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    2020s German Movies

    The 40 most popular 2020s german movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    The Uprising
    TMDB3.4

    The Uprising

    2026 · 2h 8m

    country: Germany

    As war and plague devastate 14th-century England, a humble peasant ignites a rebellion, uniting an army of commoners to defy the King’s might in a desperate fight for justice and survival.

    Drifter
    TMDB2.6

    Drifter

    2023 · 1h 19m

    country: Germany

    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 masculinity, leading him to a clearer self-identity.

    Regretting You
    TMDB3.6
    FF1.5

    Regretting You

    2025 · 1h 56m

    country: United States

    Morgan Grant and her daughter Clara explore what's left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.

    All Quiet on the Western Front
    TMDB3.9

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    2022 · 2h 27m

    country: Germany

    Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.

    The Tank
    TMDB3.6

    The Tank

    2025 · 1h 57m

    country: Germany

    A German Tiger tank crew is sent on a dangerous mission to rescue the missing officer Paul von Hardenburg from a top-secret bunker behind enemy lines. As they make their way through the lethal no-man's land, they must confront not only the enemy, but also their own fears and inner demons. Fueled by the Wehrmacht's methamphetamine, their mission increasingly becomes a journey into the heart of darkness.

    In the Lost Lands
    TMDB3.2

    In the Lost Lands

    2025 · 1h 41m

    country: Germany

    A queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where she and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight both man and demon.

    Grand Jete
    TMDB2.4

    Grand Jete

    2022 · 1h 45m

    country: Germany

    Dance teacher and mother Nadja left her son Mario with her own mother when he was little. Now she has reappeared on his doorstep, seeking a closeness that knows fewer and fewer boundaries. An uncompromising film about family relationships.

    Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
    TMDB3.5

    Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

    2021 · 1h 50m

    country: United States

    An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

    Exterritorial
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    FF3.0

    Exterritorial

    2025 · 1h 49m

    country: Germany

    When her son vanishes inside a US consulate, ex-special forces soldier Sara does everything in her power to find him — and uncovers a dark conspiracy.

    Ballad of a Small Player
    TMDB2.9

    Ballad of a Small Player

    2025 · 1h 41m

    country: Germany

    Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past—and his debts—becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.

    23 000 Lives
    TMDB3.1

    23 000 Lives

    2026 · 1h 52m

    country: Germany

    A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.

    Fall for Me
    TMDB3.0

    Fall for Me

    2025 · 1h 43m

    country: Germany

    Lilli is suspicious of her sister's new fiance, but when an attractive stranger enters her life, she's suddenly distracted by the thralls of desire.

    Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights
    TMDB3.7

    Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights

    2024 · 1h 25m

    country: Denmark

    Niko the reindeer joins his father in Santa's Flying Forces, but when Santa's sleigh is stolen by an acquaintance, Niko must find it in time for Christmas.

    Mothering Sunday
    TMDB2.7

    Mothering Sunday

    2021 · 1h 44m

    country: Germany

    On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven, are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul is the boy from the manor house nearby, Jane's long-term love despite the fact that he's engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents' friends. But events that neither can foresee will change the course of Jane's life forever.

    Hen
    TMDB3.5

    Hen

    2026 · 1h 36m

    country: Germany

    Escaping from a chicken farm, a hen finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner. Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.

    Silent Friend
    TMDB3.5

    Silent Friend

    2026 · 2h 27m

    country: France

    In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. At three distinct moments across the 20th and 21st centuries, these people — each carrying their own questions and inner struggles — inevitably find themselves drawn into the presence of this tree, full of mystery and meaning.

    Sixty Minutes
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    Sixty Minutes

    2024 · 1h 29m

    country: Germany

    Desperate to keep custody of his daughter, a mixed martial arts fighter abandons a big match and races across Berlin to attend her birthday party.

    Rose
    TMDB3.8

    Rose

    2026 · 1h 34m

    country: Austria

    In the early 17th century, a soldier arrives at an isolated Protestant village in Germany claiming to be the heir to an abandoned farmstead. Even though he proves to be a good man, the villagers' suspicions about his identity grow and they force a reckoning.

    My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me
    TMDB3.1

    My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me

    2026 · 1h 38m

    country: Germany

    Olli and Matze are best friends living, working and planning to travel the world together — until Matze's romance with Rebecca turns it all upside down.

    Shattered
    TMDB2.8

    Shattered

    2022 · 1h 32m

    country: Germany

    Chris, a wealthy divorcee, lives in a high-tech house of his own design in Montana. His life changes when he meets Sky, a mysterious young woman who draws him out of his shell and moves in after Chris is injured.

    Back to the 90s
    TMDB2.8

    Back to the 90s

    2026 · 1h 32m

    country: Germany

    When a mysterious glitch sends a rising boyband back to 1995 - just days before the biggest showcase of their lives - the five friends race to reverse the time slip. But as unexpected connections form and the past pulls them in deeper, getting home means confronting what they're willing to leave behind - and who they truly are to each other.

    Brick
    TMDB2.9

    Brick

    2025 · 1h 39m

    country: Germany

    When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite with their wary neighbors to get out alive.

    The Physician II
    TMDB3.3

    The Physician II

    2025 · 2h 22m

    country: Germany

    1050 AD: Robert Cole returns to England to bring the medical light of the Orient to his countrymen. But he fails because of the intrigues of the established London doctors, who feel threatened by the new knowledge. And it is not only the human body that is full of seemingly impenetrable secrets, the soul also holds its own mysteries.

    Yellow Letters
    TMDB3.6

    Yellow Letters

    2026 · 2h 8m

    country: France

    The marriage of Derya and Aziz is under pressure after losing their jobs because of state arbitrariness and moving to Istanbul to live with Aziz's parents. They and their 13-year-old daughter Ezgi have to redefine their way of life.

    Old People
    TMDB2.8

    Old People

    2022 · 1h 41m

    country: Germany

    A woman who's returned home with her two kids to attend her sister's wedding must suddenly defend their lives against older people on a killing spree.

    Guns Akimbo
    TMDB3.2

    Guns Akimbo

    2020 · 1h 38m

    country: Belgium

    An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers. In order to survive and rescue his kidnapped ex-girlfriend, he must battle Nix, a heavily armed and much more experienced fighter.

    Persian Lessons
    TMDB3.8

    Persian Lessons

    2020 · 2h 7m

    country: Russia

    Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.

    Blood Red Sky
    TMDB3.4

    Blood Red Sky

    2021 · 2h 3m

    country: Germany

    A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

    Panda Bear in Africa
    TMDB3.6

    Panda Bear in Africa

    2024 · 1h 34m

    country: Denmark

    A young adventurous panda travels from China to Africa to rescue his best friend, Jielong the Dragon, who has been kidnapped. On his journey, he discovers a strange amazing new world of mountains, deserts and jungles.

    The Colony
    TMDB2.9

    The Colony

    2021 · 1h 44m

    country: Germany

    In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.

    Sound of Falling
    TMDB3.5

    Sound of Falling

    2025 · 2h 28m

    country: Germany

    Four adolescent girls each spend their youth in the same farmhouse over the last century. Though separated by decades, resonances between their lives emerge: their desires and distress, secrets and truths, encounters with another’s gaze and defiant gaze in return.

    No Good Men
    TMDB3.7

    No Good Men

    2026 · 1h 43m

    country: Germany

    2021, Afghanistan right before the Taliban’s return. Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, struggles to keep custody of her three-year-old son after leaving her serial cheater husband. Convinced no good men exist in her country, Naru is caught off guard when Qodrat, Kabul TV’s most important journalist, gives her a career opportunity. As the two crisscross the city reporting on its last days of freedom, sparks fly and Naru starts to doubt herself: could there actually be a good man out there?

    Welcome to Smelliville
    TMDB3.4

    Welcome to Smelliville

    2021 · 1h 25m

    country: Belgium

    The Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom, the family dragon, crash-lands on the run-down rubbish tip of the small town of Smelliville, the Ogglies at once feel at home. And it's here they want to stay.

    The Teachers' Lounge
    TMDB3.6

    The Teachers' Lounge

    2023 · 1h 38m

    country: Germany

    When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

    My Son
    TMDB3.1

    My Son

    2021 · 1h 35m

    country: Germany

    When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. [To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.]

    Dragon Rider
    TMDB3.5

    Dragon Rider

    2020 · 1h 40m

    country: Belgium

    An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.

    Perfect Addiction
    TMDB3.4

    Perfect Addiction

    2023 · 1h 37m

    country: Germany

    A female boxing trainer discovers that her champion cage-fighter boyfriend has been cheating on her with her sister and decides to seek revenge by training up his arch-rival to challenge him.

    Hard Feelings
    TMDB2.9

    Hard Feelings

    2023 · 1h 43m

    country: Germany

    Teenagers Charly and Paula worry that sex could ruin their friendship, while their suddenly and surprisingly bossy private parts urge them to go for it.

    Two Prosecutors
    TMDB3.4

    Two Prosecutors

    2025 · 1h 58m

    country: France

    In 1937, amidst Stalin's Great Terror, a newly appointed prosecutor for the USSR is made aware of alleged corruption in the Secret Police, and takes it upon himself to investigate.

    The Amazing Maurice
    TMDB3.3

    The Amazing Maurice

    2022 · 1h 33m

    country: Belgium

    Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.

    About 2020s German Movies

    The 2020s

    The 2020s opened with theatrical exhibition in crisis and streaming absorbing much of the mid-budget film. What's emerged is a split market: event spectacle in cinemas, and almost everything else finding its audience at home.

    German cinema

    German cinema's two great periods bookend the century: Weimar-era Expressionism, whose shadows and angles built the visual grammar of horror and noir, and the New German Cinema of the 1970s under Fassbinder, Herzog, and Wenders.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    All Quiet on the Western Front (7.7)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Thriller, Action

    Common questions

    What are the best 2020s German movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are The Uprising, Drifter, and Regretting You. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    2020s German movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
    Every movie page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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