Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "german-politics"

1. Suspiria (I) (2018)

R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela

Votes: 92,218 | Gross: $2.47M

2. Cabaret (1972)

PG | 124 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.

Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey

Votes: 59,388 | Gross: $42.77M

3. Never Look Away (2018)

R | 189 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl

Votes: 25,343 | Gross: $1.30M

4. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

R | 150 min | Action, Biography, Crime

A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz

Votes: 40,119 | Gross: $0.48M

5. The Mortal Storm (1940)

Passed | 100 min | Drama

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan

Votes: 6,037

6. Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)

60 min | Documentary, History

Powerful and resonant series that looks at how Hitler and the Nazis seized power in Germany and ushered in the death of democracy.

Stars: Richard John Evans, Kate Fleetwood, Heike B. Görtemaker, Richard Overy

Votes: 1,170

7. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)

TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

This is the story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich told like the drama it really was: through the personal relationships of the movers and shakers of the Nazi Party.

Stars: Guy Walters, Alisdair Simpson, Jay Osborne, Michael Lynch

Votes: 5,066

8. 13 Minutes (2015)

R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, War

In November 1939, Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot and his reasons for deciding to take such drastic action.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow

Votes: 10,064 | Gross: $0.16M

9. Hitler: A Career (1977)

Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History

This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.

Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret

Votes: 3,033

10. Marianne & Juliane (1981)

106 min | Drama

Two sisters both fight for women's rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how to live.

Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Rüdiger Vogler, Doris Schade

Votes: 2,623

11. Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)

108 min | Documentary, History, War

Chronicles Hitler's life as a failed painter and far-right activist up to his election as Chancellor of Germany, leading to his relentless rise to power, culminating in the beginning of World War II.

Stars: Richard Lintern, Mathieu Kassovitz, Doug Rand

Votes: 2,038

12. Three Comrades (1938)

Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance

The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, Robert Young

Votes: 2,078

13. Preis der Freiheit (2019)

300 min | Drama, History

The life of three sisters shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Stars: Nadja Uhl, Barbara Auer, Nicolette Krebitz, Godehard Giese

Votes: 214

14. 37 Days (2014)

60 min | History

A TV mini-series that unveils the behind-closed-doors story of the final weeks before the outbreak of World War I.

Stars: Ian McDiarmid, Nicholas Farrell, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinéad Cusack

Votes: 1,562

15. A Perfect Crime (2020)

40 min | Documentary, Crime

In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.

Stars: Sam Booth, Theo Waigel, Rainer Hofmeyer, Klaus-Dieter Matschke

Votes: 1,692

16. Paragraph 175 (2000)

Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, History, Romance

Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Rupert Everett, Klaus Müller, Karl Gorath, Pierre Seel

Votes: 2,192 | Gross: $0.07M

17. Germany in Autumn (1978)

123 min | Documentary, Drama

Germany in Autumn has no typical plot; it mixes documentary footage with standard movie scenes to present the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The film covers 2 months in 1977 when a ... See full summary »

Directors: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos, Alexander Kluge, Maximiliane Mainka, Edgar Reitz, Katja Rupé, Volker Schlöndorff, Peter Schubert, Bernhard Sinkel | Stars: Wolfgang Bächler, Heinz Bennent, Wolf Biermann, Joachim Bißmeier

Votes: 1,413

18. If Not Us, Who? (2011)

124 min | Biography, Drama

West Germany, early 1960s. Star crossed lovers Bern and Gudrun begin a life long affair in the stifling atmosphere of provincial Germany. Setting out to challenge the establishment they ... See full summary »

Director: Andres Veiel | Stars: August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling, Thomas Thieme

Votes: 1,306

19. Mogadischu (2008 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama

In 1977, skyjackers abduct Lufthansa Flight 181, subsequently involving Germany's special operations unit GSG 9 to free all the hostages.

Director: Roland Suso Richter | Stars: Thomas Kretschmann, Nadja Uhl, Saïd Taghmaoui, Herbert Knaup

Votes: 1,309

20. ZDF Magazin Royale (2020– )

Comedy, News

Investigative late night show in which Jan Böhmermann and his team present and reveal topics of public interest. The main topic is accompanied by humorous segments and/or musical acts.

Stars: Jan Böhmermann, Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld, Miguel Robitzky, Carolin Worbs

Votes: 429

21. heute-show (2009– )

34 min | Comedy, News

The heute-show is a German late-night satirical television program presented by German comedian and journalist Oliver Welke.

Stars: Oliver Welke, Martina Hill, Hans-Joachim Heist, Christian Ehring

Votes: 1,688

22. History (2000–2023)

Documentary, Drama, History

Follow the tale of important people in German history. Watch as they go in depth about why they think the way they do, and how they came to make the choices they did in their life time. ... See full summary »

Stars: Nick Benjamin, Guido Knopp, Isaak Dentler, Sönke Neitzel

Votes: 75

23. Markus Lanz (2008– )

60 min | Talk-Show

Markus Lanz hosts his own talk show.

Stars: Markus Lanz, Elmar Theveßen, Robin Alexander, Karl Lauterbach

Votes: 216

24. Starfighter - Sie wollten den Himmel erobern (2015 TV Movie)

125 min | Action, Drama, History

Young pilots of the German Air Force only want to fly the new Starfighter. But after a short time, more and more pilots crash and die - and the German government and the air force cover up these incidents.

Director: Miguel Alexandre | Stars: Picco von Groote, Steve Windolf, Frederick Lau, Alice Dwyer

Votes: 253

25. Bild Live (2021–2023)

360 min | News, Talk-Show

BILD LIVE is the tabloid news show on German BILD Television.

Stars: Kai Weise, Thomas Kausch, Maximilian Kiewel, Sandra Kuhn

Votes: 46

26. Bismarck (1940)

118 min | Biography, Drama

A biographical film of Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia, and how he and his policies - including aggressive war - helped to unite Germany.

Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Paul Hartmann, Friedrich Kayßler, Lil Dagover, Käthe Haack

Votes: 239

27. Der Fall Barschel (2015 TV Movie)

177 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Film about the death of the German politician Uwe Barschel, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his hotel room in 1987, and the surrounding political scandals.

Director: Kilian Riedhof | Stars: Alexander Fehling, Fabian Hinrichs, Matthias Matschke, Antje Traue

Votes: 297

28. Rotation (1949)

80 min | Drama, History

The life of the worker Hans Behnke and his family from 1925 to 1945 in Berlin. Hans ultimately does join the Nazi party, but still shows signs of disagreement with their ideology.

Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Paul Esser, Irene Korb, Karl Heinz Deickert, Reinhold Bernt

Votes: 385

29. Stammheim - The Baader-Meinhof Gang on Trial (1986)

107 min | Crime, Drama

Stammheim Prison in Stuttgart, West Germany, as the five defendants--Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof Gudrun Ensslin, Jan-Carl Raspe, and Holger Meins--are brought before the judge and ... See full summary »

Director: Reinhard Hauff | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Hans Kremer, Therese Affolter, Ulrich Pleitgen

Votes: 497

30. Die Macht der Gefühle (1983)

115 min | Crime, Drama

Anthology film in which different scenes are montaged side by side. Hannelore Hoger plays a central role as the accused. Numerous references to earlier Kluge films are hidden.

Director: Alexander Kluge | Stars: Hannelore Hoger, Alexandra Kluge, Edgar M. Böhlke, Klaus Wennemann

Votes: 151

31. Baader (2002)

115 min | Action, Biography, Crime

Andreas Baader starts out as a small-time criminal. In Berlin, he is recruited by a revolutionary cell. They plan to overthrow the state.

Director: Christopher Roth | Stars: Frank Giering, Laura Tonke, Vadim Glowna, Can Taylanlar

Votes: 792

32. Wackersdorf (2018)

123 min | Drama, History

District of Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, in the 1980s. The Bavarian state government is quietly planning to build a nuclear reprocessing plant (WAA). The structurally weak region with ... See full summary »

Director: Oliver Haffner | Stars: August Zirner, Johannes Zeiler, Anna Maria Sturm, Frederic Linkemann

Votes: 537

33. Extra Drei (1976– )

Comedy, News

extra 3 is a weekly political satire show on German television established in 1976.

Stars: Christian Ehring, Jesko Friedrich, Jakob Leube, Dennis Kaupp

Votes: 456

34. Kaltgestellt (1980)

88 min | Thriller

In the late 1970s the German secret service fights against RAF terrorism and searches for constitutional enemies in the public service. A liberal teacher named Brasch "Helmut Griem" takes on V-man Körner "Martin Benrath" and loses his job.

Director: Bernhard Sinkel | Stars: Helmut Griem, Martin Benrath, Ángela Molina, Friedhelm Ptok

Votes: 38

35. Tagesschau (1952– )

15 min | Documentary, News, Sport

A German news show on the public broadcaster ARD.

Stars: Jan Hofer, Susan Stahnke, Jens Riewa, Angela Merkel

Votes: 245

36. Berlin 1933 - Tagebuch einer Großstadt (2023)

Documentary, History

Using extracts from individuals' diaries and some film records, this documentary series tells the story of the changes that occurred in Berlin (and Germany) during the pivotal year of 1933.

Stars: Tobias Büchner, Konstantin Achmed Bürger, Sophie Diernberger, August Diernberger

Votes: 71

37. Hitler's Generals (1996– )

672 min | Documentary, Biography, War

Portraits of important people in Nazi-Germany.

Stars: David Ritchie, Christian Brückner, Traudl Junge, Robert Jackson

Votes: 258

38. A German Party (2022)

110 min | Documentary

The feature documentary A GERMAN PARTY shows inside views of the new German right-wing party AfD. It delves deep into the working lives of the party's politicians and officials.

Director: Simon Brückner | Stars: Frank-Christian Hansel, Carsten Ubbelohde, Hannes Gnauck, Georg Pazderski

Votes: 62

39. Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998–2009)

60 min | Talk-Show

The Johannes B. Kerner Show - a talk show with guests.

Stars: Johannes B. Kerner, Johann Lafer, Sarah Wiener, Horst Lichter

Votes: 236

40. Todesspiel (1997 TV Movie)

177 min | Documentary, Drama, Thriller

Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.

Director: Heinrich Breloer | Stars: Hans Brenner, Robert Viktor Minich, Birol Ünel, Sebastian Koch

Votes: 560

41. Rechts. Deutsch. Radikal. (2020 TV Movie)

124 min | Documentary

For the private German TV channel ProSieben, journalist Thilo Mischke has researched right-wing networks in around 18 months since 2019 and met supporters of various right-wing populist ... See full summary »

Stars: Thilo Mischke, Sanny Kujath, Alexander Deptolla, Michael Brück

Votes: 89

42. Die Entlassung (1942)

110 min | Drama, History

A sequel to 1940's "Bismarck", Bismarck is dismissed by an under-pressure Wilhelm II. Then the treaty with Russia is in peril as the leader is left with the dilemma of who could complete Bismarck's work.

Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Stars: Emil Jannings, Margarete Schön, Christian Kayßler, Theodor Loos

Votes: 106

43. Christmas Eve '45 (2012)

16 min | Short, Drama, History

The post-war guilt and horrific secrets of Nazi Germany serve as a backdrop to a disturbing mind game between a young anatomist and a prostitute in a small hotel room the first Christmas following the war.

Director: Evgueni Mlodik | Stars: Lindsay Reynolds, J. Michael Sterling, Justin Vaughan, Cari Alva

Votes: 65

44. Im Schatten der Macht (2003 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, History

The last days of Willy Brandt as chancellor in Germany.

Director: Oliver Storz | Stars: Michael Mendl, Jürgen Hentsch, Dieter Pfaff, Matthias Brandt

Votes: 118

45. Die Unbeugsamen (2021)

99 min | Documentary

DIE UNBUGSAMEN tells the story of women in the Bonn republic who literally had to fight for their participation in the democratic decision-making processes against success-obsessed and ... See full summary »

Director: Torsten Körner | Stars: Carola von Braun-Stütze, Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Renate Faerber-Husemann, Elisabeth Haines

Votes: 207

46. Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)

151 min | Drama

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

Directors: Fatih Akin, Wolfgang Becker, Sylke Enders, Dominik Graf, Martin Gressmann, Christoph Hochhäusler, Romuald Karmakar, Nicolette Krebitz, Dani Levy, Angela Schanelec, Hans Steinbichler, Isabelle Stever, Tom Tykwer, Hans Weingartner | Stars: Adriana Altaras, Regine Andratschke, Bernhard Baron Boneberg, Peter Benedict

Votes: 447

47. Children of the Revolution (2010)

TV-14 | 92 min | Documentary

Inspired by the student revolutions of 1968, two women in Germany and Japan set out to plot world revolution as leaders of the Baader Meinhof Group and the Japanese Red Army. What were they fighting for and what have we learned?

Director: Shane O'Sullivan | Stars: Ulrike Meinhof, Fusako Shigenobu, Mei Shigenobu, Bettina Röhl

Votes: 73

48. Merkel (2020 TV Movie)

118 min | Drama, History

Angela Merkel's decision in autumn 2015 to open the borders for refugees split the country: some praised the moral stance, others criticized the surrender of sovereignty. Yet what would ... See full summary »

Director: Stephan Wagner | Stars: Imogen Kogge, Josef Bierbichler, Wolfgang Pregler, Tristan Seith

Votes: 410

49. Hitler's Coup 1923 (2023 TV Special)

Documentary, History

In 1923, Adolf Hitler led the infamous Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to take power in Germany by force. It was a day that changed the world forever, birthing Hitler's regime.

Directors: Dominic Saville, Lyndy Saville | Stars: Giles Milton, Clare Mulley, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Richard John Evans

50. Zapp (2002– )

30 min | News

The Zapp magazine observes, questions, explains and evaluates the current media coverage.

Stars: Anja Reschke, Inka Schneider, Constantin Schreiber, Kathrin Drehkopf

Votes: 59