Movies like Periphery
If Periphery's mix of zurich and anthology stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Periphery's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Lives of Others
2006 · Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 137 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso a German drama
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting…
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
1974 · Directed by Werner Herzog · 109 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a German drama
The film follows Kaspar Hauser, who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat…
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The People vs. Fritz Bauer
2015 · Directed by Lars Kraume · 105 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a German drama · From the same decade (2010s)
It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past.
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Until the End of the World
1991 · Directed by Wim Wenders · 158 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso a German drama
In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris.