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 Teachers’ Lounge (2023)
8.8
A tense classroom thriller that doubles as an allegory about the frightening complexity of our modern world
The Zone of Interest (2023)
9.5
A chilling and masterful display of the banality of evil
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
8.4
A haunting, magnificently performed courtroom drama that expertly builds an atmosphere of distrust
Pearl (2022)
8.1
The technicolor slasher follow-up to Ti West's X is all about female rage and love for the movies
No Dogs or Italians Allowed (2023)
9.2
Alain Ughetto remembers his family history in this charming, yet poignant animated drama
System Crasher (2019)
9.0
A tale of trauma and one of the most talked about movies on Netflix in 2020.
Faraway (2023)
7.4
A charming middle-aged romance where a mother finds solace in her mother’s Croatian roots
Sixty Minutes (2024)
7.0
A brisk and stylish German action thriller that keeps things short and to the point
The Remains of the Day (1993)
8.7
A timeless, devastating tragedy about squandered romantic potential and a life half-lived
Story of Women (1988)
7.8
Isabelle Huppert and Claude Chabrol confronts World War II collaborationism in this riveting character study
Howards End (1992)
8.9
The crowning achievement of period drama royalty Merchant Ivory Productions, Howards End is a sumptuous yet searing adaptation
Transit (2018)
8.8
Christian Petzold’s boldly experimental approach to a WWII story makes for an eerie masterpiece