Sometimes I find myself in such a mood that I want to watch something kind, funny and not forced, and sometimes it’s almost unreal to find such films, and even for general family viewing. Surprisingly, I just now started to discover wonderful German films and series, and let me tell you, they have a lot to watch. That’s why I wanted to create a list of good German movies that are easy, entertaining and enjoyable to watch. Leaving a pleasant aftertaste in the soul. Several of the films in this selection are based on true events, which makes watching them even more interesting.
This Devil’s Heart (Dieses bescheuerte Herz) 2017
Genre: drama, comedy
Lenny is a rich boy who has done nothing but endless parties with his friends all his life. Living in the same town as him is 15-year-old David, who spends most of his time at home. David has a congenital heart defect and the doctors’ prognosis is not very comforting. Lennie’s father, tired of his son’s idleness and drunkenness, entrusts him to take care of David. Suddenly these two become irreplaceable for each other. Lennie helps the boy to get a taste for life and make his dreams come true, while David, in his turn, makes him feel responsible for his own life and the lives of those around him.
Not/in spite of everything (Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben) 2017
Genre: comedy, drama
A story, based on true events, about a talented young man who dreams more than anything about an internship at Munich’s most prestigious hotel. Nothing, not even a sudden visual impairment that he keeps a secret, can stand in his way. A little luck, help from his friends and faith in himself: That’s the recipe for his success.
Men in the Big City (Männerherzen) 2009
Genre: comedy
All the male protagonists are quite diverse, from the music producer and womanizer Jerome, to the lonely romantic Gunter, from the successful manager Niklas, to the real drama of one of the subway officials Roland.
The Fans Don’t Stay for Breakfast (Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück) 2010
Genre: melodrama, comedy
Lila, a 17 year old German schoolgirl who has spent a year as an exchange student in the USA, in a town where communication with the outside world is almost minimal. And when Lila comes back home to Berlin, she is surprised by all the girls’ fanaticism for a band with a strange name: Berlin Mitteed. And just by chance, she meets a handsome young man who turns out to be the lead singer of the very band that Leela didn’t even want to hear.
A handsome man (Keinohrhasen) 2007
Genre: melodrama, comedy
Ludo, a journalist, who has been in jail for eight months, is released on probation on condition that he undergoes occupational therapy. He will have to work three hundred hours in the local kindergarten. How to take care of 8-year-old brats, Ludo has no idea, but his old acquaintance works in the group…