Movies Set In German

1993 • Rating 8.6 • drama, history, war

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Genre: Drama, History, War

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Factory, Hero, Nazi, Concentration Camp, Ss (Nazi Schutzstaffel), Holocaust (Shoah), World War Ii, Ghetto, Jew Persecution, Kraków, Poland

Time: Year 1993, 1990S, 1993-12-15

Place: United States Of America, German, Polish, Hebrew, English

Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz

2019 • Rating 8.5 • comedy, thriller, drama

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Dark Comedy, Con Artist, Social Commentary, Working Class, Infiltration, Psychological Thriller, Class Differences, Family, Mysterious, Unemployed

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-05-30

Place: South Korea, English, German, Korean, Korea

Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun

2002 • Rating 8.4 • drama, war

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Genre: Drama, War

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Concert, Nazi, Resistance, Warsaw Ghetto, Polish Resistance, Homeland, Holocaust (Shoah), Hunger, World War Ii, Prisoner Of War

Time: Year 2002, 2000S, 2002-09-17

Place: France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, Russian

Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard

2026 • Rating 8.1 • drama, history

On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old ginkgo tree.

Genre: Drama, History

Style:

Audience: Date Night

Plot: Tree, 1970S, Female Protagonist, Woman Director, Botanical Garden, University Town, 1900S, Covid 19, Nonlinear Narrative, 2020S

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-15

Place: France, Germany, Hungary, China, Belgium

Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Luna Wedler, Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Yun Huang

1942 • Rating 6.7 • war, drama

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

Genre: War, Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: World War Ii, Biography, Aviation, Black And White, Spitfire, This, Fictionalized Biopic Chronicles The True Story Of How Two Of The Most Remarkable Men In Aviation History - Visionary Spitfire Designer R, Mitchell And His Test Pilot Geoffrey Crisp - Designed A Streamlined Monoplane That Led To The Development Of The Spitfire

Time: Year 1942, 1940S, 1942-09-14

Place: United Kingdom, English, German, Italian

Cast: Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John, Roland Culver, Anne Firth, David Horne

2009 • Rating 6.3 • action, thriller, crime

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult

Plot: Duringcreditsstinger, An Interpol Agent And An Attorney Are Determined To Bring One Of The World'S Most Powerful Banks To Justice, Uncovering Money Laundering, Arms Trading, And Conspiracy To Destabilize World Governments, Their Investigation Takes Them From Berlin, Milan, New York And Istanbul, Finding Themselves In A Chase Across The Globe, Their Relentless Tenacity Puts Their Own Lives At Risk

Time: Year 2009, 2000S, 2009-02-03

Place: Germany, United Kingdom, United States Of America, Russian, German

Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen, Brían F. O'Byrne, Patrick Baladi

2004 • Rating 6.2 • action, adventure, fantasy

In this swords-and-sorcery tale, good-hearted blacksmith Eyvind hides away infant Prince Siegfried after two malevolent kings murder his father. But a fiery meteor sent by the gods reveals Siegfried's destiny, sending him on the quest of a lifetime. To save a crumbling kingdom claim the heart of his true love, he'll have to slay the nefarious dragon, Fafnir.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Tv Movie

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Teens

Plot: Blacksmith, Treasure, New Love, Jealousy, Sword, Legend, Invulnerability, Vikings (Norsemen), Murder, Royalty

Time: Year 2004, 2000S, 2004-11-19

Place: Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa, German

Cast: Benno Fürmann, Alicia Witt, Kristanna Loken, Julian Sands, Samuel West, Max von Sydow

2009 • Rating 5.9 • animation, adventure, action

Dr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Action, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Cockroach Comes Up With A Brilliant Plan To Break Themselves Out Of Area, But To Implement The Plan, He Has To Trick B, Into Thinking It, S His Birthday

Time: Year 2009, 2000S, 2009-09-30

Place: United States Of America, German, French, English, Portuguese

Cast: Will Arnett, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Mike Mitchell, Kiefer Sutherland