31. Land of Mine ( Under sandet )
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Actors: Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Laura Bro, Louis Hofmann
32. My Best Friend ( Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski )
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Claudia Cardinale
Plot: From the time he was a teenager, Werner Herzog had a fascination with actor Klaus Kinski. When the two moved into an apartment later in life, Kinski flew into a rage and completely destroyed the bathroom. Thus a love-hate-respect developed between the two men and Herzog would cast Kinski in Aguirre, Wrath of God and more films - all the while, their turbulent relationship would continue.
33. Blue Angel, The ( blaue Engel, Der )
Year of Release: 1931
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Actors: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti
Plot: A bachelor professor finds out some of his students are frequenting a speakeasy in order to see Lola Lola, a popular dancer at the Blue Angel establishment. Yet in confronting his students, he himself becomes entranced by the woman, and his life begins to spiral out of control as her influence exerts its hold over him.
34. Waltz with Bashir ( Vals Im Bashir )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Animation/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ari Folman
Actors: Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ari Folman, Dror Harazi
Plot: When former Israeli soldiers confront their recurring nightmares about the atrocities of war, they're not sure if their dreams are real, imaginary, or just the gateway to a flood of memories they'd rather not have to face...
35. Lessons of Darkness ( Lektionen in Finsternis )
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Werner Herzog
Plot: Werner Herzog's documentary about the burning of the Kuwaiti oil fields eschews formal interviews and commentary and lets music and striking visuals tell the tale.
36. Fox and His Friends ( Faustrecht der Freiheit )
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Actors: Peter Chatel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven
Plot: Explores the class struggle and homosexual undertones of when a former circus performer and working class man, Franz "Fox" Biberkopf wins the lottery and looks to improve his lot in life. But money comes at a cost, and his new upper middle-class friends take advantage of him.
37. Wave, The ( Welle, Die )
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dennis Gansel
Actors: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Plot: In an attempt to teach his students about dictatorship, a Rainer Wegner's week-long project spirals out-of-control when the students form their own society that bears a striking resemblance to Germany's fascist past.
38. Black Cat, White Cat ( Crna macka, beli macor )
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Emir Kusturica
Actors: Bajram Severdzan, Srdjan Todorovic, Branka Katic, Florijan Ajdini
Plot: A small-time hustler on the Danube finds himself indebted to the much more successful gangster Dadan. In order to settle his debts, he agrees to marry his 17-year-old son to Dadan's unwed sister - but neither are happy with this arrangement.
39. Chinese Roulette ( Chinesisches Roulette )
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Actors: Anna Karina, Margit Carstensen, Brigitte Mira, Ulli Lommel
40. Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, The ( Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann, Die )
Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta
Actors: Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser, Jürgen Prochnow
Plot: Katharina Blum is a young, German maid who meets Ludwig and finds herself falling in love at first site. Yet one night of passion leads to a nightmare morning - as police break in - Ludwig is a terrorist. Katharina is subject to humiliation and threats - from both police and press - even as she proclaims her innocence.
