Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
This 2006 retelling of the classic story features Armin Rohde as the title character. We’ve seen him in quite the variety of roles in German… Read More »Der Räuber Hotzenplotz
comedy
Hui Buh: Das Schlossgespenst
This film is half animated / half live-action and the combination works incredibly well for it! Released in 2006, this Bully (Michael Herbig) film is… Read More »Hui Buh: Das Schlossgespenst
Er ist wieder da!
This 2015 film (currently available on Netflix as Look Who’s Back) is a satire/comedy – if Hitler unknowingly time travelled to modern day. Hitler is… Read More »Er ist wieder da!
(T)Raumschiff Surprise
Released in 2004, this Star Trek/Star Wars/ all things Sci-fi spoof is enjoyable for most Sci-fi nerds like myself. The idea for this film started… Read More »(T)Raumschiff Surprise
Winterkartoffelknödel
This 2014 film is the second in so far five crime-comedies. It is set in a generic Bavarian village, and as such includes dialect. Potential… Read More »Winterkartoffelknödel
Wir sind die neuen
A film about adults who had been college roommates coming back together because they can’t afford their own places, and others don’t want them. They… Read More »Wir sind die neuen
Lissi und der wilde Kaiser
This 2007 animated film is an adaptation of skits originally found in Bully Parade years earlier. It is a parody of Sissi stories for those… Read More »Lissi und der wilde Kaiser
7 Zwerge: Männer allein im Wald
This spoof on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 2004. Otto Waalkes, Martin Schneider, Nina Hagen and her daughter Cosma Shiva Hagen,… Read More »7 Zwerge: Männer allein im Wald
Otto’s Eleven
Released in 2010, this movie is a parody of Ocean’s Eleven, filled with famous German comedians, including Otto Waalkes and Sky du Mont. This film… Read More »Otto’s Eleven
Schuh des Manitu
This 2001 film is a comedy western that was inspired by skits from the show Bullyparade. It centers around Abahachi and his friendship with Ranger.… Read More »Schuh des Manitu
Kebab Connection
This movie, released in 2004, is a comedy based in Berlin, largely focused on the German and Turkish-German cultures as they merge. Our main character,… Read More »Kebab Connection
Alles auf Zucker
This movie, released in 2004, follows a journalist of Jewish descent, who is uncomfortable with the changes in Berlin since 1989. We meet the family… Read More »Alles auf Zucker
Zettl
This 2012 film is a comedy in the form of satire, created by the same man who gave us Bullyparade, Traumschiff Surprise, Lissi und der… Read More »Zettl
Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf
This 2012 film is noted as a Schwäbisch comedy, and with that comes the dialect and the stereotypes. We get to hear a conversation between… Read More »Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf
Der Nanny
Starring Matthias Schweighöfer (who also served as co-director), this 2015 film is a comedy featuring humour reminiscent of the original Home Alone movie. Matthias Schweighöfer… Read More »Der Nanny
Der Experte
This 1988 film is about a mechanic who is set up as an individual annoyed by politics, who loses his memory at the same time… Read More »Der Experte
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