Rainer Werner Fassbinder Movies

  • 1975
    Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

    Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

    Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

    7.81975HD

    After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.

    Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
  • 1970
    Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

    Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

    Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

    7.31970HD

    The life of a married Munich technical draftsman with a son.

    Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
  • 1976
    Satan’s Brew

    Satan’s Brew

    Satan’s Brew

    6.41976HD

    A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his...

    Satan’s Brew
  • 1971
    Whity

    Whity

    Whity

    5.21971HD

    "Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson, has an attractive...

    Whity
  • 1978
    Germany in Autumn

    Germany in Autumn

    Germany in Autumn

    6.21978HD

    Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of...

    Germany in Autumn
  • 2008
    Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

    Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

    Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

    6.72008HD

    Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
  • 1974
    Effi Briest

    Effi Briest

    Effi Briest

    6.71974HD

    When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is...

    Effi Briest
  • 1971
    Beware of a Holy Whore

    Beware of a Holy Whore

    Beware of a Holy Whore

    6.41971HD

    Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location.

    Beware of a Holy Whore
  • 1970
    Gods of the Plague

    Gods of the Plague

    Gods of the Plague

    5.61970HD

    A man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he sets...

    Gods of the Plague
  • 1975
    Fear of Fear

    Fear of Fear

    Fear of Fear

    6.31975HD

    After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from post-partum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed...

    Fear of Fear
  • 1970
    Love Is Colder Than Death

    Love Is Colder Than Death

    Love Is Colder Than Death

    6.21970HD

    Small-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate he's refused to join.

    Love Is Colder Than Death
  • 1966
    The City Tramp

    The City Tramp

    The City Tramp

    61966HD

    A tramp finds a gun lying in the street.

    The City Tramp
  • 1970
    The American Soldier

    The American Soldier

    The American Soldier

    6.41970HD

    Ricky returns to Munich from Vietnam and is promptly hired as a contract killer.

    The American Soldier
  • 2010
    Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

    Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

    Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

    5.82010HD

    When director Daniel Schmid grew up, his parents ran a hotel in the Alps, and this singular setting was to influence his film. Rather by coincidence...

    Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
  • 1970
    Baal

    Baal

    Baal

    61970HD

    Baal explores the cult of the genius, an anti-heroic figure who chooses to be a social outcast and live on the fringe of bourgeois morality.

    Baal
  • 1971
    Supergirl

    Supergirl

    Supergirl

    3.91971HD

    In this comedy, Iris Berben plays a mysterious, supernaturally beautiful girl from another planet, who confuses and flusters the men on earth, where...

    Supergirl
  • 1973
    Jail Bait

    Jail Bait

    Jail Bait

    6.1671973HD

    Based on Franz Xaver Kroetz's play, which is in turn based on a true story, this film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells the story of a very young...

    Jail Bait
  • 1973
    Tenderness of the Wolves

    Tenderness of the Wolves

    Tenderness of the Wolves

    5.71973HD

    A German serial killer preys on boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars. Based on the true story of Fritz Haarmann,...

    Tenderness of the Wolves
  • 1974
    Nora Helmer

    Nora Helmer

    Nora Helmer

    7.1431974HD

    A childish wife reveals surprising strength when faced with blackmail. Based on A Doll's House by Ibsen, this is a video recording made for German...

    Nora Helmer
  • 1970
    The Coffee House

    The Coffee House

    The Coffee House

    5.31970HD

    Avant-garde adaptation of a Carlo Goldoni play. Well-to-do Venetians congregate in a coffee house and discuss their problems.

    The Coffee House