15 Movies Like The Fruit Is Ripe
Loved The Fruit Is Ripe? 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.
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 The Fruit Is Ripe.
¿Quieres ser mi hijo?
Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fruit Is Ripe.
Fall for Me
Lilli is suspicious of her sister's new fiance, but when an attractive stranger enters her life, she's suddenly distracted by the thralls of desire.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Hotel Desire
Antonia is a single mother who works as a hotel maid in Berlin. A normal hot summer day takes a dramatic turn when she crosses paths with a particular guest of the hotel, famous blind portrait painter Julius Pass.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Siegfried
The tale of Siegfried, a fearless dragon slayer who wins the heart of Celtic beauty Kriemhild.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Sex Appeal
Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepare for her first time with her long-distance boyfriend.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fruit Is Ripe.
The Amorous Sisters
Comedy about some schoolgirls being taught anatomy (of the sexual nature) by the sexually frustrated Barbara Moose. In bed at nighttime the girls practice their daily lessons on each other and on any unsuspecting visitors of the night. When they're not in class they enjoy frolicking around outside (naked most of the time!) experiencing the joys of nature.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
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 The Fruit Is Ripe.
Grand Prix of Europe
Edda, a young mouse and the daughter of fairground operator Erwin, dreams of becoming a race car driver. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the European Grand Prix, Edda gets the opportunity to meet her idol, racing star Ed, and to help her father save his failing business. But to do so, she'll have to get behind the wheel herself.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Eat Pray Bark
In this tumultuous comedy, five eccentric dog owners seek help in dealing with their four-legged friends. Their last hope: an intensive course with the charismatic and legendary dog trainer Nodon in the Tyrolean mountains.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
Twenty-year-old Joachim is unexpectedly accepted at drama school in Munich and moves into his grandparents' upper-class villa. From then on, he tries to find his identity as a young man between the world of theater and the everyday life of his eccentric grandparents.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Never Look Away
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Look Who's Back
When Adolf Hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker in present-day Berlin, he is mistaken for a comedian and quickly becomes a media phenomenon.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
Wings of Desire
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.
The Minor's Wife ... Takes Her Pick
Heiner works in a mine, drinks beer, and goes to bed with other women, except from his wife, because of his baby son and the neighbours downstairs. But she does not feel like giving up all the fun for so long.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Fruit Is Ripe.