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Best German Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 23,619 German movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Das Boot. Films listed here were originally released in German (Deutsch).

23,619 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Das Boot

    1981· 2h 30m

    8.12.6K
  4. 4

    Downfall

    2004· 2h 35m

    7.94.4K
  5. 5

    Metropolis

    1927· 2h 28m

    8.13.2K
  6. 6

    M

    1931· 1h 50m

    8.12.5K
  7. 7

    Nosferatu

    1922· 1h 34m

    7.72.5K
  12. 12

    Run Lola Run

    1998· 1h 20m

    7.32.6K
  13. 13

    Heidi

    2015· 1h 51m

    7.3444
  15. 15

    Funny Games

    1997· 1h 49m

    7.32.1K
  16. 16

    Who Am I

    2014· 1h 45m

    7.61.8K
  18. 18

    Faust

    1926· 1h 56m

    7.9408
  19. 19

    The Wave

    2008· 1h 47m

    7.53.6K
  26. 26

    Stalingrad

    1993· 2h 14m

    7.3645
  27. 27

    The Tank

    2025· 1h 57m

    7.1475
  28. 28

    Gigantic

    1999· 1h 20m

    7.696
  31. 31

    Victoria

    2015· 2h 18m

    7.61.4K
  34. 34

    Head-On

    2004· 2h 2m

    7.5634
  36. 36

    Colonia

    2016· 1h 46m

    7.32.0K
  41. 41

    Sissi

    1955· 1h 42m

    7.3531
  45. 45

    The Bridge

    1959· 1h 43m

    7.6202
  46. 46

    Europa

    1991· 1h 53m

    7.3370
  50. 50

    Free Fall

    2013· 1h 37m

    7.7837

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

23,619 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Das Boot currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.