Netflix Movies and Categories Finder: German Films
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The Lives of Others
As a secret police agent eavesdrops on a successful writer in East Germany in 1984, he becomes increasingly fascinated by the man's life and politics.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:17:35
Netflix ID: 70056425
Das Boot: Director's Cut
Nominated for six Oscars, this edge-of-your-seat dramatic triumph follows the trials of a German U-boat crew during World War II.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 03:28:18
Netflix ID: 319867
Das Boot: Theatrical Cut
The theatrical cut of Wolfgang Petersen's epic drama delves into the lives of a German U-boat crew patrolling treacherous waters during World War II.
Released: 2016-01-20
Runtime: 02:29:06
Netflix ID: 70189475
Homeland
This documentary examines the fluid definition of home for the residents of Germany and immigration's impact on the country's national identity.
Released: 2020-11-01
Runtime: 01:08:19
Netflix ID: 81324784
Downfall
This portrayal of Adolf Hitler's final days is based on the memoirs of Traudl Junge, the young secretary who was with him until his death.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:35:44
Netflix ID: 70023508
Pappa ante Portas
After he loses his job, an unemployed purchasing director applies his management principles to running his family's lives, with controversial results.
Released: 2018-07-01
Runtime: 01:25:46
Netflix ID: 80994846
Three Wishes for Cinderella
In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, feisty Cinderella endures hassles by her stepfamily but gains the upper hand on the bachelor prince.
Released: 2015-11-25
Runtime: 01:22:14
Netflix ID: 60028616
System Crasher
Traumatized, violent and yearning for love, 9-year-old Benni bonds with a gruff mentor as child-services workers struggle to find her a home.
Released: 2020-02-20
Runtime: 02:00:08
Netflix ID: 81071573
The Wave
To give his students a real-world example of how dictatorships can grow powerful, a high school teacher conducts a social experiment.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:46:48
Netflix ID: 70084189
The Counterfeiters
A Jewish master forger is shielded from the atrocities of the concentration camps by agreeing to create counterfeit currency for the Nazis.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:34:20
Netflix ID: 70083950
Victoria
A Spanish girl in Berlin falls in with four young men. When her new friends run afoul of a gangster, she gets caught up in their problems.
Released: 2016-03-08
Runtime: 02:18:24
Netflix ID: 80043050
Who Am I - Kein System Ist Sicher
After his compatriots are murdered by Russian gangsters, a hacker confesses the history of his elite, fame-seeking group to a Europol investigator.
Released: 2017-12-01
Runtime: 01:41:46
Netflix ID: 80211749
La Palma
After arriving at the wrong destination, a couple gets creative to salvage their vacation—but holes in their fraught relationship are soon exposed.
Released: 2021-02-26
Runtime: 01:28:23
Netflix ID: 81405120
Serengeti
High-resolution cameras capture the glory of the vast African savannah teeming with species that include cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras and crocodiles.
Released: 2021-05-01
Runtime: 01:37:55
Netflix ID: 70249059
The Edukators
A trio of anticapitalist radicals rankles Germany's elite by breaking into mansions and leaving menacing messages that warn of an impending class war.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:06:44
Netflix ID: 70033383
Helmut Schmidt -- Lebensfragen
This made-for-TV drama charts the life of former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who led his nation through the turbulent 1970s and early '80s.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:27:47
Netflix ID: 70308062
Nowhere in Africa
A Jewish couple and their daughter emigrate from Germany to Kenya to escape the Nazis and are forced to adapt to life on an unfamiliar continent.
Released: 2015-12-06
Runtime: 02:15:34
Netflix ID: 60026143
Hitler - A Career
This documentary examines how Adolf Hitler's talent for manipulation, psychology and image-making led him from humble origins to near-world conquest.
Released: 2017-02-09
Runtime: 02:30:18
Netflix ID: 80106791
Happy Family
A family’s festive Halloween plans take a spooky turn when an evil witch's curse transforms the costumed clan into actual monsters.
Released: 2018-03-05
Runtime: 01:33:15
Netflix ID: 80194610
Balloon
To flee East Germany during the Cold War, two families plot a daring escape using a homemade hot-air balloon. Based on a true story.
Released: 2021-04-01
Runtime: 02:05:19
Netflix ID: 81030216
The Baader Meinhof Complex
A radical terrorist group known as the Red Army Faction uses extreme violence to combat what they perceive as a new fascist threat in 1970s Germany.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:29:40
Netflix ID: 70112501
Cloud Atlas
In this star-studded drama, six seemingly disparate stories explore the complicated links that humanity shares through the generations.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:45:04
Netflix ID: 70248183
Homevideo
A teenager's intimate video of himself accidentally fall into the hands of bullies, wreaking havoc in his already troubled life.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:28:38
Netflix ID: 80001124
Lammbock
Buddies Stefan and Kai run a thriving pot business from the back of their pizzeria, but things take a disastrous turn when the plants become diseased.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:29:19
Netflix ID: 80005465
Heidi
Orphaned at age 5, curly-haired Heidi is sent to live with her gruff recluse of a grandfather in the Swiss Alps and soon thaws his frozen heart.
Released: 2017-06-06
Runtime: 01:50:50
Netflix ID: 80172283
Before the Fall
When an aspiring boxer is recruited to train with the Nazis, he eagerly accepts -- despite the objections of his father, who adamantly opposes Hitler.
Released: 2017-09-02
Runtime: 01:49:56
Netflix ID: 70038930
Gundermann
A fascinating portrait of coal miner-turned-songwriter Gerhard 'Gundi' Gundermann, whose ties to the German Stasi fueled his views and work.
Released: 2019-04-25
Runtime: 02:07:28
Netflix ID: 81076897
The Silent Revolution
In an act of solidarity with the victims of the 1956 Hungarian revolt, a group of 12th graders stages a wordless protest with severe repercussions.
Released: 2020-12-01
Runtime: 01:51:25
Netflix ID: 81085464
Baumbacher Syndrome
After waking up one day with a profoundly deep voice, a man gains global attention, but soon tries to exile himself to escape the spotlight.
Released: 2021-02-26
Runtime: 01:25:37
Netflix ID: 81405121
Berlin Calling
Life is good for electronic music composer Martin as he tours the globe with his manager and girlfriend and prepares to release what's be his biggest album yet -- then he's admitted to a Berlin psych ward whacked out of his mind on drugs.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:49:33
Netflix ID: 70114977
Stromberg - Der Film
In this movie version of the hit TV series, Stromberg and his claim settlement employees celebrate their company's 50th anniversary at a country inn.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:58:13
Netflix ID: 80010967
The Physician
A medical apprentice in 11th-century Persia disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
Released: 2015-07-15
Runtime: 02:35:02
Netflix ID: 80014996
Beltracchi: Die Kunst der Fälschung
Artist and master forger Wolfgang Beltracchi is profiled, with insights into his life, talent and the international art world that made him millions.
Released: 2015-12-09
Runtime: 01:37:49
Netflix ID: 80015279
Schtonk!
When a journalist buys into his phony Hitler diaries, a forger of Nazi memorabilia churns out more volumes, falling into a state of creative lunacy.
Released: 2016-12-01
Runtime: 01:46:35
Netflix ID: 80139260
Hubert und Staller: Die ins Gras beissen
While dealing with a stalled car and a stubborn cow, Hubert and Staller make a grim discovery that sets off a bizarre murder investigation.
Released: 2018-01-04
Runtime: 01:28:37
Netflix ID: 80229988
FOG IN AUGUST
When a motherless boy is committed to a psych ward in 1940s Germany, he masterminds a plan to escape the clutches of a mad physician.
Released: 2020-08-02
Runtime: 02:06:18
Netflix ID: 81013698
Vincent Wants to Sea
Vincent's newly widowed father puts him in an institution rather than deal with his son's Tourette's Syndrome. To fulfill his mother's wish to scatter her ashes in the sea, Vincent and two fellow patients break out and steal a doctor's car.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:34:31
Netflix ID: 70186766
Messner
Iconic mountain climber Reinhold Messner reviews his extraordinary exploits and the mindset that drove him to tackle the world's highest peaks.
Released: 2016-12-01
Runtime: 01:44:13
Netflix ID: 70271328
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
In 1992, three radically different residents of Rostock, Germany, become entangled in a violent xenophobic riot that rocks the beleaguered city.
Released: 2017-01-15
Runtime: 02:02:52
Netflix ID: 80141337
The Invisibles
In this docudrama set in 1943 Berlin, four Jewish young adults take harrowing risks to stay in their city and hide in plain sight from the Third Reich.
Released: 2020-07-16
Runtime: 01:50:22
Netflix ID: 81034929
Habermann
During the World War II Nazi occupation, a mill owner in the Sudetenland tries to hide a big secret as he contends with betrayal and other atrocities.
Released: 2020-11-01
Runtime: 01:40:18
Netflix ID: 81324779
My Blind Date with Life
After securing a coveted apprenticeship at a luxury hotel, an ambitious man tries to keep his visual impairment a secret as he vies for his dream job.
Released: 2021-02-01
Runtime: 01:50:31
Netflix ID: 81304206
Lassie Come Home
Facing trouble in a new home, a dog named Lassie takes off for an adventure to find her most beloved companion.
Released: 2021-02-11
Runtime: 01:36:17
Netflix ID: 81318124
Stowaway
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
Released: 2021-04-23
Runtime: 01:57:02
Netflix ID: 81321986
Elser - Er hätte die Welt verändert
Officials interrogate German worker Georg Elser when a bomb he plants detonates after Hitler has left a rally, thwarting his assassination attempt.
Released: 2016-03-01
Runtime: 01:49:14
Netflix ID: 80088000
A Heavy Heart
Long past his heyday, a still-virile boxer tries to reconnect with his daughter as he confronts the onset of a terminal, degenerative neural disorder.
Released: 2016-11-10
Runtime: 01:49:09
Netflix ID: 80082749
Fack ju Göhte
When an ex-con discovers the loot he buried from his last robbery is now covered by a school gym, he gets a teaching job there in order to recover it.
Released: 2017-10-26
Runtime: 01:52:24
Netflix ID: 80014999
Human Flow
This documentary by artist and activist Ai Weiwei explores the global refugee crisis that has left millions of men, women and children seeking asylum.
Released: 2018-02-17
Runtime: 02:20:38
Netflix ID: 80206691
Once Again
After a chance phone call leads to daily conversations, a widowed restaurant owner and a lonely film actor plan to finally meet in person.
Released: 2018-09-01
Runtime: 01:41:23
Netflix ID: 81014988
Die göttliche Ordnung
In a Swiss village in 1971, men write the rules -- and a fed up housewife launches a suffrage campaign ahead of a referendum on women's right to vote.
Released: 2018-09-16
Runtime: 01:36:26
Netflix ID: 80189869
Goodbye Berlin
A dismal summer vacation turns into a wild coming-of-age ride when a teenage boy agrees to take a road trip with the edgy new kid in town.
Released: 2018-12-15
Runtime: 01:33:12
Netflix ID: 81031981
Antibodies
After a confessed killer is captured, a small-town cop interrogates him, hoping a look into the madman's mind will give clues to an unsolved murder.
Released: 2020-01-01
Runtime: 02:02:18
Netflix ID: 70076207
Big Girls Don't Cry
Seventeen-year-olds Kati and Steffi are best friends. But while Steffi has a great boyfriend and a loving home, Kati is lovelorn amid her family's incessant squabbling -- but the tables are about to turn.
Released: 2020-04-15
Runtime: 01:31:37
Netflix ID: 60030191
Ein Freund von mir
An introverted insurance executive at a car rental service is annoyed by his hyperactive, garrulous coworker, but the two end up becoming friends.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:20:18
Netflix ID: 80005701
Winnetou
When a greedy gold-raiding gang encroaches on Apache territory, a tribe chief's son and his ally, a German surveyor, work together to save the land.
Released: 2019-09-15
Runtime: 01:41:32
Netflix ID: 81168328
The Treasure of the Silver Lake
With aid from a frontier hero and an Apache chief, a dutiful son seeks vengeance on lethal outlaws who murdered his father to steal his treasure map.
Released: 2019-09-15
Runtime: 01:46:24
Netflix ID: 81168331
Making Unorthodox
A look at the making of one of the first series to authentically portray and explore issues in a Hasidic community as they pertain to women's lives.
Released: 2020-03-26
Runtime: 00:21:04
Netflix ID: 81256749
What to Do in Case of Fire
Six friends linked by their anarchist activities in 1980s Berlin reunite in 2002 after a bomb they planted years ago finally explodes.
Released: 2020-04-08
Runtime: 01:41:01
Netflix ID: 60025070
The Girl with Nine Wigs
When she's diagnosed with cancer, a spirited young woman refuses to let the news stop her from tasting all that life has to offer.
Released: 2021-05-15
Runtime: 01:57:25
Netflix ID: 70272634
Neue Vahr Sud
When a 20-year-old slacker forgets to register as a conscientious objector, he's drafted into the army, where his mouth gets him into trouble.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:30:08
Netflix ID: 80001125
Lommbock
After finding love in drug-free Dubai, Stefan returns to Germany to grab documents for his wedding. But old buddy Kai's bad habits complicate things.
Released: 2018-11-09
Runtime: 01:46:11
Netflix ID: 80191219
Operation Valkyrie
As war-torn Germany faces defeat in 1944, German Col. Claus von Stauffenberg leads a daring plot to bomb one of Hitler's conference rooms.
Released: 2020-11-24
Runtime: 01:32:02
Netflix ID: 70117206
Die dunkle Seite des Mondes
Successful but unsatisfied, a lawyer finds his life spinning out of control after a psychedelic trip exposes a different, dark side to his personality.
Released: 2021-05-01
Runtime: 01:37:53
Netflix ID: 81435571
Das Wunder von Bern
As the 1954 World Cup draws near, a POW finally returns to his West German home and reconnects with his family, including his soccer-obsessed son.
Released: 2018-03-07
Runtime: 01:57:44
Netflix ID: 80218312
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank
The first German film adaptation of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' dramatizes her inner world and her life spent in hiding in Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Released: 2018-04-18
Runtime: 02:09:25
Netflix ID: 80239504
Familiye
An ex-con struggles to take care of his two brothers, a gambling addict and a young man with Down syndrome, after being released from prison.
Released: 2019-04-30
Runtime: 01:38:48
Netflix ID: 81059956
Hubert und Staller - Unter Wölfen
After a mysterious murder, two eccentric patrolmen find themselves investigating a web of complex crimes involving drugs, theft and extortion.
Released: 2019-07-25
Runtime: 01:28:54
Netflix ID: 81167767
Winnetou: The Last Shot
When Winnetou is framed for murder, Old Shatterhand must clear his friend’s name while repairing the wedge between the whites and Native Americans.
Released: 2019-09-15
Runtime: 01:32:52
Netflix ID: 81168330
Stereo
Erik's peaceful rural family life is shaken by the arrival of sinister figures who claim to know him and a mysterious 'friend' who may not even exist.
Released: 2016-05-15
Runtime: 01:33:46
Netflix ID: 80015154
Head Full of Honey
An elderly man suffering from Alzheimer's takes a road trip to Venice with his beloved granddaughter after his son decides to put him in a home.
Released: 2017-01-24
Runtime: 02:18:58
Netflix ID: 80141257
SMS für Dich
A writer copes with her fiancé’s death by sending him romantic text messages. But the phone number has been reassigned -- to a man who’s intrigued.
Released: 2018-10-16
Runtime: 01:47:30
Netflix ID: 80222898
Winnetou: The Red Gentleman
Winnetou and Old Shatterhand defend Apache land once again when a ruthless oil baron spurs a war between the native tribes and white settlers.
Released: 2019-09-15
Runtime: 01:34:34
Netflix ID: 81168329
Not My Day
A humdrum bank teller gets a shock to his system when he's taken hostage and made the getaway driver for a brash robber during a heist gone wrong.
Released: 2020-04-22
Runtime: 01:50:15
Netflix ID: 80015404
Dresden
A German nurse helps — and soon falls for — an injured British pilot who is hiding out in her hospital during the brutal WWII Dresden bombing raids.
Released: 2020-11-14
Netflix ID: 70281038
Bavaria - Traumreise durch Bayern
This ode to Germany’s largest state provides bird's-eye views of its castles and cities along with up-close looks at its traditions and industries.
Released: 2021-05-01
Runtime: 01:31:26
Netflix ID: 81435602
Maybe... Maybe Not
When his pregnant girlfriend throws him out of their home, a young man finds a gay roommate and shares amusing misunderstandings with his new friends.
Released: 2015-12-07
Runtime: 01:29:52
Netflix ID: 80065318
Ein Mord mit Aussicht
In a small German village, police come upon a man who's been murdered and a woman holding the weapon. But she may not be the guilty party.
Released: 2016-04-01
Runtime: 01:26:58
Netflix ID: 80095229
Rock My Heart
A thrill-seeking teenage girl with a heart defect bonds with a rowdy black stallion and fights to ride in a race despite her life-threatening illness.
Released: 2019-01-18
Runtime: 01:49:18
Netflix ID: 81051688
Friendship!
When the Berlin Wall collapses, a young man and his best friend set out for San Francisco to search for his father, who fled East Germany years before.
Released: 2020-04-08
Runtime: 01:48:46
Netflix ID: 81248633
3096 Tage
When she's kidnapped at age 10 and imprisoned by a sadistic rapist and torturer, an Austrian girl finds the will to survive.
Released: 2016-07-01
Runtime: 01:49:56
Netflix ID: 80015276
Vorsicht vor Leuten
When his life goes south, a known liar decides to change his ways. But the arrival of a married con artist soon rekindles his love affair with lies.
Released: 2016-12-01
Runtime: 01:28:30
Netflix ID: 80139608
Wellness für Paare
Five middle-aged couples attend an exclusive wellness retreat in an effort to improve their long-neglected relationships.
Released: 2017-06-01
Runtime: 01:29:26
Netflix ID: 80177721
Patong Girl
While vacationing with his family in Thailand, teen Felix falls hard for beautiful Fai and decides to stay another week, much to everyone's surprise.
Released: 2019-02-21
Runtime: 01:32:39
Netflix ID: 80158685
Rossini
Backroom deals and psychological manipulations unfold at a restaurant in Bavaria, where a director and producer try to assemble a movie production.
Released: 2020-02-01
Runtime: 01:49:41
Netflix ID: 81151857
We Are the Night
The gritty nightlife of Berlin serves as the backdrop for this thriller about three women vampires intent on luring another into their immortal pact.
Released: 2015-10-20
Runtime: 01:39:55
Netflix ID: 70198054
Da Geht Noch Was
When his elderly parents separate, a man moves in with his father and brings his preteen son along to attempt reuniting his family.
Released: 2019-08-31
Runtime: 01:36:39
Netflix ID: 81151825
The Whistlers
A shady police inspector teams up with a beautiful accomplice for a high-stakes heist. To pull it off, they'll communicate using a secret whistling language.
Released: 2020-12-04
Runtime: 01:37:41
Netflix ID: 81076067
Sweethearts
Professional robber Mel gets more than expected when she takes panicky Franny hostage. Is it her biggest mistake or the best decision of her life?
Released: 2021-02-15
Runtime: 01:46:51
Netflix ID: 81223050
And Tomorrow the Entire World
A law student joins an anti-fascist group and finds herself sucked into increasingly dangerous situations and drawn more and more to violence.
Released: 2021-05-07
Runtime: 01:51:38
Netflix ID: 81392185
The Fisherman and His Wife
In this retelling of a classic German fairy tale, two men struggle to bring happiness into the lives of the ambitious women they love.
Released: 2017-10-02
Runtime: 01:37:28
Netflix ID: 80174390
Ich bin dann mal weg
After a health scare, Hape is told to take it easy, but the pudgy comic decides his soul needs healing too and sets off on a religious pilgrimage.
Released: 2018-01-24
Runtime: 01:32:21
Netflix ID: 80222897
Männerherzen
Five very different men who frequent the same Berlin gym navigate awkward dates, romantic upheavals, career curveballs and more.
Released: 2018-02-01
Runtime: 01:46:57
Netflix ID: 80201806
Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
When a wealthy, self-absorbed Munich family takes in a refugee from Somalia, they find their insular world turned upside down.
Released: 2018-12-04
Runtime: 01:56:12
Netflix ID: 80222785
Wer's Glaubt Wird Selig
After a freak accident, a man seeks sainthood for his mother and looks to reignite the passion in his relationship while saving his flailing ski resort.
Released: 2019-10-01
Runtime: 01:36:38
Netflix ID: 81151831
College Girl Murders
When boarding school residents start dying in a series of bizarre murders, inspectors must crack the case while there are still students left to save.
Released: 2019-12-15
Runtime: 01:27:44
Netflix ID: 70035979
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
A young orphan boy named Jim joins Emma the locomotive and train driver Luke on an epic global adventure that reveals where he came from.
Released: 2020-03-30
Runtime: 01:49:43
Netflix ID: 81192110
Anatomy
A young medical student uncovers a horrifying secret society of surgeons who will do anything to get their hands on interesting specimens.
Released: 2020-03-31
Runtime: 01:39:19
Netflix ID: 60003410
Romy
From her on-screen triumphs to her off-screen tribulations, this biopic focuses on the captivating life and career of actress Romy Schneider.
Released: 2020-11-14
Runtime: 01:46:06
Netflix ID: 81316276
Four Hands
When two young sisters witness a crime, the elder Jessica vows to always protect Sophie. Years later, her promise haunts them in unimaginable ways.
Released: 2021-04-01
Runtime: 01:33:57
Netflix ID: 81032765
Das Leben danach
A young woman who's still struggling to come to terms with an accident that took place seven years ago channels her grief into anger and destruction.
Released: 2017-11-11
Runtime: 01:28:27
Netflix ID: 80220648