German Movies on Amazon Prime + A Free Membership

You know the feeling when you finally fully understand a word or phrase of a song, movie, or TV episode in the language your studying? Isn't that feeling of accomplishment the best?

Media as a great tool to use for not just language learning, but also for maintaining the motivation to keep going when it gets hard! Finding media that you're actually interested in however, can be difficult...

Throughout my language learning journey with German, I've tried searching for German movies, music, Youtubers, and so on. However, I have never had much luck finding great results.

If you're like me and have been trying to find ways to motivate and immerse yourself daily in German through media, then this blog series, covering German movies, TV shows, music, books, and Youtubers, is for you!

In this post, we're covering a variety of  German Movies.

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Frantz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oop8_CgSgmo

This film takes place during the aftermath of WW1 as Anna is on her way to visit her fiance's grave. It's here that she meets a unknown man, Adrien, laying flowers on her fiance's grave.

Watch this historical arthouse film on Amazon Prime.

Die Grenze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jshIM88qVA

This 2021 film is about a woman named Eva, who is fighting for a farier tax system. As a result of her fight, she loses her job, but this doesn't end her resolve. If you enjoy economics and political thrillers, you'll enjoy this movie.

Watch this film on Amazon Prime

The German Lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Fja3T-BIo

In this film we following Siggi Jepsen, a boy who lives is in Germany after the war. He attends a school for students who are deemed difficult to educate. While locked in his cell, he reminisces about his childhood during the war.

Watch this film on Amazon Prime

Wintergast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S23F5XOlRZQ

In this movie, we follow Stefan, a man who works as a youth hostel tester while trying to kick start his career as a script writer.

Watch this film on Amazon Prime

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One of the best way to immerse yourself in a language daily is to find media you genuinely enjoy. Having many options keeps it from feel boring or stagnant. Let's help each other out by leaving any more recommendations for German Music in the comments below!

For other German media recommendations, check out the blog posts on German music, Youtubers, TV shows, and books.