Best feel-good German movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
21 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.9. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Soul Kitchen (2009)
Movie · German · 1h 39m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 7.2 (43.0K votes)
FunnyLow-stakesHeartwarming
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
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2. Faraway (2023)
Movie · German · 1h 49m · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 6.7 (7.0K votes)
Slow-burnFunnyLow-stakesHeartwarming
Zeynap Altin is at the end of her tether: she works far too much and is not valued at all by her husband, daughter and father. To make matters worse, the funeral home dressed her beloved late mother in a man's suit instead of her favorite dress. Enough is enough: Zeynep flees from Munich to the previously unknown holid
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3. Sachertorte (2022)
Movie · German · 1h 52m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 6.8 (1.6K votes)
Light-heartedLow-stakesHeartwarmingStraightforward
Karl meets Nini at a Berlin train station: it is love at first sight. But the few hours they spend together before she travels back to Vienna end in a mishap in which Karl loses her phone number. He decides to move to the Austrian capital to find his dream woman again.
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4. The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
Movie · German · 1h 34m · Comedy · IMDb 6.6 (5.3K votes)
FunnyLight-heartedMatureLow-stakes
The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him, because they all look just like her. The situation gets even more complicated, when Motti secretly fa
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5. Thomas Müller - One of a Kind (2025)
Movie · German · 1h 29m · Documentary · IMDb 6.9 (517 votes)
Slow-burnLight-heartedFamily-friendlyLow-stakes
Title collector, popular figure, advertising icon, and the face of German football – that's how we know Thomas Müller. But who is the person behind the superstar? We accompany Thomas Müller over a season before he departs from the national team and experience him with his loved ones: honest, authentic, and quick-witted
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6. Apache Stays Apache (2022)
Movie · German · 1h 28m · Documentary · IMDb 6.7 (539 votes)
Low-stakesStraightforwardMature
10 number one hits. More than 2 billion streams. Yet rap superstar Apache 207 is a mystery. Now he breaks his silence and grants access to camera crews. This compelling documentary shows his life, from plattenbau to luxury mansions, from loneliness to sold-out stadiums - accompanied by his family, best friends and rap
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7. Phantoms of July (2025)
Movie · German · 1h 30m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 6.6 (420 votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarming
Ursula and Neda, an East German waitress with a broken heart and an Iranian YouTuber with a broken arm, both feel trapped and lonely in their precarious lives. One summer evening, Ursula falls for a mysterious musician from the city, while Neda is convinced that she recognized an old friend from Tehran in an equally en
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9. Isi & Ossi (2020)
Movie · German · 1h 53m · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 6.4 (11.9K votes)
FunnyHeartwarmingLight-heartedLow-stakes
Isi and Ossi couldn't be any more different: She's a billionaire's daughter from Heidelberg, he's a struggling boxer from the nearby town of Mannheim. But when Isi meets Ossi, the two quickly realize that they can take advantage of one another: She dates the broke boxer to provoke her parents and get them to fund a lon
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10. Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
Movie · German · 1h 49m · Adventure, Family · IMDb 6.3 (3.2K votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingLight-heartedFamily-friendly
A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to fi
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11. The Heartbreak Agency (2024)
Movie · German · 1h 36m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 5.4 (812 votes)
Low-stakesHeartwarmingDialogue-drivenStraightforward
When a skeptical journalist reluctantly participates in heartbreak therapy for an article, he ends up opening his heart to his charming therapist.
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12. My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026)
Movie · German · 1h 38m · Comedy · IMDb 5.4 (905 votes)
Light-heartedFunnyLow-stakesDialogue-driven
Olli and Matze are best friends living, working and planning to travel the world together — until Matze's romance with Rebecca turns it all upside down.
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13. Latte and the Magic Waterstone (2019)
Movie · German · 1h 29m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 5.6 (1.4K votes)
Family-friendlyLight-heartedHeartwarmingStraightforward
When a greedy bear steals a magic stone to keep the forest’s water for himself, a brave hedgehog and a timid squirrel must work together to retrieve it.
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14. One Night Off (2021)
Movie · German · 1h 44m · Comedy · IMDb 5.4 (1.1K votes)
Slow-burnLight-heartedLow-stakesDialogue-driven
A 24-year-old music enthusiast Noah looks after his baby overnight for the first time.
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15. Rumspringa (2022)
Movie · German · 1h 42m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 5.4 (1.3K votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesHeartwarmingStraightforward
During a trip to Berlin, a young Amish in the middle of a rite of passage reconnects with his roots, explores other ways of life, falls in love — and faces a big decision.
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16. Into the Beat (2020)
Movie · German · 1h 38m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 5.4 (1.8K votes)
Light-heartedFamily-friendlyStraightforwardLow-stakes
Katya is a young, outstanding and upcoming ballet dancer. In just a few weeks she is due to have a major audition for the New York Ballet Academy and Katya has good chances of getting a scholarship. But when she meets a group of street-dancers the girl dives into a completely new world.
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17. Berlin, Berlin (2020)
Movie · German · 1h 20m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 3.9 (660 votes)
FunnyLight-heartedLow-stakesHeartwarming
Lolle's love life in Berlin is as complicated as ever. After the story with Sven, her second cousin, was over, she got together with her best friend Hart and the two are about to get married. That is, if Sven doesn't ruin things.
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18. Eat Pray Bark (2026)
Movie · German · 1h 31m · U/A 13+ · Comedy · IMDb 5.5 (2.6K votes)
FunnyLight-heartedLow-stakesHeartwarming
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.
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19. Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023)
Movie · German · 1h 32m · Fantasy, Romance · IMDb 5.5 (3.2K votes)
Visually stunningSeriousHeartwarming
When Liv moves to London, she meets the mysterious Henry and his group of friends, who pull her into the enthralling world of dream-travel. She and her newfound band of dream-wanderers conduct a ritual to make their biggest dream come true, but it demands the gravest sacrifice.
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20. She Said Maybe (2025)
Movie · German · 1h 48m · U/A 13+ · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 5.0 (2.1K votes)
FunnyLight-heartedLow-stakesHeartwarming
When German-raised Mavi learns she belongs to a superrich Turkish dynasty, new family expectations quickly turn her world and love life upside down.
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21. Hard Feelings (2023)
Movie · German · 1h 43m · Comedy · IMDb 4.8 (3.7K votes)
FunnyMatureLow-stakesLight-hearted
Teenagers Charly and Paula worry that sex could ruin their friendship, while their suddenly and surprisingly bossy private parts urge them to go for it.
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