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.
Previous depictions of provincial living tend to paint the pastoral experience as idyllic, simple, and much more innocent compared to…
Watching The Day of the Jackal feels like watching a film; it’s taut, fast-paced, and flashy, featuring incredible dual performances…
Nosferatu is impressive on all counts. On the acting front, you have Skarsgård performing a career-best—he’s been many monsters, but…
All We Imagine as Light is a political film that has many smart and moving things to say about the…
An offbeat film with a more than decent amount of suspense. To that it adds really good music and unexpected…
Produced by National Geographic, A Small Light is a ten-part miniseries that tells the incredible true story of Miep Gies…
Between its maximalist production design and increasingly dark comedic set pieces, the most striking thing about Damien Chazelle’s critically misunderstood…
The premise of Mars Express may not be novel, especially when films like Blade Runner have already gracefully explored the…
By remaining totally committed to its quiet, drama-free, observational style of documentary filmmaking, Mr. Bachmann and His Class ends up…
On September 5, 1972, at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, Palestinian terrorists held members of the Israeli Olympic team…
From 1964-1985, Brazil was under a military dictatorship. If you’re looking for films about this period of time, you can…
In The Promised Land, director Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) and Mads Mikkelsen reunite to create another intense, enjoyable drama…
In the words of the journalist Christo Grozev, Alexei Navalny isn’t just a politician; he’s also an internet personality, reporter,…
From a short pilot episode in October 2019, Hazbin Hotel has finally opened its doors for the small screen four…
From the creators of Downton Abbey comes another period drama about social climbers and too-big homes. The Gilded Age, set…
It’s impossible to describe this incredible movie as one thing or the other. It’s an epic three-hour saga that takes…
If you’ve seen the trailer, or heck, even the poster of the film, it’s likely you already know that, surprise,…
Keira Knightley stars in this incredible true story of an Iraq War whistleblower who remains relatively little-known in the U.S.…
As its title suggests, Steve James’ documentary isn’t shy about its sympathy for its subject. Physicist Ted Hall was just…
A sweet and romantic German movie about two Berliners who meet randomly and go on a road trip to the…
Part police-procedural and part supernatural thriller, The Devil’s Hour is the perfect show to binge if you love solving complicated…
There’s something rich at the heart of Afire that, whether intentionally or not, is kept at arm’s length from the…
Low-budget but imagination-rich, this singular sci-fi crosses a vintage found-footage aesthetic with an inspired time-travel concept. It’s 1938, and two…
Given the political nature of the story, it’s not surprising that The Mauritanian takes a somewhat safe and simple approach…
Great Freedom is not an easy watch. Apart from the quiet stretches of time and the claustrophobic confines of its…
With a title like this, it was expected that Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World…
Dear Child may be tackling difficult themes, including sexual violence and domestic abuse, but it’s not hard to watch at…
This mortifying stop-motion fairy-tale is inspired by the very real horrors of Chile’s Colonia Dignidad: a cult colony turned torture…
It’s rare to see a prequel surpass its antecedent, but Pearl is that exception. You can watch it before or…
This earnest documentary is about filmmaker and actress Maryam Zaree’s journey to unravel the truth about her birth. Her parents…
British period dramas usually tend to fall under two categories: traditional or contemporary. The former risks being boring while the…
Filled with dense conversations about classical music and cryptic suggestions of a guilty conscience, Tár makes for a challenging watch…
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