Best Austrian Movies
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Best Austrian Movies
TOP Movies: The Dark Valley (2014), Before Sunrise (1995), Antares (2004), Coraline (2009), Goodnight Mommy (2014), Asteroid City (2023), The Piano Teacher (2001), Funny Games (1997), Over the Moon (2020), Masking Threshold (2021), Klaus (2019), Amour (2012), Brothers of the Wind (2015), The Tale of Despereaux (2008), Spectre (2015), Michael (2011), Dog Days (2001), Vivo (2021), Breathing (2011), Downfall (2004).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Through a hidden path a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alpes. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.
Style:
serious, gloomy, tense, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
mountain, mysterious character, tough heroes, isolation, danger, under the surface, snow, cowboy, village, revenge, lone wolves, vengeance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
alps, austria, germany, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On his way to Vienna, American Jesse meets Céline, a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. ...
Style:
philosophical, sentimental, sexy, intellectual, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
love, chance meeting, destiny, lovers, tourist, young lovers, fall in love, relationships, coincidence, love story, teenage girl, stranger ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
vienna, austria, europe, france, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Austria
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A deadly car crash sets off three parallel stories of women at crisis points, faltering behind the doors of the same, plain Vienna apartment block.
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, anthology, eros ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
marital infidelity, infidelity, exhibitionism, female masturbation, extramarital affair, nudity, cuckolded husband, sexual relations, male female relationship, explicit sex, oral sex, sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vienna
Is relevant?
297K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, fantasy world, secret place, heroine, imagination, doll, danger, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, y2k, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, michigan, usa, north america, texas
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspense, twist ending, surreal ...
Plot:
twins, mental illness, brother brother relationship, torture, divorce, dead child, boy, animal mask, children, isolation, single parent, supernatural ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
austria, germany, central europe
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143K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Style:
entertaining, romantic, captivating, humorous, existential ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
astronomy, small town, love, asteroid, desert, alien, arizona desert, diner, military, domestic drama, alien encounter, mechanic ...
Time:
1950s, year 1955
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, Austria, Germany
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Style:
disturbing, sexual, controversial, psychological, erotic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bdsm, older woman younger man relationship, masochism, age difference, perversion, rape, desire, teacher, obsession, sex scene, sex, sexual relations ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
vienna, france, germany, austria, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, bad guy wins, home invasion, torture, sadism, torment, family in danger, husband wife relationship, evil wins, violence, holiday horror ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, near future, year 1997
Place:
austria, germany, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: China, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In this animated musical, a girl builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess.
Style:
sweet, touching, 3d animation, colorful, existential ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
child, rocket, love, moon, imaginary, philosophy, life philosophy, grownups, parent child relationship, true love, women, frog ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Conducting a series of experiments in his makeshift home-lab, a skeptic IT worker tries to cure his harrowing hearing impairment. But where will his research lead him? "Masking Threshold" combines a chamber play, a scientific procedural, ...
Style:
suspenseful, spooky, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
gay lead character, insanity, medical research, research, blood, medicine, hospital, hearing, trap, patient, friendship, pharmacy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
florida
Is relevant?
233K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Spain, UK, USA, Austria, Canada, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A postman is posted to a frozen town in the North - where he discovers Santa Claus is hiding out.
Style:
feel good, touching, sincere, thought provoking, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, friendship, children, postman, letter, re-education, kindness, christmas present, small town, love, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, future, 19th century
Place:
fictional island, scandinavia, finland
Is relevant?
110K
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Style:
philosophical, reflective, sincere, sad, art house ...
Plot:
death, elderly, old couple, aging, elderly lovers, life & death, husband wife relationship, life philosophy, daughter, love, illness, old love ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, germany, nebraska, france
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Austria
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The way of the eagle is to raise two chicks. The stronger is destined always to throw the weaker from the nest. Man also has his ways, often to hurt those closest to him. Lukas suffers at the hands of a father who has withdrawn since the loss of ...
Style:
touching, sincere, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
eagle, human animal relationship, child in peril, father son relationship, animal, bird, free spirit, free spirited, friendship, friends, help, relationships ...
Time:
60s
Place:
alps
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure ...
Style:
fairy tale, 3d animation, touching, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
mouse, imaginary kingdom, adventurer, hopes, anthropomorphic animal, friendship, anthropomorphic mouse, pig, rat, daring rescue, self discovery, food ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
france, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, UK, Austria, Morocco, Hong Kong
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Style:
sexy, breathtaking, entertaining, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot:
conspiracy, spy, cia agent, female agent, rogue agent, espionage, tough guy, female spy, secret service, tough girl, undercover, secret agent ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, austria, vienna, morocco, europe ...
Is relevant?
492K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Morocco, Italy, Austria, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Style:
sexy, suspense, entertaining, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, secret agent, espionage, secret service, revenge, one man army, chase, 007, british secret service, terrorist, undercover ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, london, italy, austria, north africa ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Although to the outside world he seems like the a perfectly normal insurance broker, Michael secretly keeps a 10-year-old boy, Wolfgang locked in a room in his soundproof basement.
Style:
disturbing, sexy, suspenseful, serious, transgressive ...
Plot:
pedophile, pedophilia, child abuse, isolation, boy, child molestation, little boy, life is a bitch, kidnapped child, child rape, emotional abuse, kidnapping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe, austria, central europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In a suburb of Vienna during some hot summer days: A teacher who is in bondage to a sleazy pimp, a very importunate hitchhiker, a private detective on the run for some car vandals, a couple with a serious marriage problem and an old man, whose wife ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, realistic, sensual, erotic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
longing, sex, couple relations, couples, sexual perversion, strong sexual content, suburbs, sexual relations, surrealism, husband wife relationship, erotica, female nudity ...
Time:
year 2001, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
vienna, austria
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23K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: Hong Kong, Austria, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A music-loving kinkajou named Vivo embarks on the journey of a lifetime to fulfill his destiny and deliver a love song for an old friend.
Style:
3d animation, humorous, sincere, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
musician, friendship, music, human animal relationship, friend, love, animal human communication, teamwork, child, singing, concert, coming of age ...
Time:
future
Place:
miami, havana cuba
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A 19-year-old is coming out of prison and trying to build a new life but he can't deal with his guilt.
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, touching, gloomy
Plot:
teenage boy, hopes, prison life, bare chested male, male pubic hair, nudity, guilt, youth, starting over, redemption, self discovery, going straight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austria, europe
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
287K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord…
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, ambiguous ending, surprise ending, action thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly
Plot:
mercenary, rescue mission, one against many, kidnapping, ex special forces, one man army, machismo, child kidnapping, death threat, tough guy, jungle, child ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Hanna's War is the true story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian-Jewish WW2 resistance fighter, who would become Israel's "Joan of Arc". As a young person, she fled Nazi-occupied Hungary for Palestine, where she was recruited and ...
Style:
political, grindhouse, independent film, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
holocaust, cannon, world war two, concentration camp, women's prison, writers, women, secret mission, wartime, wartime life, spy, world war ...
Place:
israel, middle east, hungary
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, War
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story Jewish counterfeiter, Salomon Sorowitsch, coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
Style:
harsh, tense, brutal, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, concentration camp, world war two, nazi germany, counterfeit money, brutality, forgery, counterfeiter, prison, nazi concentration camp, war crime ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1936, year 2008 ...
Place:
germany, europe, poland, austria, canada ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Chronicles three years of a middle class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, only troubled by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence however, they are actually planning something sinister.
Style:
disturbing, depressing, serious, controversial, heartfelt ...
Plot:
nihilism, dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, alienation, quitting a job, mental disorder, society, philosophy, family life, suicide, depression, death ...
Time:
80s, year 1988, year 1989
Place:
austria, germany, europe, australia
Is relevant?
528
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Young and eager police recruit Chris shoots a mentally ill man on duty. He is celebrated a hero, but soon after, traumatic symptoms begin to surface. In a desperate attempt not to be exposed by his tough superior Konstantin, he resorts to excessive ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
police, police officer, cop, life is a bitch, gunfight, special agent, violence, police detective, police brutality, cover up, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
At the Kunsthistorisches Art Museum in Vienna, a museum guard and a visiting out-of-towner find refuge in life, art, and each other, in Jem Cohen’s painterly rumination on how art influences and echoes contemporary society.
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, contemplative, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
art, friendship, tour guide, security guard, city life, art history, painter, painting, old man, inspiration, artist, anarchist ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
austria, vienna
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. But before long he becomes embroiled in the convoluted world of the locals of a ...
Style:
black comedy, semi serious, humorous, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, snow, cannibalism, investigation, dark humor, private detective, law enforcement, cons and scams, murder investigation, transgender, love, european ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austria, germany, alps, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Austria, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A murderous, flesh-eating undead young girl haunting the remote stretch of woods where she was murdered decades earlier, discovers a kidnapped and abused boy hiding in the trunk of one of her victim’s cars. Her decision to let the boy live throws ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological horror, disturbing, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
zombie, blind character, friendship, forest, trauma, abuse, blind boy, blindness, murder, mutilation, flashback, girl ...
Is relevant?
171K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Austria, Australia, USA, Spain, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Tasked with extracting a family who is at the mercy of a Georgian gangster, Tyler Rake infiltrates one of the world's deadliest prisons in order to save them. But when the extraction gets hot, and the gangster dies in the heat of battle, his ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
mercenary, ex special forces, revenge, assassin, heroes, exploration, violent, female warrior, abusive husband, security, supernatural, rescue mission ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
georgia, austria, vienna, armenia
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