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Sönke Wortmann

Sönke Wortmann

Director and writer

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
5
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • 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)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Family Affairs(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Locked-in Society(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • How About Adolf?(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Pope Joan(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Miracle of Bern(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Hollywood Sign(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Das Superweib(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Maybe... Maybe Not(1994)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 10 MovieCove titles from 1994 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 10: 7 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting3 of 10: 0 only writing, 3 with another role

10 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 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

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles