Movies Set In Germany

1966 • Rating 8.5 • western

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

Genre: Western

Style:

Audience: Adult

Plot: Gold, Army, Bounty Hunter, Hitman, Refugee, Anti Hero, Moral Ambiguity, Gallows, Outlaw, Gun Battle

Time: Year 1966, 1960S, 1966-12-23

Place: United States Of America, Italy, Spain, Germany, Italian

Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov

1999 • Rating 8.4 • drama, thriller

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Style: Psychological, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Dual Identity, Rage And Hate, Based On Novel Or Book, Nihilism, Fight, Support Group, Dystopia, Insomnia, Alter Ego, Breaking The Fourth Wall

Time: Year 1999, 1990S, 1999-10-15

Place: Germany, United States Of America, English

Cast: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Zach Grenier

2002 • Rating 8.4 • drama, crime

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: Street Gang, Photographer, Gangster, Rio De Janeiro, Gang War, Ghetto, Based On True Story, Coming Of Age, Introspective, Conceited

Time: Year 2002, 2000S, 2002-08-30

Place: Brazil, France, Germany, Portuguese

Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Matheus Nachtergaele

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

2004 • Rating 7.2 • drama

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Date Night, Teens

Plot: Ladykiller, Pilot, Biography, Based On True Story, Womanizer, Phobia, Aviation, Period Drama, U.S. Congress, Flying Boat

Time: Year 2004, 2000S, 2004-12-17

Place: Germany, United States Of America, English

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda

2009 • Rating 6.4 • drama, romance

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Biography, Writer, Duringcreditsstinger, 1910S, A Historical Drama That Illustrates Russian Author Leo Tolstoy'S Struggle To Balance Fame And Wealth With His Commitment To A Life Devoid Of Material Things, The Countess Sofya, Wife And Muse To Leo Tolstoy, Uses Every Trick Of Seduction On Her Husband'S Loyal Disciple, Whom She Believes Was The Person Responsible For Tolstoy Signing A New Will That Leaves His Work And Property To The Russian People

Time: Year 2009, 2000S, 2009-09-04

Place: Germany, Russia, United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, James McAvoy, John Sessions, Patrick Kennedy

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

1988 • Rating 6.2 • horror, comedy

Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Style:

Audience: Adult

Plot: Vampire, Voodoo, Transformation, Wheelchair, Haunted House, Mythical Creature, Wax Museum, Werewolf, Occult, Invisible Barrier

Time: Year 1988, 1980S, 1988-06-17

Place: Germany, United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Zach Galligan, Jennifer Bassey, Joe Baker, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner

2026 • Rating 5.2 • mystery, drama, horror

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

Genre: Mystery, Drama, Horror

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Monster, Wife, Supernatural, Letter, Painter, Sequel, Punishment, Love, Survival, Murder

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-01-21

Place: France, Japan, United States Of America, United Kingdom, Germany

Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Evie Templeton, Pearse Egan, Nicola Alexis, Robert Strange

2026 • Rating 3.5 • music, drama, thriller

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.

Genre: Music, Drama, Thriller

Style: Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Pop Star, Supernatural, Betrayal, Dress, Old Grudge, Estranged Friend, Psychosexual, Long-Buried Wounds Rise To The Surface When Iconic Pop Star Mother Mary Reunites With Her Estranged Best Friend And Former Costume Designer Sam Anselm On The Eve Of Her Comeback Performance

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-16

Place: United States Of America, Germany, Ireland, Finland, English

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Sian Clifford, Atheena Frizzell, FKA twigs