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Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/25601/
78
/480/
77
/437/
4.2
/61781/
100
/41/
91
/397/

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
7.6
/7428/
75
/132/
72
/143/
4.0
/17641/
86
/21/
87
/103/

Fox and His Friends (1975)
Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.
poster
71
7.1
/537/
58
/15/
58
/13/
3.5
/527/

Jail Bait (1973)
Based on Franz Xaver Kroetz's play, which is in turn based on a true story, this film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells the story of a very young girl who, after persuading a local boy to become her lover, induces the anger of her father, whose incestuous sexual attentions to her have grown unbearable.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
71
7.4
/10621/
73
/298/
72
/200/
3.5
/3438/
82
/5089/

Escape from Sobibor (1987)
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.
poster
66
7.1
/928/
62
/13/
61
/12/
3.4
/428/
89
/10/

Angry Harvest (1985)
In the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family leaps from a train going through Silesia. They are separated in the woods, and Leon, a local peasant who's now a farmer of some wealth, discovers the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. Leon's a middle-aged Catholic bachelor, tormented by his sexual drive. He doesn't tell Rosa he's seen signs her husband is alive, and he begs her to love him. Rosa offers herself to Leon if he'll help a local Jew in hiding who needs money. Leon pays, and love between Rosa and him does develop, but then Leon's peasant subservience and his limited empathy lead to tragedy. At the war's end, a ray of sunshine comes from an unexpected place.
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Criterion Channel
76
65
7.3
/5614/
73
/64/
66
/75/
3.8
/8572/
94
/16/
74
/37/

The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
Hans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However, the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.
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Criterion Channel
78
62
7.5
/3223/
77
/54/
69
/67/
3.9
/6253/
86
/7/
88
/26/

Martha (1974)
After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
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75
62
7.2
/3024/
66
/44/
73
/88/
3.6
/4059/
92
/12/
76
/35/

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
The life of a married Munich technical draftsman with a son.
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60
6.3
/1736/
54
/41/
55
/45/
3.3
/2369/
63
/8/

Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)
A German serial killer preys on boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars. Based on the true story of Fritz Haarmann, aka the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover.
poster
59
7.0
/824/
55
/7/
50
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3.5
/590/
40
/10/
79
/4/

The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)
The lackluster and plodding Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town’s siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious trouble when she beds nearly every available guy.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
55
7.5
/2424/
69
/20/
76
/32/
3.9
/2715/
100
/10/
88
/14/

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)
After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.
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Criterion Channel
68
53
6.6
/2755/
61
/28/
62
/58/
3.6
/5743/
84
/19/
62
/26/

Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location.
poster
Criterion Channel
64
53
6.4
/3741/
65
/45/
61
/55/
3.3
/6266/
70
/10/
58
/41/

Love Is Colder Than Death (1970)
Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he has refused to join.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
51
7.4
/2124/
70
/29/
61
/28/
3.8
/3793/
85
/567/

Fear of Fear (1975)
After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from postpartum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed mental state, befuddling her relatives.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
49
6.7
/2281/
55
/17/
63
/32/
3.5
/2753/
75
/8/
78
/23/

Satan’s Brew (1976)
A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dim-witted brother, and a murder investigation.
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43
6.7
/653/
64
/17/
60
/14/
3.7
/3719/
100

Ticket of No Return (1979)
A sartorially resplendent woman of few words arrives in Berlin with plans to live out the rest of her days as a drunkard.
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Criterion Channel
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42
6.5
/2044/
63
/21/
62
/22/
3.3
/2632/
79
/14/
55
/19/

The American Soldier (1976)
Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer.
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36
6.8
/1649/
62
/48/
59
/41/
3.5
/1202/

Out of Order (1984)
It's Friday evening. The lift repairman leaves the building and wants to finish his work on Monday. But he doesn't know there are four men in the building. They use the lift but stay in it about 100 meters from the floor. They have little oxygen and must survive…
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55
22
6.2
/786/
60
/9/
50
/15/
3.3
/921/
35
/189/

Rio das Mortes (1971)
Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map of the Rio das Mortes. Michel's girlfriend, Hanna, humors their plan, but really just wants to get married.
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57
21
5.8
/639/
61
/7/
53
/8/
3.3
/753/
67
/6/
32
/3/

The Niklashausen Journey (1970)
Can a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval shepherd, Hans Boehm, claims to have been called by the Virgin Mary to create a revolt against the church and the landowners. The "Black Monk" suggests that he would have more success if he dressed up Johanna and had her appear as the Virgin Mary.
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20
6.3
/656/
60
/12/
50
/13/
3.3
/652/
50
/6/
50
/8/

Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971)
Berta, a naive young maid, searches for love when the army engineers come to town to build a bridge.
poster
Criterion Channel
57
18
6.2
/664/
51
/11/
48
/21/
3.3
/732/

Cheaters (1984)
Swaying between pleasure and despair, Elric throws himself into his pathological passion for the casino. Meeting Suzie could have saved him, but the young woman also sinks into gambling hell. The couple then start getting involved in the fearsome world of professional cheaters.
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14
7.2
/288/
46
/3/
64
/10/
3.5
/289/
40
/10/
79
/4/

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me (1992)
A documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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10
/1/

Weg vom Fenster (1970)
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10
/1/

Transitträume (1990)
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10
/1/

Die Fahrt nach Schlangenbad (1981)
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10
/1/

Ich werde warten (1982)
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4.9
/11/
10
/1/

Rambo Zambo (1984)
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6.9
/28/
10
/1/

Der Rekord (1984)
Rico Moreno is trying to break the world record for continuous television in order to finance an illegal private broadcasting project on the high seas. His friend Banana helps him to endure 240 hours non-stop in front of the screen. He provides him with sandwiches, coffee, whisky, cigarettes, ice packs and movies that promise a little variety. But at the end of his record attempt, Rico only reacts to the 625 lines on the TV screen. His perception of the world around him has been extinguished, he is unresponsive and no longer communicates anything. The record succeeds, but where is Rico? He has flown away into another world, from where Banana and his girlfriend Bigi finally try to bring him back to life via the screen.
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10
/1/

Die Matrosen von Kronstadt (1983)
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6.4
/10/
10
/1/

Der Zappler (1983)
Stefan is 12 years old, spastically paralyzed and has moved to a new town with his mother. His illness is met with hostility and rejection by the children in the neighborhood. Stefan dreams of an operation to make him well, but when he learns after thorough examinations that the operation is hopeless, he grabs an electric wheelchair to escape from the hospital.
poster
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5.2
/14/

Eierdiebe (1977)
The story of two small-time crooks in the Frankfurt underworld who would like to make it big, but fail time and again.
poster
?
6.6
/36/
10
/1/

The Olympic Champion (1983)
Dentist Adi has an extraordinary dream: a boy appears to him and asks to become his father. The unknown boy has chosen the most beautiful woman in Munich - sportswoman Ilona - as his mother. She has ambitions to win an Olympic title. Adi's reality is different: He is married to Gabi. So he sets off in search of the future Olympic champion and mother of his son. He meets her in a park and a romantic rendezvous ensues. But his wife Gabi also wants him to have a child.
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7.7
/17/

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 (1971)
About the making of "Der amerikanische Soldat/The American Soldier" in 1970.
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5.5
/21/
10
/1/
20
/1/

Total vereist (1981)
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6.4
/14/

Victor (1979)
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6.1
/86/
23
/3/
53
/3/

Parker (1985)
An Aussie businessman is trying to find out why and by whom he was kidnapped and then later released with no explanation.
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3.5
/61/
45
/2/
45
/2/

Bolero (1985)
Pete is no stranger to success, delivering hit series as a musician in a rock group. When he parts ways with his band and produces his first solo LP, he learns for the first time what a flop means. He did not expect this. He is insecure and desperate, while Lena, his wife, accepts this low blow as a challenge. Jealously, Pete observes that Lena is becoming more and more independent and self-confident in her surroundings. At home there are arguments until everyone packs his bags. Alone with his longing and tenderness for Lena, Pete composes the "Bolero" on his white grand piano that calls her back.
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6.8
/35/
58
/5/

My Name Is Not Ali (2011)
Travelling between Germany, France, and Tunisia, Viola Shafik reconstructs and deconstructs the unknown life story of El Hedi Ben Salem through interviews with his companions and family members as well as archival material. With openness and slight naivety, the interviewees explain how “Ali” became an oriental object of projection for the Fassbinder group, while El Hedi Ben Salem, the human being, was overlooked in order to establish the foreigner as “other.” A no-frills examination of a piece of German and Munich film history.
poster
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6.2
/19/
10
/1/

The Ancestress (1971)
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5.4
/21/
10
/1/

Bella Donna (1983)
This film of a glitzy showbiz world by director Peter Keglevic in his first feature-length effort recounts the saga of a married torch singer whose numerous lovers are meant to steady her nerves and a saxophone player who loves her but cannot get his own act together. Singing and cinematography are pluses.
poster
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7.3
/71/
70
/1/

The Atlantic Swimmers (1976)
Munich Heinz and Herbert wants to escape the torturous confines of their home by swimming across the Atlantic.
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7.7
/54/
10
/1/
50
/1/

Mathias Kneißl (1971)
Inspired by the real-life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria, in the late XIX century. Mathias stole from the rich to give to the poor, becoming a hero for the rural people and a popular social rebel. He was chased by the police until his unfortunate sentence.
poster
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7.8
/25/

Der Durchdreher (1979)
The chaotic journalist Maximilian Glanz is working on his big book that will never be finished, answers letters to the editor of a tabloid newspaper and dreams of escaping to an island and leaving everything behind. His marriage is in crisis. And on the day of his divorce, he meets a new woman in a rear-end collision, who has also just been divorced and with whom he plunges headlong into a new relationship.
poster
48
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4.4
/179/
47
/4/
42
/5/

The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983)
A women's prison on a tropical island is a hellhole where the inmates are raped, tortured and otherwise abused by the evil commandant and brutal guards. However, one of the guards falls in love with a beautiful inmate, and decides to help her and all the other prisoners escape.
poster
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6.6
/47/
5
/2/
60
/1/

Slow Attack (1980)
Nik, a released prisoner who started writing in prison, wants to leave his past behind him, but refuses to contact his former girlfriend and her family. Under the name of his jail buddy Henry, he moves in with his pen pal - who has never seen him - and is always watched suspiciously by their roommate. Nik began writing in prison and now seeks contact with the literary culture, even though he feels disgusted by the pompous fuss of this society. He is not without talent and works on a novel in which he minutely describes the abduction of an industrialist. Henry gets shot at the prison breakout and visits Nik to get help from him. He likes his novel plot and wants to put it into action.
poster
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6.0
/8/
10
/1/

Die Revolte (1969)
N/A
poster
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8.3
/35/
10
/1/

Yearning for Sodom (1989)
Made during the last months of actor Kurt Raab, who died of AIDS in 1988. Raab, who had worked in both theatre and film, most notably with Fassbinder, was in the process of making a series of video sketches for a new production when he learned that he had AIDS. Despite his deteriorating health, and with the caring support of his friend Hans Hirshmuller, he carried on working. This tape is his last testimony. Awarded with the Adolf Grimme Award and Cinéma du Réel Award


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