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Isa & Ossi

Rated TV-MA, this Netflix film from 2020 is a rom-com. It’s pretty much a typical rich girl, poor boy story, really. Isi is played by Lisa Vicari, who we may recognize from Dark. Ossi is… Isa & Ossi

Lommbock

Currently available on Netflix, this 2017 comedy merges an underground German culture with the international culture of Dubai. Moritz Bleibtreu and Lucas Gregorowicz are our main characters – old friends and complete opposites. Of course… Lommbock

Betonrausch

This 2020 Netflix film is rated TV-MA. It should be known before considering this film for practice or education that from the first moments of the film, there is nudity, sexuality, and drug use. As… Betonrausch

Das Wunder von Bern

This 2003 Sönke Wortmann and Rochus Hahn film is already a staple in many German classrooms. Teachers cite the slow pace and focus on soccer and family as top reasons to show this in class.… Das Wunder von Bern

Störtebeker

This 2006 film in two parts is an adventure film with a theme of pirates in the 14th century. It is split into two parts, each an hour and a half long. Parts of this… Störtebeker

Zug in die Freiheit

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This 2014 documentary centers around stories of DDR escapes. There are many interviews with those who risked their lives to do so, as well as several original clips from the era. Sebastian Dehnhardt and Matthias… Zug in die Freiheit

Driven Crazy

This 2020 film, currently available on Amazon Prime, is rated 16+ there. It would easily be rated R, were it to be rated in America. Robin Czerny is a face we may recognize from Kokowääh… Driven Crazy

Erledigung einer Sache

This 2014 short film, currently available on Amazon, deals with hard family situations. One actress may be especially familiar to viewers – Nina Petri played an important role in Lola rennt. She’s also been in… Erledigung einer Sache

Homework

This 2016 short film, currently on Amazon, shows a father helping his child with their homework. The father is an exotic dancer, which we see about half way in. (While not at a G rating,… Homework

Eine gute Geschichte

This 2013 short film, available on Amazon, is not in IMDB. It centers around a story of WWII. Bargaining language with money and formal commands are used in the beginning of this film, followed by… Eine gute Geschichte

Vor deiner Tür

This 2015 short film is the inner thoughts of a man and woman as they prepare to meet each other. This film includes several topics of getting oneself ready and considering all possibilities in what… Vor deiner Tür

Das Fischer

Although not in IMDB, this 2017 short film, billed as a “comedy, sports, western” film, is available on Amazon currently. We see a German man in Hessen reading a fishing magazine before traveling to Idaho…… Das Fischer

Kennen wir uns?

This 2019 short film, currently available on Amazon, is a drama. Although not the main character in this one, Mira Benser, who plays the main character in the short Milch & Zucker, makes an appearance… Kennen wir uns?

Milch & Zucker

This 2018 short film (available on Amazon) is a drama focused on the first meeting of a daughter and her biological father, who put her up for adoption. This film includes comprehensible use of family… Milch & Zucker

Etage X

This 2016 short film was released first in Switzerland, although it is a German production. It centers around two women stuck in an elevator together. The first 5 minutes of this film includes comprehensible input… Etage X

3 Türken und ein Baby

This 2015 comedy is currently available on Netflix! Ekram Bora (AKA the Türkish-German rapper Eko Fresh as well as Elektro Eko) plays one of the three brothers in this film. This was his first time… 3 Türken und ein Baby

Flucht nach Berlin

This 1961 drama-thriller, currently available on Amazon, was a West German production centering around farmers leaving East Germany to flee the collectivization that was taking place. Being a post-war older film, the actors may not… Flucht nach Berlin

Das Rad

This 2001 German short film is currently available on Amazon prime. This film uses stop motion. One of the voices is done by a voice actor who we hear in the German version of Asterix… Das Rad

Speechless

This 2016 short film is currently available on Amazon Prime. It features Heike Makatsch, who we know from films such as Hui Buh, Tom Sawyer, Anatomy 2, and even Love Actually. Not actually in German… Speechless