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15 Movies Like Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery

Loved Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Das Boot
#1

Das Boot

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Downfall
#2

Downfall

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Colonia
#3

Colonia

A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

The Tin Drum
#4

The Tin Drum

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Love Camp
#5

Love Camp

A group of women are kidnapped by guerrillas and brought to a jungle brothel where they are forced to work as prostitutes for the soldiers. Those who refuse to cooperate are decapitated by the cruel, sadistic wardress of the camp, who is privately interested in some of the women herself.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

M
#6

M

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Poldi
#7

Poldi

Footballer, entrepreneur, fan favorite and true community hero — Lukas Podolski reflects on his journey and what comes next in this intimate documentary.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
#8

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

The Calendar Killer
#9

The Calendar Killer

Klara is going to die today unless she kills her husband instead. The Calendar Killer has given her that impossible choice. When Jules starts his night shift at a telephone safety helpline for lonely women on their way home, Klara's call reaches him. He soon becomes her last hope for survival and races against time to save her.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Angst
#10

Angst

A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Stalingrad
#11

Stalingrad

A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon lieutenant leads his men to desert. The platoon members attempt escape from the city, now surrounded by the Soviet Army.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Rommel
#12

Rommel

The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Sixty Minutes
#13

Sixty Minutes

Desperate to keep custody of his daughter, a mixed martial arts fighter abandons a big match and races across Berlin to attend her birthday party.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Women in Cellblock 9
#14

Women in Cellblock 9

A group of female freedom-fighters led by Karine Levere is caught by the warden of a women's prison, located somwhere in the South American jungle. None of them will reveal the secrets of their organisation or the names of their collaborators in the cities, so they are handed over to Dr. Costa who, after four years inactivity in Europe, is delighted to be able to practice his torture techniques once more. Laverne fails to resist the inhuman treatments and reveals all. The only hope of saving the organization is for the girls to warn the city cell before it's too late. They trick the prison guard into having sex with them, knock him out and break out of prison. The warden and Dr. Costa must prevent them from revealing the practices inside the prison. The hunt is on and it's shoot to kill...

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.

Black Eagles
#15

Black Eagles

The documentary Schwarze Adler (Black Eagles) lets black players of the German national football team tell their personal stories for the first time. What road did they take before they got to where we cheer for them? What hurdles did they have to overcome? What prejudices and racist hostility were they exposed to – and what was it like in the past, what is it like today?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery.