Germany has produced countless global sensations, from The Lives of Others to Downfall. But there are a lot more worthy titles out there, and not all about war. Here are the best movies featuring the German language to stream now.
The Forgotten Battle (2021)
7.0
The battle to win a supply port brings three lives to intertwine in this intense war drama
Code Unknown (2000)
7.4
An instance of littering unfolds Paris’ many social maladies in this thought-provoking hyperlink drama
The Two Popes (2019)
7.9
An insightful peek into the papacy led by equally compelling performances
Character (1997)
7.7
A young lawyer and a cold-hearted bailiff are brought together in hatred and rejection in this moody mystery drama
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
7.8
A gay man and a political prisoner change each other's lives through their stories in this wonderfully made drama
The Teachers’ Lounge (2023)
9.0
A tense classroom thriller that doubles as an allegory about the frightening complexity of our modern world
Short Sharp Shock (1998)
7.5
Three friends take to the streets of Hamburg in this multicultural crime drama
System Crasher (2019)
9.0
A tale of trauma and one of the most talked about movies on Netflix in 2020.
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
8.8
A haunting, magnificently performed courtroom drama that expertly builds an atmosphere of distrust
City of Life and Death (2009)
7.8
A harrowing, in-depth depiction of one of the world’s worst wartime atrocities
November (2017)
7.3
Magic comes at a cost in this haunting tragic horror romance
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
8.5
Louis Malle remembers his heartbreaking childhood in this poignant period drama