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  • 2006
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon, The Good German takes place in the ruins of post-World War II Berlin, where U.S. Army was correspondent Jake Geismar (Clooney) becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt (Blanchett), a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. (Warner Bros.)

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Written By: Paul Attanasio, Joseph Kanon

  • 2006
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2006
  • R
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 45 m

The Good German

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
49
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 41 User Ratings
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Summary Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon, The Good German takes place in the ruins of post-World War II Berlin, where U.S. Army was correspondent Jake Geismar (Clooney) becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt (Blanchett), a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. (Warner Bros.)

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Written By: Paul Attanasio, Joseph Kanon

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
49
29% Positive
10 Reviews
56% Mixed
19 Reviews
15% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 34 Critic Reviews
49
29% Positive
10 Reviews
56% Mixed
19 Reviews
15% Negative
5 Reviews

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88
This is Soderbergh's show, and a haunting and hypnotic show it is.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
70
Sumptuous, clever and cold.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 41 User Ratings
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22% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 41 User Ratings
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22% Mixed
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5% Negative
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The Good German is a prime example of a movie made by highly skilled and intelligent filmmakers that nevertheless seems misguided from the get-go.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
50
I hold Soderbergh in high esteem, but as handsome a technical achievement as it is, The Good German plays to me as a failed experiment.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
50
For actor and director, the project seems like trying on a new coat, and it doesn't fit either of them.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
40
However flavorsome though, The Good German is seriously deficient in the stars' star power and narrative excitement. The movie is lovingly framed, carefully lit, and fatally insipid. The direction is slack; the pacing is perfunctory.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
25
Blanchett's performance is Soderbergh's biggest mistake. He either encourages or permits her to play Lena as a Greta Garbo caricature, which is mildly amusing if you're interested in Garbo, but if you're interested in Lena and The Good German, you're out of luck.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Sunset Gower Studios, Warner Bros., Section Eight, Virtual Studios
Release Date Dec 15, 2006
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline If war is hell then what comes after?
Website http://thegoodgerman.warnerbros.com/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sant Jordi Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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