German shark movies

List of the best German shark films selected by our site visitors: Kon-Tiki, Open Water, Animals United, Suck Me Shakespeer 2, Balloon, Dampfnudelblues, Young Goethe in Love, Jesus liebt mich, Joy of Fatherhood, Jonathan.

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: 7.2
Genredrama, adventure, biography, history
CountryNorway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Duration01:49

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryGermany, USA
Duration01:19

    Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:30

    A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort. The animals endeavour to save the delta and send a message to the humans not to interfere with nature.

    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: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, family, history
    CountryGermany, France, USA

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryGermany

    Franz, the local police officer in a tiny Bavarian village has to investigate in a case involving a disliked school principal that appears to have committed suicide...

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, biography
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:42

    After aspiring poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his law exams, he's sent to a sleepy provincial court to reform. Instead, he falls for Lotte, a young woman who is promised to another man.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:40

    A girl who always tends to fall in love with the wrong guy meets one who believes the world is coming to an end next Tuesday.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:50

    A sperm donor becomes impotent - and so he searches for the woman, who got his sperm, to become a father after all...

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, detective
    CountryGermany

    A young man struggles with the pressure of caring for his terminally ill father while trying to unlock a secret that his father seems determined to keep from him. The story takes another dramatic turn when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:53

    An actor's career takes a "Tootsie"-like turn when he lets himself be cast as a woman in a movie.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:26

    A fateful day pushes an aimless college dropout (Tom Schilling) to stop wasting his time and finally engage with life.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:34

    Inexperienced guardian angel, Buddy (Michael Herbig) arrives to assist Eddie (Alexander Fehling) with getting his life back on track, but instead only causes more chaos.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, short
    CountryGermany
    Duration00:21

    A 30-sth. businessman gets stuck on a man-eating traffic island in the middle of a forest for an entire year.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, drama, military, biography
    CountryGermany, France, Poland
    Duration01:48

    Run Boy Run is the true story of Jurek, an eight-year-old boy, who escapes from the Warsaw ghetto, then manages to survive in the woods and working as a farmhand, disguising himself as a Polish orphan. He encounters people who will betray him for a reward, who will beat him up or try to kill him, and he meets those, who will do and risk almost everything to help him. Jurek’s resilience is put to the ultimate test, when an accident cripples him, making it harder to find work. But he struggles on against all odds. Eventually the Russians reach his area and Jurek even finds a family where he could stay. Yet he is betrayed again, and a young man from a Jewish orphanage forcefully tries to bring Jurek back to his people and his faith.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryGermany
    Duration02:12

    When 30-ish rich kid Lenny has to take care of 15-year-old David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’s the beginning of a wild adventure. Lenny fearlessly breaks all the rules to fulfill his young friend’s every wish.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryGermany

    A communist kangaroo moves in with an artist in Berlin.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
    CountryGermany, Belgium

    The true story of a young woman whose lust for life means she is determined to be so very much more than just another cancer patient.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:28

    Toni and Marc want to divorce, because the great passion seems to be extinguished after 15 years of marriage. It should be a consensual separation, but the new beginning is not so easy: Both have just the chance of a job abroad.

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genreaction
    CountryGermany

    The "Bloods" are the most intimidating and violent gang in the city. A lawless city... where gangs rule the streets... The vicious and blood thirsty murderer Slater is their leader. The city is his domain... he rules! There are those who are not members of gangs such as Mikey and his friends. Mikey lives on the edge, he is daring and always in trouble and fights. His brother Mathis and his friends try to avoid trouble at any cost. Revenge becomes the motive to Mikey when his brother Mathis goes missing and is killed..... Written by Generation X Group GmbH

    Markimdb: 3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryAruba, USA, Germany

    When he began fusing human and shark DNA, his colleagues laughed at him. Now his creation is taking his revenge, and they aren't laughing anymore.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:42

    During their childhood, Hanna and Clarissa were best friends. They spent every vacation together in an old summer house on a small island. Shortly after Hanna’s 9th birthday, they suddenly lost touch and only meet again unexpectedly 25 years later. Hanna is now married, has a seven-year-old daughter and is the chief resident physician at the hospital where she reunites with Clarissa. Her old friend has been brought to the hospital ER for overdosing on sleeping pills. The two women pick up their friendship where they left off and spontaneously decide to spend a few days on the island, just like in the old days. When Hanna learns that Maria, a playmate of hers from the island’s village, disappeared as a child and was never seen or heard from again, she begins to search in the past. Something horrible must have happened on the island and they must have been involved.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:38

    The ambitious punk rocker Max and the eco-activist Inge cannot stand each other, ever since Max publicly exposed her by singing the offensive song "When Inge is Dancing" in front of the whole school. But for Max and his classmates Fabio, Joscha and Lukas this song in particular has become a real hit at school as well as in the regional music scene: Their band called Systemfehler is on the verge of a breakthrough. But just before the important gig, which could get them a record deal, guitarist Josha is injured and can't play. Inge happens to be an excellent guitarist, and the only person who can fill in at such short notice. But when Max asks for her help, she imposes one non-negotiable condition: If she decides to play with the band, they will not perform the song "Wenn Inge tanzt".

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA, Germany, Sweden, Hungary
    Duration02:32

      An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, biography, history, sport
      CountryGermany

      Two brothers start a sportswear company in the 1920s, hoping to make the best shoes in the world. Their relationship deteriorates until they become bitter rivals.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genreadventure, family
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:30

      New summer adventure of the Crocodiles, who set up their detective skills to find out who is behind the accidents of the factory where Ollie and Mary's parents work , which could mean the closure of the plant, the move of the family and the dissolution of the gang.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:52

      Astrid is a comedian who makes people laugh for a living; her husband Markus is her manager and the two of them work well together. They have a nine-year-old daughter and are expecting their second child. When they learn that their child will not be born healthy, they are at first optimistic that they will be able to meet this challenge – although they have no idea what awaits them. But the closer it gets to the due date, the more Astrid begins to worry about the future of her unborn child as well as that of her family and her career. After many discussions and arguments Astrid realises that the decision that will affect all their lives must be made by her alone. What complicates matters further is the fact that, as a successful entertainer, she is in the eye of the public and the media.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
      CountryGermany

      A road movie about two very different brothers who have not seen each other for 20 years: city manager Christian and cabinetmaker Georg, who never left their hometown and took care of their father until his passing. After their fathers funeral, the brothers decide on a whim, and with some help from the alcohol, to fulfil their old dream: travel trough Germany together on their mopeds.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, history
      CountryFrance, Germany, Netherlands
      Duration01:54

      Master filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) transforms a portrait of the world-renowned museum into a magisterial, centuries-spanning reflection on the relation between art, culture and power.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:49

      Helen is a nonconformist teenage girl who maintains a conflictual relationship with her parents. Hanging out most of her time with her friend Corinna, with whom she breaks one social taboo after another, she uses sex as a way to rebel and break the conventional bourgeois ethic. After an intimate shaving accident, Helen ends up in the hospital where it doesn’t take long before she makes waves. But there she finds Robin, a male nurse who will sweep her off her feet...

      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: 5.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryGermany, USA

      What a man is a comedy that tells the story of a young professor, Alex (Matthias Schweighofer), which after being left by his girlfriend Caroline (Mavie Hörbiger), begins a journey to know himself. But how do you overcome the difficulties of a man today? Or rather what is it that makes a man a man?

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefamily, documentary
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
      Duration01:56

      An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryGermany

      Based on the book "Ich bin dann mal weg" by Hape Kerkeling where the author describes his journey on the Way of St. James, a pilgrimage route, and the people he encounters there.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryGermany

      Dawid, Vanessa and Ludwig are the finalists at a pitch-competition for a movie about the German Rap phenomenon CRO. As the three youngsters work out their extraordinary film ideas, they must fight through unexpected personal challenges.

      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: 5.4
      Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
      Duration02:09

      A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.

      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: 4.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
      CountryGermany, Austria, Sweden
      Duration01:39

      Pia's life, a girl from a small German town, changes when surprisingly, finds in her garden a huge black monster. She soon discovers that the mysterious creature, which called Yoko, is actually a kind yeti spiritually protecting animals and children worldwide. Yoko is constantly showing his friends Pia and their unique qualities, but children are not the only ones who want the Yeti. Its great value calls attention to two hunters who want to take advantage of the yeti.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryGermany, Norway
      Duration01:37

      Europe 1990, the Berlin wall has just crumbled: Katrine, raised in East Germany, but now living in Norway for the last 20 years, is a “war child”; the result of a love relationship between a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier during World War II. She enjoys a happy family life with her mother, her husband, daughter and granddaughter. But when a lawyer asks her and her mother to witness in a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of the war children, she resists. Gradually, a web of concealments and secrets is unveiled, until Katrine is finally stripped of everything, and her loved ones are forced to take a stand: What carries more weight, the life they have lived together, or the lie it is based on?

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryAustria, Luxembourg, Germany
      Duration01:36

      A "romantic comedy" based loosely on the suicide of the poet Henrich von Kleist in 1811.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, military
      CountryAustralia, Germany, United Kingdom
      Duration01:48

      Lore leads her four younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amidst the chaos she encounters a mysterious refugee who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:45

      Lose Your Head is a psycho thriller about a Spanish party tourist who gets lost in Berlin. The film is inspired by the true story of a young Portuguese man who disappeared some years ago after a night at Berghain.

      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: 7.7
      Genredrama
      CountrySerbia, Germany, France, Slovenia, Croatia

      Circles (Serbian: Krugovi) is a Serbian movie based on the true story of a Serbian soldier who risked his life to protect a Muslim civilian during the war in Bosnia. During the war in Bosnia in 1993, a Serbian soldier pays for his life after protecting a Muslim civilian from being attacked by three other soldiers. 12 years later, the consequences of this act of heroism are still having their repercussions.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama, military
      CountryGermany, Russia, Ukraine
      Duration01:33

      Germany, Baltic Sea coast, May 1945, a few days before the end of World War II. A small Soviet patrol arrives at an isolated house where an elderly baroness gives shelter to a group of orphan girls and a boy who is determined to continue the fight.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:24

      Breathtaking in its subtle beauty, Harvest is an achingly romantic tale of an innocent but ever increasingly passionate affair that develops between two simple farmhands. Life on a farm is all that sullen teen Marco knows- leading a perfunctory and quiet life of working, going to school and avoiding the advances of girls. However, his self-imposed solitude ends when curly-haired Jakob, rejecting the banking world for farming, arrives to train on the farm. Although initially cautious and tentative with each other, it is soon obvious that the unspoken sexual tension is becoming increasingly hard to resist - something a spontaneous trip to Berlin. Proving that true love can blossom in even the most unlikely of places, Harvest is as rich and rewarding as it is heart-warming.

      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: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:45

      A young man goes on a road trip with an old lady he saves from a hospital.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryBelgium, Germany

      Young journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article.




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