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Good Bye, Lenin!

Directed by Wolfgang Becker · 2003 ·

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Answer Summary

Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) earns a 84% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

84%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

91% Critic Score
91% Audience
79 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.2
7.7 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 1m
Cast
Daniel Brühl , Katrin Saß , Chulpan Khamatova

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (91% positive).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (91%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (79/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.2/5).
  • Celluloid Score 84% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

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  • Viewers who want a well-regarded comedy, drama pick

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    Is Good Bye, Lenin! worth watching?

    Yes — Good Bye, Lenin! earns a 84% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Becker's tragicomic reunification fable balances satire and sonly devotion with perfect pitch.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is Good Bye, Lenin! about?

    A son hides the fall of the Berlin Wall from his fragile socialist mother, reconstructing the GDR in their apartment as capitalism arrives outside.

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