15 Movies Like Der Herr Karl
Loved Der Herr Karl? 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.
#1
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#2
The Great Dictator
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#3
Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#4
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
In what might be his most personal and introspective hour yet, Bill offers hilarious takes on everything from male sadness to dating advice.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#5
Russell Howard: Recalibrate
Self-deprecating comic Russell Howard plows ahead through politics, porn, social media and his own shortcomings. Yet he somehow keeps it positive.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#6
14 and Under
This episodic film is a close relative of Wolf Hartwig's schoolgirl report movies, made by the same people, in a similar style, around similar topics. However, this one specifically focuses on the coming-of-age aspects, to an extent that it also touches on delicate issues such as paedophilia.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Der Herr Karl.
#7
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#8
Desperate Living
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#9
She Said Maybe
When German-raised Mavi learns she belongs to a superrich Turkish dynasty, new family expectations quickly turn her world and love life upside down.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Der Herr Karl.
#10
The Golden Glove
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Der Herr Karl.
#11
Pretty Persuasion
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Der Herr Karl.
#12
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
Horst Schlämmer is back—and he's fed up. People all over Germany are in a bad mood. So he leaves Grevenbroich and sets off in search of happiness. It must be somewhere!
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Der Herr Karl.
#13
Pornorama
A free-wheeling chronicle of the Munich sex film industry in the 1970s.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Der Herr Karl.
#14
Good Bye, Lenin!
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Der Herr Karl.
