- Director and writer
- 10 on MovieCove
What are Sönke Wortmann's films like?
Across their 10 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 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 5
Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 8
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
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 Sönke Wortmann's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Sönke Wortmann'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
10 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Der Spitzname(2024)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Family Affairs(2022)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Locked-in Society(2022)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
How About Adolf?(2018)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Frau Müller muss weg!(2015)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Pope Joan(2009)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Miracle of Bern(2003)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Hollywood Sign(2001)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Das Superweib(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Maybe... Maybe Not(1994)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 10 MovieCove titles from 1994 to 2024.
How do Sönke Wortmann's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Who does Sönke Wortmann work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sönke Wortmann's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Moszkowicz shares the most, 7.
Writers
- Claudius PlägingShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Claudius Pläging

- Alexandre de La PatellièreShared titles: Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandre de La Patellière

- Matthieu DelaporteShared titles: Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Matthieu Delaporte

Actors
- Justus von DohnányiShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), Locked-in Society (2022), How About Adolf? (2018), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015)See all 5 shared titles with Justus von Dohnányi

- Florian David FitzShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), Locked-in Society (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Florian David Fitz

- Caroline PetersShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Caroline Peters

- Christoph Maria HerbstShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Christoph Maria Herbst

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Helmut ZerlettShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Helmut Zerlett

- Jo HeimShared titles: Family Affairs (2022), Locked-in Society (2022), How About Adolf? (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Jo Heim

- Martin WolfShared titles: Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Martin Wolf
- Tom FährmannShared titles: Frau Müller muss weg! (2015), Pope Joan (2009), Das Superweib (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Fährmann
Producers
- Martin MoszkowiczShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015), Pope Joan (2009), Das Superweib (1996), Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)See all 7 shared titles with Martin Moszkowicz

- Tom SpiessShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022), How About Adolf? (2018), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Spiess
- Oliver BerbenShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Frau Müller muss weg! (2015), Pope Joan (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Oliver Berben

- Christoph MüllerShared titles: Der Spitzname (2024), Family Affairs (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Christoph Müller

Mixed roles
- Heinrich HaddingShared titles: Pope Joan (2009), The Miracle of Bern (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Heinrich Hadding

