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Movies like Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I (2012)

The best movies like Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I (2012) are The Emperor's Club (2002), Late Shift (2025) and Omaha (2025). If Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Emperor's Club (2002)

    William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Late Shift (2025)

    Dedicated nurse Floria navigates the relentless pace of her hospital’s understaffed surgical ward with humanity and warmth. As her overnight shift intensifies, she is pushed to the brink in a race against time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Omaha (2025)

    A young girl and her brother are awoken by their father and loaded into the car on an early morning in 2008. As they road trip across the American West, she discovers the truth about their seemingly spontaneous journey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. Stopped on Track (2011)

    Frank and Simone have fulfilled a dream and live with their two children in a row house in the suburbs. They are a happy couple, until the day Frank is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. The family is suddenly confronted with death.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. A Wrinkle in Time (2003)

    Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Bad Genius (2024)

    A highly-gifted student sees an opportunity to escape her roots by helping wealthy classmates cheat on key exams, but at great risk to her future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Albatross (2011)

    Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Anuja (2024)

    When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Executive Suite (1954)

    When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Jonathan (2018)

    Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  11. Sunshine State (2002)

    A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Death of a Salesman (1985)

    Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)

    Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Eleanor the Great (2025)

    94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Hungry Hearts (2015)

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. A Corner in Wheat (1909)

    On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Blue Chips (1994)

    Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. This Crazy Heart (2017)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Hurry Sundown (1967)

    A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Vier Tage Toskana (2008)

    Because the late Berlin artist Dorn failed to pay his taxes or inform the family for years, his widow Erika and daughters must urgently sell the splendid estate in Tuscany they hardly visited since his death anyhow. Eldest daughter Valerie, junior partner in fiancé Andreas Imdahl's rising architects firm, travels ahead to negotiate with the suitable candidate Robert Beck, a fellow German, who agreed trough mayor-publican Fredo to keep on caretaker Antonio 'Toni' Gianni. By the time Andreas arrives, he finds Viviane unfaithful with her study lover Stefan Korten, but is interested by Toni's daughter. Second daughter Susi and her fellow arts student fiancé Bruno Tomasi have several announcements. Mother arrives stating she decided to sell the Cologne home instead, but Robert offers an alternative. Written by KGF Vissers

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  22. The Tóth Family (1969)

    The Tóth family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a member of the armed forces. When his weary major is ordered to take a vacation, the son talks him into a visit to his family home. Hilarity ensues when the Tóths go overboard trying to make things pleasant for the visiting major in hopes of an easier life for their son, the soldier.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. Those Who Never Left (2025)

    Two years after the Beirut blast, a girl continually revisits the last night she spent with her family in their home.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Tiny Light (2020)

    Jinmu starts to record things he should remember with a camera after hearing that he could lose his memory due to the prearranged brain surgery. Memories of family and his forgotten father comes to Jinmu's mind as he takes records of his life.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. Son In The Barbershop (2015)

    A teenager overhears a phone call and inserts himself into the father-son story behind it. As this strange 'conversation' develops, two separately wounded lives slowly wind into a double helix of pain, regret, and filial love.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. The Banger Sisters (2002)

    In the late '60s, the self-proclaimed belles of the rock 'n' roll ball, rocked the worlds of every music legend whose pants they could take off -- and they have the pictures to prove it. But it's been more than two decades since the Banger Sisters earned their nickname -- or even laid eyes on each other. Their reunion is the collision of two women's worlds; one who's living in the past, and one who's hiding from it. Together they learn to live in the moment.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Reservation Road (2007)

    Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In response, the two men react in unexpected ways as a reckoning looms in the near future.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  28. Flame & Citron (2008)

    Gunman Flame and his partner Citron assassinate Nazi collaborators for the Danish resistance. Assigned targets by their Allies-connected leader, Aksel Winther, they relish the opportunity to begin targeting the Nazis themselves. When they begin to doubt the validity of their assignments, their morally complicated task becomes even more labyrinthine.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  29. Three Room (2017)

    A family that lives apart goes looking for a house to live with.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Christmas at Maxwell's (2006)

    A successful American family retreat to their summer home on the banks of Lake Erie to find meaning in life, illness, loss, and change this Christmas. With a successful career in the wine business, and two amazing children, what more can a family ask for. But this Christmas will change the Austin family forever with Suzie falling ill. With Andrew struggling over his wife's ill health and the children trying to find peace and solace on their own, only a miracle can help them through this Christmas.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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What are the best movies like Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I?

The closest matches to Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I are The Emperor's Club (2002), Late Shift (2025) and Omaha (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I?

Start with The Emperor's Club (2002), the closest match to Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I.

What is the highest-rated movie like Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I?

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010), rated 8.0/10 by 251 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I?

Omaha (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there German movies like Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I?

Yes: Late Shift (2025), Stopped on Track (2011) and This Crazy Heart (2017).

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