List of German films of the 2000s

This is a list of some of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 2000s.

For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see Category:German films.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
2000
Anatomy	Stefan Ruzowitzky	Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Anna Loos	Horror
Ants in the Pants	Marc Rothemund	Tobias Schenke, Axel Stein	Comedy
Crazy	Hans-Christian Schmid	Robert Stadlober, Tom Schilling, Julia Hummer
Enlightenment Guaranteed	Doris Dörrie	Uwe Ochsenknecht, Gustav Peter Wöhler
Erkan & Stefan	Michael Herbig	John Friedmann, Florian Simbeck, Alexandra Neldel	Comedy
The Farewell	Jan Schütte	Josef Bierbichler, Monica Bleibtreu	Biographical film	Screened at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
Gran Paradiso	Miguel Alexandre	Ken Duken, Regula Grauwiller
Gripsholm	Xavier Koller	Ulrich Noethen, Heike Makatsch, Jasmin Tabatabai
Im Juli	Fatih Akin	Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul	Road movie
In the Name of the King	Uwe Boll	Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Ron Perlman	Action fantasy
Kalt ist der Abendhauch	Rainer Kaufmann	August Diehl, Heinz Bennent, Fritzi Haberlandt, Gisela Trowe	Drama
The Legend of Rita	Volker Schlöndorff	Bibiana Beglau, Nadja Uhl	Drama
Lost Killers	Dito Tsintsadze	Lasha Bakradze, Misel Maticevic		Screened at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
Marlene	Joseph Vilsmaier	Katja Flint	Biographical film
No Place to Go	Oskar Roehler	Hannelore Elsner	Drama
The State I Am In	Christian Petzold	Barbara Auer, Richy Müller, Julia Hummer	Drama

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
2001
Die Abrafaxe – Unter schwarzer Flagge	Gerhard Hahn		Animated film
Alaska.de	Esther Gronenborn	Jana Pallaske	Drama
Berlin Babylon	Hubertus Siegert		Documentary
Emil and the Detectives	Franziska Buch	Jürgen Vogel
Das Experiment	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Moritz Bleibtreu	Thriller
Herz im Kopf	Michael Gutmann	Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Tom Schilling
Lammbock	Christian Zübert	Moritz Bleibtreu	Comedy
The Little Polar Bear	Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch		Animated film
Love the Hard Way	Peter Sehr	Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Pam Grier, August Diehl		German-American co-production
Mädchen, Mädchen	Dennis Gansel	Diana Amft, Karoline Herfurth, Felicitas Woll	Comedy
Mondscheintarif	Ralf Huettner	Gruschenka Stevens, Tim Bergmann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Bettina Zimmermann	Comedy, Romance	IMDB
Mostly Martha	Sandra Nettelbeck	Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto
Nowhere in Africa	Caroline Link	Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Matthias Habich	Drama	Won Oscar
Der Schuh des Manitu	Michael Herbig	Michael Herbig, Christian Tramitz, Sky du Mont, Marie Bäumer, Rick Kavanian	Comedy
The Tunnel	Roland Suso Richter	Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sebastian Koch	Drama
2002
666 – Traue keinem, mit dem du schläfst!	Rainer Matsutani	Jan Josef Liefers, Armin Rohde	Comedy
Amen.	Costa-Gavras	Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz	War drama
Baader	Christopher Roth	Frank Giering	Thriller
Bibi Blocksberg	Hermine Huntgeburth	Corinna Harfouch, Katja Riemann, Ulrich Noethen	Children's film
Bungalow	Ulrich Köhler	Lennie Burmeister, Trine Dyrholm, Devid Striesow	Drama
Do Fish Do It?	Almut Getto	Tino Mewes
Epsteins Nacht	Urs Egger	Mario Adorf, Bruno Ganz, Otto Tausig, Günter Lamprecht, Annie Girardot, Nina Hoss	Drama
Feuer, Eis & Dosenbier	Mathias Dinter	Axel Stein, Rick Kavanian, Herbert Fux, Eva Habermann, Christoph M. Ohrt	Teen/Comedy film
Goebbels und Geduldig	Kai Wessel	Ulrich Mühe	War comedy
Grill Point	Andreas Dresen	Axel Prahl
A Map of the Heart	Dominik Graf	Karoline Eichhorn	Drama
Resident Evil	Paul W. S. Anderson	Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Heike Makatsch	Action/Horror	German-British co-production
Solino	Fatih Akın	Moritz Bleibtreu
Tattoo	Robert Schwentke	August Diehl, Christian Redl	Thriller
Vaya con Dios	Zoltan Spirandelli	Michael Gwisdek, Daniel Brühl	Comedy
The White Sound	Hans Weingartner	Daniel Brühl	Drama
Wie die Karnickel	Sven Unterwaldt	Michael Lott, Anna Böttcher, Sven Walser	Comedy
2003
Anatomy 2	Stefan Ruzowitzky	Heike Makatsch, August Diehl, Franka Potente	Horror
Berlin Blues	Leander Haußmann	Christian Ulmen, Detlev Buck	Comedy
Blueprint	Rolf Schübel	Franka Potente	Horror
Carolina	Marleen Gorris	Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine	Romantic comedy	German-American co-production
Distant Lights	Hans-Christian Schmid	August Diehl
Eierdiebe	Robert Schwentke	Wotan Wilke Möhring, Julia Hummer
Good Bye, Lenin!	Wolfgang Becker	Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß	Ostalgie	Nom. for Golden Globe, +31 wins +14 nom.
Gun-Shy	Dito Tsintsadze	Fabian Hinrichs, Lavinia Wilson, Johan Leysen, Christoph Waltz	Crime drama
Hierankl	Hans Steinbichler	Johanna Wokalek, Barbara Sukowa, Josef Bierbichler	Drama
Liegen lernen	Hendrik Handloegten	Fabian Busch, Fritzi Haberlandt, Sophie Rois
Luther	Eric Till	Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina, Peter Ustinov, Bruno Ganz	Biographical film	German-American co-production
Mein Name ist Bach	Dominique de Rivaz	Vadim Glowna, Jürgen Vogel	Biographical film	Swiss-German co-production
The Miracle of Bern	Sönke Wortmann	Peter Lohmeyer	Sports film
Play It Loud!	Benjamin Quabeck	Tom Schilling, Robert Stadlober, Jessica Schwarz
Rosenstrasse	Margarethe von Trotta	Maria Schrader, Katja Riemann	Drama
Schultze Gets the Blues	Michael Schorr	Horst Krause
September	Max Färberböck	Justus von Dohnányi, Nina Proll, Jörg Schüttauf		Screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
Soloalbum	Gregor Schnitzler	Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Tschirner
Wolfsburg	Christian Petzold	Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss	Drama
2004
Venussian Tabutasco	Daryush Shokof	Narges Rashidi, Daryush Shokof	Comedy
7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood	Sven Unterwaldt	Otto Waalkes, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Nina Hagen	Comedy
Agnes and His Brothers	Oskar Roehler	Martin Weiß, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Katja Riemann, Tom Schilling	Drama	2 wins & 1 nomination
Aus der Tiefe des Raumes	Gil Mehmert	Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Eckhard Preuß	Comedy	Set in 1965
Before the Fall	Dennis Gansel	Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling	Drama	Best international film, Hamptons International Film Festival, 2004
The Blindflyers	Bernd Sahling	Ricarda Ramünke, Maria Rother	Musical
Downfall	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes	Drama, War	Downfall of Adolf Hitler / Nominated for Oscar
Edelweiss Pirates	Niko von Glasow	Ivan Stebunov, Bela B.	War drama
The Edukators	Hans Weingartner	Julia Jentsch, Daniel Brühl	Comedy drama, Crime	Golden Palm Award nomination
En Route	Jan Krüger	Martin Kiefer, Anabelle Lachatte, Florian Panzner		Tiger Award: Rotterdam Film Festival
Guys and Balls	Sherry Hormann	Maximilian Brückner	Sports film/Comedy
Head-On	Fatih Akin	Sibel Kekilli, Birol Ünel	Drama
Laura's Star	Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch		Animated film
Love in Thoughts	Achim von Borries	Daniel Brühl, August Diehl	Drama
Marseille	Angela Schanelec	Maren Eggert, Alexis Loret, Devid Striesow		Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
Muxmäuschenstill	Marcus Mittermeier	Jan Henrik Stahlberg
Night of the Living Dorks	Mathias Dinter	Tino Mewes, Manuel Cortez, Thomas Schmieder, Collien Fernandes	Teen/Comedy film
The Ninth Day	Volker Schlöndorff	Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl	Drama
Off Beat	Hendrik Hölzemann	Matthias Schweighöfer, Jessica Schwarz	Drama
Olgas Sommer	Nina Grosse	Clémence Poésy		Entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival
Peas at 5:30	Lars Büchel	Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Fritzi Haberlandt
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	Alexander Witt	Milla Jovovich, Thomas Kretschmann	Action/Horror	German-Canadian-French-British-American co-production
Soundless	Mennan Yapo	Joachim Król, Nadja Uhl	Thriller
Stratosphere Girl	Matthias X. Oberg	Chloé Winkel
Summer Storm	Marco Kreuzpaintner	Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann
Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1	Michael Herbig	Michael Herbig, Til Schweiger, Christian Tramitz, Rick Kavanian	Comedy
Der Wixxer	Tobi Baumann	Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Thomas Fritsch, Wolfgang Völz	Crime film parody
Boo, Zino & the Snurks	Holger Tappe, Lenard Fritz Krawinkel		Animated film
2005
Alles auf Zucker!	Dani Levy	Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel	Comedy
Alone in the Dark	Uwe Boll	Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff	Horror	German-Canadian-American co-production
Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb	Lars Jessen	Peter Lohmeyer
Antibodies	Christian Alvart	Wotan Wilke Möhring, André Hennicke, Norman Reedus	Thriller
Barfuss	Til Schweiger	Til Schweiger, Johanna Wokalek
BloodRayne	Uwe Boll	Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane, Udo Kier, Meat Loaf, Michelle Rodriguez	Fantasy	German-American co-production
Der Clown	Sebastian Vigg	Sven Martinek, Eva Habermann, Götz Otto, Xenia Seeberg	Action
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul	Fatih Akin		Documentary	Turkish-coproduction
Ghosts	Christian Petzold	Julia Hummer, Marianne Basler
I Am Guilty	Christoph Hochhäusler	Constantin von Jascheroff		Screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Joyeux Noël	Christian Carion	Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Diane Kruger, Gary Lewis, Alex Ferns, Dany Boon, Daniel Brühl	War drama	Co-produced with France & UK
Kebab Connection	Anno Saul	Denis Moschitto, Nora Tschirner	Comedy	Turkish-coproduction
Keine Lieder über Liebe	Lars Kraume	Jürgen Vogel, Heike Makatsch, Florian Lukas
The Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious Island	Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch		Animated film
NVA	Leander Haußmann	Detlev Buck, Kim Alexander Frank, Jasmin Schwiers
Schneeland	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Maria Schrader, Thomas Kretschmann, Julia Jentsch	Drama
Sleeper	Benjamin Heisenberg	Bastian Trost, Mehdi Nebbou	Drama
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days	Marc Rothemund	Julia Jentsch	Historical drama
Summer in Berlin	Andreas Dresen	Inka Friedrich, Nadja Uhl
The White Masai	Hermine Huntgeburth	Nina Hoss, Jacky Ido, Katja Flint
2006
Asudem	Daryush Shokof	Narges Rashidi, yangzom Brauen	Horror
Atomised	Oskar Roehler	Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Franka Potente, Christian Ulmen, Nina Hoss	Drama
Casino Royale	Martin Campbell	Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench	Action	British‐American‐German‐Czech Republic Co‐production
The Conclave	Christoph Schrewe	Manuel Fullola, Brian Blessed	Historical drama	Co-produced with Canada
Emma's Bliss	Sven Taddicken	Jürgen Vogel, Jördis Triebel
Four Minutes	Chris Kraus	Monica Bleibtreu, Hannah Herzsprung
A Friend of Mine	Sebastian Schipper	Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Vogel
Grave Decisions	Marcus H. Rosenmüller	Markus Krojer, Fritz Karl
The House Is Burning	Holger Ernst	Harley Adams, John Diehl, Melissa Leo		Screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Ich bin die Andere	Margarethe von Trotta	Katja Riemann, August Diehl, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Dieter Laser, Karin Dor	Drama
The Last Train	Joseph Vilsmaier	Sibel Kekilli, Gedeon Burkhard	Drama
Lights in the Dusk	Aki Kaurismäki	Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Maria Järvenhelmi	Comedy-drama	Finnish-German-French co-production
The Lives of Others	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch	Drama	Won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 7x Deutscher Filmpreis
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer	Tom Tykwer	Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman	Drama	12 wins & 12 nominations
Requiem	Hans-Christian Schmid	Sandra Hüller	Thriller
Der Rote Kakadu	Dominik Graf	Max Riemelt, Jessica Schwarz, Ronald Zehrfeld	Drama
Running on Empty	Bülent Akinci	Jens Harzer		Entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival
Summer '04	Stefan Krohmer	Martina Gedeck	Drama
The Thief Lord	Richard Claus	Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Rollo Weeks, Vanessa Redgrave	Adventure	British-German co-production
Tough Enough	Detlev Buck	David Kross, Jenny Elvers	Drama
Die Wilden Kerle 3	Joachim Masannek	Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht	Sport/Children's film
2007
Breathful	Daryush Shokof	Narges Rashidi, Taies Farzan	Comedy
2 or 3 Things I Know About Him	Malte Ludin	Hanns Ludin	Documentary
Adam Resurrected	Paul Schrader	Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe	Drama	American-German-Israeli co-production
And Along Come Tourists	Robert Thalheim	Alexander Fehling, Ryszard Ronczewski, Barbara Wysocka	Drama
The Counterfeiters	Stefan Ruzowitzky	Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow	Drama	German-Austrian co-production
The Edge of Heaven	Fatih Akın	Nurgül Yeşilçay, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziółkowska, Nursel Köse, Tuncel Kurtiz, Hanna Schygulla	Drama	Won the Best Screenplay award at Cannes
Eight Miles High	Achim Bornhak	Natalia Avelon, Matthias Schweighöfer	Biographical film
Full Metal Village	Cho Sung-hyung		Documentary
Happily N'Ever After	Paul J. Bolger		Animated film	German-American co-production
In the Name of the King	Uwe Boll	Jason Statham, Leelee Sobieski, Burt Reynolds, Ron Perlman, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta	Fantasy	German-Canadian-American co-production
Love Life	Maria Schrader	Netta Garti, Rade Šerbedžija		German-Israeli co-production
My Führer – The Really Truest Truth about Adolf Hitler	Dani Levy	Helge Schneider, Ulrich Mühe, Sylvester Groth	Comedy	Entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival
El otro	Ariel Rotter	Julio Chávez		Argentine-French-German co-production
Pool of Princesses	Bettina Blümner		Documentary
Rabbit Without Ears	Til Schweiger	Til Schweiger, Nora Tschirner, Matthias Schweighöfer	Comedy	6 wins & 2 noms. for German film awards
Reclaim Your Brain	Hans Weingartner	Moritz Bleibtreu	Comedy
Resident Evil: Extinction	Russell Mulcahy	Milla Jovovich	Action/Horror	German-Australian-French-British-American co-production
Runaway Horse	Rainer Kaufmann	Katja Riemann, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Noethen
Toyland	Jochen Alexander Freydank	Julia Jäger	Short	Oscar 2009
Die Wilden Kerle 4	Joachim Masannek	Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht	Sport/Fantasy
Yella	Christian Petzold	Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann
2008
Absurdistan	Veit Helmer	Kristýna Malérová-Podzimková, Maximilian Mauff		Entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival
The Baader Meinhof Complex	Uli Edel	Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck, Bruno Ganz	Drama	Nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film / nominated for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Berlin Calling	Hannes Stöhr	Paul Kalkbrenner, Corinna Harfouch
Buddenbrooks	Heinrich Breloer	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, Jessica Schwarz, Mark Waschke, August Diehl
Cherry Blossoms	Doris Dörrie	Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner
Chiko	Özgür Yildirim	Denis Moschitto, Moritz Bleibtreu, Volkan Özcan, Fahri Yardım, Reyhan Şahin	Crime Drama
Geliebte Clara	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Martina Gedeck, Pascal Greggory, Malik Zidi	Biographical film
Hardcover	Christian Zübert	Wotan Wilke Möhring, Lucas Gregorowicz	Crime comedy
Jerichow	Christian Petzold	Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer	Drama
Krabat	Marco Kreuzpaintner	David Kross, Daniel Brühl, Christian Redl, Robert Stadlober, Paula Kalenberg, Daniel Steiner	Fantasy/Drama/Thriller film	Based on the children's novel Krabat written by German children's books author Otfried Preußler.
Krauts, Doubts & Rock 'n' Roll	Christian Görlitz	Maxim Mehmet, Andreas Schmidt, Anna Fischer, Susanne Lothar
The Moon and Other Lovers	Bernd Böhlich	Katharina Thalbach, Birol Ünel, Fritzi Haberlandt		Entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival
My Friend from Faro	Nana Neul	Anjorka Strechel, Lucie Hollmann, Manuel Cortez	Drama
North Face	Philipp Stölzl	Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, Ulrich Tukur	Historical fiction
Novemberkind	Christian Schwochow	Anna Maria Mühe, Ulrich Matthes	Drama
Otto; or Up with Dead People	Bruce LaBruce	Jey Crisfar, Marcel Schlutt	Horror	German-Canadian co-production
The Red Baron	Nikolai Müllerschön	Matthias Schweighöfer, Joseph Fiennes, Til Schweiger, Lena Headey	War
Robert Zimmermann Is Tangled Up in Love	Leander Haußmann	Tom Schilling, Maruschka Detmers
Transsiberian	Brad Anderson	Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley	Thriller	British-German-Spanish co-production
The Wave	Dennis Gansel	Jürgen Vogel, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich	Drama
Wolke Neun	Andreas Dresen	Ursula Werner
A Woman in Berlin	Max Färberböck	Nina Hoss, Yevgeny Sidikhin	Drama
A Year Ago in Winter	Caroline Link	Karoline Herfurth, Josef Bierbichler, Corinna Harfouch	Drama
2009
12 Paces Without a Head	Sven Taddicken	Ronald Zehrfeld, Matthias Schweighöfer	Adventure comedy
Berlin 36	Kaspar Heidelbach	Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky	Drama
Desert Flower	Sherry Hormann	Liya Kebede	Drama
The Door	Anno Saul	Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwarz, Heike Makatsch	Mystery thriller
Dorfpunks	Lars Jessen	Cecil von Renner
Effi Briest	Hermine Huntgeburth	Julia Jentsch, Sebastian Koch, Mišel Matičević, Barbara Auer	Drama
Everyone Else	Maren Ade	Birgit Minichmayr, Lars Eidinger
Gravity	Maximilian Erlenwein	Jürgen Vogel, Fabian Hinrichs	Crime drama
Hilde	Kai Wessel	Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens	Biographical film
Hinter Kaifeck	Esther Gronenborn	Benno Fürmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Michael Gwisdek	Thriller
I've Never Been Happier	Alexander Adolph	Devid Striesow, Nadja Uhl	Crime comedy
The International	Tom Tykwer	Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ulrich Thomsen	Thriller	American-German co-production
John Rabe	Florian Gallenberger	Ulrich Tukur, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Brühl	Historical drama
Men in the City	Simon Verhoeven	Christian Ulmen, Nadja Uhl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Til Schweiger	Comedy
Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling	Sebastian Niemann	Rick Kavanian, Nora Tschirner, Christian Tramitz, Bud Spencer, Franco Nero	Comedy
The Murder Farm	Bettina Oberli	Julia Jentsch, Monica Bleibtreu	Drama
Pandorum	Christian Alvart	Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster	Science Fiction	German-British co-production
Pope Joan	Sönke Wortmann	Johanna Wokalek, John Goodman	Drama	German-British-Italian-Spanish co-production
Same Same but Different	Detlev Buck	David Kross, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk	Drama
Soul Kitchen	Fatih Akın	Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Anna Bederke	Comedy
Vicky the Viking	Michael Herbig	Jonas Hämmerle, Waldemar Kobus, Günther Kaufmann	Children's film, Family film, Adventure film, Action film, Film adaptation	Based on the German-Austrian-Japanese Anime Television series of the same name.
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen	Margarethe von Trotta	Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung	Biographical film
The White Ribbon	Michael Haneke	Christian Friedel, Burghart Klaußner, Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar	Drama	German-Austrian co-production