German movies about scientists

List of the best German movies about brilliant scientists selected by visitors to our site: The Colony, A Sound of Thunder, Measuring the World, 1001 Grams, Submergence, Frankenstein, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Little Joe, Three, DAU. String Theory.

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: 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.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany
Duration01:41

    When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genredrama, adventure
    CountryGermany, Austria
    Duration01:59

    Germany in the early 19th century. "Die Vermessung der Welt" follows the two brilliant and eccentric scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss on their life paths.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama
    CountryNorway, Germany
    Duration01:33

    When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale. Finally Marie is forced to come to terms with how much a human life truly weighs and which measurements she intends to live by.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryGermany, France, Spain, USA
    Duration02:35

    While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, his lover Danny Flinders prepares to dive herself in a submersible into the deep bottom of the ocean, tormented by the memories of their brief encounter in France and her inability to know his whereabouts.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:33

    After he is artificially created, then left for dead by a husband-and-wife team of eccentric scientists, Adam is confronted with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him. This perfect creation-turned disfigured monster must come to grips with the horrific nature of humanity.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong, China, Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom
    Duration02:29

    After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, drama, detective
    CountryAustria, United Kingdom, Germany, France

    A genetically engineered plant scatters its seeds and seems to cause uncanny changes on living creatures. The afflicted appear strange, as if they were replaced - especially for those, who are close to them. Or is it all just imagination? Thus starts a play between various truths,on which end stands the loss of the own identity.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:59

    Hanna and Simon are in a 20 year marriage with an unexiting relationship. By chance, they both meet and start separate affairs with Adam. Adam has no idea that his two lovers are married, until they are all found out when Hanna becomes pregnant, with the natural doubts stemming from their situation.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genredrama
    CountryGermany, Ukraine, Russia

    Nikita Nekrasov is a scientist, a theoretical physicist who studies our world and other possible worlds. He refuses to make a choice between mathematics and physics, between one woman and another, as he ponders the existence of the multi-universe. At scientific conferences, attended by eminent foreign scientists and a rising younger generation of physicists alike, Nekrasov gets carried away debating the beauty of string theory. He attempts to explain to all of his women – Katya, the librarian, Zoya, the scientific secretary, Svetalana, the head of department – about the theory of his own polygamy, and the possibility of having enough feelings to satisfy everyone.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredocumentary, history
    CountryCanada, USA, France, Germany, United Kingdom
    Duration01:30

    Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryGermany

    Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA, Germany
    Duration02:22

    On a bleak future Earth, a soldier endures a radical genetic transformation to save humanity. But his wife fears he's becoming more creature than man.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryGermany, Austria

    An outstanding tribute to various (art) manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth century, ranging from Communism to Dogme, in connection with thirteen different characters, including a homeless man, a factory worker and a corporate CEO, who are all played by Cate Blanchett. A striking humorous audio-visual experience.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genremelodrama, drama, military
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
    Duration01:44

    In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, military, biography
    CountryUSA, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Hungary
    Duration02:07

    With the Third Reich is at his peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhardt Heydrich – head of the SS, the Gestapo and the architect of the Final Solution.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountryNorway, Germany, Iraq
    Duration01:45

    Before Snowfall starts with a dramatic escape: Eighteen year-old Nermin runs away from her wedding in a village in Iraqi Kurdistan. Being the elder of the family, her younger brother Siyar becomes responsible for finding her and restoring the family reputation. The mission proves a dangerous one for the inexperienced Siyar. First stop is Istanbul, where he meets Elvin, a young girl who becomes his travel companion. On the way from east to west, through Europe and all the way to Norway, Siyar comes to realize his own need for respect, and for love.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:29

    A luxury hotel. Steaks frizzle, muffintops getting massaged. Clemens (rare) joins the wellness area as a rookie. Lara (well-done) needs to assert herself in the kitchen pack. The elevator brings the two of them together. They encounter each other, until they clash.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action
    CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, France
    Duration01:38

      As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice joins a small band of elite soldiers, enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. It's a heart-pounding race against time as the group faces off against hordes of blood- thirsty zombies, stealthy Lickers, mutant canines and the most sinister foe yet.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genredrama, military, biography, sport
      CountryGermany, Croatia
      Duration01:43

      Based on the true story of Max Schmeling. A national hero in the 1930's when he became World heavyweight champion. He lost favour with the Nazi regime when he lost to a black man, Joe Louis, and is sent to the front in the hope he will be killed in battle.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:24

      You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. You reinvented yourself and you are now feeling free. But suddenly pressure arises in you.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama
      CountryGermany, Bulgaria, Austria
      Duration02:22

      A group of German construction workers set out for a foreign construction site in the Bulgarian province. The strange country awakens adventure feelings among the men. At the same time, they are confronted with their prejudices and mistrust. For two of the men, a nearby village becomes the stage for a competition for the recognition and favor of the village.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryGermany, USA, Aruba
      Duration01:39

      Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryGermany, USA
      Duration01:41

      Canadian scientist, Dr Geoff Burton takes up a position at a new institute in wintry Dresden in order to contribute to their most important project—a human regeneration gene—that also has the potential to make something miraculous out of a personal tragedy that has haunted him for years.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:12

      Adolf Hitler wakes up in a vacant lot in Berlin, with no knowledge of anything that happened after 1945. Homeless and destitute. Although everyone recognizes him, nobody believes that he is Hitler; instead, they think he is either a comedian, or a method actor.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy
      CountryGermany

      Oliver is a banker and portfolio manager and leads a life in the fast lane, which one day comes to an abrupt end, as he builds a self-inflicted accident on highway with 230 km / h and raced through a guardrail. When he wakes up in the hospital again, he faces a devastating diagnosis: paraplegia. Actually, a rehabilitation stay of several months is planned in the hospital, but Oliver soon falls on his head and ends up in a disabled shared flat with the name "Die Goldfische"

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:00

      Sonia breaks the perhaps most exciting time of her life, because the 20-year-old moves to Berlin for a mathematics study. Once there, she soon began to build up a new circle of friends, and then she fell in love with the kind, but irresponsible Ladja. There is only one big catch: the dear money is a bit scarce and therefore Sonia one day, financially, but also from curiosity, the path to prostitution. From now on, it leads a brisk double flight, which can fly at any time. Her experiences are ambivalent, as part-time she often gets into difficult situations, but also gets to know nice people, while she enjoys life just as a student. But how long can it maintain the double game?

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryGermany, USA
      Duration01:27

      On the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering drugs, a young journalist - aided by a rogue counter-culture writer, The Silence of The Lambs -- finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of top-secret government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio signal of unknown origin. A fast-paced thriller blending fact and fiction, Banshee Chapter is based on real documents, actual test subject testimony, and uncovered secrets about covert programs run by the CIA.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryRomania, Germany, Bulgaria, France, Czech Republic
      Duration01:15

      "I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians." These words, spoken in the Council of Ministers of the summer of 1941, started the ethnic cleansing on the Eastern Front. The film attempts to comment on this statement.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
      CountryGermany, Luxembourg
      Duration02:19

      The little witch is only 127 years old – too young for the annual coven of witches. Although she is not yet old enough to be a real witch she wants to become a really good one. This decision causes trouble inside her magic world.

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genrethriller
      CountryGermany, France, Mexico, Bolivia, USA

      A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:40

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      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:52

      In the 70s Matteusz Gdula invented an acting method that was supposed to make every actor “shine”. Still, lots of his students die mysteriously and Gdula commits suicide. His method gets banned. Now: Stella, an ambitious, but rather untalented drama student, gets accepted at the „Matteusz Gdula“-school. When she bears witness to some strange occurrences, she gets drawn into the bizarre and deadly web that surrounds the dark secret of the school...

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecrime
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:29

      In the middle of the night, a special police force storms the bedroom of management consultant Juliane Schubert. Just returned from a business trip to the Middle East, Juliane is questioned after her arrest by the commissioners Theissen and Hindrichs: They should have rented apartments and cars that should serve to prepare a terrorist attack. The evidence is overwhelming. Has anyone gained access to the businesswoman's computer, stolen her virtual identity and used it for criminal purposes?

      Markimdb: 3.1
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryGermany, Canada
      Duration01:35

      Jack Carver, a former member of the Special Forces takes the journalist Valerie Cardinal to an Island to visit her uncle Max who is working in a Military complex on the Island. As they arrive Valerie gets captured by the minions of Doctor Krüger. After the destruction of his boat Jack finds out about the true purpose of the Facilities on the Island, which is the creation of genetic soldiers.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, drama, family
      CountryGermany, France
      Duration01:18

      Two outsiders travel around the countryside during school holidays.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:53

      Mr. Müller is not satisfied with his new work at the Goethe-Gesamtschule. The early getting up and correcting exams annoy him. Director Gerster wants to improve the image of the Goethe-Gesamtschule because she wants to be a symbol of the new company. To achieve this, she wants to take away the partnership from the Schillergymnasium with a Thai school. So, Mr. Müller, Mrs. Schnabelstedt and the 10b must go on a school trip to Thailand.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom
      Duration02:10

      Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:25

      On the request of his mother Gitte, Marko, who has been living in Berlin for years, drives off to the countryside to visit his parents. His hopes of spending a quiet and relaxing time with his family fall short when Gitte surprises everyone by revealing that she has recovered after a long mental illness. Marko is the only one who respects her wish from now on to be treated as a full member of this family and, as a result, ends up tipping more than just the delicate balance of his parent’s seemingly harmonious relationship.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, adventure, family, biography
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:11

      A family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
      CountryFrance, Germany
      Duration02:05

      In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:38

      Two girls from very different social backgrounds discover, at the age of 25, that they had been switched at birth.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama
      CountryGermany, Netherlands
      Duration02:04

      Karsten apparently has it settled. However, in this provincial German town, a moment of weakness turns to disaster, disappointment soon fuels anger, justice hides behind hypocrisy, and evil gradually unfolds.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryAustralia, Germany

      A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, military, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany
      Duration02:14

      Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front. This working class couple had long believed in the ‘Führer’ and followed him willingly, but now they realise that his promises are nothing but lies and deceit. They begin writing postcards as a form of resistance and in a bid to raise awareness: Stop the war machine! Kill Hitler! Putting their lives at risk, they distribute these cards in the entrances of tenement buildings and in stairwells. But the SS and the Gestapo are soon onto them, and even their neighbours pose a threat.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryBulgaria, Germany
      Duration01:34

      TILT is a love story set against the backdrop of the changing political and social environment in Europe in the late 80's and early 90's. Can this love survive the challenges of emigration, a violent homeland and immoral social atmosphere thanks to a gang of adventurous friends?

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama, crime, history
      CountryGermany

      On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building containing, among others, more than 120 Vietnamese men, women and children on what has since become known as "The Night of the Fire." The riots became a symbol for xenophobia in the just recently reunited Germany. This film recounts the incident from the perspectives of three very different characters.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genremelodrama, drama, music, history
      CountryGermany, Poland
      Duration01:38

      A disfigured concentration-camp survivor, unrecognizable after facial reconstruction surgery, searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband who might have betrayed her to the Nazis.

      Markimdb: 4
      Genreaction, comedy
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:25

      A pair of Tactical Units Police Officers from different walks of life come together to rescue an ambassador's daughter.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:04

      After losing his brick laying job, Christian begins to work at a supermarket.




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