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If you’ve had enough of American kitsch, you can turn to German Christmas films. Whether humorous, romantic or suitable for children – we have put together recommendations for the holidays in front of the TV.
These German Christmas films you should know
There’s plenty of time at Christmas to get cosy in front of the TV. With the right Christmas films, even the Grinch gets in the mood. We present German productions that you should know:
- Zwei Weihnachtsmänner (2008): The two-part film series with Bastian Pastewka and Christoph Maria Herbst from 2008 trains your laugh muscles. A pool noodle salesman and a stuffy lawyer unintentionally spend the festive season together and cause loud funny incidents. FSK: 0
- Everything is Love (2014): Romantic it gets with Nora Tschirner, Fahri Yardim, Tom Beck and Wotan Wilke Möhring. Even though the German stars have to deal with problems around love, affairs and money worries in the Christmas film “Alles ist Liebe”, their paths cross in an unusual way during Advent. FSK: 0
- The Girl with the Matchsticks (2013): The fairy tale is based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Orphan Inga must sell sulphur woods during the Christmas season and stand up to the strict headmistress of the home. FSK: 0
- About Christmas (2020): In this miniseries Luke Mockridge alias Bastian visits his family at Christmas. There, not only old friends and the ex-girlfriend are waiting for him, but also a lot of unpleasant surprises. FSK: 12
German Christmas Movies for Kids
If you would like to watch Christmas films from Germany with your offspring, these come into question:
- Christmas with Willy Wuff (1994): Attention dog lovers! Willy Wuff is a talking bobtail who significantly lightens the tense mood on Christmas Eve for little Michael and his family. FSK: 6
- Petterson and Findus – The Best Christmas Ever (2016): The popular children’s book characters Petterson and Findus celebrate Christmas together – not without experiencing lots of funny incidents. FSK: 0
- Niko – a reindeer takes off (2009): This animated film is about the reindeer boy Niko. He believes his father is one of Santa’s flying reindeer and so Niko wants to learn to fly too. FSK: 0
