The Lives of Others
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- Common Sense Age 17+
- Critics Consensus 92%
- HD
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- Foreign
- 2 Hours 17 Minutes
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4.5 • 380 Ratings
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This critically-acclaimed, Oscar®-winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally-charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls "a nail-biter of a thriller!" Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police (Stasi). Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa, an ambitious Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer discovers is about to dramatically change their lives - as well as his - in this seductive political thriller Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) proclaims is "the best kind of movie: one you can't get out of your head."
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This critically-acclaimed, Oscar®-winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally-charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls "a nail-biter of a thriller!" Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police (Stasi). Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa, an ambitious Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer discovers is about to dramatically change their lives - as well as his - in this seductive political thriller Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) proclaims is "the best kind of movie: one you can't get out of your head."
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $12.99
Trailers
Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus: Unlike more traditional spy films, The Lives of Others doesn't sacrifice character for cloak and dagger chases, and the performances (notably that by the late Ulrich Muhe) stay with you.
Art battles duty in bracing German spy thriller.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Producers
- Quirin Berg
- Max Wiedemann
- Screenwriter
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Information
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Genre
- Foreign
- Released
- Copyright
- © 2006 Wiedemann & Berg Film Produktion GmbH & Co. KG. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- German (Stereo, Dolby 5.1)
- Additional
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English (Subtitles)