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German Crime Films

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German Crime Films
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  • Laia Costa in Victoria (2015)

    1. Victoria

    20152h 18mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.6 (65K)
    A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
    DirectorSebastian SchipperStarsLaia CostaFrederick LauFranz Rogowski
  • Jonas Dassler in The Golden Glove (2019)

    2. The Golden Glove

    20191h 55mNot Rated38Metascore
    6.7 (20K)
    A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
    DirectorFatih AkinStarsJonas DasslerVasiliki Georgina PseimadaChristine Jensen
  • Aus dem Nichts (2016)

    3. Aus dem Nichts

    20161h 30m
    7.1 (307)
    "From Nothing" - Can non-energy be generated from empty space-off? In the 1920s, Carl Schappeller claims to be able to develop a mechanism -a machine-by means of which a hitherto unexplored form of energy-the space energy-can be made available. He mobilizes a large following. The Catholic Church, the former German imperial family, the English navy and numerous private individuals are among his supporters, who support him with millions.
    DirectorAngela SummerederStarsGottfried BreitfussTim BreyvogelToby Grotz
  • Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)

    4. Run Lola Run

    19981h 20mR79Metascore
    7.6 (213K)
    After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
    DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert Knaup
  • The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

    5. The Baader Meinhof Complex

    20082h 30mR76Metascore
    7.3 (41K)
    A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
    DirectorUli EdelStarsMartina GedeckMoritz BleibtreuJohanna Wokalek
  • The Silence (2010)

    6. The Silence

    20101h 58mNot Rated72Metascore
    6.9 (8.6K)
    13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
    DirectorBaran bo OdarStarsUlrich ThomsenClaudia MichelsenWotan Wilke Möhring
  • Til Schweiger and Jan Josef Liefers in Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

    7. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

    19971h 27mNot Rated
    7.8 (35K)
    Two terminally ill patients escape from a hospital, steal a car and rush towards the sea.
    DirectorThomas JahnStarsTil SchweigerJan Josef LiefersThierry van Werveke
  • The Counterfeiters (2007)

    8. The Counterfeiters

    20071h 39mR78Metascore
    7.5 (48K)
    The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II.
    DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsKarl MarkovicsAugust DiehlDevid Striesow
  • Vier gegen die Bank (2016)

    9. Vier gegen die Bank

    20161h 36m
    5.8 (3.7K)
    Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsTil SchweigerMatthias SchweighöferMichael Herbig
  • Xenia Assenza, Reza Brojerdi, and Erkan Acar in Snowflake (2017)

    10. Snowflake

    20172h 1m
    6.3 (1.4K)
    Hunting down the murderer of their families in an anarchic Berlin of the near future, the outlaws Tan and Javid find themselves trapped in the wicked fairytale of a mysterious screenplay that entangles them in a vicious circle of revenge - apparently all written by a clueless dentist.
    DirectorsAdolfo J. KolmererWilliam B. JamesStarsReza BrojerdiErkan AcarAlexander Wolf
  • Godless Youth (2017)

    11. Godless Youth

    20171h 54m
    5.7 (1.9K)
    German students compete to enter one of the country's elite schools.
    DirectorAlain GsponerStarsJannis NiewöhnerFahri YardimEmilia Schüle
  • André Hennicke in Antibodies (2005)

    12. Antibodies

    20052h 7mNot Rated57Metascore
    6.9 (9.3K)
    Wanted for a long time, serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police raid. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him and finds out more than he is looking for.
    DirectorChristian AlvartStarsNorman ReedusChristian von AsterAndré Hennicke
  • Daniel the Wizard (2004)

    13. Daniel the Wizard

    20041h 21mNot Rated
    1.2 (15K)
    Evil assassins want to kill Daniel Kublbock, the third runner up for the German Idols.
    DirectorUlli LommelStarsDaniel KüblböckUlli LommelRudolf Waldemar Brem
  • Moritz Bleibtreu, Fahri Yardim, Lars Eidinger, and Jasna Fritzi Bauer in Cut Off (2018)

    14. Cut Off

    20182h 12m
    6.5 (8.2K)
    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.
    DirectorChristian AlvartStarsMoritz BleibtreuJasna Fritzi BauerLars Eidinger
  • Ein ganz normaler Tag (2019)

    15. Ein ganz normaler Tag

    20191h 30mTV Movie
    6.5 (54)
    Youngsters Kevin and Mike beat up a fellow passenger on a tram. The male victim lies in a coma. There were plenty of witnesses, but no one wants to admit to having seen anything.
    DirectorBen VerbongStarsSonja GerhardtStephanie AmarellBéla Gabor Lenz
  • Jonas Nay and Saskia Rosendahl in We Are Young. We Are Strong. (2014)

    16. We Are Young. We Are Strong.

    20142h 3m
    7.0 (2.4K)
    People from different walks of life in the German city of Rostock intersect when a rampaging mob besieges a residential building occupied by Vietnamese immigrants.
    DirectorBurhan QurbaniStarsJonas NayTrang Le HongDevid Striesow
  • Kida Khodr Ramadan, Jannis Niewöhner, Samuel Schneider, Ella Rumpf, Uisenma Borchu, and Stefanie Giesinger in Asphaltgorillas (2018)

    17. Asphaltgorillas

    20181h 43m
    5.6 (703)
    A gangster in Berlin tries to change his fate.
    DirectorDetlev BuckStarsSamuel SchneiderElla RumpfJannis Niewöhner
  • Sweethearts (2019)

    18. Sweethearts

    20191h 47m
    5.8 (1.2K)
    Forced together by fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery, professional criminal Mel and her easily-panicked hostage Franny are in a race against time. Soon pursued by a relentless detective and the greedy Berlin underworld, the mismatched pair are left with no other choice than to work together.
    DirectorKaroline HerfurthStarsKaroline HerfurthHannah HerzsprungAnneke Kim Sarnau
  • Tim Bergmann and Sasa Kekez in Sasha (2010)

    19. Sasha

    20101h 42mNot Rated
    6.7 (1.5K)
    Sasha is a piano prodigy under pressure to gain admittance to a prestigious music school. What is really stressing Sasha is his emerging sexuality, plus his piano tutor is moving away, because Sasha is in love with him, and no one knows.
    DirectorDennis TodorovicStarsSasa KekezPredrag BjelacLjubisa Grujcic
  • Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)

    20. Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding

    19991h 50m
    7.5 (11K)
    A violent chain of events ensues as a jailed criminal arranges to buy a car from a shady car dealer, unaware that his partner in freedom has squandered most of the money from their last bank robbery on horse race betting.
    DirectorPeter ThorwarthStarsOliver KorittkeMarkus KnüfkenRalf Richter
  • Stereo (2014)

    21. Stereo

    20141h 38m
    6.5 (5.2K)
    The appearance of a mysterious, hooded man evokes Erik's sinister past.
    DirectorMaximilian ErlenweinStarsJürgen VogelMoritz BleibtreuPetra Schmidt-Schaller
  • The Child I Never Was (2002)

    22. The Child I Never Was

    20021h 26m59Metascore
    6.8 (658)
    The true-life story of 19-year-old Jürgen Bartsch, a German pedophile serial killer who murdered four boys, based on his correspondence, over the course of eight years, with German American author Paul Moor.
    DirectorKai S. PieckStarsTobias SchenkeSebastian UrzendowskyUlrike Bliefert
  • Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)

    23. Nothing Bad Can Happen

    20131h 50mNot Rated51Metascore
    6.9 (2.4K)
    Inspired by horrifying true events, Nothing Bad Can Happen follows Tore, a young lost soul involved with an underground Christian punk movement who falls in with a dysfunctional family who test his seemingly unwavering faith.
    DirectorKatrin GebbeStarsJulius FeldmeierSascha Alexander GersakAnnika Kuhl
  • Gun-Shy (2003)

    24. Gun-Shy

    20031h 45mUnrated
    6.5 (647)
    Dito Tsintsadze's drama focuses on a loner whose life changes dramatically, when he gets to know a beautiful, but strange girl. Lukas, a young man doing "meals on wheels" instead of military service, doesn't have many friends and leads a boring life, until he meets Isabella. The fascinating girl soon becomes his best friend, but Lukas learns she has a sexual relationship to her stepfather. Thus, he is obsessed with the idea of delivering Isabella by killing the man...
    DirectorDito TsintsadzeStarsFabian HinrichsLavinia WilsonJohan Leysen
  • Wild Mouse (2017)

    25. Wild Mouse

    20171h 43m
    6.7 (3K)
    When Georg loses his job, he conceals the fact from his younger wife Johanna, who wants a child with him. Instead, he embarks upon a campaign of revenge against his former boss and begins to renovate a roller-coaster with an old school friend.
    DirectorJosef HaderStarsJosef HaderPia HierzeggerGeorg Friedrich

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