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1. Attention, Papa Arrives! (1991)

89 min | Comedy, Family

After ordering enough typewriting paper for 40 years, just to get discount, Heinrich Lohse is forced to retire. The former manager has plenty of time now to spend with his wife and their 16... See full summary »

Directors: Vicco von Bülow, Renate Westphal-Lorenz | Stars: Evelyn Hamann, Vicco von Bülow, Irm Hermann, Hans-Peter Korff

Votes: 5,946

2. The Donkey, the Table & the Stick (I) (1956)

79 min | Family, Fantasy

A tailor sends his sons away. They each learn a trade and receive a special gift from their teacher. The oldest son gets a table that can set itself, the middle a donkey that can produce gold, and the youngest a club.

Director: Jürgen von Alten | Stars: Rolf Bollmann, Hans Elwenspoek, Louise Hinné, Margarete Henning-Roth

Votes: 91

3. König Drosselbart (1965)

74 min | Fantasy

Tale of the capricious princess. Adapting the Tales of the Brothers Grimm "King Thrushbeard".

Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Karin Ugowski, Manfred Krug, Martin Flörchinger, Evamaria Heyse

Votes: 285

4. Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (1979)

70 min | Family, Fantasy

Screen version of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm about two sisters - Schneeweißchen and Rosenrot, who with their love saved Princes Michael and Andreas from the evil spells of the Mountain Spirit

Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Julie Juristová, Katrin Martin, Pavel Trávnícek, Bodo Wolf

Votes: 459

5. Die Geschichte von der Gänseprinzessin und ihrem treuen Pferd Falada (1989)

79 min | Family, Fantasy

Princess Aurinia goes with her maid Lisa to the castle of King Ewald, his son Ivo, to whom she is promised as a wife. On the way, Lisa forces the princess into a role reversal, her secret plan is that she herself wants to be queen.

Director: Konrad Petzold | Stars: Dana Morávková, Alexander Höchst, Eberhard Mellies, Silvia Mißbach

Votes: 192

6. Bergkristall (2004)

92 min | Drama

Two siblings try to find a rock crystal in order to bring together their parents who are from villages that are at enmity with each other.

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Dana Vávrová, Daniel Morgenroth, François Goeske, Josefina Vilsmaier

Votes: 235

7. Downfall (2004)

R | 156 min | Biography, Drama, History

82 Metascore

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.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler

Votes: 375,291 | Gross: $5.51M

8. Trace of Stones (1966)

139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A film about living and working conditions in the GDR of the 1960s, including a little love story, of course.

Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Manfred Krug, Krystyna Stypulkowska, Jutta Hoffmann, Eberhard Esche

Votes: 981

9. 7 Zwerge (2004)

95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The Seven Dwarves live deep within a female-free-zone of the Enchanted Forest, but they cannot resist the innocent charms of Snow White when she enters their world. So when the evil queen (Nina Hagen) abducts her, it is up to the dwarves to save her life.

Director: Sven Unterwaldt Jr. | Stars: Otto Waalkes, Mirco Nontschew, Boris Aljinovic, Markus Majowski

Votes: 6,402

10. Manitou's Shoe (2001)

87 min | Comedy, Western

The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.

Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Michael Herbig, Christian Tramitz, Marie Bäumer, Sky du Mont

Votes: 20,279

11. (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)

87 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Three hundred years in the future, Mars is colonized by humans, and their leader, Regulator Rogul, plans to conquer Earth.

Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian, Christian Tramitz, Anja Kling

Votes: 16,777

12. Der Wixxer (2004)

85 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clues lead the detectives to Blackwhite Castle.

Director: Tobi Baumann | Stars: Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Thomas Fritsch, Tanja Wenzel

Votes: 9,171

13. The Vexxer (2007)

98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The Vexxer is back. The notorious criminal mastermind wants to murder seven people in one day. Inspectors Even Longer and Very Long will do everything in their power to stop the Vexxer.

Directors: Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert | Stars: Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Joachim Fuchsberger, Christiane Paul

Votes: 5,356

14. Krabat (2008)

120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: David Kross, Christian Redl, Daniel Brühl, Robert Stadlober

Votes: 6,854

15. The Experiment (2001)

R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller

59 Metascore

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: 96,103 | Gross: $0.14M

16. The Lives of Others (2006)

R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

89 Metascore

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: 410,577 | Gross: $11.29M

17. The Door (2009)

103 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A successful artist loses control of his life after his young daughter's death. A chance for a new start appears, but all is not what it seems.

Director: Anno Saul | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwarz, Valeria Eisenbart, Thomas Thieme

Votes: 6,356

18. The White Ribbon (2009)

R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

84 Metascore

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?

Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur

Votes: 77,669 | Gross: $2.22M

19. Hui Buh: Das Schlossgespenst (2006)

103 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Five hundred years ago, Hui Buh cheated in a card game, thus was turned into a ghost by thunder lighting. For all this time, he has lived in the castle alone without anyone to scare. Until ... See full summary »

Director: Sebastian Niemann | Stars: Michael Herbig, Christoph Maria Herbst, Heike Makatsch, Ellenie Salvo González

Votes: 3,242

20. Ruby Red (2013)

122 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

On her 16th birthday, Gwendolyn Shepherd finds out that instead of her cousin, she has inherited a rare gene that allows her to travel through time.

Director: Felix Fuchssteiner | Stars: Josefine Preuß, Florian Bartholomäi, Uwe Kockisch, Johannes Silberschneider

Votes: 8,266

21. The Most Beautiful Day (2016)

113 min | Comedy, Drama

Andi and Benno are terminally ill, but before it comes to an end for both, they want to experience the greatest day.

Director: Florian David Fitz | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Rainer Bock

Votes: 4,304

22. The Manny (2015)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Young industrialist Clemens Klina doesn't have time for his children and accidentally hires a man who actually came to him, seeking revenge, as a nanny for them.

Directors: Matthias Schweighöfer, Torsten Künstler | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Milan Peschel, Paula Hartmann, Arved Friese

Votes: 2,278

23. Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)

119 min | Comedy

A comedy that follows an ex-convict who lands a position at a school that sits over the spot where money from one of his earlier robberies was stashed.

Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Karoline Herfurth, Katja Riemann, Jana Pallaske

Votes: 31,700

24. Mara and the Firebringer (2015)

90 min | Drama, Fantasy

Mara Lorbeer, a fifteen year old girl, finds out that she has to save the world because the Norse god Loki is threatening to break free of his chains.

Director: Tommy Krappweis | Stars: Lilian Prent, Jan Josef Liefers, Esther Schweins, Christoph Maria Herbst

Votes: 713

25. Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015)

115 min | Comedy

Mr. Müller and his class are taking a school trip to Thailand to strengthen the reputation of their school.

Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Jella Haase, Karoline Herfurth, Katja Riemann

Votes: 14,593

26. Bullyparade: The Movie (2017)

100 min | Comedy

Feature film adaptation of the German sketch comedy show, in which comedians present five parodies of popular films.

Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Michael Herbig, Christian Tramitz, Rick Kavanian, Sky du Mont

Votes: 3,704

27. In the Fade (2017)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

65 Metascore

Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.

Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Numan Acar, Adam Bousdoukos, Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto

Votes: 35,640 | Gross: $0.32M

28. Rush (I) (2013)

R | 123 min | Action, Biography, Drama

74 Metascore

The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara

Votes: 513,813 | Gross: $26.95M

29. Only God Can Judge Me (2017)

100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a botched robbery attempt five years ago, Ricky went to jail for his brother Rafael and his buddy Latif. Now that he is back out of jail, Latif wants to show his gratitude: he says he... See full summary »

Director: Özgür Yildirim | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr, Edin Hasanovic, Peter Simonischek

Votes: 2,422

30. 3 Days in Quiberon (2018)

115 min | Drama

In a rehab clinic Romy Schneider gives her last interview to two journalists. Three days, driven by romantic desire, professional ambition and the urge for living.

Director: Emily Atef | Stars: Marie Bäumer, Birgit Minichmayr, Charly Hübner, Robert Gwisdek

Votes: 1,547

31. 303 (2018)

145 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two university students, Jule and Jan, leave Berlin together in an old camper on a road trip south, but for different reasons.

Director: Hans Weingartner | Stars: Mala Emde, Anton Spieker, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Thomas Schmuckert

Votes: 8,889

32. Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018)

130 min | Biography, Drama

Against many odds, Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera" becomes a phenomenal success. The film industry picks up the scent and seeks to make the master direct a film version of his "play... See full summary »

Director: Joachim Lang | Stars: Lars Eidinger, Tobias Moretti, Hannah Herzsprung, Joachim Król

Votes: 711

33. Cut Off (2018)

132 min | Action, Crime, Horror

Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.

Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Fahri Yardim

Votes: 7,674

34. Woman in Love (2011)

108 min | Comedy

An actor's career takes a "Tootsie"-like turn when he lets himself be cast as a woman in a movie.

Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Alexandra Maria Lara, Jenny Moore, Dejan Bucin, Gerd Pape

Votes: 3,674

35. Frantz (2016)

PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, History, Romance

73 Metascore

In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious Frenchman who visits the fiancé's grave to lay flowers.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Ernst Stötzner, Marie Gruber

Votes: 17,451 | Gross: $0.88M

36. How About Adolf? (2018)

91 min | Comedy

Stephan (Christoph Maria Herbst) and his wife Elisabeth (Caroline Peters) organize a dinner in their house in Bonn. Invited are family friend René (Justus von Dohnányi), Thomas (Florian ... See full summary »

Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Christoph Maria Herbst, Florian David Fitz, Caroline Peters, Justus von Dohnányi

Votes: 7,640

37. The Fearless Four (1997)

Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The popular children's tale about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster who are on their way to the slaughterhouse when they get a lucky break and escape.

Directors: Michael Coldewey, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Jürgen Richter | Stars: Mario Adorf, Hartmut Engler, Bernd Schramm, Sandra Schwarzhaupt

Votes: 344

38. Peterchens Mondfahrt (1990)

80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

After Sumsemann the beetle loses one of his arms to a troll, he invites brother and sister Peterchen and Annaliese to join him on a journey to the moon in a quest to retrieve his lost arm.

Director: Wolfgang Urchs | Stars: André Schmidtsdorf, Nathalie del Castillo, Manfred Lichtenfeld, Friedrich W. Bauschulte

Votes: 357

39. Werner - Beinhart! (1990)

93 min | Action, Animation, Comedy

Broesel has to make a Werner animation film but right now he has no real ideas for new stories. Thus he simply draws some stories from Werner's youth.

Directors: Gerhard Hahn, Niki List, Michael Schaack | Stars: Klaus Büchner, Andi Feldmann, Kulle Westphal, Rötger Feldmann

Votes: 6,232

40. Pianomania (2009)

Unrated | 93 min | Documentary, Music

67 Metascore

Pianomania follows Stefan Knüpfer, a piano tuner from Steinway and his famous clients Lang Lang, Brendel, Buchbinder and Pierre-Laurent Aimard as they search for the perfect pitch. Truly an... See full summary »

Directors: Robert Cibis, Lilian Franck | Stars: Stephan Knüpfer, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Láng Lang, Till Fellner

Votes: 439 | Gross: $0.05M

41. Der schweigende Engel (1954)

94 min | Drama

Purely by chance, ballet superstar Sylvia Verena discovers that Angelika Helmer has real talent. The child, however, cannot speak and hasn't been able to since falling down as a young child.

Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Josefin Kipper, Robert Freitag, Gustav Waldau, Alice Treff

Votes: 46

42. Trautmann (2018)

120 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

52 Metascore

The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.

Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller | Stars: David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw, Harry Melling

Votes: 6,426

43. The Miracle of Bern (2003)

118 min | Drama, Sport

A young boy from a working class family in post-war Germany struggles with his estranged father returning from war captivity, while a friend of his plays for the German National Soccer Team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.

Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Lucas Gregorowicz

Votes: 7,479

44. The Golden Glove (2019)

Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

38 Metascore

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Jonas Dassler, Vasiliki Georgina Pseimada, Christine Jensen, Greta Sophie Schmidt

Votes: 18,256

45. Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht! (2009)

96 min | Comedy

When Jan decides to marry his girlfriend Sara, he is not aware of his opponent: her father, an Italian patriarch. Antonio won't hear of a wedding anywhere else than in Campobello, his ... See full summary »

Director: Neele Leana Vollmar | Stars: Christian Ulmen, Mina Tander, Lino Banfi, Maren Kroymann

Votes: 2,248

46. Froschkönig (1988)

65 min | Fantasy, Romance

Fairytale in which a princess fails to keep her promises and is taught a lesson.

Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Jana Mattukat, Jens-Uwe Bogadtke, Peter Sodann, Franziska Glöss-Ebermann

Votes: 116

47. Our Daily Bread (1949)

99 min | Drama

A story about a family after the Second World War. The petty bourgeois cashier Karl Weber of Berlin observes from a distance how his son Ernst participates in the building of a new ... See full summary »

Director: Slatan Dudow | Stars: Viktoria von Ballasko, Paul Bildt, Harry Hindemith, Paul Edwin Roth

Votes: 58

48. Look Who's Back (2015)

Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Adolf Hitler wakes up in the 21st century. He quickly gains media attention, but while Germany finds him hilarious and charming, Hitler makes some serious observations about society.

Director: David Wnendt | Stars: Oliver Masucci, Thomas M. Köppl, Marc-Marvin Israel, David Gebigke

Votes: 49,653

49. The Girl Rosemarie (1996 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A historical drama set in the 1950s, based on real-life events. Rosemarie Nitribitt comes out of a remand center, runs away from her foster parents, and ends up working as a barmaid in a ... See full summary »

Director: Bernd Eichinger | Stars: Nina Hoss, Heiner Lauterbach, Mathieu Carrière, Hannelore Elsner

Votes: 597 | Gross: $0.00M

50. Summer Storm (2004)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

51 Metascore

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: 14,501 | Gross: $0.10M

51. Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)

R | 93 min | Comedy

Thrown out by his girlfriend from her apartment, Axel lives for a while with Norbert, a gay man he met some days before.

Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Til Schweiger, Katja Riemann, Joachim Król, Rufus Beck

Votes: 6,417 | Gross: $0.37M

52. Goodbye Berlin (2016)

93 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Two young teenage boys steal a car and embark on a road trip that will probably change their lives.

Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Tristan Göbel, Aniya Wendel, Justina Humpf, Paul Busche

Votes: 11,033

53. Das Boot (1981)

R | 149 min | Drama, War

85 Metascore

A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch

Votes: 264,396 | Gross: $11.49M

54. Patong Girl (2014)

95 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Young German Boy on holiday falls in love with beautiful thai girl. Movie is a nice little gem with a twist.

Director: Susanna Salonen | Stars: Aisawanya Areyawattana, Max Mauff, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Uwe Preuss

Votes: 404

55. Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen (1994)

98 min | Comedy, Family

10 years ago Wolf and Sabine Palfy got divorced. Since then, their daughter Charlie grew up with her father, and her twin sister Louise lived with her mother. They never knew anything about... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Fritzi Eichhorn, Floriane Eichhorn, Heiner Lauterbach, Corinna Harfouch

Votes: 699

57. Das doppelte Lottchen (1950)

105 min | Family, Comedy

Based on Erich Kästner's famous book about two identical-looking girls who meet at summer camp, realize that they're twin sisters, and plan to switch homes for a while.

Director: Josef von Báky | Stars: Antje Weisgerber, Peter Mosbacher, Jutta Günther, Isa Günther

Votes: 619

58. Christiane F. (1981)

R | 138 min | Biography, Drama

A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski

Votes: 29,427

59. Erkan & Stefan (2000)

87 min | Comedy

Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: John Friedmann, Florian Simbeck, Alexandra Neldel, Manfred Zapatka

Votes: 2,334

60. The Harmonists (1997)

R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The film chronicles the rise and fall of Germany's most famous a capella group, the Comedian Harmonists, in 1930s Germany.

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Heinrich Schafmeister

Votes: 3,615 | Gross: $0.48M

61. Rabbit Without Ears (2007)

116 min | Comedy, Romance

Rainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months; he's released on probation but must work at a local daycare center for 300 hours. He meets Anna, who has unfinished business with him.

Director: Til Schweiger | Stars: Til Schweiger, Nora Tschirner, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alwara Höfels

Votes: 18,655

62. The Mysterious Magician (1964)

95 min | Crime, Mystery

The sister of the criminal named "Hexer" is murdered. Scotland Yard Inspector Higgins believes that the criminal will surface to take his revenge and plans to set a trap to finally capture him. However, bodies soon start piling up.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Heinz Drache, Sophie Hardy, Siegfried Lowitz

Votes: 1,616

63. The Horror of Blackwood Castle (1968)

PG | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Scotland Yard must discover why people are being murdered by a monstrous dog at Blackwood Castle.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Heinz Drache, Karin Baal, Horst Tappert, Siegfried Schürenberg

Votes: 674

64. Gorilla Gang (1968)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Scotland Yard goes after a gang that drowns its victims for their insurance money.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Horst Tappert, Uschi Glas, Uwe Friedrichsen, Hubert von Meyerinck

Votes: 466

65. Isi & Ossi (2020)

TV-MA | 113 min | Comedy, Romance

To realize their culinary and boxing dreams, the daughter of a billionaire forms a mutually beneficial alliance with the son of a struggling single mom.

Director: Oliver Kienle | Stars: Livia Renner, Lisa Vicari, Christina Hecke, Hans-Jochen Wagner

Votes: 9,816

66. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family

Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe

Votes: 11,646

67. Král Drozdia brada (1984)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A fairy-tale about a beautiful but very haughty princess Anna who cruelly mocks each of her suitors. Finally she is forced by the king to marry a beggar. The poor life, hard work and love ... See full summary »

Director: Miloslav Luther | Stars: Adriana Tarábková, Lukás Vaculík, Maria Schell, Gerhard Olschewski

Votes: 334

68. The Last Pedestrian (1960)

87 min | Comedy, Musical

Heinz Erhardt wanders through the Black Forest as a photographer for a magazine. On the train he meets a young girl who from now on does not leave his side.

Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Heinz Erhardt, Christine Kaufmann, Käthe Haack, Ernst Waldow

Votes: 379

69. A Jar Full of Life (2018)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

After her adventurous brother dies in a car crash, a neurotic, broke girl, who can't choose, what to do with her life, goes on the adventure, he wasn't able to take - the Antarctic.

Director: Florian Ross | Stars: Marc Benjamin, Ilka Bessin, Adam Bousdoukos, Gerda Böken

Votes: 591

70. The NeverEnding Story (1984)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

46 Metascore

A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Gerald McRaney

Votes: 156,998 | Gross: $20.16M

71. The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)

PG | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

30 Metascore

A young boy with a distant father enters a world of make-believe and magic through a portal within an antique book.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp

Votes: 27,542 | Gross: $17.37M

72. Kolyma: Road of Bones (2017)

86 min | Documentary

Kolyma is a long highway that stretches through the deepest Russian North-east. It was the epicentre of the Soviet prison camp system. Millions of people built them and lived there under ... See full summary »

Director: Stanislaw Mucha | Star: Stanislaw Mucha

Votes: 83

73. Kohlhiesels Töchter (1962)

96 min | Comedy

Landlord Kohlhiesel has two daughters that couldn't be more different: Liesel, the older one, is a clumsy hoyden; Gretel (Gritli), the younger, is pretty and charming. Gretel wants to marry... See full summary »

Director: Axel von Ambesser | Stars: Liselotte Pulver, Helmut Schmid, Dietmar Schönherr, Peter Vogel

Votes: 328

74. Wenn du bei mir bist (1970)

101 min | Comedy, Romance, Music

Flight captain Schneider and his crew are given the assignment in Munich to take over a repaired aircraft in Bangkok, Thailand, and fly back to Germany.

Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Roy Black, Zienia Merton, Angelica Ott, Peter Carsten

Votes: 91

75. Womb (2010)

Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

48 Metascore

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Director: Benedek Fliegauf | Stars: Eva Green, Matt Smith, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight

Votes: 15,192

76. System Crasher (2019)

125 min | Drama

89 Metascore

9-year-old Benni is a toss-up between institutions that cannot tackle her outbursts. She wants to move in with her mother, but she can not handle her wild daughter. After Micha is hired Benni slowly opens up and attaches herself to him.

Director: Nora Fingscheidt | Stars: Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister

Votes: 14,783

77. The Murder Farm (2009)

93 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

On a remote farm an entire family is murdered.

Director: Bettina Oberli | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Monica Bleibtreu, Volker Bruch, Filip Peeters

Votes: 1,134

78. Colonia (2015)

R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

33 Metascore

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.

Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey

Votes: 57,184

79. The People Vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

61 Metascore

The story of the man who brought high-ranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice.

Director: Lars Kraume | Stars: Burghart Klaußner, Ronald Zehrfeld, Lilith Stangenberg, Jörg Schüttauf

Votes: 6,120 | Gross: $0.28M

80. The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)

82 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

In their first cinematic adventure, Apache chief Winnetou and mountain man Old Shatterhand pursue a gang of murderous outlaws who will stop at nothing to find the legendary treasure of Silver Lake.

Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Pierre Brice, Lex Barker, Herbert Lom, Götz George

Votes: 3,626

81. The Sinister Monk (1965)

87 min | Mystery, Thriller

A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.

Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Karin Dor, Harald Leipnitz, Siegfried Lowitz, Siegfried Schürenberg

Votes: 742

82. This Crazy Heart (2017)

104 min | Comedy, Drama

An irresponsible man is forced by his father to take care of one of his ailing patients.

Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Philip Schwarz, Nadine Wrietz, Uwe Preuss

Votes: 3,698

83. Freaks: You're One of Us (2020)

TV-MA | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Tipped by a mysterious tramp, a meek fry cook discovers she has superpowers -- and uncovers an unsavory, vast conspiracy.

Director: Felix Binder | Stars: Cornelia Gröschel, Tim Oliver Schultz, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Nina Kunzendorf

Votes: 6,873

84. Sealed Lips (2018)

108 min | Drama

After her return from a Russian Gulag, Antonia is forced to keep her horrible experiences secret in favor of the new socialistic GDR. When she can't conceal the past despite much effort, her newly regained freedom is taken away once again.

Director: Bernd Böhlich | Stars: Alexandra Maria Lara, Robert Stadlober, Stefan Kurt, Barbara Schnitzler

Votes: 462

85. Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

68 Metascore

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: 152,663 | Gross: $4.06M

86. Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017)

120 min | Comedy

A bank robber becomes a teacher after being released from prison and finds himself at the center of a number of crazy adventures.

Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Jella Haase, Sandra Hüller, Katja Riemann

Votes: 7,311

87. Bloodsuckers - A Marxist Vampire Comedy (2021)

125 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A penniless Soviet refugee falls in love with an eccentric young vampiress spending the summer at the seaside with her awkward servant. A Marxist vampire comedy.

Director: Julian Radlmaier | Stars: Aleksandre Koberidze, Lilith Stangenberg, Alexander Herbst, Kirill Adibekov

Votes: 382

88. Center of My World (2016)

Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Romance

After a summer spent with his his best friend Kat to escape his family, Phil goes back to school and starts to question his feelings towards Nicholas, a new classmate.

Director: Jakob M. Erwa | Stars: Louis Hofmann, Jannik Schümann, Sabine Timoteo, Ada Philine Stappenbeck

Votes: 7,236

89. Family Affairs (2022)

87 min | Comedy

It should have been a harmonious reunion on Lanzarote, but no sooner do the couple Stephan and Elisabeth and the new parents Thomas and Anna arrive at the family home than new quarrels break out in the Böttcher family.

Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Iris Berben, Christoph Maria Herbst, Florian David Fitz, Caroline Peters

Votes: 1,438

90. My Best Fiend (1999)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography

70 Metascore

The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Eva Mattes

Votes: 12,198 | Gross: $0.10M

92. Godless Youth (2017)

114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

German students compete to enter one of the country's elite schools.

Director: Alain Gsponer | Stars: Jannis Niewöhner, Fahri Yardim, Emilia Schüle, Alicia von Rittberg

Votes: 1,889

93. What You Can See from here (2022)

103 min | Drama

Luise grew up with her grandmother Selma in a remote village in the Westerwald. Selma has a special gift, because she can foresee death. Whenever an okapi appears to her in a dream, someone in the village dies the next day.

Director: Aron Lehmann | Stars: Johannes Allmayer, Jasin Challah, Heidi Ecks, Golo Euler

Votes: 561

94. 100 Things (2018)

111 min | Comedy, Drama

Best friends Toni and Paul decide to relinquish all of their belongings for 100 days, taking back one item per day. During this challenge, the two realize that the only thing they cannot be... See full summary »

Director: Florian David Fitz | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Matthias Schweighöfer, Miriam Stein, Hannelore Elsner

Votes: 6,936

95. I'm Your Man (2021)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

78 Metascore

In order to obtain research funds for her studies, a scientist accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment: for three weeks, she is to live with a humanoid robot, created to make her happy.

Director: Maria Schrader | Stars: Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens, Sandra Hüller, Hans Löw

Votes: 12,631

96. Oh Sh*t! (2020)

8 min | Short, Comedy

Oh Sh*t follows 27 year old Maggie on a date at her crush's apartment. When she suddenly gets her period, she rushes to the bathroom -- where she finds herself confronted with a monster that's been living in her head for far too long.

Director: Elsa van Damke | Stars: Jane Chirwa, Jonas Lauenstein

Votes: 21

97. Kleptomami (2017)

10 min | Short, Comedy

A film about the absurdities of today's mummyhood.

Director: Pola Beck | Stars: Dela Dabulamanzi, Anja Haverland, Monika Oschek, Sebastian Schwarz

Votes: 61

99. Die Wahrheit (2021)

10 min | Short, Drama

In 2020, state measures to contain the corona pandemic will drive numerous citizens onto the streets. At demos in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, they vent their anger in front of ... See full summary »

Director: Matthias Luthardt

100. Hot Dog (I) (2019)

8 min | Short, Comedy

Hannah, in a love-hate relationship with her vagina, chronicles how her sexuality has changed over time. Like that one moment when she discovered the vibration function of her PlayStation controller.

Directors: Alma Buddecke, Marleen Valien | Stars: Lena Klenke, Alfredo Zermini

Votes: 160



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