Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- warm
- hopeful
- lazy sunday
- summer viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the adaptation appealing and energetic, praising its youthful chemistry and German road-trip setting while noting its familiar coming-of-age formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maik and Tschick leave school and family pressures behind to travel through East Germany in a borrowed light-blue Lada.
Diffident Maik and the newly arrived Tschick bond as classmates who do not fit comfortably into their school hierarchy.
The film combines Maik's awkward crush, school anxieties, and impulsive rebellion with affectionate humor.
The joyride moves the boys from school and family environments into the expansive outdoors of East Germany.
Films like Goodbye Berlin, and why
The Kings of Summer
shared coming-of-age road movie structure, teenage rebellion, comic awkwardness, and emergent friendship
Stand by Me
shared adolescent outsiders, unsupervised summer adventure, bittersweet humor, and first-love themes
Moonrise Kingdom
shared youthful road journey, eccentric companions, gentle comedy, and emotional self-discovery
The Way Way Back
shared European youth adventure, social outsiders, impulsive rebellion, and warm coming-of-age tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Fatih Akin
- Release Date
- 2016-09-15
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (361)
Cast
- Tristan Göbel
- Anand Batbileg
- Mercedes Müller
- Anja Schneider
- Uwe Bohm
- Udo Samel
- Claudia Geisler-Bading
- Alexander Scheer
- Marc Hosemann
- Friederike Kempter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Goodbye Berlin about?
- Two socially sidelined teenagers turn a stolen-looking summer drive across East Germany into an exhilarating lesson in friendship, rebellion, and growing up.
- What is Goodbye Berlin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Goodbye Berlin as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Goodbye Berlin violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Goodbye Berlin as mild.
- What did critics think of Goodbye Berlin?
- Critics generally found the adaptation appealing and energetic, praising its youthful chemistry and German road-trip setting while noting its familiar coming-of-age formula.
- Which films are like Goodbye Berlin?
- Films with a similar feel include The Kings of Summer, Stand by Me, Moonrise Kingdom, and The Way Way Back.
- How long is Goodbye Berlin?
- Goodbye Berlin runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Goodbye Berlin?
- In United States, Goodbye Berlin streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
