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1. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
R | 153 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 1,587,660 | Gross: $120.54M
2. Salt (2010)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 330,372 | Gross: $118.31M
3. The King's Man (2021)
R | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Harris Dickinson
Votes: 174,041 | Gross: $37.18M
4. Allied (2016)
R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Vincent Ebrahim
Votes: 170,040 | Gross: $40.10M
5. 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: 47,219 | Gross: $5.48M
6. Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
PG-13 | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History
A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.
Director: Christian Schwochow | Stars: George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons, Liv Lisa Fries
Votes: 35,974
7. A Hidden Life (2019)
PG-13 | 174 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser
Votes: 28,249
8. The Command (2018)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster is followed by governmental negligence. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, August Diehl
Votes: 21,489
9. Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
R | 111 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Swiss Professor Raimund Gregorius abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Mélanie Laurent, Jack Huston, Martina Gedeck
Votes: 20,808
10. 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: 10,156
11. Pagan Peak (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellie Stocker and Gedeon Winter have become bitter enemies. A ritual murder leads to the formation of a German-Austrian Soko and forces the two opponents to investigate together.
Stars: Matthias Hack, Julia Jentsch, Nicholas Ofczarek, Rony Herman
Votes: 9,558
12. Documentary Now! (2015– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy
"Documentary Now!" parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Deb Hiett
Votes: 8,009
13. 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: 7,294
14. The Young Karl Marx (2017)
Not Rated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early years of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Jenny Marx, between Paris, Brussels and London.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: August Diehl, Stefan Konarske, Vicky Krieps, Olivier Gourmet
Votes: 7,293 | Gross: $0.13M
15. A Woman in Berlin (2008)
Unrated | 131 min | Biography, Drama, History
A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II.
Director: Max Färberböck | Stars: Nina Hoss, Evgeniy Sidikhin, Irm Hermann, Rüdiger Vogler
Votes: 7,053 | Gross: $0.29M
16. The Emperor of Paris (2018)
TV-MA | 120 min | Adventure, Crime, History
Vidocq escapes captivity in 1805; years later he's a fabric merchant in Paris under an alias. He makes a deal of amnesty for catching criminals. He builds an efficient team of ex-cons to catch or kill them.
Director: Jean-François Richet | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Patrick Chesnais, August Diehl, Olga Kurylenko
Votes: 6,136
17. The Last Vermeer (2019)
R | 118 min | Drama, War
An artist is suspected of selling a valuable painting to the Nazis, but there is more to the story than meets the eye.
Director: Dan Friedkin | Stars: Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, Roland Møller
Votes: 5,767
18. Mouth to Mouth (2005)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
Young runaway Sherry meets the radical street collective Spark. Together they experience the group's giddy thrills as well as its punishing manipulations, as Sherry's journey to paradise begins to sour.
Director: Alison Murray | Stars: Elliot Page, Natasha Wightman, August Diehl, Beatrice Brown
Votes: 4,434
19. Love in Thoughts (2004)
89 min | Drama, Romance
A posthumous look at the last days of Guenther's life as he, his best friend, and his sister let loose on a four-day binge of alcohol, drugs, and sex.
Director: Achim von Borries | Stars: Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Anna Maria Mühe, Jana Pallaske
Votes: 4,286
20. 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: 3,950
21. Tattoo (I) (2002)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Two police detectives, a grizzled veteran and one fresh-faced rookie, hunt a ritualistic serial killer murdering people with tattoos and skinning them.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: August Diehl, Christian Redl, Nadeshda Brennicke, Johan Leysen
Votes: 3,299
22. Furia (2021– )
51 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Asgeir and Ragna get entangled in a web of radical right-wing groups and followers - sending them on a journey from the fjords of Norway to a Berlin preparing for Germany's election.
Stars: Ine Marie Wilmann, Pål Sverre Hagen, Hallvard Holmen, Nina Kunzendorf
Votes: 2,784
23. Love the Hard Way (2001)
R | 104 min | Drama, Crime, Romance
The story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved.
Director: Peter Sehr | Stars: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl
Votes: 2,576 | Gross: $0.04M
24. The Master and Margarita (2023)
157 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A writer's novel is banned and play canceled. He then conceives a satirical novel where a devil-like character metaphorically revenges those responsible. Knowing it cannot be published, his muse Margarita pushes him to write it anyway.
Director: Michael Lockshin | Stars: August Diehl, Yulia Snigir, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Claes Bang
Votes: 2,560
25. Lichter (2003)
105 min | Drama
This movie reflects on the situation around the border between Poland and Germany. The fate of many single characters creates a picture of life in this region: Some Ukrainians want to cross... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: Andrzej Górak, Anna Yanovskaya, Sergey Frolov, Bartek Wójtowicz
Votes: 2,108
26. The Ninth Day (2004)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl, Hilmar Thate, Bibiana Beglau
Votes: 1,949 | Gross: $0.07M
27. The Birdcatcher (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A Jewish girl, Esther, forced to conceal her true identity by pretending to be boy on a Nazi-Norwegian farm, plots her escape. The challenge of keeping her true identity a secret leads to a series of choices and consequences.
Director: Ross Clarke | Stars: Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Arthur Hakalahti, Jakob Cedergren, Laura Birn
Votes: 1,918
28. Plan A (2021)
109 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In 1945, a group of Jewish holocaust survivors planned to poison the water system in Germany. The film tells the dangerous and bold secret-operation which was called - Plan A.
Directors: Doron Paz, Yoav Paz | Stars: August Diehl, Sylvia Hoeks, Michael Aloni, Nikolai Kinski
Votes: 1,720
29. The Perfumier (2022)
TV-MA | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police detective tries to get back her boyfriend as well as her sense of smell, as she gets help from a perfume maker who uses deadly methods to find the perfect fragrance.
Director: Nils Willbrandt | Stars: Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, August Diehl, Robert Finster, Cornelia Heyse
Votes: 1,686
30. Buddenbrooks (2008)
151 min | Drama
In the 1840s, Lübeck is a dominating commercial town on the Baltic coast, and the Buddenbrooks are among the town's first families. Consul Jean Buddenbrook has two sons, Thomas and ... See full summary »
Director: Heinrich Breloer | Stars: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, Jessica Schwarz, August Diehl
Votes: 1,570
31. Frau Ella (2013)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man kidnaps an 87-year-old woman to escape his looming fatherhood and instead finds what's important about life.
Director: Markus Goller | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Ruth-Maria Kubitschek, August Diehl, Anna Bederke
Votes: 1,508
32. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,413
33. Close to the Enemy (2016)
59 min | Drama
A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.
Stars: Jim Sturgess, Lucy Ward, Charlotte Riley, August Diehl
Votes: 1,309
34. The Coming Days (2010)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, the dreams of three adult siblings living in Germany are fractured by difficult romantic relationships and their unwitting involvement with an underground organization ... See full summary »
Director: Lars Kraume | Stars: Bernadette Heerwagen, Daniel Brühl, August Diehl, Johanna Wokalek
Votes: 1,309
35. If Not Us, Who? (2011)
124 min | Biography, Drama
West Germany, early 1960s. Star crossed lovers Bern and Gudrun begin a life long affair in the stifling atmosphere of provincial Germany. Setting out to challenge the establishment they ... See full summary »
Director: Andres Veiel | Stars: August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling, Thomas Thieme
Votes: 1,307
36. Come What May (2015)
R | 114 min | Drama, War
A German communist flees to Northern France with his son. German troops follow May 1940. The son flees with the village towards Dieppe at the English Channel, as does the separated dad, joined by a Scottish officer.
Director: Christian Carion | Stars: August Diehl, Olivier Gourmet, Mathilde Seigner, Alice Isaaz
Votes: 1,253 | Gross: $0.03M
37. Camp 14: Total Control Zone (2012)
106 min | Documentary, Biography
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 »
Director: Marc Wiese | Stars: Dong-Hyuk Shin, Oh Yangnam, Hyuk Kwon, August Diehl
Votes: 1,164
38. Slumming (2006)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two yuppies play mean tricks on one another until one joke has fatal consequences.
Director: Michael Glawogger | Stars: Paulus Manker, August Diehl, Michael Ostrowski, Pia Hierzegger
Votes: 869
39. Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995–2004)
60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Celebrity talk show hosted by "Dirty Harry" Schmidt.
Stars: Harald Schmidt, Helmut Zerlett, Nathalie Licard, Peter Rütten
Votes: 820
40. Dark Inclusion (2016)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama
A revenge thriller in which, following his estranged father's death, a man vows vengeance against his relatives who had abandoned him and returns to the family diamond business with an elaborate robbery in mind.
Director: Arthur Harari | Stars: Niels Schneider, August Diehl, Abdel-Hafed Benotman, Hans Peter Cloos
Votes: 798
41. Confession of a Child of the Century (2012)
TV-MA | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Paris, 1830: Octave, betrayed by his mistress, sinks into despair and debauchery. His father's death leads him to the country where he meets Brigitte, a widow who is ten years his elder. ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvie Verheyde | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pete Doherty, August Diehl, Lily Cole
Votes: 665
42. Bauhaus - A New Era (2019)
45 min | Drama, History, Romance
The year is 1919, the Great War is over, and Dörte Helm becomes part of a group of young artists and revolutionaries who evolve from the Lost to the Golden Generation. The series introduces... See full summary »
Stars: August Diehl, Anna Maria Mühe, Trine Dyrholm, Valerie Pachner
Votes: 574
43. Shores of Hope (2012)
116 min | Drama
The dream of two young men to become sailors collides with the harsh realities of life in East Germany.
Director: Toke Constantin Hebbeln | Stars: Alexander Fehling, August Diehl, Ronald Zehrfeld, Thao Vu
Votes: 563
44.
Perfume (2018)
Episode:
Ambra
(2018)
TV-MA | Drama, Thriller
As police investigate the bizarre and brutal murder of alluring singer Katharina Läufer, five of her former classmates reunite at her funeral.
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Friederike Becht, August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Natalia Belitski
Votes: 553
45.
Perfume (2018)
Episode:
Skatol
(2018)
TV-MA | Drama, Thriller
A missing persons case linked to the boarding school is reopened. When the friends play a strange game, tensions between Butsche and Roman boil over.
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Friederike Becht, August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Natalia Belitski
Votes: 492
46. I Am the Other Woman (2006)
104 min | Drama
A successful engineer recognizes a lawyer at a business meeting as the prostitute he spent the previous night with (despite being engaged). Based on a novel by Peter Märthesheimer, who also wrote scripts for Rainer Maria Fassbinder.
Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Katja Riemann, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Karin Dor, August Diehl
Votes: 482
47. Nothing But Ghosts (2006)
120 min | Drama
Episodes about different stages of relationships: from flirtation to falling out of love.
Director: Martin Gypkens | Stars: August Diehl, Chiara Schoras, Fritzi Haberlandt, Janek Rieke
Votes: 440
48.
Perfume (2018)
Episode:
Synthese
(2018)
TV-MA | Drama, Thriller
The detectives make a gruesome discovery. At the brothel, Butsche bonds with Pearl's daughter, Elsie. Nadja learns about the group's shared obsession.
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Friederike Becht, August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Natalia Belitski
Votes: 435
49.
Perfume (2018)
Episode:
Die dritte Substanz
(2018)
TV-MA | Drama, Thriller
Butsche visits Elena for help with Elsie, angering Roman once again. Nadja drops a bomb on Grünberg and tests a provocative hypothesis about Katharina.
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Friederike Becht, August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Natalia Belitski
Votes: 424
50.
Perfume (2018)
Episode:
Herzakkord
(2018)
TV-MA | Drama, Thriller
Elena seeks safety in an unlikely place, Roman exacts revenge, and secrets from the past surface as Nadja interviews Merten Brodmann's mother.
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Friederike Becht, August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Natalia Belitski
Votes: 410