The Good German (2006)

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime

What to watch after The Good German

• The Monuments Men (2014) — Same subject: nazi
• All Good Things (2010) — Two steps away in the credits
• Good (2008) — Same feel: dark, serious
• Black Bag (2025) — Same feel: mysterious, serious
• The American (2010) — George Clooney appears in both
• Suburbicon (2017) — Same feel: dark, cynical