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Best German-Language Movies from Germany

This collection ranks 18,682 German-language movies produced in Germany. 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. Das Boot leads the list.

18,682 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

    Who Am I

    2014· 1h 45m

    7.61.8K
  17. 17

    Faust

    1926· 1h 56m

    7.9408
  18. 18

    The Wave

    2008· 1h 47m

    7.53.6K
  25. 25

    Stalingrad

    1993· 2h 14m

    7.3645
  26. 26

    The Tank

    2025· 1h 57m

    7.1475
  27. 27

    Gigantic

    1999· 1h 20m

    7.696
  30. 30

    Victoria

    2015· 2h 18m

    7.61.4K
  33. 33

    Head-On

    2004· 2h 2m

    7.5634
  35. 35

    Colonia

    2016· 1h 46m

    7.32.0K
  43. 43

    The Bridge

    1959· 1h 43m

    7.6202
  44. 44

    Europa

    1991· 1h 53m

    7.3370
  48. 48

    Free Fall

    2013· 1h 37m

    7.7837

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Frequently asked questions

How many German movies were produced in Germany?

18,682 German-language films from Germany have real rating data.

How are these films in this collection 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 best German movie from Germany?

Das Boot currently holds the #1 position.