Joy
This 2018 Austrian film is available on Netflix. It is a drama, rated at TV-MA. This film is mostly in English and German – all… Read More »Joy
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Das schaurige Haus
This 2020 Austrian Netflix film is marketed as a horror/mystery/thriller. There are moments of consequential learning that may be of interest to you and your… Read More »Das schaurige Haus
Systemsprenger
This 2020 Netflix film is marketed as a drama. It focuses on a major medical concern for a child, which causes her act out violently.… Read More »Systemsprenger
Herbert
This 2015 drama is currently available on Netflix. Our star is Peter Kurth, whom we may recognize from Goodbye Lenin, Babylon Berlin, and Ein Freund… Read More »Herbert
Schwarze Insel
This 2021 Netflix film is marketed as a teen movie, but is rated TV-MA. Perhaps the only thing leaning in a “teen movie” description is… Read More »Schwarze Insel
Freaks – du bist eine von uns
This 2020 Netflix film is marketed as a drama-mystery-fantasy. Cornelia Gröschel plays our lead. She may look familiar from Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer. Next… Read More »Freaks – du bist eine von uns
Familiye
This 2017 film is currently available on Netflix. It’s a drama that centers itself around crime and family. You may notice that most of the… Read More »Familiye
Who am I – kein System ist sicher
This 2014 drama-mystery is currently available on Netflix. This film stars Tom Schilling, whom we’ve seen in a few posts already. Next to him is… Read More »Who am I – kein System ist sicher
Kidnapping Stella
This 2019 Netflix film is marketed as a crime-thriller and is rated TV-MA. The first person we see is Max von der Groeben, whom we… Read More »Kidnapping Stella
Und morgen die ganze Welt
Another 2020 Netflix film, this social drama is rated TV-MA and covers the political spectrum of Germany. One member of the cast has been in… Read More »Und morgen die ganze Welt
Blood Red Sky
This 2021 Netflix film is marketed as an action/horror/thriller and is currently rated #2 in the US market! This film uses a variety of languages… Read More »Blood Red Sky
Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.
This 2014 social drama is available on Netflix. It covers the events of 1992 in Rostock, during which xenophobic riots attacked Vietnamese refugees. Using a… Read More »Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark.
Wir können nicht anders
This 2020 Netflix film, otherwise known as Christmas Crossfire, stars Kostja Ullmann. Merlin Rose also joins the cast. He may look familiar from Hot Dog,… Read More »Wir können nicht anders
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
Jack the Ripper
This 2016 thriller (available on Amazon Prime in its original German!) centers around the story of the Whitechapel murders. Sonja Gerhardt, whom we know from… Read More »Jack the Ripper
Der Untergang
This 2004 film starring Bruno Ganz shows the final days of Hitler as reported by his last secretary. It is important to remember the 1955… Read More »Der Untergang
Jerry Cotton
This 2010 comedy is a parody of crime movies such as Bond films, centered in the FBI. Think Johnny English. The most famous faces we… Read More »Jerry Cotton
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
This 2008 Moritz Bleibtreu film is based on the true story of the Red Army Faction (RAF) and its actions during the 1960s and 70s.… Read More »Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Lore
This 2012 WWII film focuses on the survival of children and the struggles they must go through to make it happen. The truths of the… Read More »Lore
Stereo
This 2014 film featuring Jürgen Vogel is a thriller. It is a bit of a mind-breaking storyline. Of course Jürgen Vogel and Moritz Bleibtreu are… Read More »Stereo
Lautlos
This 2004 film is a thriller. It’s about an assassin, played by Joachim Król. We see his life and the investigation of his work. Joachim… Read More »Lautlos
One Way
Although this 2006 film was produced in Germany, it was originally in English and French. Til Schweiger is not only the main character, he is… Read More »One Way
Such mich nicht
This 2004 film is a thriller about a woman (Anna) who is an assassin who would like to retire. She must complete one last hit… Read More »Such mich nicht