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Movies Set in Germany

Kinora's catalogue lists 43 films set in Germany, spanning 1922–2022. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 1974

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    Munich — 1970s
    Urbandir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • 1974

    Alice in the Cities

    New York City · Amsterdam · Wuppertal · Ruhr — 1970s
    Urbandir. Wim Wenders
  • 1975

    Barry Lyndon

    Ireland · Germany — 1700s
    Ruraldir. Stanley Kubrick
  • 2015

    Bridge of Spies

    New York City · Berlin — 1950s · 1960s
    Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
  • 1972

    Cabaret

    Berlin — 1930s
    Urbandir. Bob Fosse
  • 1981

    Christiane F.

    Berlin — 1970s
    Urbandir. Uli Edel
  • 2018

    Cold War

    Poland · Berlin · Paris · Yugoslavia — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Paweł Pawlikowski
  • 2004

    Downfall

    Berlin — 1940s
    Urban · Undergrounddir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
  • 1991

    Europa

    Germany — 1940s
    dir. Lars von Trier
  • 1990

    Europa Europa

    Germany · Poland — 1930s · 1940s
    Urbandir. Agnieszka Holland
  • 1948

    Germany, Year Zero

    Berlin — 1940s
    Urbandir. Roberto Rossellini
  • 2003

    Good Bye, Lenin!

    Berlin — 1980s · 1990s
    Urbandir. Wolfgang Becker
  • 1937

    Grand Illusion

    France · Germany — 1910s
    Rural · Mountaindir. Jean Renoir
  • 2004

    Head-On

    Hamburg · Istanbul — 2000s
    Urbandir. Fatih Akin
  • 1968

    Hour of the Wolf

    Baltrum — 1960s
    Islanddir. Ingmar Bergman
  • 2000

    In July

    Hamburg · Istanbul — 2000s
    dir. Fatih Akin
  • 2019

    Jojo Rabbit

    Germany — 1940s
    Urbandir. Taika Waititi
  • 1961

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Nuremberg — 1940s
    Urbandir. Stanley Kramer
  • 1973

    Ludwig

    Bavaria — 1800s
    dir. Luchino Visconti
  • 1931

    M

    Berlin — 1930s
    Urbandir. Fritz Lang
  • 2005

    Munich

    Munich · Paris · Rome · Beirut · New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
  • 1922

    Nosferatu

    Transylvania · Germany — 1800s
    Mountain · Ruraldir. F. W. Murnau
  • 1979

    Nosferatu the Vampyre

    Transylvania · Wismar — 1800s
    Urban · Mountaindir. Werner Herzog
  • 1961

    One, Two, Three

    West Berlin — 1960s
    Urbandir. Billy Wilder
  • 1970

    Patton

    Sicily · France · Germany · Tunisia — 1940s
    Desert · Ruraldir. Franklin J. Schaffner
  • 1998

    Run Lola Run

    Berlin — 1990s
    Urbandir. Tom Tykwer
  • 1955

    Sissi

    Bavaria · Bad Ischl · Vienna — 1800s
    Rural · Mountain · Urbandir. Ernst Marischka
  • 1977

    Stroszek

    West Berlin · Wisconsin — 1970s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Werner Herzog
  • 1977

    Suspiria

    Berlin — 1970s
    Urbandir. Dario Argento
  • 2022

    TÁR

    Berlin · New York City — 2020s
    Urbandir. Todd Field
  • 1977

    The American Friend

    Hamburg — 1970s
    Urbandir. Wim Wenders
  • 2008

    The Baader Meinhof Complex

    Germany — 1960s · 1970s
    Urbandir. Uli Edel
  • 1974

    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    Nuremberg — 1800s
    Urbandir. Werner Herzog
  • 1963

    The Great Escape

    Germany — 1940s
    Rural · Undergrounddir. John Sturges
  • 2006

    The Lives of Others

    Berlin — 1980s
    Urbandir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  • 1979

    The Marriage of Maria Braun

    Germany — 1940s · 1950s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • 1975

    The Passenger

    Chad · London · Munich · Barcelona — 1970s
    Desert · Urbandir. Michelangelo Antonioni
  • 2013

    The Wind Rises

    Japan · Germany — 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Hayao Miyazaki
  • 1966

    Torn Curtain

    East Berlin · Leipzig — 1960s
    Urbandir. Alfred Hitchcock
  • 2015

    Victoria

    Berlin — 2010s
    Urbandir. Sebastian Schipper
  • 1968

    Where Eagles Dare

    Bavaria — 1940s
    Mountaindir. Brian G. Hutton
  • 1987

    Wings of Desire

    Berlin — 1980s
    Urbandir. Wim Wenders
  • 1983

    Zelig

    Germany — 1920s · 1930s
    Urbandir. Woody Allen

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Germany?

Kinora's catalogue lists 43 films set in Germany, spanning 1922–2022.

What are some movies set in Germany?

Films set in Germany in our catalogue include Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Alice in the Cities (1974), Barry Lyndon (1975), Bridge of Spies (2015), and Cabaret (1972).

What is the oldest movie set in Germany?

Nosferatu (1922) is the earliest film set in Germany in our catalogue; the most recent is TÁR (2022).

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