Here we've displayed a list of the best German films : Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport(2000), Fury(2014), Beyond the Hills(2012), Camp 14: Total Control Zone(2012), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse(1921), Almanya - Welcome to Germany(2011), John Rabe(2009), Sky Without Stars(1955), The King's Choice(2016), In the Fade(2017), Habermann(2010), The Architects(1990) ... ...
Documentary
UK|USA
2000
122 Minutes
Alexander Gordon
jew child german czech foster child british man bleak chilling england foster home germany czechoslovakia austria world war ii refugees adoption nazis kindertransport holocaust escape
The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Germany in the late 1930s.
War, Drama, History
USA|China|UK
2014
134 Minutes
Brad Pitt Shia LaBeouf Logan Lerman Michael Peña Jon Bernthal Jason Isaacs Brad Henke Jim Parrack Xavier Samuel Scott Eastwood Kevin Vance
sergeant soldier crew member nazi commander german brooding confident cool germany england france battlefield united states tank world war ii survival courage nazi hunting friendship
A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
Drama
Romania|France|Belgium
2012
150 Minutes
Valeriu Andriuta Liliana Mocanu Doru Ana Cosmina Stratan Cristina Flutur Dana Tapalaga Catalina Harabagiu Gina Tandura Vica Agache Nora Covali Dionisie Vitcu
orphan best friend nun german romanian young woman engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming gripping thrilling orphanage germany romania church relationships friendship religion religious beliefs
The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.
Documentary, Biography
Germany|South Korea
2012
104 Minutes
death north korean german dark labor camp reeducation camp escape control forced labor escape
Shin Dong-Huyk was born on November 19, 1983 as a political prisoner in a North Korean re-education camp. He was a child of two prisoners who had been married by order of the wardens. He ... See full summary »
War
USA
1921
132 Minutes
Rudolph Valentino Alice Terry Pomeroy Cannon Joseph Swickard Brinsley Shaw Alan Hale Bridgetta Clark Mabel Van Buren Nigel de Brulier
landowner german frenchman grandson soldier married woman melodramatic rousing striking passionate argentina paris berlin ranch castle battlefield world war i family ties disapproval affair
An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2011
101 Minutes
Vedat Erincin Fahri Ögün Yardim Lilay Huser Demet Gül Aykut Kayacik Aycan Vardar Siir Eloglu Aliya Artuc
man turkish man german migrant worker amusing witty touching germany turkey identity self-discovery journey culture cliché adventure discovery pursuit 1960s
The story of three generations of a Turkish immigrant family.
War, Biography, Drama, History
France|China|Germany
2009
134 Minutes
Ulrich Tukur Daniel Brühl Steve Buscemi Anne Consigny Jingchu Zhang Dagmar Manzel Teruyuki Kagawa Mathias Herrmann Tetta Sugimoto Akira Emoto Gottfried John
german merchant civilian gripping plant protection siege safety rivalry 19th century
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Drama, Romance
West Germany
1955
105 Minutes
Eva Kotthaus Erik Schumann Horst Buchholz Georg Thomalla Gustav Knuth Camilla Spira Erich Ponto Lucie Höflich Siegfried Lowitz Otto Wernicke Wolfgang Neuss
german woman son border patrol officer love interest great-grandmother emotional melodramatic engaging heartwarming passionate charming east germany germany west germany border mother/son relationship east/west clash family relationships father/son relationship
A border police officer helps a woman cross between West and East Germany with her son. Despite being increasingly united by love, the distance between them increases as border security tightens.
War, Drama, History
Norway|Sweden|Denmark|Ireland
2016
133 Minutes
Jesper Christensen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tuva Novotny Karl Markovics Katharina Schüttler Ketil Høegh Gerald Pettersen Hans Jacob Sand Erik Hivju Rolf Kristian Larsen Jan Frostad
king soldier german german officer bleak inspiring moving emotional frightening norway oslo invasion war difficult choices difficult decision dignity royalty king courage sacrifice
April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|France
2017
105 Minutes
Diane Kruger Denis Moschitto Johannes Krisch Samia Chancrin Numan Acar Ulrich Tukur Rafael Santana Ulrich Brandhoff Laurens Walter
mother grieving mother terrorist murderer murder victim son husband german sad shocking intense tense germany court workplace family home city terrorism extremism revenge
Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Drama, Romance, War
Germany|Czech Republic|Austria
2010
104 Minutes
Mark Waschke Karel Roden Ben Becker Hannah Herzsprung Radek Holub Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht Zuzana Kronerová Jan Hrusínský Franziska Weisz Andrej Hryc Oldrich Kaiser
german german soldier man young woman love interest war hero engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping emotional melodramatic germany world war ii war heroes relationships danger fighting evil german occupation revenge
A mill owner in the Sudetenland and his family's lives are changed as Europe heats up in 1938.
Drama
East Germany
1990
102 Minutes
Kurt Naumann Rita Feldmeier Uta Eisold Jurgen Watzke Ute Lubosch Catherine Stoyan Christoph Engel Werner Dissel Wolfgang Greese Hans-Joachim Hegewald
architect man competitor builder german engaging charming melodramatic moving creative fascinating germany building berlin architecture high expectations success lifetime achievement money adventure
The architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives his first challenging and lucrative commission: to design a cultural center for a satellite town in East-Berlin. He ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1974
106 Minutes
Edward Woodward Eric Porter Carl Mohner Catherine Schell Peter Egan Russell Hunter
spy secret agent assassin german british intelligence agent colonel suspenseful confident engaging england germany secret service assassination spying discovery mystery pursuit sacrifice transformation 1970s
David Callan top agent/assassin for the S.I.S., was forced to retire because he had lost his nerve. Now, Callan is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a ... See full summary »
Drama
Germany|Bulgaria|Austria
2017
120 Minutes
Meinhard Neumann Reinhardt Wetrek Syuleyman Alilov Letifov Veneta Fragnova Viara Borisova Kevin Bashev Aliosman Deliev Momchil Sinanov Robert Gawellek
construction worker german local rival foreigner stranger brooding engaging gripping profound shocking bulgaria construction site rural community outdoors small town cultural differences strangers companionship understanding
German construction workers building a dam near a Bulgarian village interact with the locals, and soon the troubles arise both with the locals and among themselves.
Adventure
UK|USA
1965
119 Minutes
Stuart Whitman Susannah York Stanley Baker Harry Andrews Theodore Bikel Nigel Davenport Barry Lowe
engineer divorcée pilot german leader survivor wild suspenseful shocking south africa jungle survival violence wild animals plane crash power struggle escape rivalry revenge rescue
After a small aircraft crashes in the Kalahari Desert, one of the seven passengers decides that his survival chances would increase if he would eliminate the other men in the group.
Drama, History
France|Germany|Spain
2002
170 Minutes
Jacques Gamblin Denis Podalydès Christian Berkel Marie Gillain Charlotte Kady Marie Desgranges Maria Pitarresi Thierry Gibault Philippe Morier-Genoud Christophe Odent Ged Marlon
resistance fighter assistant director screenwriter german wife brother emotional rousing paris train tracks occupied france film set jean aurenche jean devaivre german occupation world war ii french film industry nazis rivalry sacrifice
In occupied France, German-run Continental Films calls the shots in the movie business. Assistant director and Resistance activist Jean Devaivre works for Continental, where he can get "in ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
France
2003
114 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Gérard Depardieu Virginie Ledoyen Yvan Attal Gregori Derangere Peter Coyote Jean-Marc Stehle Nicolas Vaude Aurore Clément Xavier De Guillebon Édith Scob
actress government official prisoner german writer student charming witty spirited bordeaux, france hotel theater prison paris german occupation relationships love interest death world war ii discovery
An actress, a writer, a student, and a government worker band together in an effort to escape Paris as the Nazis move into the city.
Drama
UK|USA
1999
76 Minutes
Jo Vukelich Jeffrey Golden Marilyn White John Schneider
narrator german immigrant outlaw arsonist mentally ill person dreamy eerie chilling fascinating wisconsin small town black river falls small-town life epidemic financial troubles murder insanity suicide wretched excess
A series of grisly events that took place in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, between 1890 and 1900 are dramatized.
Drama, War, Comedy
Germany|Luxembourg|Belgium|France
2017
102 Minutes
Moritz Bleibtreu Antje Traue Tim Seyfi Mark Ivanir Anatole Taubman Hans Löw Pál Mácsai Vaclav Jakoubek Joachim Paul Assböck Joel Basman Harvey Friedman
german jew jewish man american agent war criminal amusing hilarious witty engaging playful charming germany postwar germany money jewish people investigation relationships adventure discovery
David Berman and his friends, all Holocaust survivors, have only one purpose: to go to America as soon as possible. For this they need money. Close to his aim, David is not only deprived of his savings but also overtaken by his shady past.
Mystery & Thriller, War
USA
1955
117 Minutes
John Wayne Lana Turner David Farrar Lyle Bettger Tab Hunter James Arness Wilton Graff Richard Davalos John Qualen Paul Fix Luis Van Rooten
sea captain german spy nazi british officer commander suspenseful rousing australia ship south pacific port dangerous assignment world war ii espionage military nazism moral dilemma pursuit escape
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
Drama, Romance
Germany
2019
128 Minutes
Emilia Schüle Dennis Mojen Ken Duken Svenja Jung Nikolai Kinski Anatole Taubman Heiner Lauterbach Lenn Kudrjawizki Milton Welsh
german dancer frenchwoman love interest beautiful woman film producer charming endearing engaging heartwarming emotional melodramatic germany east germany film set east/west clash dancing romance filmmaking attraction
A romantic drama set in 1961 that follows a young studio extra's ambitious efforts to reunite with the French girl he loves after being separated by the construction of the Berlin Wall.
Documentary
Germany
2014
88 Minutes
mariachi german filmmaker emotional mexico city life women musicians transformation
In the macho world of Mariachi music, only very few women can hold their own. A snapshot of life, death and the things in between - seen from a bird's-eye perspective.
Comedy
Germany
2009
94 Minutes
Jan Henrik Stahlberg Marcus Mittermeier Christoph Kottenkamp Marta McGonagle Asli Bayram Iris Lohninger Nadine Aurel Charles Arthur Berg Jewel Blackfeather Cherese
german pop star christian amusing hollywood united states career life travel love
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1965
97 Minutes
Alec Guinness Michael Connors Robert Redford Anita Hoefer Mady Rahl Paul Dahlke Paul Wolff John Briley Elisabeth Von Molo Carola Regnier
pilot german american soldier clerk prisoner of war amusing witty charming small town germany bomb shelter cellar airplane loneliness friendship schemes world war ii capture behind enemy lines
During WW2, a lonely German air-raid warden captures two downed American airmen and keeps them prisoner in his basement way past the end of the war.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany|Australia
2008
91 Minutes
Jonathan Tucker Jena Malone Laura Ramsey Shawn Ashmore Joe Anderson Dimitri Baveas Jesse Ramirez Luis Ramos
american man girlfriend friend german brother mayan chilling dark gory suspenseful frightening brutal resort bus pyramid beach truck dig site vacation supernatural
A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.
Action
Germany
1996
99 Minutes
Katja Riemann Hannes Jaenicke Heinz Hoenig Daniela Amavia Guido Foehrweisser Werner Daehn Christoph M. Ohrt
cab driver russian mobster terrorist german sultry frenetic crafty gripping berlin taxi marriage of convenience double-cross sex appeal family business unlikely romance escape pursuit 1990s
Ella is just an ordinary cab-driver in Berlin, Germany. One day she meets Aleksej, a young Russian guy, who offers her DM 100.000 should she decide to marry him formally. Ella first delays ... See full summary »
Adventure, Action
UK
1979
102 Minutes
Roger Moore Telly Savalas David Niven Claudia Cardinale Richard Roundtree Stefanie Powers Sonny Bono Elliott Gould William Holden
german american soldier prostitute greek person archaeologist chef patriotic brash amusing pow camp greece island brothel monastery mountain world war ii prisoners of war theft nazis unlikely allies
A World War II adventure, involving a group of Allied P.O.W.s, Nazis, black market priceless art treasures, Greek resistance, a Greek monastery, and a secret German rocket base.
Drama
West Germany|USA
1954
95 Minutes
Anne Baxter Steve Cochran Lyle Bettger George Nader Jay C. Flippen Helene Stanley Adi Berber
carnival barker carnival worker diver german young girl suitor melodramatic sultry dark munich germany carnival backstage hospital performance love triangle fame accidental death change of lifestyle rivalry
An American carnival in Germany sets the scene for sin, sex and melodrama.
Fantasy
UK|USA
1975
91 Minutes
Doug McClure Susan Penhaligon John McEnery Keith Barron Anthony Ainley Godfrey James Bobby Farr Declan Mulholland Colin Farrell Ben Howard Roy Holder
sailor soldier captain pretty woman german suspenseful engaging thrilling island jungle submarine village lost world stranded survival unlikely allies dinosaurs rivalry escape 1910s
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
UK|Italy|West Germany|France|Austria
1951
86 Minutes
Bonar Colleano Wolfgang Staudte Geza von Cziffra Barbara Kelly Gina Lollobrigida Anne Vernon Karin Himbold Lily Kahn Danny Green
pilot editor brother woman german italian engaging tense united states london air field paris rome berlin amnesia world war ii magazine publicity romance journey
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks... See full summary »