Movies Like Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)

Almanya: Welcome to Germany is a 2011 comedy, drama film from Yasemin Samdereli with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Farewell and Still Walking.

Comedy Drama

The Farewell

2019

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

7.4

MagicScore

Still Walking

2008

A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

7.8

MagicScore

Meek's Cutoff

2011

A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

6.5

MagicScore

The Road Home

1999

Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.

7.5

MagicScore

America America

1963

A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America.

6.9

MagicScore

Awaara

1951

A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.

7.2

MagicScore

Samba

2014

Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.

6.3

MagicScore

Spanglish

2004

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

6.0

MagicScore

Kolya

1996

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

A Madea Family Funeral

2019

A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unpleasant family secrets.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Fumiko's Confession

2009

Fumiko, a schoolgirl who just confessed her love. However, she gets turned down because the boy wants to concentrate on baseball training. Crying and running downhill through the town, she gains more and more speed.

5.7

MagicScore

#12

On the Road

2012

Sal Paradise is a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty, a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou. Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” -- the pure essence of experience.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

Their Eyes Were Watching God

2005

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

The Silent Child

2017

A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

When Marnie Was There

2014

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

7.9

MagicScore

#16

The House That Jack Built

2018

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Tart

2001

A student will do anything to become part of the "in-crowd" at the exclusive school she attends in New York.

4.3

MagicScore

#18

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Lez Bomb

2018

A closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving, only to have her coming-out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Almanya: Welcome to Germany?

The top films similar to Almanya: Welcome to Germany by MovieMagicScore are The Farewell (7.4), Still Walking (7.8), Meek's Cutoff (6.5). Each shares comedy/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Almanya: Welcome to Germany worth watching?

Almanya: Welcome to Germany holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 198 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Almanya: Welcome to Germany?

Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011) is a comedy, drama film directed by Yasemin Samdereli, starring Denis Moschitto, Fahri Yardım, Arnd Schimkat.

Where can I find more recommendations like Almanya: Welcome to Germany?

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About movies like Almanya: Welcome to Germany

This ranked list pairs Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011), a comedy and drama film from Yasemin Samdereli, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Denis Moschitto take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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