Movies like "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre (1978)
The best movies like "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre (1978) are Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (2023), Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927) and Rosa Luxemburg (1986). If "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
"Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFor Sama (2019)8.2/10 from 323 votes
- NewestRiefenstahl (2024)Released 2024
- In GermanEldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (2023)Also in German
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (2023)
A glittery nightclub in 1920s Berlin becomes a haven for the queer community in this documentary exploring the freedoms lost amid Hitler’s rise to power.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBerlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927)
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRosa Luxemburg (1986)
Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHitler: A Career (1977)
A keen chronicle of the unlikely rise to power of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and a dissection of the Third Reich (1933-1945), but also an analysis of mass psychology and how the desperate crowd can be deceived and shepherded to the slaughterhouse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTriumph of the Will (1935)
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFuck (2006)
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhy We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNazi Concentration Camps (1945)
Produced and presented as evidence at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Hermann Göring and twenty other Nazi leaders, this film consists primarily of dead and surviving prisoners and of facilities used to kill and torture during the World War II.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFeminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)
In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFor Sama (2019)
A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Age of Stupid (2009)
Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRiefenstahl (2024)
Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRosenstrasse (2003)
When Ruth's husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children. A stranger comes to the house - Ruth's cousin - with a picture of Ruth, age 8, in Berlin, with a woman the cousin says helped Ruth escape. Hannah, Ruth's daughter engaged to a gentile, goes to Berlin to find the woman, Lena Fisher, now 90. Posing as a journalist investigating intermarriage, Hannah interviews Lena who tells the story of a week in 1943 when the Jewish husbands of Aryan women were detained in a building on Rosenstrasse. The women gather daily for word of their husbands. The film goes back and forth to tell Ruth and Lena's story. How will it affect Hannah?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Pie: Revealed (2004)
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Long Voyage Home (1940)
The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDirected by John Ford (1971)
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Soviet Story (2008)
“The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its crimes were made taboo, and the complete story of Europe’s most murderous regime has never been told. Until now...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre?
The closest matches to "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre are Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (2023), Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927) and Rosa Luxemburg (1986). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre?
Start with Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (2023), the closest match to "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre.
What is the highest-rated movie like "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre?
For Sama (2019), rated 8.2/10 by 323 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre?
Riefenstahl (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre?
Yes: Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (2023), Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927) and Rosa Luxemburg (1986).
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First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside "Wir machen unsere Filme selbst" Arbeiterfilm im Deutschland der zwanziger Jahre, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.