Most Popular German-Language Feature Films
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The Lives of Others
(2006) 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. Dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck With: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch Drama | Thriller |
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Downfall
(2004) 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. Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel With: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes Biography | Drama | History | War |
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Hell
(2011) In the not too distant future, people struggle to survive their greatest enemy, the sun. Dir: Tim Fehlbaum With: Hannah Herzsprung, Stipe Erceg, Angela Winkler Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller |
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M
(1931) When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut Film-Noir | Thriller |
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Das Boot
(1981) The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. Dir: Wolfgang Petersen With: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann Action | Drama | History | Thriller | War |
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Head-On
(2004) In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life... Dir: Fatih Akin With: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck Drama | Romance |
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Metropolis
(1927) 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. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich Drama | Sci-Fi 153 mins. |
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Das Experiment
(2001) The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab... Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel With: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski Drama | Thriller |
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The Wave
(2008) A high school teacher's unusual 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. Dir: Dennis Gansel With: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt Drama | Thriller 107 mins. |
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Woman in Love
(2011) An actor's career takes a "Tootsie"-like turn when he lets himself be cast as a woman in a movie. Dir: Detlev Buck With: Matthias Schweighöfer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Detlev Buck Comedy 108 mins. |










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