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Jo Baier

Director and writer · Born February 13, 1949 (77) · München, Germany

Born
February 13, 1949 (77)
From
München, Germany
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Jo Baier's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Power
29%
Society
19%
Survival
12%
Bonds
10%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Contemplative
1
Dread
1
Romantic
1
Elegiac
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jo Baier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jo Baier's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Little America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Bergfried (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Die Heimkehr(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The End Is My Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Henri 4(2010)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Liesl Karlstadt und Karl Valentin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Das letzte Stück Himmel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Not All Were Murderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Teleplay · Writer

  • Stauffenberg(2004)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Schwabenkinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • Verlorenes Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Wambo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Der Weibsteufel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • The Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Der schönste Tag im Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Hölleisengretl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Wildfeuer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Rauhnacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Writer

  • Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1982 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Henri 4 (2010)

$327K worldwide

Highest rated

Stauffenberg (2004)

Midcredits 69th

Most popular right now

Henri 4 (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 19: 8 only directing, 10 with another roleWriting11 of 19: 1 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing1 of 19: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

19 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jo Baier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Henri 4 (2010)

54th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Stauffenberg (2004)

Midcredits 69th · 63% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jo Baier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jo Baier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Claus Wehlisch shares the most, 2.

Editors

Producers