Here we've displayed a list of the best Germany films : Shoah(1985), M(1931), Secret Lives: Hidden Children & Their Rescuers During WWII(2002), The Boat(1981), The Great Escape(1963), Downfall(2004), Faust(1926), Rush(2013), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1919), Wings of Desire(1987), Little Dieter Needs to Fly(1997), Stalag 17(1953) ... ...
Documentary, War, Drama, History
France|UK
1985
561 Minutes
Simon Srebnik Michael Podchlebnik Richard Glazar Rudolf Vrba Inge Deutschkron Filip Müller
victim survivor nazi bystander guard brooding shocking disturbing auschwitz germany ghetto poland holocaust nazism horrors of war concentration camp fall discovery 1980s
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1931
99 Minutes
Peter Lorre Ellen Widmann Inge Landgut Otto Wernicke Gustaf Gründgens Theodor Loos Georg John Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
murderer cop criminal creepy dark tense thrilling germany city murder fugitives crime manhunt pursuit mystery fall 1930s
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Documentary
USA
2002
72 Minutes
child parent activist soldier survivor sad inspiring germany eastern europe foster home holocaust nazism protection surrogacy family world war ii wretched excess growing up escape 2000s
Through interviews we meet some of the people who risked their lives to hide Jewish children during World War II and how this experience has continued to affect the survivors.
War, Drama
West Germany
1981
150 Minutes
Jürgen Prochnow Herbert Grönemeyer Klaus Wennemann Hubertus Bengsch Martin Semmelrogge Bernd Tauber Erwin Leder Martin May Heinz Hoenig Uwe Ochsenknecht
captain reporter sailor soldier tense somber thrilling submarine underwater germany battle fatigue world war ii disillusionment military quest pursuit 1940s
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
War, Drama
USA
1963
172 Minutes
Steve McQueen James Garner Richard Attenborough Charles Bronson James Donald Donald Pleasence James Coburn David McCallum Gordon Jackson John Leyton Angus Lennie
military officer soldier prisoner nazi cheeky engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful germany pow camp escape deception confinement dangerous assignment prison rebellion escape quest pursuit
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
War, Drama, History
Germany|Austria|Italy
2004
154 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Alexandra Maria Lara Corinna Harfouch Ulrich Matthes Juliane Köhler Heino Ferch Christian Berkel Matthias Habich Thomas Kretschmann Ulrich Noethen Gotz Otto
dictator eva braun josef goebbels wife secretary nazi frightening bleak fascinating shocking germany berlin bunker office world war ii adolf hitler disillusionment traudl junge paranoia defeat
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.
Drama
Germany
1926
117 Minutes
Gösta Ekman Emil Jannings Camilla Horn Yvette Guilbert William Dieterle
alchemist angel demon dark melodramatic creepy germany aging redemption deception greed fall sacrifice love middle ages
The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
Action, Drama
UK|Germany|USA
2013
123 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Daniel Brühl Olivia Wilde Alexandra Maria Lara Pierfrancesco Favino David Calder Natalie Dormer Stephen Mangan Christian McKay Julian Rhind-Tutt Alistair Petrie
race car driver intense confident thrilling racetrack car japan germany grand prix race car driving rivalry rivalry 1970s
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Horror
Germany
1919
69 Minutes
Werner Krauss Conrad Veidt Lil Dagover Friedrich Feher Rudolf Lettinger Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Rudolf Klein-Rogge
doctor woman man sleepwalker dark creepy eerie striking germany village murder madness kidnapping hypnosis pursuit discovery fall 1910s
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Fantasy
West Germany|France
1987
128 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Solveig Dommartin Otto Sander Curt Bois Lajos Kovács Elmar Wilms Sigurd Rachman
angel circus performer actor elderly person heartwarming tender inspiring emotional berlin germany church love aspirations miracles hope transformation sacrifice forbidden love 1980s
An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.
Documentary
Germany|UK|France
1997
80 Minutes
pilot villager soldier filmmaker inspiring powerful quirky thailand laos jungle california household germany dieter dengler werner herzog aviation prisoners of war vietnam war escape underdog
German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Viet Cong, recreating many events for the camera.
War
USA
1953
120 Minutes
William Holden Otto Preminger Robert Strauss Don Taylor Harvey Lembeck Richard Erdman Peter Graves Neville Brand Sig Ruman Michael Moore Peter Baldwin
prisoner of war spy guard pilot sergeant nazi engaging gripping suspenseful tense germany prison camp world war ii prisoners of war loyalty imprisonment escape mystery quest 1940s
When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German P.O.W. camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Drama
West Germany
1974
110 Minutes
Rudiger Vogler Yella Rottlander Elisabeth Kreuzer Edda Kochl Didi Petrikat Ernest Boehm
journalist single mother little girl gripping germany travel photography wim wenders pursuit 1970s
A German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.
War
USA
1930
105 Minutes
Lew Ayres Louis Wolheim John Wray Raymond Griffith Slim Summerville Russell Gleason William Bakewell Scott Kolk Walter Rogers Ben Alexander Owen Davis Jr.
soldier teacher drillmaster student military officer dark brutal profound germany school boot camp trading post trenches world war i patriotism horrors of war growing up adventure 1910s
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1922
195 Minutes
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Alfred Abel Aud Egede Nissen Gertrude Welcker Bernhard Goetzke Robert Forster-Larrinaga Paul Richter Georg John Grete Berger Julius Falkenstein Lydia Potechina
villain criminal inspector wealthy man engaging melodramatic berlin germany deception murder crime pursuit adventure mystery 1920s
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|Czech Republic|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Roman Griffin Davis Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie Scarlett Johansson Taika Waititi Sam Rockwell Rebel Wilson Alfie Allen Stephen Merchant Archie Yates Luke Brandon Field Sam Haygarth
boy hitler imaginary friend jewish child mother hitler youth amusing witty winsome hysterical heartwarming engaging germany outdoors family home world war ii change of heart friendship hiding discovery
A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1922
93 Minutes
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Aud Egede Nissen Gertrude Welcker Alfred Abel Bernhard Goetzke Paul Richter
criminal hypnotist gambler police detective businessman murderer dark intricate suspenseful thrilling nightclub city berlin police station asylum germany crime mind control psychiatry business
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Drama
Germany
1929
96 Minutes
Louise Brooks Fritz Rasp Josef Rovenský Sybille Schmitz Valeska Gert Edith Meinhard
young woman chemist assistant mother director friend dark tense profound germany pharmacy apartment reform school brothel mansion rape prostitution father/daughter relationship friendship redemption
After falling pregnant to a pharmacist and refusing to marry, a young woman is thrown from her home and sent to a strict girls' reform school.
Drama
West Germany
1976
176 Minutes
Rudiger Vogler Hanns Zischler Elisabeth Kreuzer Rudolf Schündler Marquard Bohm Dieter Traier Franziska Stömmer Patric Kreuzer
pediatrician repairman touching calm creative germany small town movie theater truck cinema history male bonding road trip pop culture adventure 1970s
A traveling projection-equipment mechanic works in Western Germany along the East-German border, visiting worn-out theatres. He meets with a depressed young man whose marriage has just broken up, and the two decide to travel together.
Drama
Germany|Turkey|Italy
2007
122 Minutes
Nurgül Yesilçay Baki Davrak Tuncel Kurtiz Hanna Schygulla Nursel Köse Patrycia Ziolkowska Gürsoy Gemec Gengiz Daner
activist father prostitute girlfriend son crafty dense profound germany turkey istanbul religious persecution activism family dysfunction love pursuit metamorphosis 2000s
A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.
War, Drama
Germany|Austria|France|Italy|Canada
2009
144 Minutes
Christian Friedel Leonie Benesch Ulrich Tukur Ursina Lardi Burghart Klaußner Steffi Kühnert Josef Bierbichler Gabriela-Maria Schmeide Rainer Bock Susanne Lothar Maria-Victoria Dragus
child pastor doctor father teacher baron bleak uneasy disheartening dark village germany church house school mill punishment small-town life religion dominance
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?
Drama
UK|USA
2008
94 Minutes
David Thewlis Vera Farmiga Rupert Friend Asa Butterfield Jack Scanlon Amber Beattie Cara Horgan Richard Johnson Sheila Hancock David Hayman Jim Norton
commander son jew mother sister bleak engaging touching germany concentration camp awakening holocaust compassion religious persecution friendship discovery transformation growing up 1940s
Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
Drama
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Robert Young Frank Morgan Robert Stack Bonita Granville Irene Rich William T. Orr Maria Ouspenskaya Gene Reynolds Russell Hicks
professor daughter soldier activist tense moving gutsy rousing germany austria family home world war ii nazism persecution fascism freedom escape transformation rescue 1930s
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1976
115 Minutes
Giancarlo Giannini Fernando Rey Shirley Stoler Elena Fiore Piero Di Iorio Enzo Vitale Roberto Herlitzka Lucio Amelio
thug sister psychiatrist nazi commandant wife soldier witty dark disheartening family home pow camp naples, italy germany asylum survival world war ii seduction collaboration family honor fall
The defense of honor, a strong value in Neapolitan society, and its effects on the life of everyman Pasquale Frafuso.
Drama
West Germany
1978
120 Minutes
Hanna Schygulla Klaus Löwitsch Ivan Desny Gisela Uhlen Elisabeth Trissenaar Gottfried John Hark Bohm George Byrd Claus Holm Gunter Lamprecht Anton Schiersner
woman soldier husband industrialist intense sad somber emotional engaging germany bar train station war love devotion struggle sacrifice fall love 1940s
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.
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Andrew Marton John Wayne Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Peter Lawford Richard Burton Richard Beymer Jeffrey Hunter
soldiers sailor general parachutist powerful rousing patriotic spectacular france germany england world war ii adolf hitler armed conflict d-day quest sacrifice rivalry 1940s
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Drama
West Germany
1975
123 Minutes
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Peter Chatel Karl Boehm Harry Baer Adrian Hoven Ulla Jacobsson Christiane Maybach
carnival worker con artist businessperson soldier dark bleak disheartening disturbing germany munich deception class distinctions homosexuality money theft greed love fall pursuit 1970s
A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.
Musical, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2001
95 Minutes
John Cameron Mitchell Michael Carmen Pitt Miriam Shor Stephen Trask Theodore Liscinski Rob Campbell Michael Aranov Andrea Martin Ben Mayer-Goodman Alberta Watson Gene Pyrz
transsexual rocker musician band member manager husband creative quirky unrestrained germany kansas times square sex change rock 'n' roll abandonment acceptance betrayal underdog transformation 2000s
A gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
Comedy
USA
1983
84 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow Garrett M. Brown John Buckwalter Marvin Chatinover Stanley Swerdlow Howard Erskine Michael Jeter Mary Louise Wilson Alice Beardsley Ellen Garrison
patient doctor psychiatrist man love interest quirky playful amusing party hospital new york city germany fame love media medicine historical events rise love transformation
"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.
Documentary
Germany|France|UK|USA
2011
104 Minutes
Malou Airaudo Regina Advento Ruth Amarante Jorge Puerta Rainer Behr Andrey Berezin Bénédicte Billet Ales Cucek
dancer woman choreographer thrilling striking engaging offbeat dance studio stage germany dance choreography pursuit 2010s
A tribute to the late German choreographer, Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.