Best German Films & Series to Stream in the UK

The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window...

After living a long and colourful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.

The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out...

Desperate for money, an eccentric old spy and his younger octogenarian partner go on a quest for a very valuable Soviet soda formula that takes them all over the world.

Anthropoid

In December 1941, two Czech soldiers parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.

Band of Brothers

Fresh from training camp, a company of US soldiers plunges into the harsh realities of World War II as they make a treacherous journey across Europe.

Bridge of Spies

An American lawyer is recruited to defend a Soviet spy to help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for a captured American U2 spy plane pilot.

City of Ghosts

Syrian rebels, who call themselves Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, risk their lives to document the atrocities committed by ISIS in their homeland since 2014.

Das Boot

Set aboard a German U-boat in 1942, this follows the crew's attempts to survive the Battle of the Atlantic, and understand the regime which they serve.

Deutschland '83

Set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in the 1980s, this stylish coming-of-age story is framed within a suspenseful Cold War thriller.

Deutschland '86

Following his exile, Martin Rauch is enlisted by his Aunt Lenora as part of her plan to drum up hard currency to help save Communism.

Deutschland 89

When the Berlin Wall falls, superspy Martin Rauch's world is thrown into turmoil. The government has collapsed, their organisation is in chaos and their futures are uncertain.

FEMMEfille

The tragic story of Isabelle Caro, who rose to fame from Oliviero Toscani's NO-Anorexia campaign.

Generation War

Five young friends meet in Berlin in 1941, but it may be their last time together as the events of World War II tear them apart.

Killing for Love

A scholarship student and her boyfriend, the son of a German diplomat, are at the centre of a media frenzy as they are tried and convicted of double homicide.

Ku'damm 56

Generations clash when the feisty daughter of a dance studio owner defies her mother's wishes and embraces the fight for gender equality in 1950s Berlin.

Look Who's Back

Hitler wakes up in a vacant lot in Berlin, with no knowledge of anything after 1945. Although everyone recognises him, they think he is a comedian.

Milli Vanilli

This documentary pulls back the curtain on the story that we thought we knew, but didn't, and delivers a compelling look at the price of fame.

ROMA

Charged with the care of four small children abandoned by their father, Cleo tends to the family even as her own life is shaken by personal and political upheavals.

Schindler's List

Schindler owns a factory where he exploits the cheap Jewish labour. When he sees the atrocities of Aushwitz he turns his factory into a safe haven and rescuing over 1,100 Jews.

Schumacher

Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.

Son of Saul

An inmate tasked with burning the dead discovers the body of his young son, and must choose between participating in the uprisings, or securing a Jewish burial for his child.

The Third Man

Holly arrives in Vienna at the invitation of his friend Harry only to learn he has died. Unable to accept the inconsistent stories surrounding his death, he decides to investigate.

Trust

In 1973 Rome, John Paul Getty III, the heir and younger member of an oil tycoons' clan, is kidnapped by the Italian Mafia in order to get a ransom.