German movies I loved most
by josh111111 | created - 28 Jan 2013 | updated - 23 Aug 2014 | PublicGerman movies, mostly young actors or directors
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1. 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: 57,649
2. 00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter (1994)
90 min | Comedy
Detective 00 Schneider has to return from retirement to catch a mad art collector.
Directors: Christoph Schlingensief, Helge Schneider | Stars: Helge Schneider, Helmut Körschgen, Andreas Kunze, Werner Abrolat
Votes: 2,685
3. Praxis Dr. Hasenbein (1997)
94 min | Comedy
An eccentric doctor tries as best he can to lead a pleasant life, despite the bad tricks played by the residents of an orphanage.
Director: Helge Schneider | Stars: Helge Schneider, Peter Berling, Andreas Kunze, Horst Mendroch
Votes: 1,964
4. 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: 2,545
5. 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: 40,426 | Gross: $0.27M
6. 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: 410,370 | Gross: $11.29M
7. Grave Decisions (2006)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Sebastian, an 11-year-old Bavarian boy, feels responsible for his mother's death, who died during his birth, and naively attempts multiple ways to reach immortality (procreation, reincarnation, sanctification) to prevent his tenure in hell
Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller | Stars: Markus Krojer, Fritz Karl, Jürgen Tonkel, Jule Ronstedt
Votes: 5,669
8. 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
9. 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: 152,613 | Gross: $4.06M
10. 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: 96,092 | Gross: $0.14M
11. Nichts bereuen (2001)
104 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
A recent high school grad still pines for an old classmate, and devises a stunt to get her attention.
Director: Benjamin Quabeck | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jessica Schwarz, Marie-Lou Sellem, Denis Moschitto
Votes: 1,282
12. Summer Storm (2004)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A close friendship between two crew teammates is tested when one slowly discovers he's gay and attracted to the other.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Miriam Morgenstern, Jürgen Tonkel
Votes: 14,497 | Gross: $0.10M
13. 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: 7,258
14. 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: 206,946 | Gross: $7.27M
15. 23 (1998)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
When the orphaned Karl Koch and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers, an acquaintance senses that there is money in computer cracking - and travels to east Berlin to try to contact the KGB.
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris, Jan-Gregor Kremp
Votes: 7,285
16. 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: 7,630
17. 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: 3,413
18. Beyond Silence (1996)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Music
Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice... See full summary »
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Sylvie Testud, Tatjana Trieb, Howie Seago, Emmanuelle Laborit
Votes: 4,585 | Gross: $0.17M
19. 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
20. Schwarze Schafe (2006)
94 min | Comedy
"Black Sheep" is about urban Berlin Lifestyle. About a bunch of hopeless losers, who are trying, to get the big money with the strangest plans. There is an Ex-Handmodel for Rolex, who wants... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Rihs | Stars: Jule Böwe, Milan Peschel, Jenny Deimling, Robert Lohr
Votes: 1,009
21. Muxmäuschenstill (2004)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
A pseudo documentary study of an archetypal German who tries to model his world according to his ideas of law and (sexual) order.
Director: Marcus Mittermeier | Stars: Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Fritz Roth, Wanda Perdelwitz, Markus von Lingen
Votes: 2,724
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