The Berlinale is one of the largest public film festivals in the world! Unlike Cannes, for example, Berlin's cinemas are opened to the public. Since the tickets are sold out quickly, we have collected the best films of recent years for you!
Carnal Sins
Queer, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2024
1h.36min
-12
To protect their gay son, a family moves to the countryside, but there they are confronted with conservatism, religion and folkloric superstition.
All Shall Be Well
Drama
2024
1h.33min
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When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen ...
Silver Haze
Drama
2023
1h.42min
-12
Fifteen years after being burned when the pub where she slept as a child caught fire, Franky is thirsty for revenge.
The Fam
Drama
2022
1h.52min
-12
Teenage girls in a shelter see their fragile balance upset when an incident triggers tensions and unexpected bonds.
On the Adamant
Documentary
2023
1h.50min
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The Adamant is a unique day-care centre. A floating structure located on the Seine in the heart of Paris, it welcomes adults suffering from mental disorders, ...
Here
Drama, Romance
2024
1h.22min
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As he is about to return to his country, a Romanian construction worker meets a doctoral student studying bryology.
Oink
Animation, Kids & Family
2022
1h.12min
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A young girl tries to prove to her disapproving mother that she can potty train a cute but unruly piglet.
Passages
Drama, Romance
2023
1h.31min
-12
A gay couple's marriage is thrown into crisis when one of them impulsively begins a passionate affair with a young woman.
Small, Slow But Steady
Drama
2022
1h.39min
-12
Keiko is deaf and lives on the outskirts of Tokyo, where she trains relentlessly in boxing.
A separation
Drama
2010
2h.3min
-10
Nader's wife asks for a divorce because he refuses to leave Iran. Events then unfold at a frantic pace for him.
Call Jane
Drama
2022
2h.1min
-12
At a time when abortion is illegal, a married woman with an unwanted pregnancy works with a group of women to find help.
Tomorrow Is a Long Time
Drama
2024
1h.46min
-12
Lounging at home with his grieving father, being excluded from his family’s past, and forced into bullying other kids at school. Here is Meng's life.
Elaha
Drama
2023
1h.50min
-16
Elaha, a 22-year-old woman of Kurdish origin, is seeking to have her hymen reconstructed in the hope of restoring her innocence before her marriage.
Sweet Thing
Drama
2020
1h.31min
-12
A brother and sister run away from home to escape their alcoholic father and absent mother.
One Second
Drama
2020
1h.44min
-12
A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.
Both Sides of the Blade
Drama, Romance
2022
1h.56min
-12
A woman is caught between two men: her long-term partner and her best friend, who is also her ex.
Three Colors: White
Comedy, Drama
1994
1h.32min
-12
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to ...
Girl Picture
Queer, Romance
2022
1h.40min
-12
Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö support each other unconditionally. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion. Emma on the ...
Concerned Citizen
Drama
2022
1h.22min
-10
Ben and Raz are painstakingly pursuing their desire to have a child, and the migrant neighbourhood where this gay couple has set up their new flat is on ...
Ninjababy
Comedy, Drama
2021
1h.43min
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When Rakel finds out she’s six months pregnant after a one-night stand, her world changes. She is absolutely not ready to be a mother, but since abortion ...
Beautiful Beings
Drama
2022
2h.3min
-12
A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits.
The Other Side of Hope
Comedy
2017
1h.40min
-12
In Helsinki, two destinies intersect in the midst of racism and loss: Cohesion and humanity can overcome everything.
Minyan
Drama, Queer
2020
1h.58min
-12
In a rapidly changing New York of the 1980s, a Russian Jewish teenager wrestles with his identity, faith, and sexuality, all of which seem irreconcilable ...
Fabian: Going to the Dogs
Drama, Romance
2021
2h.56min
-12
The story of Jakob Fabian, a Berlin advertising copywriter, who witnesses the collapse of pre-war German society.
Cocoon
Drama, Queer
2020
1h.39min
-16
In the heat of a shimmering Berlin summer, Nora spends her days as a third wheel to her older sister Jule and her best friend Aylin. When Romy comes onto ...
No Hard Feelings
Drama
2020
1h.32min
-16
Parvis, the son of exiled Iranians, copes with life in his small hometown by indulging himself with pop culture, Grindr dates, and raves. After being caught ...
Undine
Drama, Romance
2020
1h.30min
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Christian Petzold interprets an ancient myth anew in this powerful, enchanting love story starring Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski and Maryam Zaree.
Taxi
Documentary
2015
1h.22min
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As Jafar Panahi is banned from making movies by the Iranian government, he poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.
Director ...
Stop-Zemlia
Drama, Queer
2022
2h.2min
-12
Delightfully light-hearted and wonderfully honest coming-of-age story that flows seamlessly between fiction to documentary.
One in a Thousand
Drama, Queer
2020
2h.0min
-12
Set in a community of project houses, Iris, a young woman with a tough past, meets Renata and feels immediately attracted to her. A tender coming of age ...
Lemonade
Drama
2018
1h.28min
-10
While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30 year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival ...
Greta
Drama, Queer
2019
1h.37min
-12
A lonely gay nurse helps a killer on the run.
Woman sesame oil maker
Drama
1993
1h.45min
-12
If money can't buy happiness, can it at least buy control over others? Xiang is hard-working, running a small sesame oil business. Her husband is lazy ...
Black Snow
Drama
1990
1h.47min
-16
A man returns to his native Beijing after serving in a labor camp, to find that he has no family or prospects or friends. He tries to make a living, but ...
Medianeras
Comedy
2011
1h.30min
-10
Martín is a web developer and has a phobia. After being locked up in his house for years, he dares to go out again.
Retablo
Drama
2018
1h.35min
-12
Segundo sees silence as his only option for dealing with his father's secret.
20,000 Days On Earth
Documentary, Music, Dance, Theater
2014
1h.37min
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This fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave by artists Iain Forsythe and Jane Pollard combines drama and ...
Maggie's Plan
Comedy
2015
1h.32min
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Maggie (Greta Gerwig) has a plan: she wants a child - but the thirty-something New Yorker's life plan does not include a father.
Styx
Drama
2019
1h.34min
-12
Emergency room doctor Rike fulfills her dream and sails alone in a yacht across the Atlantic to Ascension Island.
Animals
Drama
2017
1h.35min
-16
Nick and Anna are off to Switzerland for six months. Nick, a chef, wants to collect recipes of local cuisine and Anna hopes to write a new book. The journey ...
System Crasher
Drama
2019
2h.0min
-10
In her mad quest for love, 9-year-old Benni scares everyone around her with her indomitable energy.
Divine Love
Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2019
1h.41min
-16
Brazil, 2027: Joana is deeply religious. At work, she encourages divorcing couples to reconsider their breakup.
Cobain
Drama
2018
1h.34min
-16
Cobain (15) tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain takes over.
Maudie
Drama, Romance
2016
1h.56min
-12
In this soulful love story, housekeeper Maudie Lewis pursues an artistic career with her husband's support.
American Hustle
Crime, Drama
2014
2h.14min
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A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
The Fall
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2006
1h.53min
-10
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic ...