# The best German films of the 2000s

From Good Bye, Lenin! and Head-On to Downfall, The Lives of Others and The White Ribbon: the German films of the 2000s recommended by coolibri magazine.

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- Dec 20, 2023 · Moritz Popović
- https://even.best/en/l/4602/the-best-german-films-of-the-2000s

## Top 11

1. **The Lives of Others (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. A Stasi captain spies on an artist couple. Oscar winner.
2. **Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Wolfgang Becker. A son keeps East Germany alive for his mother.
3. **Head-On (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fatih Akın. A sham marriage between two German Turks. Golden Bear.
4. **Downfall (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Oliver Hirschbiegel. Hitler's last days in the bunker, with Bruno Ganz.
5. **The White Ribbon (2009)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Michael Haneke. A northern German village before the First World War. Palme d'Or.
6. **Nowhere in Africa (2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Caroline Link. A Jewish family flees to Kenya. Oscar winner.
7. **The Experiment (2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Oliver Hirschbiegel. A prison experiment spirals out of control.
8. **The Wave (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dennis Gansel. A teacher plays at autocracy with his class.
9. **The Free Will (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Matthias Glasner. A rapist tries to live differently after prison.
10. **Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tom Tykwer. From Patrick Süskind's novel.
11. **Berlin Calling (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hannes Stöhr. A DJ ends up in a psychiatric clinic, with Paul Kalkbrenner.

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