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The Lives of Others

Name: The Lives of Others
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme

2006137 minDrama · Thriller

★ 8 / 10 TMDb rating · 4,245 votes

United States

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IMDb: 8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 89/100

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 80 wins & 38 nominations total

OMDb · Sep 14, 2026

What is The Lives of Others about?

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.