba, Christiane Brammer, Harald Schmidt
Votes: 187
90. Paganini (1989)
81 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of Italian violinist Niccolò Paganini.
Director: Klaus Kinski | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Debora Caprioglio, Nikolai Kinski, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Votes: 1,120
91. Parsifal (1982)
PG | 255 min | Drama, Music
Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Edith Clever, Martin Sperr, Robert Lloyd, Michael Kutter
Votes: 334
92. Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship (2014)
86 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The adventures of a grumpy old farmer and his cat.
Director: Ali Samadi Ahadi | Stars: Ulrich Noethen, Marianne Sägebrecht, Max Herbrechter, Roxana Samadi
Votes: 414
93. The Pianist (2002)
R | 150 min | Biography, Drama, Music
During WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
Votes: 912,638 | Gross: $32.57M
94. Der gläserne Himmel (1987)
87 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Nina Grosse | Stars: Helmut Berger, Sylvie Orcier, Agnes Fink, Maria Hartmann
Votes: 17
95. Bliss (2012)
112 min | Drama
Two young people in Berlin, a refugee and a homeless punk, form a relationship.
Director: Doris Dörrie | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Vinzenz Kiefer, Matthias Brandt, Oliver Nägele
Votes: 683
96. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1974)
114 min | Family, Comedy
The smart robber Hotzenplotz attacks Kasperl's Grandmother and steals her coffee grinder, which is very valuable to her as it was a gift from Kasperl and Seppel.
Director: Gustav Ehmck | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Lina Carstens, Rainer Basedow, David Friedman
Votes: 436
97. Richy Guitar (1985)
90 min | Comedy, Music
Young West Berliner Richard pursues his dream of making it big with his band over clashes with his parents, his bosses and his girlfriend.
Director: Michael Laux | Stars: Farin Urlaub, Bela B., Hans Runge, Kristina Raschen
Votes: 630
98. Der Seewolf (1971)
93 min | Adventure, Drama
The writer Humphrey van Weyden gets overboard in 1906 in a shipwreck in the fog in the Bay of San Francisco and is rescued by a seal catcher, the schooner Ghost under the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen.
Stars: Edward Meeks, Raimund Harmstorf, Emmerich Schäffer, Peter Kock
Votes: 733
99. We Are the Night (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer
Votes: 8,846
100. Die Supernasen (1983)
88 min | Comedy
When Mike is left by his girlfriend, he meets Tommy, who just lost his job. The dynamic duo decides deliberately to work as private investigators. Their first case involves a rich man who wants to know if his wife is cheating.
Director: Dieter Pröttel | Stars: Mike Krüger, Thomas Gottschalk, Liane Hielscher, Gert Haucke
Votes: 1,296
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