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

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

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9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Funny Games (1997) ❧

Dir. Michael Haneke

109· Austria· Drama, Horror, Thriller,· R

C+ 73/100

Director Michael Haneke

Writer Michael Haneke

D.O.P. Jürgen Jürges

Composer Null

Editor Andreas Prochaska

Language German

Country Austria

Runtime 109′

Percentile 54th

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

The Zone of Interest (2023) ❧

Dir. Jonathan Glazer

105· UK· Drama, History, War,· PG-13

D- 48/100

Director Jonathan Glazer

Writer Jonathan Glazer

D.O.P. Łukasz Żal

Composer Joseph Wulf, Mica Levi

Editor Paul Watts

Language German

Country UK, Poland, USA

Runtime 105′

Percentile 14th

22

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

23

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

24

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