Ryan is a teenager who lacks the ability to speak. One day, Ryan falls off a bridge and he finds himself transported to a strange fantasy world where he encounters his Grandpa Randolph and a pretty girl named Melanie; together, Ryan and Melanie learn to help one another with their problems, and they both discover the wisdom they can gain from elders like Grandpa Randolph.

Leningrad

2009

English

6.0

♡ 3

st. petersburg, russia

War

wolf's lair

world war ii

Aleksandr Buravskiy Director

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Fon Leeb

Mira Sorvino as Keyt

Yuri Kolokolnikov as Nemetskiy letchik

Gabriel Byrne as Parker

When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a young and idealist police officer and together they will fight for their own survival and the survival of the people in the besieged Leningrad.

Colonel Redl

1985

German

7.4

♡ 2

84%

István Szabó Director

Klaus Maria Brandauer as Alfred Redl

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Thronfolger

István Hirtling as (uncredited)

Hans Christian Blech as von Roden

Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl, an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.

Veronika Voss

1982

German

7.6

♡ 14

76%

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director

Volker Spengler as 1. Regisseur

Günther Kaufmann as G.I. / Dealer

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Max Rehbein

Hilmar Thate as Robert Krohn

In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.

The Third Miracle

1999

English

6.5

♡ 2

68%

religion and supernatural

Agnieszka Holland Director

Ed Harris as Frank Shore

Michael Rispoli as John Leone

Anne Heche as Roxane

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Werner

The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...

The Power of One

1992

English

7.1

♡ 23

35%

based on novel or book

John G. Avildsen Director

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Doc

Morgan Freeman as Geel Piet

Tracy Brooks Swope as Mother

Daniel Craig as Sgt. Botha

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.

12 Angry Men

1997

English

7.8

♡ 25

93%

William Friedkin Director

Courtney B. Vance as Foreman

Mary McDonnell as Judge

Mykelti Williamson as Juror #10

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Juror #4

During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.

Lola

♡ 16

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director

Günther Kaufmann as GI

Mario Adorf as Schuckert

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Von Bohm

Udo Kier as Waiter

Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

1995

English

5.3

♡ 5

Joshua Brand Director

William Baldwin as Garet

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Mr. Linzer

John Leguizamo as Sergio

Erika Eleniak as Stephanie Potts

A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio is offered a bribe in exchange for taking the blame for the fire that destroys his workplace. Garet, the real arsonist, is apalled that someone else would try to take credit for his act of love. Before long, Sergio and Garet become entangled in a zany love-quadrangle involving Hattie and Stephanie. Written by Brian Whiting

The Wounded Man

1983

French

6.6

♡ 6

91%

Patrice Chéreau Director

Bernard-Marie Koltès as Boy at the train station

Lisa Kreuzer as Elisabeth

Jean-Hugues Anglade as Henri

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Henri's father

Henri is a lonely, isolated young man who lets no one get close to him. He meets a street hustler and comes out of his shell, going 180 degrees into gay obsession. Though he has yet to physically approach the object of his affection, Henri builds up so much unrequited lust that it explodes with horrible results.