Best German Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best German Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 58886. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. The Lives of Others (2006)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2006, 2h 17m. As a secret police agent eavesdrops on a successful writer in East Germany in 1984, he becomes increasingly fascinated by the man's life and politics.
2. Das Boot: Director's Cut (1981)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1981, 3h 28m. Nominated for six Oscars, this edge-of-your-seat dramatic triumph follows the trials of a German U-boat crew during World War II.
3. Das Boot: Theatrical Cut (1981)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1981, 2h 29m. The theatrical cut of Wolfgang Petersen's epic drama delves into the lives of a German U-boat crew patrolling treacherous waters during World War II.
4. Homeland (2019)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 08m. This documentary examines the fluid definition of home for the residents of Germany and immigration's impact on the country's national identity.
5. Downfall (2004)
Rated 8.2/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2004, 2h 35m. This portrayal of Adolf Hitler's final days is based on the memoirs of Traudl Junge, the young secretary who was with him until his death.
6. Pappa ante Portas (1991)
Rated 8/10 on IMDb, from 1991, 1h 25m. After he loses his job, an unemployed purchasing director applies his management principles to running his family's lives, with controversial results.
7. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 1973, 1h 22m. In this retelling of the classic fairy tale, feisty Cinderella endures hassles by her stepfamily but gains the upper hand on the bachelor prince.
8. System Crasher (2020)
Rated 7.8/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 2h 00m. Traumatized, violent and yearning for love, 9-year-old Benni bonds with a gruff mentor as child-services workers struggle to find her a home.
9. The Wave (2008)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2008, 1h 46m. To give his students a real-world example of how dictatorships can grow powerful, a high school teacher conducts a social experiment.
10. The Counterfeiters (2007)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2007, 1h 34m. A Jewish master forger is shielded from the atrocities of the concentration camps by agreeing to create counterfeit currency for the Nazis.