1 The Lives of Others (2006) ❧ Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 137· Germany· Drama, Thriller,· R A+ 96/100 Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Writer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck D.O.P. Hagen Bogdanski Composer Gabriel Yared, Stéphane Moucha Editor Patricia Rommel Language German Country Germany, France Runtime 137′ Percentile 98th
2 M (1931) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 111· Germany· Drama, Thriller, Crime,· PG-13 A+ 95/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou D.O.P. Fritz Arno Wagner Composer Null Editor Paul Falkenberg Language German Country Germany Runtime 111′ Percentile 97th
3 Downfall (2004) ❧ Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel 155· Germany· Drama, History, War,· R A 94/100 Director Oliver Hirschbiegel Writer Bernd Eichinger D.O.P. Rainer Klausmann Composer Stephan Zacharias Editor Hans Funck Language German Country Germany, Austria, Italy Runtime 155′ Percentile 96th
4 Victoria (2015) ❧ Dir. Sebastian Schipper 138· Germany· Crime, Thriller, Romance,· NR A 94/100 Director Sebastian Schipper Writer Sebastian Schipper, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Eike Frederik Schulz D.O.P. Sturla Brandth Grøvlen Composer Nils Frahm Editor Olivia Neergaard-Holm Language German Country Germany, USA Runtime 138′ Percentile 96th
5 Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1998) ❧ Dir. Werner Herzog 77· Germany· Documentary,· NR A 93/100 Director Werner Herzog Writer Werner Herzog D.O.P. Peter Zeitlinger Composer Null Editor Rainer Standke, Joe Bini, Glen Scantlebury Language English Country Germany, UK, France Runtime 77′ Percentile 95th
6 Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) ❧ Dir. Werner Herzog 95· Germany· History, Adventure, Drama,· NR A- 92/100 Director Werner Herzog Writer Werner Herzog D.O.P. Thomas Mauch Composer Popol Vuh Editor Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus Language German Country Germany Runtime 95′ Percentile 93rd
7 Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938) ❧ Dir. Leni Riefenstahl 127· Germany· Documentary,· NR A- 92/100 Director Leni Riefenstahl Writer Leni Riefenstahl D.O.P. Hans Scheib, Guzzi Lantschner, Kurt Neubert, Hans Ertl, Walter Frentz, Paul Holzki, Willy Hameister, Albert Kling, Hasso Hartnagel, Georg Lemke, Willy Zielke, Werner Hundhausen, C.A. Linke, Albert Schattmann, Hugo O. Schulze, Heinz von Jaworsky, Lagorio, Alexander von Lagorio, Otto Lantschner, Fritz von Friedl, Josef Dietze, Herbert Kebelmann, E. Epkins, Waldemar Lembke, Erich Nitzschmann, Albert Höcht, Leo Schwedler, W. Siehm, Ernst Sorge, Walter Hege, Leo de Laforgue, E. Lambertini, Andor von Bàrsy, Hans Karl Gottschalk, Wilfried Basse, Wolf Hart, Ernst Kunstmann, H. von Stwolinski, Leo De Lafrue, Carl Junghans, Richard Groschopp, Károly Vass, Sepp Ketterer, Wilhelm Schmidt, Alfred Siegert, Eberhard von der Heyden, Hugo von Kaweczynski Composer Herbert Windt, Walter Gronostay Editor Leni Riefenstahl Language German Country Germany Runtime 127′ Percentile 93rd
8 Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit (1938) ❧ Dir. Leni Riefenstahl 104· Germany· Documentary,· NR A- 92/100 Director Leni Riefenstahl Writer Leni Riefenstahl D.O.P. Willy Hameister, Albert Kling, Hans Scheib, Hugo von Kaweczynski, Wilfried Basse, Willy Zielke, Guzzi Lantschner, Károly Vass, Richard Groschopp, Walter Hege, Hugo O. Schulze, Andor von Bàrsy, Alexander von Lagorio, Leo De Lafrue, Werner Hundhausen, Heinz von Jaworsky, Kurt Neubert, Erich Nitzschmann, Walter Frentz, Ernst Kunstmann, Fritz von Friedl, Hans Karl Gottschalk, Otto Lantschner Composer Herbert Windt, Walter Gronostay Editor Leni Riefenstahl Language German Country Germany Runtime 104′ Percentile 93rd
9 The Last Laugh (1924) ❧ Dir. F. W. Murnau 90· Germany· Drama,· NR A- 91/100 Director F. W. Murnau Writer Carl Mayer D.O.P. Karl Freund Composer Giuseppe Becce Editor Elfi Böttrich Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 90′ Percentile 92nd
10 Das Boot (1981) ❧ Dir. Wolfgang Petersen 150· Germany· Drama, History, War,· R B+ 89/100 Director Wolfgang Petersen Writer Wolfgang Petersen, Dean Riesner D.O.P. Jost Vacano Composer Klaus Doldinger Editor Hannes Nikel Language German Country Germany Runtime 150′ Percentile 89th Viewings 2
11 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) ❧ Dir. Robert Wiene 77· Germany· Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime,· NR B+ 89/100 Director Robert Wiene Writer Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer D.O.P. Willy Hameister Composer Alfredo Antonini, Giuseppe Becce Editor Null Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 77′ Percentile 89th
12 Nosferatu (1922) ❧ Dir. F. W. Murnau 95· Germany· Horror, Fantasy,· NR B+ 87/100 Director F. W. Murnau Writer Henrik Galeen D.O.P. Fritz Arno Wagner, Günther Krampf Composer Hans Erdmann Editor Null Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 95′ Percentile 85th
13 Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) ❧ Dir. Werner Herzog 107· Germany· Drama, Horror,· PG B+ 86/100 Director Werner Herzog Writer Werner Herzog D.O.P. Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein Composer Florian Fricke, Charles Gounod, Richard Wagner, Popol Vuh Editor Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus Language German Country Germany, France Runtime 107′ Percentile 83rd
14 The Blue Angel (1930) ❧ Dir. Josef von Sternberg 108· Germany· Drama,· NR B 81/100 Director Josef von Sternberg Writer Carl Winston, Carl Zuckmayer, Karl Vollmöller, Josef von Sternberg, Robert Liebmann D.O.P. Günther Rittau, Hans Schneeberger Composer Friedrich Hollaender Editor Sam Winston, Walter Klee Language German Country Germany Runtime 108′ Percentile 72nd
15 Metropolis (1927) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 153· Germany· Drama, Science Fiction,· NR B- 79/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou D.O.P. Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann, Karl Freund Composer Gottfried Huppertz, Otto Harzner Editor Fritz Lang Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 153′ Percentile 67th
16 September 5 (2024) ❧ Dir. Tim Fehlbaum 94· Germany· Thriller, Drama, History,· R B- 79/100 Director Tim Fehlbaum Writer Tim Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder D.O.P. Markus Förderer Composer Lorenz Dangel Editor Hansjörg Weissbrich Language English Country Germany, USA Runtime 94′ Percentile 67th Watched 2/4/2025
17 Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020) ❧ Dir. Clive Oppenheimer, Werner Herzog 98· Germany· Documentary,· PG B- 78/100 Director Clive Oppenheimer, Werner Herzog Writer Werner Herzog D.O.P. Tore Vollan, Peter Zeitlinger, Richard Blanshard Composer Ernst Reijseger Editor Marco Capalbo Language English Country Germany, UK, USA Runtime 98′ Percentile 64th
18 Paracelsus (1943) ❧ Dir. G.W. Pabst 106· Germany· Drama, History,· NR B- 75/100 Director G.W. Pabst Writer Kurt Heuser D.O.P. Bruno Stephan Composer Herbert Windt Editor Lena Neumann Language German Country Germany Runtime 106′ Percentile 58th
19 Stalingrad (1993) ❧ Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier 134· Germany· Drama, History, War,· NR C 69/100 Director Joseph Vilsmaier Writer Joseph Vilsmaier, Jürgen Büscher, Johannes Heide D.O.P. Rolf Greim, Klaus Moderegger, Peter von Haller Composer Enjott Schneider Editor Hannes Nikel Language German Country Germany Runtime 134′ Percentile 45th
20 The Reader (2008) ❧ Dir. Stephen Daldry 124· Germany· Drama, Romance,· R C 69/100 Director Stephen Daldry Writer David Hare D.O.P. Chris Menges, Roger Deakins Composer Nico Muhly Editor Claire Simpson Language English Country Germany, USA Runtime 124′ Percentile 45th
21 Westfront 1918 (1930) ❧ Dir. G.W. Pabst 97· Germany· War, Drama,· NR C 68/100 Director G.W. Pabst Writer Ladislaus Vajda, Peter Martin Lampel D.O.P. Charles Métain, Fritz Arno Wagner Composer Alexander Laszlo Editor Marc Sorkin, W.L. Bagier, Jean Oser Language German Country Germany Runtime 97′ Percentile 42nd
22 All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) ❧ Dir. Edward Berger 147· Germany· War, History, Drama,· R C 68/100 Director Edward Berger Writer Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell, Edward Berger D.O.P. James Friend Composer Volker Bertelmann Editor Sven Budelmann Language German Country Germany Runtime 147′ Percentile 42nd
23 The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (1963) ❧ Dir. Harald Reinl 89· Germany· Crime, Thriller, Horror,· NR C 66/100 Director Harald Reinl Writer Gustav Kampendonk, Ladislas Fodor D.O.P. Ernst W. Kalinke Composer Oskar Sala Editor Walter Wischniewsky Language German Country Germany Runtime 89′ Percentile 38th
24 The Silence (2010) ❧ Dir. Baran bo Odar 118· Germany· Crime, Thriller, Drama,· NR C- 64/100 Director Baran bo Odar Writer Baran bo Odar D.O.P. Nikolaus Summerer Composer Michael Kamm, Kris Steininger Editor Robert Rzesacz Language German Country Germany Runtime 118′ Percentile 35th
25 Hitler's Hollywood (2017) ❧ Dir. Rüdiger Suchsland 100· Germany· Documentary, History,· NR C- 64/100 Director Rüdiger Suchsland Writer Rüdiger Suchsland D.O.P. Anne Bürger Composer Lorenz Dangel, Michael Hartmann Editor Ursula Pürrer Language German Country Germany Runtime 100′ Percentile 35th
26 To New Shores (1937) ❧ Dir. Douglas Sirk 106· Germany· Drama,· NR D+ 57/100 Director Douglas Sirk Writer Kurt Heuser, Douglas Sirk D.O.P. Franz Weihmayr Composer Ralph Benatzky Editor Milo Harbich Language German Country Germany Runtime 106′ Percentile 24th
27 La Habanera (1937) ❧ Dir. Douglas Sirk 98· Germany· Drama, Romance,· NR D+ 55/100 Director Douglas Sirk Writer Gerhard Menzel D.O.P. Franz Weihmayr Composer Lothar Brühne Editor Axel von Werner Language German Country Germany Runtime 98′ Percentile 21st
28 7500 (2020) ❧ Dir. Patrick Vollrath 94· Germany· Thriller, Drama,· R D 54/100 Director Patrick Vollrath Writer Patrick Vollrath D.O.P. Sebastian Thaler Composer Martin Rascher Editor Hansjörg Weissbrich Language English Country Germany, USA, Austria Runtime 94′ Percentile 20th
29 Moby Dick (2011) ❧ Dir. Mike Barker, Mark Barker 184· Germany· Drama,· NR D- 49/100 Director Mike Barker, Mark Barker Writer Nigel Williams D.O.P. Null Composer Richard G. Mitchell Editor Dean Soltys Language English Country Germany, Austria Runtime 184′ Percentile 15th Watched 2/4/2025
30 Titanic (1943) ❧ Dir. Werner Klingler, Herbert Selpin 88· Germany· Drama, History,· NR D- 47/100 Director Werner Klingler, Herbert Selpin Writer Herbert Selpin, Walter Zerlett-Olfenius D.O.P. Friedl Behn-Grund Composer Werner Eisbrenner Editor Friedel Buckow Language German Country Germany Runtime 88′ Percentile 13th
31 Undine (2020) ❧ Dir. Christian Petzold 90· Germany· Fantasy, Drama, Romance,· NR F 36/100 Director Christian Petzold Writer Christian Petzold D.O.P. Hans Fromm Composer Null Editor Bettina Böhler Language German Country Germany, France Runtime 90′ Percentile 8th
32 Nurses for Sale (1971) ❧ Dir. Rolf Olsen, Al Adamson 78· Germany· Action, Adventure,· R F 25/100 Director Rolf Olsen, Al Adamson Writer Rolf Olsen D.O.P. Franz Xaver Lederle Composer Gert Wilden Editor Renate Willeg Language German Country Germany Runtime 78′ Percentile 4th