German films about consciousness

List of the best German films about consciousness, selected by visitors to our site: The Cave, DAU. Katya Tanya, The Man Who Sold His Skin, Life 3D: Water, the Element of Life, A Woman in Berlin, Sanctuary, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Mara and the Firebringer, The Forum, Blubberella.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, military
CountryDenmark, Germany, France, United Kingdom, USA, Qatar, Syria

Deep beneath the surface in the Syrian province of Ghouta, a group of female doctors have established an underground field hospital. Under the supervision of paediatrician Dr. Amani and her staff of doctors and nurses, hope is restored for some of the thousands of children and civilian victims of the ruthless Syrian civil war.

Markimdb: 6
Genredrama
CountryGermany, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Russia

Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama
CountryTunisia, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, Qatar, Cyprus

To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genredocumentary
CountryGermany
Duration00:52

Immerse yourself in the true sense of the word into life, in true 3D. Water or abbreviated H2O, is actually a chemical compound of the elements oxygen and hydrogen. But this has really something! Water is in fact the most important element on our earth. Without water, the emergence of life on our planet would have been impossible. Sometime before several tens of millions of years it took the first great-fish out of the water to the land of the beginning he evolution. Just a few facts about the importance of this elixir of life: The element of water is in the mythologies and religions of most cultures of central importance and is considered the epitome of life.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryGermany, Poland
Duration02:11

A nameless woman keeps a diary as the Russians invade Berlin in the spring of 1945. She is in her early 30s, a patriotic journalist with international credentials; her husband, Gerd, a writer, is an officer at the Russian front. She speaks Russian and, for a day or two after the invasion, keeps herself safe, but then the rapes begin. She resolves to control her fate

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryGermany

Summer 1968. 14-year-old Wolfgang is deported from his family in the secluded Church Welfare Institution sanctuary. One thing is clear for Wolfgang: His yearning for freedom, he will not soon buried in the bog.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia
Duration02:08

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrefantasy, drama
CountryGermany
Duration01:39

Mara Lorbeer, a fifteen year old girl, finds out that she has to save the world because the Norse god Loki is threatening to break free of his chains.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredocumentary
CountryGermany

In times of rampant populism and increasing distrust of the elite, the filmmaker accompanies the 81-year-old founder of the controversial World Economic Forum over the period of one year in his efforts to implement his leitmotif: to improve the state of the world. Can the WEF contribute to solving global problems? Or is it rather an integral part of the problem?

Markimdb: 2.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, military
CountryGermany, Canada
Duration01:27

An action comedy centered on Blubberella, an overweight half-vampire woman whose footsteps cause explosions and whose dual swords are used against anyone who makes fun of her. She must face an army of undead Nazi soldiers in her valiant struggle against bloodshed and tyranny.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror, action
CountryGermany
Duration02:32

Directed by Slavko Spionjak.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama, military
CountryGermany, Israel, USA

Before the war, in Berlin, Adam was an entertainer- cabaret impresario, magician, musician-loved by all until he finds himself in a concentration camp, confronted by Commandant Klein. Adam survives the camp by becoming the Klein's "dog", entertaining him while his wife and daughter are sent off to die. "Adam Resurrected" is the story of a man who once was a dog who meets a dog who once was a boy.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Germany

The quirky staff of an American magazine based in 1970s France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredocumentary
CountryDenmark, Brazil, Germany, USA, United Kingdom

Hunting for Hedonia explores how the burgeoning technology of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) will impact human identity and our sense of self. DBS is a revolutionary tool in neuroscience and as a treatment it is crossing over from movement control in Parkinson's to alleviating mental illness. Trials are underway in depression, OCD, PTSD and eating disorders.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:33

On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genremelodrama
CountryGermany

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Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Spain
Duration02:03

A young American boy is trying to break into the acting business, and goes to Cuba during a film festival.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family
CountryGermany, Belgium

One day, robot Robby enters into a life of the most creative little boy, Toby. Robby had been separated from his robot parents when his spaceship crashed. Toby decides to offer his help and the two of them become friends.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryRomania, Germany
Duration01:25

Wonderfully surreal, painfully real, this is the story of children, adults and animals who live together trying to have a better life, but sometimes death comes unexpectedly. The lives of three characters surrounded by a bunch of extraordinary, funny, absurd but quite realistic events. It is all about us, people who eat the animals that they love and the animals that love people unconditionally.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, adventure
CountryGermany
Duration03:00

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Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama
CountryIceland, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Sweden
Duration01:30

This film is about an elderly lady (Gogo) who is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease. It looks at her son and her family's reaction to her illness.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany, France
Duration02:06

    Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrethriller, drama, adventure
    CountryGermany

    A hiking trip into the wild turns into a desperate bid for survival for five friends on the run from a mysterious shooter.

    Markimdb: 3
    Genrehorror, action, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:16

    Rayne fights against the Nazis in Europe during World War II, encountering Ekart Brand, a Nazi leader whose target is to inject Adolf Hitler with Rayne's blood in an attempt to transform him into a dhampir and attain immortality.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryGermany, Azerbaijan

    The Bra tells the story of the lonely and soon to be pensioned train driver Nurlan. On his last day of work his train hits a clothes line and snags a white bra with blue dots with it. Determined to find the owner, Nurlan leaves no stone unturned and embarks on a dazzling journey through the neighbourhoods of Baku, trying to convince as many women as possible to try on the lost bra.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredocumentary
    CountryFrance, Germany

    Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud travel throughout Europe to film brown bears, wild horses, wolves and other animals in their natural habitat.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama
    CountryGermany

    In the dark middle ages young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. It is there that he meets Narcissus, a brilliant, scholarly novice, who is introverted and aloof. A unique and deep life-long friendship is born. Narcissus chooses to remain detached from the world in prayer and meditation. Goldmund, who is passionate, sensual and impulsive, runs away from the monastery to live a picaresque wanderer’s life, his amorous and artistic adventures leading him to discover the extremes of both ecstasy and pain. Several thrilling years pass, until one day these friends cross paths again...

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, short
    CountryGermany, Austria
    Duration01:27

    A divorced father picks up his eight-year-old daughter Lea. It seems pretty much like every second weekend, but after a while Lea can't help feeling that something isn't right. So begins a fateful journey.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryFrance, Germany

    A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryGermany, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg
    Duration01:49

    Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, South Africa, Germany

    Vampire hunter Edgar Frog is destitute and nearly friendless, when the beautiful vampire-romance novelist Gwen Lieber offers him a small fortune to go on the vampire hunt of a lifetime and save her brother from an army of newborn vampires who use a new drug called the Thirst, which is a mixture of Ecstasy and vampire blood. Realising he can't do this alone, Edgar turns to his brother, Alan Frog, to help him save Gwen's brother.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryGermany

    Five friends on a small airplane mysteriously lose their radio connection on a trip from New York to LA. As they continue their flight, they're forced to assume that a major disaster happened on the ground. They discover a stowaway, Erik, who urges them not to land at any cost. Before they run out of fuel, they must find out the truth.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
    CountryCanada, Italy, Germany
    Duration01:51

    Trapped in a damaged cryogenic pod, a man is forced to watch a series of horrific science-fiction tales while his life support systems run out. Featuring eight intense stories of the unknown and other-worldly, equally wonderful and terrifying. Visit the GALAXY OF HORRORS, if you dare! Curated from Rue Morgue & Unstable Ground's Little Terrors Festival.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryGermany, Luxembourg, Romania, Hungary, Turkey

    Robert Beck failed as a musician and works frustrated as a teacher - until he learns about his gifted student Rauli. A musical genius: He sings and plays guitar like a young god. Beck is motivated to help Rauli to become a successful and published musician to fulfill his own long-held dreams of a music career.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryGermany

    Udo is invisible - no one ever seems to notice him. He makes the most of it, working as a department store detective and living off other people's lives as they never notice him tagging along. Until he meets the one woman who sees him.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, fantasy, adventure
    CountryRussia, China, Ukraine, Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic
    Duration02:08

    Early 18th century. Cartographer Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods. Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama
    CountryTurkey, France, Germany, Luxembourg

    25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryGermany, France
    Duration02:17

    A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genremelodrama
    CountryGermany

    Carolinas, summer in Antwerp will be different from what she thought. She actually wants to found a new fashion label with Johann in Hamburg. But Mathis turns her life upside down.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryGermany, Luxembourg

    In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.

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