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Best Movies from Germany

Germany's catalogue on Celluloid runs to 34 films spanning 1927–2026 across 7 languages — chiefly German and English —, led by Metropolis (91%) and Das Boot (89%). Every title is ranked by our four-input Celluloid Score with critic consensus and expert reviews on each film page.

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The highest-rated Germany film on Celluloid is Metropolis (1927) with a 91% Celluloid Score — Celluloid Pick.

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Guide to Germany Movies on Celluloid

Each film from Germany in our catalogue includes a Celluloid Score from up to four verified inputs, original verdict text, and linked editorial reviews where available. Audience sentiment is separate.

Titles are indexed by original language and country of production for easier discovery.

Essential Germany Picks

Top 5 by Celluloid Score
Metropolis 1927 · Fritz Lang · German

Lang's expressionist landmark invented cinematic science fiction and still towers over the genre.

91%
Celluloid Score Celluloid Pick
Das Boot 1981 · Wolfgang Petersen · German

Petersen's submarine epic makes the enemy crew human without excusing the war they fight.

89%
Celluloid Score Recommended
The Lives of Others 2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · German

A surveillance-state thriller that humanizes both watcher and watched with devastating restraint.

89%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Rose 2026 · Markus Schleinzer · German

Sandra Hüller's Silver Bear-winning performance anchors a rigorously controlled, near-unanimously acclaimed period drama that critics have called one of the most disciplined and quietly devastating films of the year.

86%
Celluloid Score Recommended
The Seed of the Sacred Fig 2024 · Mohammad Rasoulof · Persian

Made in secret and smuggled out of Iran, Rasoulof's blistering allegory turns a family's unravelling into an indictment of a regime — urgent, suspenseful and morally fearless.

86%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Germany Movie Reviews

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Metropolis (1927) ★★★★½

Metropolis (1927) Review: A German Classic

Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927) endures as a defining sci-fi landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Das Boot (1981) ★★★★½

Das Boot (1981) Review: A German Classic

Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot (1981) endures as a defining war landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
The Lives of Others (2006) ★★★★½

The Lives of Others (2006) Review: A German Classic

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's The Lives of Others (2006) endures as a defining drama landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) ★★★★★

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Review: The State Cracks a Family From Within

Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the Sacred Fig turns a Tehran judge's missing pistol into a suffocating domestic thriller — an allegory of authoritarian paranoia made under real threat of imprisonment, and smuggled out of Iran.

A blistering, courageous political thriller that turns one household into a microcosm of a regime. Urgent, suspenseful and morally fearless.
Toni Erdmann (2016) ★★★★☆

Toni Erdmann (2016) Review: A German Classic

Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann (2016) endures as a defining comedy landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Rose (2026) ★★★★½

Rose Review: Sandra Hüller Is Extraordinary in a Nearly Flawless Period Drama

Markus Schleinzer's black-and-white Thirty Years' War drama is a masterclass in control, led by a career-best performance from Sandra Hüller.

Austere, immaculate, quietly devastating.
Downfall (2004) ★★★★½

Downfall (2004) Review: A German Classic

Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall (2004) endures as a defining war landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Fight Club (1999) ★★★★½

Fight Club (1999) Review

David Fincher's Fight Club (1999) remains a defining Drama landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) ★★★★☆

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Review

Chad Stahelski's John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) remains a defining Action landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) ★★★★½

Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) Review: A German Classic

Wolfgang Becker's Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) endures as a defining comedy landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Sound of Falling (2025) ★★★★½

Sound of Falling Review: A Century-Spanning German Masterwork

Mascha Schilinski's Cannes Jury Prize winner braids four generations of girlhood into one haunting, formally daring German epic.

A staggering generational achievement.
Run Lola Run (1998) ★★★★½

Run Lola Run (1998) Review: A German Classic

Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run (1998) endures as a defining action landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
The White Ribbon (2009) ★★★★½

The White Ribbon (2009) Review: A German Classic

Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon (2009) endures as a defining drama landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
All That's Left of You (2025) ★★★½☆

All That's Left of You (2025) Review

Cherien Dabis's All That's Left of You (2025) remains a defining Drama landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) ★★★★½

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Review: A German Classic

Edward Berger's All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) endures as a defining war landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.
Victoria (2015) ★★★★½

Victoria (2015) Review: A German Classic

Sebastian Schipper's Victoria (2015) endures as a defining crime landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Yellow Letters (2026) ★★★★☆

Yellow Letters Review: The Golden Bear Winner That Makes Censorship Personal

İlker Çatak follows The Teachers' Lounge with a Golden Bear-winning drama about a Turkish artist couple crushed by state retaliation.

Urgent, gripping, occasionally overextended.
Apprentice (2016) ★★★½☆

Apprentice (2016) Review

Boo Junfeng's Apprentice (2016) remains a defining Drama landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
Every You Every Me (2024) ★★★½☆

Every You Every Me (2024) Review

Michael Fetter Nathansky's Every You Every Me (2024) remains a defining Drama landmark from Germany, with scores that still shape how audiences discover the title.

Strongly recommended — holds up for new and returning viewers.
Vier minus drei (2026) ★★★★☆

Vier minus drei Review: Grief Rendered Without a Safety Net

Valerie Pachner delivers a devastating performance in this unflinching, autobiographical Berlinale drama about surviving unimaginable loss.

A gutting, unsentimental portrait of grief.
22 Bahnen (2025) ★★★☆☆

22 Bahnen Review: A Faithful, Familiar Bestseller Adaptation

Luna Wedler anchors a sincere but overly tidy adaptation of Caroline Wahl's beloved sisters-and-swimming-pools novel.

Earnest, well-acted, a bit too neat.
Allegro Pastell (2026) ★★★☆☆

Allegro Pastell Review: A Cult Novel's Cool Irony Gets Lost in Translation

Anna Roller's adaptation of Leif Randt's beloved novel is a stylish but uneven portrait of a couple who talk more like a manifesto than two people in love.

Handsome but curiously airless.

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