The Lives of Others

"Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.4/10

440,932 votes

92/100

Fresh

89/100

Metascore

8.0/10

4,058 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best International Feature Film

Nominated

International Submission to the Academys

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Other Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

César for Best Foreign Film

Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Foreign Language Film

European Film for Best Film

European Film for Best Screenwriter

European Film for Best Actor

Nominated

European Film for Best Actress

European Film for Best Composer

European Film for Best Director

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$77.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$11,286,112

United States

Profit

+$75.7M

ROI: +3784%

Budget Recovery3884% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $77.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

49.4K

Daily Avg

823

7-Day Trend

-12%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Berlin

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Story Setting

Set In

East Berlin

Time Period

1984

Themes & Subjects

#surveillance#internalconflict#ministeriumfürstaatssicherheit#surveillancestate#coldwar

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Hagen Bogdanski

Film Editing

Patricia Rommel

Music / Score

Gabriel YaredStéphane Moucha

Production Companies

ArteCreado FilmBayerischer RundfunkWiedemann & Berg Television

Distributors

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Lives of Others

Available in 20 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada14A	—	Hoopla, Plex	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Canada14A

AustraliaMA15+

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanR18+

Brazil12

+10 more countries

Production

Director

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Writer

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Production Companies

Creado FilmWiedemann & Berg FilmARTEBR

Cast

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska

Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner

Charly Hübner

Udo

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke

Tags & Keywords

berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speechhouse searchartists' lifeinterrogation

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