Learn German with movies!

Learners often inquire about good German movies to watch, either with or without subtitles, in order to combine learning with relaxation! So here is a list of our top 10 to inspire you, made up of recommendations from current learners plus some of my own favourites! Please feel free to add your favourites in the comments! Enjoy!

• Im Westen nichts Neues Edward Berger (2022) (just won 4 Oscars! But it's a war film, so not easy to watch!)

• Good bye, Lenin! Wolfgang Becker (2003)

• Das Leben der Anderen Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2006)

• Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei Hans Weingartner (2005)

• Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland Yasemin Samdereli (2011)

• Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage Marc Rothemund (2005)

• Lola rennt Tom Tykwer (1998)

• Barbara Christian Petzold (2012)

• Der Baader-Meinhof Komplex Bernd Eichinger (2008)

• A Coffee in Berlin Jan-Ole Gerster (2012)