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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

  2. 102

    Paradise

    1986· 1h 46m

    5.52
  3. 103

    Embers

    1983· 1h 52m

    6.33
  7. 107

    Rasputin

    1984· 1h 31m

    7.45
  15. 115

    Die Bombe

    1988· 1h 43m

    —0
  21. 121

    Amok

    1985· 14m

    —0
  26. 126

    Santa Fe

    1987· 1h 50m

    7.88
  27. 127

    Mosch

    1980· 1h 45m

    —0
  34. 134

    Raffl

    1985· 1h 33m

    7.01
  37. 137

    Farewell

    1984· 1h 35m

    —0
  46. 146

    Beuys

    1981· 11m

    5.73

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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.