The Good German
2006 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 5.8 · 42% critics
In the ruins of postwar Berlin, an American journalist arrives to cover high-stakes Allied negotiations and is pulled into a murder investigation after a soldier’s body turns up near a lakeside estate. As he follows shifting leads through black-market deals and competing powers, the case tangles with his search for a former lover now living under dangerous pressures.
Also known as Steven Soderbergh's The Good German · Good German
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-12-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (347 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a somber, twisty postwar mystery with a classic noir feel and uneasy moral choices; Not for you if you dislike murky plots, bleak characters, or slow-burn intrigue like Hollywoodland.
Pros: moody postwar Berlin setting; noir-style mystery vibe; moral gray-area themes | Cons: convoluted, hard-to-follow plot; cold, unlikable characters; uneven pacing and tension
Themes
- berlin, germany
- chauffeur
- corruption
- love of one's life
- nazi
- war correspondent
- allies
- black market
- truth
- missile
- murder
- black and white
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
George Clooney
as Jake Geismar
Cate Blanchett
as Lena Brandt
Tobey Maguire
as Tully
Beau Bridges
as Colonel Muller
Tony Curran
as Danny
Leland Orser
as Bernie Teitel
Jack Thompson
as Congressman Breimer
Robin Weigert
as Hannelore
Ravil Isyanov
as General Sikorsky
Christian Oliver
as Emil Brandt
Directed by Steven Soderbergh