Sherry Hormann (born 20 April 1960) is a German-American film director. Hormann is best known for her movies Guys and Balls (2004), Desert Flower (2009), and 3096 Days (2013). Hormann was born in the United States, but moved to Germany in 1966 when she was six years old. She attended the Munich Academy for Television and Film (HFF) and mainly works in German cinema today. She was married to film director Dominik Graf. In October 2011, she married cinematographer Michael Ballhaus; he died in April 2017.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 20, 1960 (66)
- Kingston, New York, USA
- Director and writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Sherry Hormann's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous3
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 Sherry Hormann's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sherry Hormann'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
28 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Roland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Fall for Me(2025)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
House of Promises(2022)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
A Regular Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Vermisst in Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Wir lieben das Leben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Deadly Leaks 2(2017)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Deadly Leaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Operation Zucker - Jagdgesellschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
3096 Tage(2013)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Pursuit of Unhappiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Desert Flower(2009)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Helen, Fred und Ted(2006)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Helen, Fred und Ted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Guys & Balls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Wenn Weihnachten wahr wird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Against All Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Scheidung auf amerikanisch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Angst spür' ich, wo kein Herz ist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Die Cellistin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Irren ist männlich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Frauen sind was Wunderbares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Silent Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Tiger, Löwe, Panther(1989)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Tango im Bauch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1985 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Desert Flower (2009)
Highest rated
Desert Flower (2009)
Most popular right now
Fall for Me (2025)
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Venice award in 2009, Best Film (Venice Days).
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Sherry Hormann's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Sherry Hormann's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Sherry Hormann work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sherry Hormann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nina Kunzendorf shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Nina KunzendorfShared titles: House of Promises (2022), Deadly Leaks 2 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Nina Kunzendorf
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Fabian RömerShared titles: Deadly Leaks 2 (2017), Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Fabian Römer
- Sandy SaffeelsShared titles: Deadly Leaks 2 (2017), Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sandy Saffeels
- Hanno LentzShared titles: Lotte Jäger und das tote Mädchen (2016), Helen, Fred und Ted (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Hanno Lentz
- Martin TodsharowShared titles: 3096 Tage (2013), Desert Flower (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Martin Todsharow
Producers
- Max WiedemannShared titles: Fall for Me (2025), Deadly Leaks 2 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Max Wiedemann
- Quirin BergShared titles: Fall for Me (2025), Deadly Leaks 2 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Quirin Berg
- Claudia LuziusShared titles: Deadly Leaks 2 (2017), 3096 Tage (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Claudia Luzius
- Gabriela SperlShared titles: Deadly Leaks 2 (2017), Helen, Fred und Ted (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Gabriela Sperl