Movies and TV shows set in berlin germany
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in berlin germany ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, psychological, touching, dramatic, serious and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with runaway, storytelling, male nudity, female nudity, bare chested male, friendship, world war two, mentor, cigarette smoking and police plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in Germany, France, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as berlin germany: Yung (2018), Christiane F. (1981), Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015), Victoria (2015), Wings of Desire (1987), 3 (2010), Berlin Falling (2017), A Coffee in Berlin (2012), The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020), Run Lola Run (1998).
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List of movies set in berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This film follows four young girls into the vibrant, hedonistic subculture of Berlin. Janaina, 17, earns money by making Internet pornography. Her best friend, Emmy, 18, finds the whole city intoxicating, without realizing that she's getting ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, hot
Plot:
drug use, sex scene, teenage prostitution, drug, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, youth culture, lifestyle, friends, girlfriend, teenager, social problems ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the ...
Style:
depressing, disturbing, rough, bleak, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, heroin, drug abuse, drug addict, downfall, junkie, drug overdose, teenage girl, friendship, teenage life, teenage prostitution ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1981
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, europe, west germany, germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Ibrahim falls in love with Alexander, a blond, blue eyed German criminal and show wrestler who is straight - an impossible friendship that surpasses the both of them.
Style:
sexy, touching, humorous, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
gay, gay friend, gay slur, gay son, friendship, love, reconciliation, gay relationship, gay interest, gay romance, lgbt, gay lead character ...
Time:
2000s, year 2014
Place:
berlin germany
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67K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Style:
tense, harsh, intense, breathtaking, disturbing ...
Plot:
gangster, running from police, heist gone wrong, bank robbery, heist, death of friend, group of friends, drunk, panic attack, language barrier, bullet wound, crime gone awry ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, y2k, 90s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, peru, spain
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Wings of Desire is Wim Wender’s artistically beautiful film about the lonely and immortal life of angels during a post-war Berlin. It’s a poetic journey from the perspective of the angels of which one falls in love with a living woman and wants ...
Style:
atmospheric, lyrical, meditative, surreal, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
philosophy, love, angel, circus, dream, immortality, mortality, surrealism, existentialism, suicide, actor, love story ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987
Place:
berlin germany, germany, west germany, east germany, europe
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6K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Hanna and Simon are in a 20 year marriage with an unexiting relationship. By chance, they both meet and start separate affairs with Adam. Adam has no idea that his two lovers are married, until they are all found out when Hanna becomes pregnant, ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, sensual, sexual ...
Plot:
bisexual, love triangle, bisexual man, gay, couple relations, romantic triangle, love and romance, male pubic hair, male female relationship, lgbt, sex, husband and wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, europe, germany
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Frank left his life as a soldier behind and wants to rebuild his life in Brandenburg. He is on his way to meet his daughter, Lily, after a long time of not seeing her. As he stops at a gas station he meets Andreas, who needs a ride to Berlin. ...
Style:
suspense, serious, disturbing, tension, rough ...
Plot:
male male relationship, post traumatic stress disorder, nothing goes right, characters in danger, drinking problem, social problems, breaking the law, weapons, kidnapping, hostage, war veteran, road trip ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A fateful day pushes an aimless college dropout (Tom Schilling) to stop wasting his time and finally engage with life.
Style:
melancholic, black and white, realistic, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, loner, society, slacker, character study, depression, loneliness, unlikely friendships, hopes, lifestyle, unfulfillment, introspection ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A communist kangaroo moves in with an artist in Berlin.
Style:
light, touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
kangaroo, talking animal, capitalism, german humor, artists' life, unlikely friendships, art, apartment building, political satire, social satire, satire, irony ...
Place:
berlin germany
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217K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different ...
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, surreal, reflective, spiritual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
time loop, race against time, time, destiny, parallel universe, self sacrifice, bank robbery, repeated event, butterfly effect, female protagonist, multiple perspectives, multiple outcomes ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century, future
Place:
berlin germany, germany, seattle, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Max McLaughlin is an American cop who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 to help create a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
post war germany, nazism, police protagonist, demolished city, murder investigation, world war two, state affairs, secret police, betrayal, love and romance, resistance, danger ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1946, post world war two
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Colognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, costume drama, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
espionage, german history, social problems, political intrigue, interwar period, unsolved crime, police detective, conspiracy, national socialism, european history, police investigation, world war two ...
Time:
1920s, pre world war two, year 1929, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An affectionate and refreshing East/West-Germany comedy about a boy who’s mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell and when she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happen (since she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, breathtaking, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
berlin wall, coma, politics, capitalism, childhood, idealism, german reunification, society, amnesia, cold war, culture clash, communism ...
Time:
year 2003, year 1989, year 1990, year 2004, 2000s ...
Place:
east germany, german democratic republic, germany, berlin germany, soviet union ...
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398K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still ...
Style:
psychological, costume drama, harsh, disturbing, epic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, hitler, nazi, war, nazism, suicide, fascism, holocaust, national socialism, dictatorship, third reich, paranoia ...
Time:
1940s, year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, year 1945 ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, prague, europe, bavaria ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe - and that will forever change them as well.
Style:
tense, captivating, thought provoking, serious, anime ...
Plot:
world war two, nazism, holocaust, soldier, military, nazi germany, guilt, danger, eastern front, atrocity, wehrmacht, friends ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, east germany, hawaii, soviet union ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the ...
Style:
gloomy, political thriller, sincere, political, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
surveillance, cold war, spy, communism, berlin wall, stasi, politics, redemption, espionage, iron curtain, life philosophy, voyeurism ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, 2000s, 90s ...
Place:
east germany, germany, berlin germany, europe, soviet union ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.
Style:
realistic, feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching
Plot:
disorder, culture clash, fish out of water, lifestyle, travel, communication problem, society, performer's life, dishonesty, soccer, city life, urban ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, russia, spain, moscow russia ...
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10K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. When the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. But falling in love anew, Undine reworks the myth of the mysterious water spirit as a modern ...
Style:
serious, emotional, lyrical, romantic, scenic ...
Plot:
nymph, cafe, murder, love affair, mystery woman, love triangle, vengeance, female ghost, museum, swimming, accident, train ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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689
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Moritz follows a boyfriend to Berlin and is soon abandoned by him. Alone in the big city, he embarks on a journey through a wide range of queer experience. Only through a new circle of queer friends does he develop his own ideas of sexuality and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, gay cinema, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, gay interest, male nudity, lgbt, gay lead character, life is a bitch, relationship problems, introspection, self discovery, social problems, bare chested male, male pubic hair ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller, an undercover agent at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany.
Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, action adventure, mind blowing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret service, spy, undercover, cia, whistleblower, espionage, terrorist, partner, government official, terrorism, partners against crime, strong female lead ...
Place:
berlin germany
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104K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
A young ballet dancer travels to a prestigious dance academy in Europe, only to discover it is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of increasingly grisly murders.
Style:
suspense, psychological horror, dark, sinister, avant garde ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
ritual sacrifice, dead woman, curse, witchcraft, secret, paranormal phenomena, mysterious event, corporal punishment, occult, good versus evil, spiritualism, witch ...
Time:
year 1977, year 1948, 70s, year 1943, post world war two
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, italy, ohio, east berlin
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A Coca-Cola executive in West Berlin tries to keep the boss's daughter from marrying a Communist.
Style:
funny, fast paced, black and white, biting, talky ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cold war, iron curtain, coca cola, satire, capitalist, secretary, communism, forbidden love, farce, voice over narration, corporate executive, race against time ...
Time:
year 1961, 20th century, 60s, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, west berlin west germany, east berlin, germany, east germany ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate ...
Style:
suspense, historical drama, dramatic, period piece, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cold war, espionage, lawyer, spy, cia, agent, soviet spy, courtroom, politics, berlin wall, court, negotiation ...
Time:
year 1960, year 2015, 2010s, year 1957, 1950s ...
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, soviet union, new york, west germany ...
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44K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, Germany, France, UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf ...
Style:
factual, political, feel good, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
racism, track and field, olympics, african american, nazi, racial discrimination, athlete, racial segregation, nazi germany, politics, biopic, world war two ...
Time:
year 1936, 1930s, year 1933, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Beyond Silence is about a family and a young girl’s coming of age story. This German film looks into the lives of the deaf and at a story about the love for music. A girl who has always had to translate speech into sign language for her deaf ...
Style:
realistic, touching, crying, sad, spiritual ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
coming of age, deaf mute, father daughter relationship, musician, sign language, telephone call, audition, love, bicycle, aunt niece relationship, skinny dipping, deafness ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 18th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, italy, argentina, tokyo
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, visually stunning, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, espionage, berlin wall, spy, funeral, 007, cold war era, betrayal, chase, covert operation, murder, hotel ...
Time:
year 1966, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, east germany, west berlin west germany, england ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Berlin, 1888. After penniless Ida’s life is saved at the Charité Hospital she must work off the treatment costs. While she becomes acquainted with the most brilliant physicians of this era at the world-famous hospital, the self-determined young ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, stylized, medical drama, intellectual ...
Plot:
hospital, medicine, scientist, doctor, medical, german history, nurse, medical research, medical school, science, discovery, surgery ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1940s, 60s, 1880s
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.
Style:
psychological, captivating, atmospheric, surprise ending, surreal ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, lawyer, courtroom, childhood trauma, nazi, trial, nazi war criminal, murder, german history, public defender, revenge killing, german soldier ...
Time:
year 2001, 1940s, 20th century, year 2019, 2000s ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany, frankfurt germany, tuscany
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355
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Wayward Canadian, Matthew, crushed by the isolation of being new to Berlin, turns his sexual desires toward Matthias that spiral into a dark fixation of assumed identity. Soon, this obsessive power struggle between the two, careens toward brutal ...
Style:
sexy, homoerotic, sincere, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
gay, gay interest, homoeroticism, obsession, gay lead character, sexuality, wannabe, lgbtq, love, fall in love, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An anthology feature of 10 stories of romance set in the German capital.
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, realistic, anthology ...
Plot:
forbidden love, love story, relationships, male objectification, daughter, one night stand, loneliness, suicide, life philosophy, couple relations, nudity, father daughter estrangement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
berlin germany
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