Bridge of Spies (
2015) | IMDb:
7.6
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
The White Ribbon (
2009) | IMDb:
7.8
An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.
Starring:
Christian Friedel
,
Ernst Jacobi
,
Burghart Klaußner
,
Steffi Kühnert
,
Maria Dragus
,
Susanne Lothar
Directed by:
Michael Haneke
The Baader Meinhof Complex (
2008) | IMDb:
7.3
'Der Baader Meinhof Komplex' depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on the Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The story centers on the leadership of the self named anti-fascist resistance to state violence: Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin.
Starring:
Martina Gedeck
,
Moritz Bleibtreu
,
Johanna Wokalek
,
Nadja Uhl
,
Stipe Erceg
,
Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Directed by:
Uli Edel
Munich (
2005) | IMDb:
7.5
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
Starring:
Eric Bana
,
Daniel Craig
,
Ciarán Hinds
,
Mathieu Kassovitz
,
Hanns Zischler
,
Ayelet Zurer
Before the Fall (
2004) | IMDb:
7.4
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh column,Friedrich encounters hazing, cruelty, death, and the Nazi code. His friendship with Albrecht, the ascetic son of the area's governor, is central to this education.
Starring:
Max Riemelt
,
Tom Schilling
,
Devid Striesow
,
Joachim Bißmeier
,
Justus von Dohnányi
,
Michael Schenk
Directed by:
Dennis Gansel
Enemy at the Gates (
2001) | IMDb:
7.5
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.