🏷 Discover The Best East Germany Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Unveiling the Hidden Gems of East Germany: A Journey Through Movies and TV Shows

Located in the heart of Europe, East Germany, also known as the German Democratic Republic, has a rich and complex history that has been depicted in various movies and TV shows. From the Berlin Wall to the tumultuous relationship between East and West, these stories offer a glimpse into a bygone era. Explore the best movies and TV shows related to East Germany and discover the fascinating stories that shaped the country's identity.

Weissensee
Cast
Florian Lukas Florian Lukas
Uwe Kockisch Uwe Kockisch
Ju00f6rg Hartmann Ju00f6rg Hartmann
Ruth Reinecke Ruth Reinecke
8.4 32 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 24
Story:  Weissensee is a German television series. The series is set in East Berlin in 1980 and 1987 and follows two families.
Plot:  berlin, germany, berlin wall, german democratic republic, stasi, east berlin
Place:  germany
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The Lives of Others
Cast
Martina Gedeck Martina Gedeck
Ulrich Mu00fche Ulrich Mu00fche
Sebastian Koch Sebastian Koch
Ulrich Tukur Ulrich Tukur
8.0 4.2K votes
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 137 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
Plot:  berlin, germany, government, corruption, espionage, berlin wall, german democratic republic, blackmail, ...
Time:  cold war
Place:  germany
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Good Bye, Lenin!
7.5 2.6K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
Plot:  husband wife relationship, coma, bureaucracy, police state, berlin wall, loss of loved one, german democratic republic, socialism, ...
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Night on Earth
Cast
Winona Ryder Winona Ryder
Gena Rowlands Gena Rowlands
Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito
Armin Mueller-Stahl Armin Mueller-Stahl
7.5 1.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America, Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Plot:  helsinki, finland, new york city, taxi, metropolis, paris, france, rome, ...
Place:  finland
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Balloon
Cast
Karoline Schuch Karoline Schuch
Friedrich Mu00fccke Friedrich Mu00fccke
Alicia von Rittberg Alicia von Rittberg
David Kross David Kross
7.5 480 votes
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:  Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.
Style:  suspenseful
Plot:  berlin wall, german democratic republic, stasi, border patrol, german-german border, hot air balloon, based on true story, escape from german democratic republic, ...
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Deutschland
Cast
Jonas Nay Jonas Nay
Maria Schrader Maria Schrader
Svenja Jung Svenja Jung
Sylvester Groth Sylvester Groth
7.5 201 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, South Africa
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 26
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A gripping coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the 1980s. The drama follows Martin Rauch as the 24 year-old East Germany native is pulled from the world as he knows it and sent to the West as an undercover spy for the Stasi foreign service. Hiding in plain sight in the West German army, he must gather the secrets of NATO military strategy. Everything is new, nothing is quite what it seems and everyone he encounters is harboring secrets, both political and personal.
Plot:  german democratic republic, stasi, west berlin, military, german reunification
Time:  cold war, 1980s
Place:  germany
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Lilies of the Field
Cast
Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier
Lilia Skala Lilia Skala
Lisa Mann Lisa Mann
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Isa Crino
7.2 224 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 94 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
Plot:  based on novel or book, nun, arizona, homelessness, farm life, chapel, religion, racism, ...
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Barbara
Cast
Nina Hoss Nina Hoss
Ronald Zehrfeld Ronald Zehrfeld
Rainer Bock Rainer Bock
Christina Hecke Christina Hecke
7.2 362 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Audience: 12A
Story:  In 1980s East Germany, Berlin doctor Barbara is banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good-natured clinic head, Andre.
Plot:  small town, visa, stasi, lover, doctor, east germany
Time:  1980s
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Kleo
Cast
Jella Haase Jella Haase
Dimitrij Schaad Dimitrij Schaad
7.1 204 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 14
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former East German spy resolves to find out who betrayed her and why — and use her lethal skills to exact revenge.
Plot:  eastern germany, stasi, revenge, ex spy
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Torn Curtain
Cast
Paul Newman Paul Newman
Julie Andrews Julie Andrews
Lila Kedrova Lila Kedrova
Hansju00f6rg Felmy Hansju00f6rg Felmy
6.6 665 votes
Genre: Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 127 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.
Plot:  east germany
Time:  cold war
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Grill Point
Cast
Steffi Ku00fchnert Steffi Ku00fchnert
Gabriela Maria Schmeide Gabriela Maria Schmeide
Thorsten Merten Thorsten Merten
Axel Prahl Axel Prahl
6.6 34 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:  Christian is a presenter at a small radio station. His wife Katrin directs traffic in a car park. Both are friends with Uwe, who runs a fast food kiosk, and Ellen, who works in a perfume shop. Their four lives are stuck in a rut. Until the day Chris and Ellen sleep together and upset the balance of the two couples...
Plot:  adultery, friendship, secret love, husband wife relationship, marriage crisis, skyscraper, radio station, eastern germany, ...
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Friendship!
Cast
Matthias Schweighu00f6fer Matthias Schweighu00f6fer
Friedrich Mu00fccke Friedrich Mu00fccke
Alicja Bachleda-Curuu015b Alicja Bachleda-Curuu015b
Kevin Rankin Kevin Rankin
6.3 139 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:  A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago. Together with his best friend, he starts the journey from New York with no money and the only word they ever learned in english-lessons: "friendship".
Plot:  friendship, german democratic republic, based on true story
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