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Best German Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 1,409 German-language movies released in the 1980s. 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. The #1 entry is Das Boot. These films were originally released in German (Deutsch).

1,409 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Das Boot

    1981· 2h 30m

    8.12.6K
  7. 7

    Angst

    1983· 1h 15m

    7.1431
  15. 15

    Balance

    1989· 7m

    7.5131
  16. 16

    Momo

    1986· 1h 41m

    7.079
  17. 17

    Tokyo-Ga

    1985· 1h 32m

    7.1103
  18. 18

    Lola

    1981· 1h 53m

    6.9135
  22. 22

    The Scout

    1983· 1h 35m

    5.28
  27. 27

    The Fan

    1982· 1h 32m

    6.675
  38. 38

    Yasemin

    1988· 1h 25m

    5.33
  40. 40

    Men...

    1985· 1h 35m

    6.129
  44. 44

    Our Nazi

    1984· 1h 34m

    8.58
  47. 47

    Meier

    1986· 1h 35m

    4.33
  49. 49

    Sugarbaby

    1985· 1h 26m

    5.422
  50. 50

    Treffer

    1984· 1h 50m

    5.33

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Frequently asked questions

How many German movies came from the 1980s?

1,409 German-language films from the 1980s carry real rating data.

How are these German films 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.

What is the highest-rated German movie of the 1980s?

Das Boot holds the top position in this collection.