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  • Good Bye Lenin!
  • Opened February 9, 2003 | Runtime:2 hr. 1 min.
  • R
    Strong Language and Sexualised Nudity
  • In October 1989, right before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Alex Kerner (Daniel Bruhl) is living with his mom, Christiane (Kathrin Sass), and sister, Ariane (Maria Simon). But when the mother, a loyal party member, sees Alex participating in an Read More
  • Cast: Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Florian Lukas, Alexander Beyer, Burghart Klaußner, Michael Gwisdek
  • Director: Wolfgang Becker
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Political Satire, Coming-of-Age, Domestic Comedy

Good Bye Lenin! Critic Reviews

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    I don't claim to have seen every entry from around the world, but it's hard to...

  • 88
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    This is a very funny picture, though it's never burlesqued and is, in fact,...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    A funny and intermittently sharp German satire that musters gentle nostalgia...

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Funny but not a comedy, serious but never overbearing, emotional in an engaging...

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