List of German films of 2014 explained

The German film industry produced over four hundred feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by Germany. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014.

Also included is an overview of the major events in German film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially.

Major releases

January–June

OpeningTitleCast and crewStudioGenre(s)Ref.
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17Reasonable DoubtDirector: Peter Howitt
Cast: Dominic Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson
Dutch FilmWorksCrime
Thriller
[1]
19A Most Wanted ManDirector: Anton Corbijn
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Willem Dafoe, Grigoriy Dobrygin
Entertainment OneThriller[2]
The VoicesDirector: Marjane Satrapi
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick, Jacki Weaver
Lions Gate EntertainmentHorror
Comedy
[3]
22Lost in KarastanDirector: Ben Hopkins
Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, MyAnna Buring, Noah Taylor, Ali Cook
Brandstorm Entertainment AGComedy[4]
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1Director: Marcel Walz
Cast: Manoush, Nick Principe, Sarah Hayden, Annika Strauss, Natalie Scheetz, Caroline Williams, Christa Campbell, Jared Demetri Luciano
Boll World SalesHorror[5]
6The Grand Budapest HotelDirector: Wes Anderson
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson, Tony Revolori
Fox Searchlight PicturesComedy[6]
7JackDirector: Edward Berger
Cast: Ivo Pietzcker
Drama[7]
The LambDirector: Kutluğ Ataman
Cast: Güven Kiraç
Drama[8]
The Monuments MenDirector: George Clooney
Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, Cate Blanchett
20th Century FoxWar[9]
8Beloved SistersDirector: Dominik Graf
Cast: Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius
Biography[10]
Land of StormsDirector: Ádám Császi
Cast: András Sütő, Ádám Varga, Sebastian Urzendowsky
TLA ReleasingDrama[11]
StereoDirector: Maximilian Erlenwein
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Moritz Bleibtreu
Wild BunchThriller[12]
9History of FearDirector: Benjamín Naishtat
Cast: Jonathan Da Rosa
Drama[13]
Pierrot LunaireDirector: Bruce LaBruce
Cast: Susanne Sachsse, Luizo Vega, Maria Ivanenko
Die LambMusical[14]
Stations of the CrossDirector: Dietrich Brüggemann
Cast: Hanns Zischler
Drama[15]
SuperegosDirector: Benjamin Heisenberg
Cast: André Wilms
Drama[16]
10A Long Way DownDirector: Pascal Chaumeil
Cast: Toni Collette, Pierce Brosnan, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots
LionsgateComedy[17]
Age of CannibalsDirector: Johannes NaberStudio TV FilmDrama[18]
The Dark ValleyDirector: Andreas Prochaska
Cast: Sam Riley
Western[19]
11Futuro BeachDirector: Karim Aïnouz
Cast: Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick, Jesuita Barbosa
California FilmesDrama[20]
Inbetween WorldsDirector: Feo Aladag
Cast: Ronald Zehrfeld
Drama[21]
12Beauty and the BeastDirector: Christophe Gans
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, André Dussollier
PathéFantasy, Romance[22]
DiplomacyDirector: Volker Schlöndorff
Cast: André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup
GaumontHistorical
Drama
[23]
18PompeiiDirector: Paul W. S. Anderson
Cast: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland
Constantin FilmHistorical
Disaster
Romance
[24]
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6Fair PlayDirector: Andrea Sedláčková
Cast: Vlastina Svátková
Drama[25]
The JudgmentDirector: Stephan Komandarev
Cast: Assen Blatechki
Drama[26]
27Amsterdam ExpressDirector: Fatmir Koçi
Cast: Blerim Destani, James Biberi,Natasha Goulden
Film and Music EntertainmentDrama[27]
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15Mr. TurnerDirector: Mike Leigh
Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Joshua McGuire, Dorothy Atkinson
Entertainment OneDrama
Biography
[28]
That Lovely GirlDirector: Keren YedayaDrama[29]
16Amour FouDirector: Jessica Hausner
Cast: Birte Schnöink, Christian Friedel, Stephan Grossmann
Coproduction OfficeComedy
Drama
[30]
Directors: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz
Cast: Ronit Elkabetz, Menashe Noy, Sasson Gabai, Simon Abkarian
Les films du losangeDrama[31]
Winter SleepDirector: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Demet Akbağ, Melisa Sözen, Tamer Levent, Nejat İşler
New Wave FilmsDrama[32]
18JaujaDirector: Lisandro Alonso
Cast: Viggo Mortensen
NDMHistorical
Drama
[33]
The WondersDirector: Alice Rohrwacher
Cast: Alba Rohrwacher, André Hennicke, Monica Bellucci
Drama[34]
19Maps to the StarsDirector: David Cronenberg
Cast: Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson
Entertainment OneSatire
Drama
[35]
22Bridges of SarajevoDirectors: Aida Begić, Leonardo Di Constanzo, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perišić, Cristi Puiu, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec, Teresa VillaverdeDocumentary[36]
23Clouds of Sils MariaDirector: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz
Les films du losangeDrama[37]
White GodDirector: Kornél Mundruczó
Cast: Zsófia Psotta
Drama[38]
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7Der SpaltDirector: Kim Schicklang
Cast: Marie Fischer, Folker Dücker, Dorothea Baltzer
Schöne Neue MedienDrama
Thriller
[39]
12Madame BovaryDirector: Sophie Barthes
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Paul Giamatti, Ezra Miller, Rhys Ifans
20th Century FoxDrama[40]

July–December

OpeningTitleCast and crewStudioGenre(s)Ref.
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2The Chambermaid LynnDirector: Ingo Haeb
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Lena Lauzemis, Steffen Munster, Christian Aumer, Christine Schorn
Sutor KolonkoComedy
Horror
[41]
6Memories on StoneDirector: Shawkat Amin Korki
Cast: Hussein Hassan
Drama[42]
8Monument to Michael JacksonDirector: Darko Lungulov
Cast: Boris Milivojević
Comedy[43]
9Corn IslandDirector: Giorgi Ovashvili
Cast: İlyas Salman
Drama[44]
Corrections ClassDirector: Ivan Tverdovskiy
Cast: Mariya Poezzhaeva, Filipp Avdeev
Drama[45]
20VeveDirector: Simon Mukali
Cast: Lowri Odhiambo, Emo Rugene, Lizz Njagah
Drama[46]
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6Mr. KaplanDirector: Álvaro Brechner
Cast: Héctor Noguera
Comedy[47]
9Tour de ForceDirector: Christian Zübert
Cast: Florian David Fitz
Drama[48]
11Men Who Save the WorldDirector: Liew Seng Tat
Cast: Wan Hanafi Su, Harun Salim Bachik, Soffi Jikan, Jalil Hamid, Azhan Rani
Everything FilmsComedy[49]
Two Shots FiredDirector: Martín Rejtman
Cast: Manuela Martelli
Drama[50]
15Hector and the Search for HappinessDirector: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Simon Pegg, Toni Collette, Rosamund Pike, Stellan Skarsgård, Jean Reno, Christopher Plummer
Koch MediaComedy
Drama
[51]
22Shockwave, DarksideDirector: Jay Weisman
Cast: Mei Melançon, Bill Sage, Sonequa Martin-Green, Rich Ceraulo, Alexander Cendese
Science Fiction[52]
The PrinceDirector: Brian A. Miller
Cast: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Rain, Jessica Lowndes, Johnathon Schaech, Gia Mantegna, 50 Cent
LionsgateCrime
Thriller
[53]
29She's Funny That WayDirector: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Kathryn Hahn, Will Forte, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Aniston
Lionsgate PremiereComedy[54]
30The PresidentDirector: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cast: Misha Gomiashvili, Dachi Orvelashvili
Makhmalbaf Film HouseDrama[55]
Three HeartsDirector: Benoît Jacquot
Cast: Benoît Poelvoorde, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve
Wild BunchDrama[56]
31The CutDirector: Fatih Akın
Cast: Tahar Rahim
Drama[57]
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2A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceDirector: Roy Andersson
Cast: Nisse Vestblom, Holger Andersson
Roy Andersson Filmproduktion ABComedy
Drama
[58]
3SivasDirector: Kaan Müjdeci
Cast: Dogan Izci
Drama[59]
4Maya the BeeDirector: Alexs Stadermann
Cast: Coco Jack Gillies, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Joel Franco, Richard Roxburgh, Justine Clarke, Jacki Weaver, Miriam Margolyes, Noah Taylor, Andy McPhee
Shout! FactoryAnimation
Comedy
Adventure
[60]
The ValleyDirector: Ghassan Salhab
Cast: Carol Abboud
Drama[61]
5Big GameDirector: Jalmari Helander
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Felicity Huffman, Victor Garber, Ted Levine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Stevenson
Entertainment OneAction
Adventure
[62]
6Labyrinth of LiesDirector: Giulio Ricciarelli
Cast: Alexander Fehling
Drama[63]
Who Am IDirector: Baran bo Odar
Cast: Tom Schilling, Elyas M'Barek
Thriller[64]
71001 GramsDirector: Bent Hamer
Cast: Ane Dahl Torp, Stein Winge, Per Christian Ellefsen
Drama[65]
Meet Me in MontenegroDirector: Alex Holdridge
Cast: Rupert Friend, Linnea Saasen, Jennifer Ulrich, Alex Holdridge
The OrchardRomance
Comedy
[66]
9ModrisDirector: Juris Kursietis
Cast: Kristers Piksa
Drama[67]
22Break-UpDirector: Alexander Tuschinski
Cast: Alexander Tuschinski, Jennifer Pakosch, Sebastian B, Philipp Metzler, Dominic Rödel, Julia Csatary
Experimental
Comedy
[68]
25PhoenixDirector: Christian Petzold
Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Michael Maertens
Drama[69]
The Seventh DwarfDirectors: Boris Aljinovic, Harald Siepermann
Cast: Peyton List, Norm MacDonald, Nina Hagen
Universal PicturesAnimation[70]
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9Director: Claudio Fäh
Cast: Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy, Ed Skrein, Anatole Taubman, Leo Gregory, James Norton, Darrell D'Silva, Johan Hegg, Danny Keogh
The Salt CompanyHistorical
Action
[71]
10The Farewell PartyDirectors: Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon
Cast: Ze'ev Revach
Drama[72]
16We Are Young. We Are StrongDirector: Burhan Qurbani
Cast: Devid Striesow
Drama[73]
17Love, RosieDirector: Christian Ditter
Cast: Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Tamsin Egerton, Suki Waterhouse, Jaime Winstone
Lionsgate
Based on Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern
Drama
Comedy
Romance
[74]
23Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry FinnDirector: Jo Kastner
Cast: Joel Courtney, Jake T. Austin
VMI WorldwideComedy
Drama
Adventure
[75]
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27A Borrowed IdentityDirector: Eran Riklis
Cast: Tawfeek Barhom
Drama[76]
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15Head Full of HoneyDirector: Til Schweiger
Cast: Dieter Hallervorden, Emma Schweiger, Til Schweiger
Drama[77]

Minor releases

TitleDirectorRelease DateGenre
2+2Thomas CiuleiComedy
3/4Maike Höhne26 September 2014 (Germany)Drama

Notable deaths

Month Date Name Age Nationality Profession Notable films
January19 88 German-English Director, Producer, Screenwriter
April14style=2text-align:center;95 German-English Actress
May12 89 Lithuanian-German Actress
29 86 German-Austrian Actor
June26 86 German-Canadian Director, Producer
July5 89 German-American Actress, Singer
16 61 German Film Editor
August19 87 German-English Producer, Production Manager
September1 72 German Actor
11 87 German Actor
November19 83 German-American Director, Producer, Screenwriter
December30 104 German-English Actress

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reasonable Doubt. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  2. Web site: A Most Wanted Man. BBFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. Web site: The Voices. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Lost in Karastan. BBFC. 8 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Blood Valley: Seed’s Revenge (2014). Dead Central. 2 January 2016.
  6. Web site: The Grand Budapest Hotel. BBFC. 28 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Jack. Berlinale. 2 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Kuzu. Berlinale. 2 January 2016.
  9. Web site: The Monuments Men. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  10. Web site: Beloved Sisters. Box Office Mojo. 1 January 2016.
  11. Web site: Land of Storms. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  12. Web site: Stereo at the Voices Festival 2014. Voices Festival. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812223636/http://www.voices-festival.org/en/razdely-filmov/competition-program/stereo. 12 August 2014. dead.
  13. Web site: Berlin Film Review: ‘History of Fear’. Variety. 2 January 2016.
  14. Web site: Pierrot Lunaire. Rotten Tomatoes. 2 January 2016.
  15. Web site: Stations of the Cross. BBFC. 29 December 2015.
  16. Web site: ÜBER-ICH UND DU. Rotten Tomatoes. 1 January 2016.
  17. Web site: A Long Way Down. BBFC. 28 November 2015.
  18. Web site: Age of Cannibals (Zeit der Kannibalen): Berlin Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 2 January 2016.
  19. Web site: The Dark Valley. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  20. Web site: Futuro Beach. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  21. Web site: Zwischen Welten (Inbetween Worlds). Rotten Tomatoes. 2 January 2016.
  22. Web site: Beauty and the Beast. Rotten Tomatoes. 23 December 2015.
  23. Web site: Diplomacy. BBFC. 23 December 2015.
  24. Web site: Pompeii. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  25. Web site: Oscars: Czechs Nominate Andrea Sedlackova's 'Fair Play' in Foreign-Language Category. The Hollywood Reporter. 2 January 2016.
  26. Web site: Stephan Komandarev’s film “The Judgment” premiered at Sofia Film Fest 2014. FilmFund. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012757/http://www.filmfund.gov.mk/News/Stephan-Komandarev-s-film-The-Judgment-premiered-at-Sofia-Film-Fest-2014. 24 September 2015. dead.
  27. Web site: Amsterdam Express. Rotten Tomatoes. 2 January 2016.
  28. Web site: Mr. Turner. BBFC. 30 November 2015.
  29. Web site: 'That Lovely Girl' ('Loin de mon pere'): Cannes Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 29 December 2015.
  30. Web site: Amour Fou. BBFC. 3 January 2016.
  31. Web site: Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem. BBFC. 24 December 2015.
  32. Web site: Winter Sleep. BBFC. 29 December 2015.
  33. Web site: Jauja. BBFC. 27 December 2015.
  34. Web site: The Wonders. BBFC. 1 January 2016.
  35. Web site: Maps to the Stars. BBFC. 27 December 2015.
  36. Web site: LES PONTS DE SARAJEVO (BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO). Rotten Tomatoes. 23 December 2015.
  37. Web site: Clouds of Sils Maria. BBFC. 23 December 2015.
  38. Web site: White God. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  39. Web site: Der Spalt. QueerMD. 2 January 2016.
  40. Web site: Madame Bovary. Box Office Mojo. 2 January 2016.
  41. Web site: The Chambermaid Lynn. Rotten Tomatoes. 2 January 2016.
  42. Web site: Film Review: ‘Memories on Stone’. Variety. 2 January 2016.
  43. Web site: Filmovi u konkurenciji za domaćeg kandidata za Oskara. b92. 28 December 2015.
  44. Web site: Corn Island. Rotten Tomatoes. 23 December 2015.
  45. Web site: Corrections Class. Rotten Tomatoes. 2 January 2016.
  46. Web site: Veve. Rotten Tomatoes. 12 December 2015.
  47. Web site: Por Uruguay al Oscar. ICAU. 31 December 2015.
  48. Web site: Kino! 2015 Review: Tender, Human, & Emotionally Immersive 'Tour De Force'. Indiewire. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413002643/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/kino-2015-review-tender-human-and-emotionally-immersive-tour-de-force-20150409. 13 April 2015. dead.
  49. Web site: Liew Seng Tat’s ‘Lelaki Harapan Dunia’ is Malaysia’s pick as Oscar entry. The Malay Mail Online. 28 December 2015.
  50. Web site: Film Review: ‘Two Shots Fired’. Variety. 2 January 2016.
  51. Web site: Hector and the Search for Happiness. BBFC. 4 December 2015.
  52. Web site: Shockwave, Darkside (movie review).. SFcrowfest. 2 January 2016.
  53. Web site: The Prince. BBFC. 4 December 2015.
  54. Web site: She's Funny That Way. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  55. Web site: The President. BBFC. 29 December 2015.
  56. Web site: 3 Hearts. Rotten Tomatoes. 22 December 2015.
  57. Web site: The Cut. BBFC. 29 December 2015.
  58. Web site: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. BBFC. 22 December 2015.
  59. Web site: Turkey's Oscar Entry Sivas: No Country for Little Boys. Huffington Post. 2 January 2016.
  60. Web site: Maya the Bee. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  61. Web site: 'The Valley' ('Al-Wadi'): Toronto Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 2 January 2016.
  62. Web site: Big Game. BBFC. 4 December 2015.
  63. Web site: Labyrinth of Lies. Box Office. 2 January 2016.
  64. Web site: Who Am I. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  65. Web site: 1001 Grams. Box Office Mojo. 2 January 2016.
  66. Web site: Meet Me in Montenegro. Rotten Tomatoes. 4 December 2015.
  67. Web site: Modris. Rotten Tomatoes. 3 January 2016.
  68. Web site: Trilogy of Rebellion - Menschenliebe, Break-Up, Timeless . Alexander Tuschinski . 2 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207122243/http://alexander-tuschinski.de/styled/TrilogyOfRebellion.html . 7 February 2016 .
  69. Web site: Phoenix. BBFC. 2 January 2016.
  70. Web site: FAIRYTALE: STORY OF THE SEVEN DWARVES. Rotten Tomatoes. 2 January 2016.
  71. Web site: Northmen: A Viking Saga. BBFC. 12 December 2015.
  72. Web site: The Farewell Party. Box Office Mojo. 2 January 2016.
  73. Web site: Germany Picks 8 Titles to Vie for Oscar Submission. Indiewire. 2 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200403/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/germany-picks-final-eight-titles-to-vie-for-oscar-submission-20150813. 3 March 2016. dead.
  74. Web site: Love, Rosie. BBFC. 4 December 2015.
  75. Web site: Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. Rotten Tomatoes. 3 January 2016.
  76. Web site: Dancing Arabs. Rotten Tomatoes. 22 December 2015.
  77. Web site: Honig im Kopf. Honig im Kopf. 3 January 2016.