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10 Best Movies Like The Good German

If you loved The Good German, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Man on Fire

Man on Fire

1987★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good German for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Creasy, a traumatized ex-CIA agent, gets a job as a bodyguard for Samantha, the twelve-year-old daughter of a wealthy Italian family living in a swanky villa on the shores of Lake ...

#2
Cargo

Cargo

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good German for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter....

#3
Sacrifices of the Heart

Sacrifices of the Heart

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good German for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Katelyn 'Kate' Weston, a country girl who became a lawyer and joined an L.A. law firm years ago, specializes in defending minors having committed violent crimes who nobody else tak...

#4
Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good German for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar clas...

#5
The Missing

The Missing

2003★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good German for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel,...

#6
No

No

2012★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good German for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinoche...