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… Read More »Betonrausch
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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… Read More »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,… Read More »Störtebeker
Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
This 2010 rom-com has a target audience of young teenagers and preteens. The plot brings an exchange student back to Germany from America and meeting… Read More »Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
This 2010 rom-com has a target audience of young teenagers and preteens. The plot brings an exchange student back to Germany from America and meeting… Read More »Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück
Zug in die Freiheit
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… Read More »Zug in die Freiheit
Kästner und der kleine Dienstag
This 2016 historical drama is currently available on Amazon. Kästner is played by Florian David Fitz, who we’ve seen and discussed already. Among the cast… Read More »Kästner und der kleine Dienstag
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.… Read More »Driven Crazy
Verfolungswahn bei der Gartenarbeit
This is a 2 minute short film, available on Amazon, about a man attempting to do his yard work and running into obstacles – both… Read More »Verfolungswahn bei der Gartenarbeit
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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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.… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »Flucht nach Berlin
Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
This 2016 Drama-Comedy is already well-known by German teachers across the states. With a central theme of immigration, this film lends itself well to the… Read More »Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
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… Read More »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,… Read More »Speechless
Die fruchtbaren Jahren sind vorbei
This 2019 comedy is in Swiss German and revolves around conception and birthing as a woman in her 30s. German teachers don’t often have a… Read More »Die fruchtbaren Jahren sind vorbei
Sommer des Falken
This 1988 German film, filmed in Südtirol, Italy, is an adventure film. Perfect setting for an adventure, really! Most of the actors in this film… Read More »Sommer des Falken
Flussfahrt mit Huhn
This 1984 family adventure film focuses on familial relationships of children and the adventures they have up near the North Sea. Most of the actors… Read More »Flussfahrt mit Huhn