Best thriller German movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
37 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.9. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Movie · German · 2h 27m · War, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (3.5L votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
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2. Victoria (2015)
Movie · German · 2h 18m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (68.2K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatMature
A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
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3. Europa (1991)
Movie · German · 1h 53m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (25.0K votes)
TwistySlow-burnVisually stunningDark & gritty
In 1945 Germany, following the end of World War II, Leopold Kessler, an American of German descent, is hired by his uncle as a sleeping car conductor on the Zentropa train line. Leopold's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but ultimate
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4. Revanche (2008)
Movie · German · 2h 1m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (17.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSlow-burn
Alex, an ex-con working as muscle in a Vienna brothel, dreams of escaping with his girlfriend Tamara, who also works there. Their attempt to break free sets off a chain of events that links their fate with a rural police officer and his troubled marriage. As their lives intersect, a quiet struggle unfolds between guilt
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5. Balloon (2018)
Movie · German · 2h 5m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (15.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-pacedSerious
Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is clos
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6. In the Fade (2017)
Movie · German · 1h 46m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (38.2K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
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7. Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis (2022)
Movie · German · 1h 31m · Documentary · IMDb 7.5 (3.5K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
In August 1988, two armed bank robbers keep German police at bay for 54 hours during a hostage-taking drama that ends in a shootout and three deaths.
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8. Short Sharp Shock (1998)
Movie · German · 1h 40m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (6.2K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark world of mafia bosses and deals gone wrong.
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9. Outer Space (1999)
Movie · German · 11m · Horror · IMDb 7.1 (3.3K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A young woman move towards a house that holds a potentially dangerous spirit that has been tormenting her. The woman tries to fight against the film itself as it starts to cause the world to collapse.
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10. The Golden Glove (2019)
Movie · German · 1h 50m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (22.9K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedSlow-burn
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
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11. Race to the Summit (2023)
Movie · German · 1h 30m · Documentary, Action · IMDb 6.7 (1.8K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detached
Fearless alpine climbers Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold enter into a death-defying rivalry to set speed records on the Swiss Alps' great north faces.
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12. Blood & Gold (2023)
Movie · German · 1h 40m · Drama, War · IMDb 6.5 (20.7K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
At the end of World War II, a German soldier is looking for his daughter while an SS troop is looking for a Jewish treasure.
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13. The Tank (2025)
Movie · German · 1h 57m · War, Action · IMDb 6.5 (17.3K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
A German Tiger tank crew is sent on a dangerous mission to rescue the missing officer Paul von Hardenburg from a top-secret bunker behind enemy lines. As they make their way through the lethal no-man's land, they must confront not only the enemy, but also their own fears and inner demons. Fueled by the Wehrmacht's meth
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14. Moon (2024)
Movie · German · 1h 32m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (1.2K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
Sarah, a former professional kickboxer from Vienna, accepts an offer to work as a personal trainer for a rich family in the Middle East. She finds herself in a foreign world, in a palace behind walls and cut off from the internet, where the sisters are under surveillance around the clock. They have no interest in learn
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15. Berlin Troika (2014)
Movie · German · 11m · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 6.9 (211 votes)
Dialogue-drivenFunnyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
During a stormy night of grave political crisis, an expert interpreter suffers a nervous breakdown. Young diplomat Konrad Gelb is recruited to step in and interpret between the two conflicting superpower leaders, who seem to hold the fate of humanity in their hands - an absurd responsibility, which by extension rests o
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16. Paradise (2023)
Movie · German · 1h 57m · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (26.2K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.
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17. Je suis Karl (2021)
Movie · German · 2h 6m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 5.6 (1.8K votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
An explosion sends fear and terror through Berlin. Young Maxi's home is reduced to rubble and ashes, burying her mother and little brothers. Only she and her father survive the terrorist bomb attack. When she happens to meet the charismatic Karl, who tells her about a conference for young people in Prague, she seizes t
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18. 23 000 Lives (2026)
Movie · German · 1h 52m · Drama · IMDb 5.3 (1.7K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatSerious
A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.
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19. Blood Red Sky (2021)
Movie · German · 2h 3m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (61.9K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.
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20. Trunk - Locked In (2023)
Movie · German · 1h 36m · Thriller, Action · IMDb 5.3 (2.0K votes)
Edge-of-seatCold & detachedFast-pacedTwisty
28-year-old medicine student Malina wakes up disoriented in a locked trunk and realizes, to her horror, that she is missing more than just her memory of what happened. With her phone as the only link to the outside world, the intelligent young woman wages a desperate fight for survival while the vehicle races relentles
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21. Sixty Minutes (2024)
Movie · German · 1h 29m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 5.7 (5.9K votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
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.
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22. Christmas Crossfire (2020)
Movie · German · 1h 45m · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 4.8 (1.8K votes)
FunnyMatureEdge-of-seatFast-paced
A man foils an attempted murder, then flees the crew of would-be killers along with their intended target as a woman he's just met tries to find him.
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23. The Calendar Killer (2024)
Movie · German · 1h 33m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 5.5 (5.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatTwistyMatureFast-paced
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
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24. Exterritorial (2025)
Movie · German · 1h 49m · Thriller, Action · IMDb 5.8 (19.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & grittyTwisty
When her son vanishes inside a US consulate, ex-special forces soldier Sara does everything in her power to find him — and uncovers a dark conspiracy.
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25. Black Island (2021)
Movie · German · 1h 45m · Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (3.8K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher.
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26. Blame the Game (2024)
Movie · German · 1h 32m · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (6.4K votes)
Dialogue-drivenFunny
Pia and Jan have just fallen in love and arranged to meet Pia's friends for a game night. Jan meets Pia's friends for the first time and is under pressure to make the perfect first impression. When Pia's ex-boyfriend shows up and even Jan's buddy's tips can't save anything, everything is at stake: the relationship, the
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27. Freaks - You're One of Us (2020)
Movie · German · 1h 33m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 5.4 (7.6K votes)
After having a chance encounter with a mysterious character, Wendy, a young working class mother, discovers that she has super powers.
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28. The Colony (2021)
Movie · German · 1h 44m · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 5.4 (14.5K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittySerious
In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.
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29. Brick (2025)
Movie · German · 1h 39m · A · Thriller, Science Fiction · IMDb 5.5 (29.3K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detachedDark & gritty
When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite with their wary neighbors to get out alive.
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30. The Perfumier (2022)
Movie · German · 1h 36m · Drama, Crime · IMDb 3.6 (2.1K votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureTwisty
To regain her sense of smell and get back her lover, a detective joins forces with a perfume maker who uses deadly methods to create the perfect scent.
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