Oliver Berben was born on 29 August 1971 in Munich, Germany. He is a producer and writer, known for Look Who's Back (2015), Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) and Carnage (2011). He has been married to Katrin Kraus since November 2014. They have one child.
Biography from IMDb.
- August 29, 1971 (55)
- Munich, Germany
- Producer, also writer and director
- 45 on MovieCove · 116 credits in all
What are Oliver Berben's films like?
Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 4 · Earnest 21
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 9 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 5
Gentle 6 · Charged 18 · Intense 7
A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 12
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 16 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 11
Resolved 24 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous14
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 Oliver Berben's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Berben'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
116 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hui Boo And The Curse Of The Genies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Athos 2643 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
The Perfect Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Resident Evil(2026)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Das gewisse Etwas(2026)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Steckerlfischfiasko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Die Ältern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
War of the Kingdoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Regretting You(2025)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
22 Lengths(2025)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Hot Girl Summer(2025)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Exterritorial(2025)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Manitou's Canoe(2025)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Momo(2025)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Murder Mindfully(2024)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Hagen(2024)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Sie sagt. Er sagt.(2024)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Those About to Die(2024)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Chantal in Fairyland(2024)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Der Spitzname(2024)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dear Child(2023)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Haus aus Glas(2023)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Resident Evil(2022)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
STRAFE nach Ferdinand von Schirach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Conference(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Die Toten am Meer - Der Wikinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Because We Are Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Allegation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Die Heimsuchung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films- Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Palace(2021)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Das Unwort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Dragon Rider(2020)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Nicht tot zu kriegen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Die Toten am Meer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Bauhaus - A New Era(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
1989: A Spy Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Master Butcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Schattengrund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Perfume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Asphaltgorillas(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Verpiss Dich, Schneewittchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Typist(2018)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
This Crazy Heart(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Der 7. Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Axolotl Overkill(2017)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
In Times of Fading Light(2017)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Familie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
A Minute's Silence(2016)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Ein gefährliches Angebot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Die Hebamme II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Gut zu Vögeln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Bros Before Hoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Wagner-Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Der weisse Äthiopier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Frau Müller muss weg!(2015)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Look Who's Back(2015)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Das Zeugenhaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Alles muss raus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Schoßgebete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Male Mistakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Die Hebamme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Das Jerusalem-Syndrom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Tessa Hennig - Mutti steigt aus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Crime Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Sources of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Hotel Adlon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Partly Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Die Löwin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Carnage(2011)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Werner - Eiskalt! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Remember I'll Always Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Ladylike – Jetzt erst recht! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Welcome to the South(2010)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Tiger Team: The Mountain of 1000 Dragons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Liebe ist nur ein Wort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Dinosaurier - Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pope Joan(2009)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsKommissar Süden und das Geheimnis der Königin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Männersache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Liebe und andere Gefahren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Mord in aller Unschuld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Military Academy(2007)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all filmsFranziskas Gespür für Männer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Elementary Particles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Silberhochzeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Die Patriarchin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Schöne Witwen küssen besser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
21 Liebesbriefe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
A2 Racer(2004)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bewegte Männer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Dienstreise - Was für eine Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Beloved Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Sass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Das Teufelsweib(2000)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gefährliche Träume - Das Geheimnis einer Frau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Der Solist – Kein Weg zurück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Das Miststück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Die sieben Feuer des Todes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Der stille Herr Genardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Aliens over Meck-Pomm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Ravenhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Siamese Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 108 titles, 103 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Oliver Berben's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th12
- 25th to 49th15
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
17 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser17
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed17
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Is Oliver Berben's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Oliver Berben work with?
People who share at least 2 of Oliver Berben's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Moszkowicz shares the most, 16.
Directors
- Matti GeschonneckShared titles: Sie sagt. Er sagt. (2024), The Conference (2022), In Times of Fading Light (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Matti Geschonneck
- Sönke WortmannShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015), Pope Joan (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Sönke Wortmann
- Marc RothemundShared titles: Das gewisse Etwas (2026), This Crazy Heart (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Marc Rothemund
- Martina PluraShared titles: Hot Girl Summer (2025), Murder Mindfully (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Martina Plura
Writers
- Ferdinand von SchirachShared titles: Sie sagt. Er sagt. (2024), Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde - Gegen die Zeit (2021), Asphaltgorillas (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Ferdinand von Schirach
- Doron WisotzkyShared titles: Hagen (2024), Murder Mindfully (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Doron Wisotzky
- Oliver ZiegenbalgShared titles: Frau Müller muss weg! (2015), Military Academy (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Oliver Ziegenbalg
Actors
- Iris BerbenShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), The Typist (2018), Gott schützt die Liebenden (2008), Das Teufelsweib (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Iris Berben
- Justus von DohnányiShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Dear Child (2023), The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Justus von Dohnányi
- Marc HosemannShared titles: Murder Mindfully (2024), Close to Home: Murder in the Coalfield (2022), Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde - Gegen die Zeit (2021), The Palace (2021)See all 4 shared titles with Marc Hosemann
- Johannes AllmayerShared titles: Murder Mindfully (2024), The Conference (2022), A Minute's Silence (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Johannes Allmayer
Cinematographers and editors
- Dirk GrauShared titles: Sie sagt. Er sagt. (2024), The Conference (2022), Asphaltgorillas (2018), In Times of Fading Light (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Dirk Grau
- Hannes HubachShared titles: The Palace (2021), In Times of Fading Light (2017), A Minute's Silence (2016), A2 Racer (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Hannes Hubach
- Alexander DittnerShared titles: Das gewisse Etwas (2026), Manitou's Canoe (2025), Hagen (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Alexander Dittner
- Ueli ChristenShared titles: Exterritorial (2025), The Palace (2021), Military Academy (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Ueli Christen
Producers
- Martin MoszkowiczShared titles: Momo (2025), Chantal in Fairyland (2024), Der Spitzname (2024), Hagen (2024), Dragon Rider (2020), Asphaltgorillas (2018), Axolotl Overkill (2017), The Legend of Timm Thaler or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017), This Crazy Heart (2017), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015), Look Who's Back (2015), Carnage (2011) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Martin Moszkowicz
- Jan EhlertShared titles: Hagen (2024), Murder Mindfully (2024), Sie sagt. Er sagt. (2024), Ferdinand von Schirach: Feinde - Gegen die Zeit (2021), The Typist (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Jan Ehlert
- Sarah KirkegaardShared titles: Sie sagt. Er sagt. (2024), The Palace (2021), In Times of Fading Light (2017), A Minute's Silence (2016), Gott schützt die Liebenden (2008)See all 5 shared titles with Sarah Kirkegaard
- Viola JägerShared titles: Das gewisse Etwas (2026), Hot Girl Summer (2025), Asphaltgorillas (2018), This Crazy Heart (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Viola Jäger
Mixed roles
- Elyas M'BarekShared titles: Babo: The Haftbefehl Story (2025), This Crazy Heart (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Elyas M'Barek
