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1. Irgendwo in Berlin (1946)
77 min | Drama
After WWII, Berlin lies in ruins. For Gustav, Willi and their friends the rubble provides an adventurous, dangerous playground. Especially for Gustav, it helps pass the time, as he longs ... See full summary »
Director: Gerhard Lamprecht | Stars: Charles Brauer, Harry Hindemith, Hedda Sarnow, Fritz Rasp
Votes: 163
2. Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf (1931)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Franz Biberkopf has served four years in prison. His return to normal life is not successful.
Director: Phil Jutzi | Stars: Heinrich George, Maria Bard, Margarete Schlegel, Bernhard Minetti
Votes: 782
3. The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job ... See full summary »
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth, Willy A. Kleinau
Votes: 1,906
4. Nonstop Trouble with the Family (1985)
91 min | Comedy
A series of murders eliminates the poverty-stricken heirs to a 10 million-dollar fortune while Didi Dodel, the unsuspecting main heir, blithely escapes the attempts on his life. After a ... See full summary »
Directors: Dieter Hallervorden, Christian Rateuke | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Wolfgang Kieling, Gerhard Wollner, Christoph Hofrichter
Votes: 995
5. Bridge of Spies (2015)
PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan
Votes: 327,719 | Gross: $72.31M
6. Berlin Blues (2003)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Barkeeper Frank, semi-formally called "Herr Lehmann", is part of a lethargic West Berlin-microcosm. His lifestyle is disturbed when his parents show up for a visit, things go awry with his girlfriend and his best friend acts strange.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Christian Ulmen, Katja Danowski, Detlev Buck, Janek Rieke
Votes: 7,629
7. Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Florian Lukas
Votes: 152,636 | Gross: $4.06M
8. Sun Alley (1999)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of kids grows up on the east side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West Germany. The antics of the people on Sonnenallee all show the absurdity of their everyday life.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Alexander Scheer, Alexander Beyer, Robert Stadlober, Teresa Weißbach
Votes: 7,260
9. One, Two, Three (1961)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy
In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis
Votes: 22,973
10. The Good German (2006)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
While in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference, an American military journalist is drawn into a murder investigation that involves his former mistress and his driver.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges
Votes: 26,076 | Gross: $1.31M
11. Rosenemil (1993)
90 min | Romance
The ex-gymnast and survival artist Emil (Werner Stocker) falls in love with the prostitute Lissy (Dana Vávrová). Through her he meets some criminals whom he can help thanks to his gymnastic... See full summary »
Director: Radu Gabrea | Stars: Werner Stocker, Dana Vávrová, Dominique Sanda, Serge Reggiani
Votes: 28
12. Hotel Lux (2011)
102 min | Comedy
In 1938 Hans Zeisig, an apolitical comedian, impersonator and cabaret actor, flees with a Russian passport (instead of American, which he would have preferred) from Nazi-Berlin, and finds ... See full summary »
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: Michael Herbig, Jürgen Vogel, Thekla Reuten, Valeriy Grishko
Votes: 1,238
13. Der eiserne Gustav (1958)
102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Gustav Hartmann is in trouble. Because of the new taxis he doesn't get many passengers in his horse-drawn carriage. To prove what he and his horse are capable of, he starts a trip from Berlin to Paris.
Director: Georg Hurdalek | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Lucie Mannheim, Ernst Schröder, Karin Baal
Votes: 219
14. Downfall (2004)
R | 156 min | Biography, Drama, History
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler
Votes: 375,181 | Gross: $5.51M
15. My Führer (2007)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, War
This action comedy is set in 1944. Hitler appears in it as a physically and mentally destroyed person who takes the advice of Goebbels and goes to a Jewish concentration camp to receive ... See full summary »
Director: Dani Levy | Stars: Helge Schneider, Ulrich Mühe, Sylvester Groth, Adriana Altaras
Votes: 4,609 | Gross: $0.00M
16. Look Who's Back (2015)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Adolf Hitler wakes up in the 21st century. He quickly gains media attention, but while Germany finds him hilarious and charming, Hitler makes some serious observations about society.
Director: David Wnendt | Stars: Oliver Masucci, Thomas M. Köppl, Marc-Marvin Israel, David Gebigke
Votes: 49,631
17. 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
18. Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003 Video)
R | 81 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A Time Enforcement Commission police officer (Jason Scott Lee) travels back in time to prevent a criminal mastermind from gaining control of the future.
Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Mary Page Keller, John Beck
Votes: 2,575
19. The Airlift (2005 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, Romance, War
Two-part historic drama about a difficult love affair between a German woman and an American soldier during the Berlin Airlift. After her husband Axel is declared dead, Luise Kielberg must ... See full summary »
Director: Dror Zahavi | Stars: Heino Ferch, Bettina Zimmermann, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Noethen
Votes: 479
20. Christiane F. (1981)
R | 138 min | Biography, Drama
A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski
Votes: 29,403
21. The Pasta Detectives (2014)
97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The child-duo Rico and Oskar. One is more sluggish but because of fantasy and his own world view; the other is smart but scared of life.
Director: Neele Leana Vollmar | Stars: Anton Petzold, Juri Winkler, Karoline Herfurth, Axel Prahl
Votes: 602
22. The Pasta Detectives 2 (2015)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
For the first time ever, Rico has a friend coming for a sleepover. After weeks of not seeing each other, Rico and Oskar are reunited and start their adventure with the weekly bingo at the ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Groos | Stars: Anton Petzold, Juri Winkler, Karoline Herfurth, Henry Hübchen
Votes: 260
23. Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein (2016)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Amateur sleuths Rico and Oskar deal with thieves of a valuable stone.
Director: Neele Leana Vollmar | Stars: Anton Petzold, Juri Winkler, Karoline Herfurth, Ronald Zehrfeld
Votes: 255
24. Der Schnüffler (1983)
91 min | Comedy
The harmless Berlin taxi driver Herbert Boeckmann has a bad day: Three mysterious gentlemen put him the corpse of Boris Stravinsky, a Russian economist, into the car. Unsuspecting Herbert ... See full summary »
Director: Ottokar Runze | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Catherine Alric, Tilo Prückner, Anton Diffring
Votes: 440
25. Der Experte (1988)
93 min | Comedy
After car mechanic Willi Schulze and election expert Willy Schneider get a car accident, they both lose their memory. The police assume Schulze is the expert and rapidly he turns into the pivot in a stone-hard election-contest.
Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Peter Fricke, Walo Lüönd, Gert Haucke
Votes: 493
26. Non-Stop Trouble with My Double (1984)
96 min | Comedy
A wealthy businessman and the owner of a rundown pub share one thing in common - they look like identical twins! When the businessman hears of a plot against him, he hires the pub owner as ... See full summary »
Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Tilo Prückner, Hans-Joachim Grubel, Götz Kauffmann
Votes: 1,124
27. Everyone Dies Alone (1976)
106 min | Drama
When they start losing family members and neighbors due to World War II and the German government's policies, a quiet married couple becomes disillusioned and begins spreading leaflets against the government - a crime punishable by death.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Carl Raddatz, Sylvia Manas, Martin Hirthe
Votes: 267
28. Alone in Berlin (2016)
R | 103 min | Drama, History, War
After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin denouncing their government.
Director: Vincent Perez | Stars: Louis Hofmann, Emil von Schönfels, Katrin Pollitt, Sammy Scheuritzel
Votes: 9,968
29. Kokowääh (2011)
126 min | Comedy
Henry is a handsome screenwriter who is trying to win the heart of the woman he truly loves. His plans are interrupted when he finds Magdalena, a little girl at his house.
Directors: Til Schweiger, Torsten Künstler | Stars: Numan Acar, Meret Becker, Gode Benedix, Anne-Sophie Briest
Votes: 10,340
30. Kokowääh 2 (2013)
122 min | Comedy
Henry,his daughter Magda,his girlfriend Katharina and their newborn son live together happily,but everything starts to change when Katherina decides to live separately for a while.
Directors: Til Schweiger, Torsten Künstler | Stars: Arthur Abraham, Andreas Adam, Sascha Alexander, Loyd Bateman
Votes: 4,236
31. Atomic Blonde (2017)
R | 115 min | Action, Thriller
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 206,486 | Gross: $51.69M
32. Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1997 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Harald Juhnke, Udo Samel, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Katharina Thalbach
Votes: 130
33. Berlin Falling (2017)
91 min | Thriller
When Frank offers Andreas a ride into Berlin out of courtesy he is certainly not aware that this decision will end up in a violent road trip for life and death.
Director: Ken Duken | Stars: Tom Wlaschiha, Marisa Leonie Bach, Ken Duken, Ricardo Ewert
Votes: 1,474
34. Berlin Calling (2008)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig.
Director: Hannes Stöhr | Stars: Paul Kalkbrenner, Rita Lengyel, Corinna Harfouch, Araba Walton
Votes: 15,204
35. A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster | Stars: Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Andreas Schröders
Votes: 17,524 | Gross: $0.15M
36. Berlin '36 (2009)
100 min | Drama, History, Sport
In the days leading up to the 1936 Olympics, the fate of high jumper Gretel Bergmann hangs in the balance as it is decided whether or not a Jewish athlete can be a part of the German Olympic team.
Director: Kaspar Heidelbach | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl, Robert Gallinowski
Votes: 972
37. Traumfrauen (2015)
109 min | Comedy
The story of three young women and one older one (the mother of two of the others), who are looking for love and romance.
Director: Anika Decker | Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Karoline Herfurth, Palina Rojinski, Iris Berben
Votes: 2,724
38. Emil and the Detectives (1931)
75 min | Adventure, Family, Drama
Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.
Director: Gerhard Lamprecht | Stars: Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack, Fritz Rasp, Rudolf Biebrach
Votes: 715
39. Emil und die Detektive (1954)
90 min | Adventure, Family
Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.
Director: Robert A. Stemmle | Stars: Peter Finkbeiner, Heli Finkenzeller, Wolfgang Lukschy, Kurt Meisel
Votes: 366
40. Emil and the Detectives (1964)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Walter Slezak, Bryan Russell, Roger Mobley, Heinz Schubert
Votes: 824
41. Emil und die Detektive (2001)
111 min | Family, Adventure, Comedy
Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day.
Director: Franziska Buch | Stars: Tobias Retzlaff, Anja Sommavilla, Jürgen Vogel, Maria Schrader
Votes: 1,246
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