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The Lives of Others (2006)

R ★ 8.0/10 137 min Drama, Thriller Germany, France German

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Screenplay by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Streaming: Not available

Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

Description

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 loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

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Top Cast

Martina Gedeck Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Mühe Gerd Wiesler

Sebastian Koch Georg Dreyman

Ulrich Tukur Anton Grubitz

Thomas Thieme Bruno Hempf

Hans-Uwe Bauer Paul Hauser

Volkmar Kleinert Albert Jerska

Matthias Brenner Karl Wallner

The Lives of Others Appears on 15 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #51

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

Metacritic #422

Metacritics Top 250 Movies Of All Time

Metacritic #225

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century

New York Times 100 Best Movies Of The 21st Century

New York Times #48

Newsweek The Best Films Of The 21st Century

Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances

Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time

Rotten Tomatos #263

The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films

The Telegraph #265

Yahoos 100 Modern Classics

Yahoo Movies #87

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies

Letterboxd #895

Genre Curation

100 Essential Thrillers by BFI

British Film Institute #87

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 2000-2009 Films

Letterboxd #032

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