[Highlight] German Films
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1. Who Am I (2014)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Tom Schilling, Elyas M'Barek, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Antoine Monot Jr.
Votes: 62,502
2. 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: 17,524 | Gross: $0.15M
3. Age of Cannibals (2014)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Johannes Naber | Stars: Sebastian Blomberg, Devid Striesow, Katharina Schüttler, Romesh Ranganathan
Votes: 2,199
4. The Counterfeiters (2007)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, History
The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach
Votes: 47,173 | Gross: $5.48M
5. 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: 28,663 | Gross: $0.68M
6. 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: 40,116 | Gross: $0.48M
7. Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Florian Lukas
Votes: 152,630 | Gross: $4.06M
8. 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: 375,161 | Gross: $5.51M
9. Das Boot (1981)
R | 149 min | Drama, War
A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
Votes: 264,307 | Gross: $11.49M
10. 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: 410,418 | Gross: $11.29M
11. 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: 911,982 | Gross: $32.57M
12. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,450,383 | Gross: $96.90M
13. Anatomy (2000)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
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.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Anna Loos, Sebastian Blomberg
Votes: 14,032 | Gross: $0.01M
14. What to Do in Case of Fire (2001)
R | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
6 anarchists place a time bomb in a West Berlin building in 1987. It's a dud. It blows up in 2000. Only 2 remain anarchists. How can the 6 steal evidence from a police "fortress" and avoid 8 years prison?
Director: Gregor Schnitzler | Stars: Klaus Löwitsch, Til Schweiger, Martin Feifel, Sebastian Blomberg
Votes: 3,759
15. Barefoot (2005)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hedonistic bachelor Nick falls for an escaped mental patient.
Director: Til Schweiger | Stars: Til Schweiger, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Tiller, Michael Mendl
Votes: 11,208
16. The Edukators (2004)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Director: Hans Weingartner | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaußner
Votes: 32,375 | Gross: $0.18M
17. The Wave (2008)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Votes: 115,092
18. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
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.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Francesc Albiol
Votes: 265,751 | Gross: $2.22M
19. The Experiment (2001)
R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring
Votes: 96,093 | Gross: $0.14M
20. Short Sharp Shock (1998)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Gabriel (Mehmet Kurtulus) gets out of jail and is determined to put his criminal past behind him. Yet with his two friends Bobby (Aleksandar Jovanovic) and Costa (Adam Bousdoukos) drawn to crime, will he be dragged back in?
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Mehmet Kurtulus, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller
Votes: 5,371
21. Lammbock (2001)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Stefan and Kai have good going business, self-grown cannabis screened as pizza delivering service. For now they only have to deal with aphids.
Director: Christian Zübert | Stars: Lucas Gregorowicz, Moritz Bleibtreu, Marie Zielcke, Julian Weigend
Votes: 11,871
22. 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: 57,658
23. 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: 206,965 | Gross: $7.27M
24. Das weiße Rauschen (2001)
103 min | Drama
Kati, Jochen and Lukas take a trip on magic mushrooms. Lukas is not coming back.
Directors: Hans Weingartner, Tobias Amann | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Anabelle Lachatte, Patrick Joswig, Karl Danguillier
Votes: 3,549
25. A Friend of Mine (2006)
84 min | Comedy, Drama
An introverted insurance executive at a car rental service is annoyed by his hyperactive, garrulous coworker, but the two end up becoming friends.
Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Vogel, Sabine Timoteo, Peter Kurth
Votes: 4,420
26. Soul Kitchen (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pheline Roggan, Anna Bederke
Votes: 40,428 | Gross: $0.27M
27. Salvador (2006)
134 min | Biography, Drama, History
A profile of anarchist and bank-robber Salvador Puig Antich, whose 1974 execution under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco ushered in a period of unrest that helped Spain transition to democracy.
Director: Manuel Huerga | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Tristán Ulloa, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Joel Joan
Votes: 3,450
28. Phoenix (II) (2014)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, History, Music
After surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret singer has her disfigured face reconstructed and returns to her war-ravaged hometown to seek out her gentile husband, who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis.
Director: Christian Petzold | Stars: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Trystan Pütter
Votes: 20,664
29. Life Eternal (2015)
123 min | Comedy, Crime
Former cop Brenner has to return to his home town where he gets involved in a tragic story between his old friends.
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger | Stars: Josef Hader, Tobias Moretti, Nora Waldstätten, Roland Düringer
Votes: 2,536
30. Land of Mine (2015)
R | 100 min | Drama, History, War
In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.
Director: Martin Zandvliet | Stars: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Votes: 45,759 | Gross: $0.44M
31. The Dark Side of the Moon (2015)
98 min | Mystery, Thriller
A psychedelic mushroom trip turns a successful lawyer into a wanted man.
Director: Stephan Rick | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nora Waldstätten, André Hennicke
Votes: 7,670
32. Heart of Stone (2016)
119 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
German tale about a man who sells his heart to a forest-dwelling warlock for money and power.
Director: Johannes Naber | Stars: Frederick Lau, Henriette Confurius, David Schütter, Moritz Bleibtreu
Votes: 680
33. Voll normaaal (1994)
91 min | Animation, Comedy, Thriller
Tommie works as mechanic in a garage and loves crazy exhausts. But when he steals the exhaust of the procurer Jupp a lot of trouble starts: Jupp gives Tommie an ultimatum to replace the ... See full summary »
Director: Ralf Huettner | Stars: Tom Gerhardt, Hilmi Sözer, Veronica Ferres, Grace Simon
Votes: 3,587
34. Manta, Manta (1991)
91 min | Comedy
Proud German owners of Opel Manta's race the streets against VW's and Mercedes. They decide to set up a real race with lots of money involved.
Director: Wolfgang Büld | Stars: Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland, Stefan Gebelhoff, Sabine Berg
Votes: 5,824
35. 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: 6,230
36. Werner - Eiskalt! (2011)
93 min | Animation, Comedy
'Brösel' creator of German cult comic 'Werner' contemplates about his life, work and death to overcome his biggest defeat yet in this interconnected fifty-fifty animation live action flick.
Director: Gernot Roll | Stars: Rötger Feldmann, Ivonne Schönherr, Marysol Fernandez, Richard Sammel
Votes: 1,326
37. Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (2003)
76 min | Animation, Comedy
A balls-out German animated comedy about three alcoholic friends who embark on a road trip.
Directors: Michael Schaack, Toby Genkel | Stars: Klaus Büchner, Andi Feldmann, Kulle Westphal, Bertram Hiese
Votes: 2,304
38. Werner - Volles Rooäää!!! (1999)
77 min | Action, Comedy, Animation
Based on the German cult comic, 'Werner' and his bike gang are threatened to be thrown out their club house at the harbor by an unscrupulous property shark but they fight back with all means.
Director: Gerhard Hahn | Stars: Klaus Büchner, Rötger Feldmann, Thomas Struck, Andi Feldmann
Votes: 2,818
39. Werner - Das muss kesseln!!! (1996)
85 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Animation
Because of a bet, Werner and his friend have to construct the fastest vehicle to win a race, because life depends on it.
Directors: Udo Beissel, Michael Schaack | Stars: Monty Arnold, Klaus Büchner, Andi Feldmann, Benno Hoffmann
Votes: 3,414
40. Manitou's Shoe (2001)
87 min | Comedy, Western
The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Michael Herbig, Christian Tramitz, Marie Bäumer, Sky du Mont
Votes: 20,273
41. (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)
87 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Three hundred years in the future, Mars is colonized by humans, and their leader, Regulator Rogul, plans to conquer Earth.
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian, Christian Tramitz, Anja Kling
Votes: 16,772
42. The Vexxer (2007)
98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The Vexxer is back. The notorious criminal mastermind wants to murder seven people in one day. Inspectors Even Longer and Very Long will do everything in their power to stop the Vexxer.
Directors: Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert | Stars: Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Joachim Fuchsberger, Christiane Paul
Votes: 5,354
43. 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: 3,912
44. Ballermann 6 (1997)
95 min | Comedy
Scrambling up their last money, two dudes journey to Mallorca to fullfill their dream and participate in Europe's most famous beach parties.
Directors: Gernot Roll, Tom Gerhardt | Stars: Tom Gerhardt, Hilmi Sözer, Diana Frank, Christoph M. Ohrt
Votes: 3,476
45. Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Thrown out by his girlfriend from her apartment, Axel lives for a while with Norbert, a gay man he met some days before.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Til Schweiger, Katja Riemann, Joachim Król, Rufus Beck
Votes: 6,414 | Gross: $0.37M
46. 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: 7,477
47. Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (2006)
108 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Jürgen Klinsmann, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Oliver Bierhoff
Votes: 3,264
48. The Team (2014)
91 min | Documentary, Sport
The German national team and their journey in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Directors: Martin Christ, Jens Gronheid, Ulrich Voigt | Stars: DeMarcus Beasley, Franz Beckenbauer, Thomas Beheshti, Georg Behlau
Votes: 1,777
49. Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2014)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, and their path to NBA glory.
Director: Sebastian Dehnhardt | Stars: Dirk Nowitzki, Holger Geschwindner, Kobe Bryant, Rick Carlisle
Votes: 2,204 | Gross: $0.04M
50. 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: 7,629
51. Sun Alley (1999)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Alexander Scheer, Alexander Beyer, Robert Stadlober, Teresa Weißbach
Votes: 7,260
52. NVA (2005)
98 min | Comedy
The story of young recruits doing their compulsory military service in the East German army 'NVA' prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Kim Frank, Oliver Bröcker, Detlev Buck, Jasmin Schwiers
Votes: 1,625
53. Holly - The Movie (1984)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Otto, a young man from East-Frisia, comes to the big city of Hamburg to make his fortune. Most of all he is engaged with two problems: How can he impress Silvia, a wealthy young girl; and ... See full summary »
Directors: Xaver Schwarzenberger, Otto Waalkes | Stars: Otto Waalkes, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Sky du Mont, Jessika Cardinahl
Votes: 4,621
54. 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: 10,829
55. Der Eisbär (1998)
90 min | Action, Thriller
Four characters become involved in one dramatic story: Nico has a mission to drive a car containing a live bomb to a specified destination, park the car and escape as quickly as she can. ... See full summary »
Directors: Til Schweiger, Granz Henman | Stars: Til Schweiger, Karina Krawczyk, Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas
Votes: 3,000
56. Erkan & Stefan (2000)
87 min | Comedy
Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: John Friedmann, Florian Simbeck, Alexandra Neldel, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 2,334
57. Erkan & Stefan in Der Tod kommt krass (2005)
97 min | Comedy
Two friends win a journey on a cruise ship with their favorite TV-show-master. When he surprisingly dies they try to cover up his death to find the murderer.
Director: Michael Karen | Stars: John Friedmann, Florian Simbeck, Ludger Pistor, Andrea Sawatzki
Votes: 970
58. Erkan & Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis (2002)
80 min | Adventure, Comedy
A couple of slackers find an antique dagger and manage to free the gorgeous female warrior was imprisoned in it by an evil spell. An evil sorcerer is not happy by this turn of events and ... See full summary »
Director: Axel Sand | Stars: John Friedmann, Florian Simbeck, Bettina Zimmermann, Stephan Schulberg
Votes: 1,346
59. Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier (2002)
83 min | Comedy
Two friends who are doing civil service flee to the Austrian Alps to escape being forced into the army. While there, one of them rediscovers his past and they realise that it's going to be more fun than they thought.
Director: Matthias Dinter | Stars: Rick Kavanian, Axel Stein, Eva Habermann, Christoph M. Ohrt
Votes: 1,177
60. No More School (2000)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
The last weeks of school have begun; before graduation, the boys catch their last chance to really have fun with friends and all the girls. From the life of a group of school pupils in a small town- the last days before real life begins
Director: Marco Petry | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jasmin Schwiers, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Mina Tander
Votes: 3,545
61. Ants in the Pants (2000)
95 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A late bloomer, 15-year-old Flo experiences his sexual awakening, relentlessly targeting his gorgeous classmate Leonie. Flos friends eagerly try to help him out. The only problem may be Leonie's boyfriend.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Tobias Schenke, Axel Stein, Luise Helm, Mina Tander
Votes: 4,429
62. Girls on Top (2001)
R | 90 min | Comedy
18-year old Inken is frustrated for not having had an orgasm with her boyfriend. Her two best friends Vicky and the still-virgin Lena are in the same situation. All try to best to change their respective situations.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Diana Amft, Felicitas Woll, Karoline Herfurth, Andreas Christ
Votes: 4,478
63. More Ants in the Pants (2002)
85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A German high school kid has his dick talking to him. Its advice keeps getting Flo into trouble. His friend has plans on how Flo can get his dream girl.
Director: Granz Henman | Stars: Tobias Schenke, Axel Stein, Diana Amft, Rebecca von Mitzlaff
Votes: 3,264
64. Crazy (2000)
97 min | Drama
16 year old, paralyzed Benjamin switches to a boarding school to get better grades where he has to struggle with the various problems of coming of age: He falls in love with the school's dream girl Malen.
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: Robert Stadlober, Tom Schilling, Oona-Devi Liebich, Julia Hummer
Votes: 4,333
65. 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: 17,125 | Gross: $0.14M
66. Vincent Wants to Sea (2010)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man suffering from Tourette's syndrome absconds from an institution with two other inhabitants to travel to Italy to fulfill his mother's last wish.
Director: Ralf Huettner | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Karoline Herfurth, Heino Ferch, Katharina Müller-Elmau
Votes: 6,000
67. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Crime, Comedy
Two terminally ill patients escape from a hospital, steal a car and rush towards the sea.
Director: Thomas Jahn | Stars: Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke, Moritz Bleibtreu
Votes: 33,676 | Gross: $0.00M
68. Friendship! (2010)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy
A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago.
Director: Markus Goller | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Friedrich Mücke, Alicja Bachleda, Todd Stashwick
Votes: 5,819
69. Anatomy 2 (2003)
R | 101 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Jo starts as intern in a Berlin hospital researching bionic muscle enhancement. Despite warnings, he joins an anti-Hippocratic group interested in results, not laws and body count.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: August Diehl, Ariane Schnug, Herbert Knaup, Birgit von Rönn
Votes: 3,946
70. Elementarteilchen (2006)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Two half brothers in Berlin, 30+, one an introverted scientist, the other a sexually frustrated teacher, have no love life. That's about to change.
Director: Oskar Roehler | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Ulmen, Franka Potente, Martina Gedeck
Votes: 8,305
71. Arteholic (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary
A road trip through famous museums in Frankfurt, Cologne, Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin.
Director: Hermann Vaske | Stars: Udo Kier, Nicolette Krebitz, Brigitte Messe, Jonathan Messe
Votes: 51
72. The Digital Bomb (2010)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary, History
A history of digital creativity by German director/critic Hermann Vaske.
Director: Hermann Vaske | Stars: Lars Bastholm, Jay Maynard, Benjamin Palmer
Votes: 10
73. Der radikale Gärtner - Grenzgänge in Kunst und Werbung (2009 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Hermann Vaske | Stars: Fritz Haeg, Jeff Koons, Werner Lippert, Oliviero Toscani
Votes: 8
74. Who Killed the Idea? (2003)
15 min | Mystery, Short
A private investigator in Los Angeles is hired by a mysterious woman to find out "who killed the idea."
Director: Hermann Vaske | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Debi Mazar, Nicolas Roye, Karen Y. McClain
Votes: 96
75. The 10 Commandments of Creativity (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Documentary
Imitation is the sincerest form of plagiarism.
Director: Hermann Vaske | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Peter Ustinov, Bono, David Bowie
Votes: 66
76. Der Wixxer (2004)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clues lead the detectives to Blackwhite Castle.
Director: Tobi Baumann | Stars: Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Thomas Fritsch, Tanja Wenzel
Votes: 9,166
77. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 77,632 | Gross: $2.22M
78. The Dark Valley (2014)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Drama, Western
Through a hidden path, a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alps. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.
Director: Andreas Prochaska | Stars: Sam Riley, Tobias Moretti, Paula Beer, Thomas Schubert
Votes: 14,303
79. 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: 76,990 | Gross: $3.33M
80. Never Look Away (2018)
R | 189 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl
Votes: 25,339 | Gross: $1.30M
81. In the Fade (2017)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Numan Acar, Adam Bousdoukos, Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto
Votes: 35,626 | Gross: $0.32M
82. Balloon (2018)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, History, Thriller
East Germany, 1979. After initially failing to flee from the East to the West in a self-built hot-air balloon, two families struggle to make a second attempt, while the East German State Police are chasing them.
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Friedrich Mücke, Karoline Schuch, David Kross, Alicia von Rittberg
Votes: 13,321 | Gross: $0.01M
83. 25 km/h (2018)
116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two very different brothers reunite and start on a very special journey: a road trip on their motorbikes which they imagined in their childhood.
Director: Markus Goller | Stars: Lars Eidinger, Bjarne Mädel, Sandra Hüller, Franka Potente
Votes: 5,915
84. How About Adolf? (2018)
91 min | Comedy
Stephan (Christoph Maria Herbst) and his wife Elisabeth (Caroline Peters) organize a dinner in their house in Bonn. Invited are family friend René (Justus von Dohnányi), Thomas (Florian ... See full summary »
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Christoph Maria Herbst, Florian David Fitz, Caroline Peters, Justus von Dohnányi
Votes: 7,639
85. The Golden Glove (2019)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Jonas Dassler, Vasiliki Georgina Pseimada, Christine Jensen, Greta Sophie Schmidt
Votes: 18,239
86. Babylon Berlin (2017– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Colognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Lars Eidinger, Fritzi Haberlandt
Votes: 29,958
87. Deutschland 83 (2015)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Martin Rauch is recruited by the HVA to infiltrate the West Germany army. As a rookie spy, his decisions constantly put his cover at risk and force his agency to take extreme measures.
Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 15,018
88. Deutschland 86 (2018)
TV-MA | 472 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Abandoned by Moscow and desperate for cash, the East German leadership pushes their secret operatives to experiment with global capitalism and save their sinking socialist ship. Long ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 5,286
89. Generation War (2013)
TV-MA | 270 min | Action, Drama, History
Five friends go out to war and promise each other to be back for Christmas.
Stars: Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Miriam Stein
Votes: 32,580 | Gross: $0.09M
90. Dogs of Berlin (2018– )
TV-MA | 542 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.
Stars: Felix Kramer, Fahri Yardim, Katharina Schüttler, Anna Maria Mühe
Votes: 14,229
91. 4 Blocks (2017–2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Based in Neukölln, Berlin, Toni manages the daily business of dealing with the Arab gangs and ends up wanting to leave his old life behind for his family, but as expected, it's never that simple.
Stars: Kida Khodr Ramadan, Veysel Gelin, Sami Nasser, Wasiem Taha
Votes: 9,505
92. Perfume (2018)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Thriller
When a singer is found murdered, with her scent glands excised from her body, detectives probe a group of friends who attended boarding school with her.
Stars: Friederike Becht, August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Natalia Belitski
Votes: 10,137
93. How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
To win back the love of his life, a high school student and his best friend launch Europe's largest online drug business from their teenage bedroom.
Stars: Maximilian Mundt, Danilo Kamperidis, Lena Klenke, Damian Hardung
Votes: 39,808
94. Dark (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
Stars: Louis Hofmann, Karoline Eichhorn, Lisa Vicari, Maja Schöne
Votes: 444,016
95. Beat (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Beat works as a promoter in Berlin's most famous techno club and does not miss a party himself. The european secret services recruit him as an undercover insider. Soon, he discovers the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jannis Niewöhner, Karoline Herfurth, Christian Berkel, Alexander Fehling
Votes: 3,091
96. Toni Erdmann (2016)
R | 162 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Maren Ade | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl
Votes: 52,024 | Gross: $1.48M
97. Hardcover (2008)
88 min | Comedy, Crime
Christopher, 31, tolerably good-looking but frustrated single and proud owner of a little Renault car, is dreaming of a celebrated career as an author. But he is stuck on writing dime ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Zübert | Stars: Lucas Gregorowicz, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Justus von Dohnányi, Anna Dereszowska
Votes: 574
98. Serdar Somuncu: Der Hassprediger - Hardcore Live! (2011 Video)
97 min | Comedy
Director: Serdar Somuncu | Star: Serdar Somuncu
Votes: 48
99. The Silence (2010)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Claudia Michelsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Sass
Votes: 8,168 | Gross: $0.10M
100. All About Me (2018)
100 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Dramatised origin story of one of Germany's most beloved contemporary comedians.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Julius Weckauf, Luise Heyer, Sönke Möhring, Hedi Kriegeskotte
Votes: 4,997
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