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The Good German

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2006 | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Crime

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (34% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Cop Land or The Constant Gardener, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence.

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    34% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.8 out of 10

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $6 million worldwide on a $32 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 86K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

  • George ClooneyJake Geismar
  • Cate BlanchettLena Brandt
  • Tobey MaguireTully
  • Beau BridgesColonel Muller
  • Tony CurranDanny
  • Leland OrserBernie Teitel
  • Jack ThompsonCongressman Breimer
  • Robin WeigertHannelore
  • Ravil IsyanovGeneral Sikorsky
  • Christian OliverEmil Brandt