Best German-Language Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best German-language movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 118 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Come and See 1985 ★ 8.2
Das Boot 1985 ★ 8.6
Das Boot 1981 ★ 8.1
Amadeus 1984 ★ 8.0
Blade Runner 1982 ★ 7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 ★ 7.9
Shoah 1985 ★ 8.2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 ★ 7.9
Fanny and Alexander 1984 ★ 8.3
Die Hard 1988 ★ 7.8
Wings of Desire 1987 ★ 7.8
Fanny and Alexander 1982 ★ 7.8
Count Duckula 1988 ★ 7.9
A Short Film About Love 1988 ★ 7.8
Fitzcarraldo 1982 ★ 7.6
The Name of the Rose 1986 ★ 7.5
Bride of the Orient 1989 ★ 9.5
She-Ra: Princess of Power 1985 ★ 7.6
The Seventh Continent 1989 ★ 7.5
Zelig 1983 ★ 7.4
The Fall Guy 1981 ★ 7.6
Christiane F. 1981 ★ 7.3
Possession 1981 ★ 7.3
Sophie's Choice 1982 ★ 7.3