Popular from Austria
Leave No Trace
Presenter Richard Crawford travels around the world showing prospective tourists how to vacation in an environmentally-friendly way.
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- Austria • 2020
- Creator Ben Alcott
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Wall
(Die Wand)
A woman finds herself inexplicably cut off from all human contact when an invisible wall suddenly surrounds her countryside cabin.
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- Austria, Germany • 2012
- Director Julian Pölsler
- Cast Martina Gedeck, Ulrike Beimpold, Karlheinz Hackl, Wolfgang Maria Bauer, Julia Gschnitzer, Hans-Michael Rehberg
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Filmzie, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
Woman of the Dead
(Totenfrau)
A small-town undertaker sets upon a quest for revenge when her husband is killed in a "car accident."
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- Austria • 2022
- Creator Bernhard Aichner
- Cast Anna Maria Mühe, Romina Küper, Emilia Pieske, Michou Friesz, Gerhard Liebmann, Felix Klare
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Weapon of Choice
This is the story of the Glock, perhaps the most recognizable pistol in the world.
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- Austria, Iraq, United States • 2018
- Director Eva Hausberger
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Funny Games
A family is held hostage and forced to play a series of sadistic and deadly games
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- Austria • 1997
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Ulrich Mühe, Susanne Lothar, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering, Stefan Clapczynski, Doris Kunstmann
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Freud
Young psychiatrist Sigmund Freud investigates a murder while navigating Viennese high society, drug addiction, and academic ridicule.
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- Austria, Germany • 2020
- Creator Marvin Kren, Benjamin Hessler, Stefan Brunner
- Cast Manuel Ossenkopf
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Great Freedom
(Große Freiheit)
A gay Jewish man is sent to prison after World War 2, immediately after being released from a concentration camp.
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- Austria, Germany • 2021
- Director Sebastian Meise
- Cast Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich, Anton von Lucke, Thomas Prenn, Thomas Stecher, Alfred Hartung
- Genre Drama, Romance, War
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Rubikon
When space station scientists can no longer see Earth, they must decide if they should stay put, or risk their lives in an attempt to return home.
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- Austria • 2022
- Director Magdalena Lauritsch
- Cast Julia Franz Richter, Mark Ivanir, George Blagden, Nicholas Monu, Jonas Emilian Gerzabek, Daniela Kong
- Genre Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Downfall
(Der Untergang)
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall
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- Germany, Austria, Italy • 2004
- Director Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Cast Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Corsage
A stunning exploration of beauty, aging, and loneliness through a fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
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- Austria, France, Luxembourg • 2022
- Director Marie Kreutzer
- Cast Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Hulu, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Scene of the Crime
(Tatort)
German, Austrian, and Swiss police solve complex crimes in this long-running crime procedural.
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- West Germany, Austria, Switzerland • 1970
- Creator Günter Rohrbach, Gunther Witte
- Cast
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
New from Austria
Toni Erdmann
In this absurdist tale of estrangement, a practical joker visits his workaholic daughter in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
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- Germany, Austria, Monaco • 2016
- Director Maren Ade
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Ingrid Bisu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Team
The serial murder of prostitutes across national borders prompts the creation of a pan-European police task force to catch the killer.
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- Switzerland, Austria, Germany • 2015
- Creator
- Cast Jürgen Vogel, Marie Bach Hansen, Lynn Van Royen, Navid Negahban
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
Leave No Trace
Presenter Richard Crawford travels around the world showing prospective tourists how to vacation in an environmentally-friendly way.
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- Austria • 2020
- Creator Ben Alcott
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Sisi & I
(Sisi & Ich)
When countess Irma arrives to be Empress Sisi’s new lady in waiting at an isolated commune, the two women grow extremely close.
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- Germany, Switzerland, Austria • 2023
- Director Frauke Finsterwalder
- Cast Susanne Wolff, Sandra Hüller, Tom Rhys Harries, Johanna Wokalek, Angela Winkler, Stefan Kurt
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Hoopla
Shardlake
In the 16th century, young lawyer Matthew Shardlake is sent by Thomas Cromwell and the Tudor government to the Scarnsea monastery to investigate a suspicious death.
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- Austria, Hungary, United States • 2024
- Creator Stephen Butchard, C. J. Sansom
- Cast Arthur Hughes, Anthony Boyle, Sean Bean, Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Hulu
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
(Grbavica)
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Austria • 2006
- Director Jasmila Žbanić
- Cast Mirjana Karanović, Luna Mijović, Leon Lučev, Kenan Ćatić, Jasna Beri, Dejan Aćimović
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Hoopla
Razzennest
In this bizarre meta satire, a film critic meets with an auteur filmmaker to produce an audio commentary track, which goes horribly wrong.
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- Austria • 2022
- Director Johannes Grenzfurthner
- Cast Sophie Kathleen Kozeluh, Michael Smulik, Anne Weiner, Roland Gratzer, Jim Libby, Bob Rose
- Genre Comedy, Drama, History, Horror
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU Free, Plex, Plex Channel
Lovely Rita
Misunderstood by her classmates and parents, Rita, a teenager living in suburban Austria, starts seducing her school bus driver.
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- Austria, Germany • 2001
- Director Jessica Hausner
- Cast Barbara Osika, Wolfgang Kostal, Karina Brandlmayer, Peter Fiala
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Hoopla
The Devil's Bath
(Des Teufels Bad)
Agnes, a woman living in 18th-century Austria, enters an unhappy marriage, and as a result, her dark thoughts grow.
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- Austria, Germany • 2024
- Director Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
- Cast Birgit Minichmayr, Maria Hofstätter, Anja Plaschg
- Genre Horror
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Shudder Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Telescope Recommends
The Counterfeiters
(Die Fälscher)
Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch finds himself entangled in the Nazi's nefarious Operation Bernhard, an effort to destabilize the British economy.
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- Austria, Germany • 2007
- Director Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Cast Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner, Veit Stübner
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV
Toni Erdmann
In this absurdist tale of estrangement, a practical joker visits his workaholic daughter in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.
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- Germany, Austria, Monaco • 2016
- Director Maren Ade
- Cast Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Pütter, Ingrid Bisu
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Ground Beneath My Feet
(Der Boden unter den Füssen)
Business consultant Lola controls her personal life with ruthless efficiency, until a tragic event forces a confrontation with the past.
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- Austria • 2019
- Director Marie Kreutzer
- Cast Valerie Pachner, Pia Hierzegger, Mavie Hörbiger, Michelle Barthel, Marc Benjamin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Amour
Love never ends.
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- Austria, France, Germany • 2012
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, William Shimell, Ramón Agirre, Rita Blanco
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
The Piano Teacher
(La Pianiste)
Perversion --- at its absolute best.
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- Austria, France, Germany • 2001
- Director Michael Haneke
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel, Anna Sigalevitch
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Western
A thriller on the frontier of Eastern Europe.
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- Germany, Bulgaria, Austria • 2017
- Director Valeska Grisebach
- Cast Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Syuleyman Alilov Letifo, Veneta Frangipova, Viara Borisova
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube
We Come as Friends
Documentarian Hubert Sauper examines the independence struggle of South Sudan.
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- France, Austria • 2014
- Director Hubert Sauper
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Downfall
(Der Untergang)
April 1945, a nation awaits its... Downfall
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- Germany, Austria, Italy • 2004
- Director Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Cast Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler, Heino Ferch
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Corsage
A stunning exploration of beauty, aging, and loneliness through a fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Austria, France, Luxembourg • 2022
- Director Marie Kreutzer
- Cast Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Hulu, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Documentaries from Austria
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
(Im Spiegel der Maya Deren)
Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.
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- Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland • 2002
- Director Martina Kudlácek
- Cast Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage, Judith Malina, Alexander Hammid, Chao Li Chi, Miriam Arsham
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Kanopy
The Great Museum
(Das große Museum)
This feature documentary follows the work that goes into running one of the most important art museums in the world.
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- Austria • 2014
- Director Johannes Holzhausen
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, myfilmfriend
Space Dogs
Laika, the stray dog that was the first living being to be sent into space, is profiled in this documentary.
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- Austria, Germany • 2019
- Director Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter
- Cast Aleksey Serebryakov
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Last of the Unjust
(Le Dernier des Injustes)
The story of Benjamin Murmelstein, the only ‘Elder of the Jews’ to survive WWII, and the last president of the Jewish council in the Theresienstadt ghetto.
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- France, Austria • 2013
- Director Claude Lanzmann
- Cast Benjamin Murmelstein, Claude Lanzmann
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Family
(Družina)
A man born into a family of people with special needs opts for a radical exit out of the vicious cycle of his community.
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- Slovenia, Austria • 2017
- Director Rok Biček
- Cast Matej Rajk, Nia Kastelec, Barbara Kastelec, Alenka Rajk, Boris Rajk
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Aus der Zeit
Four traditional businesses try to hold their ground against the competition of big corporations in Vienna, Austria.
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- Austria • 2006
- Director Harald Friedl
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV
Wheel of Time
(Rad der Zeit)
A mesmerizing documentary from Werner Herzog that immerses the viewer in Tibetan Buddhist tradition and rituals.
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- Germany, Austria, Italy • 2003
- Director Werner Herzog
- Cast Tenzin Gyatso, Lama Lhundup Woeser, Takna Jigme Sangpo, Matthieu Ricard, Tenzin Dhargye
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Homme Less
A documentary on Mark Reay, a homeless photographer and actor in Manhattan.
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- Austria • 2015
- Director Thomas Wirthensohn
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
Mutzenbacher
The famous erotic literature about the adventures of Josefine Mutzenbacher is playfully reflected on by wide ranges of men.
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- Austria • 2022
- Director Ruth Beckermann
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Heimat Is a Space in Time
(Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit)
Descendants of a family torn apart in the early 20th century retrace their heritage.
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- Germany, Austria • 2019
- Director Thomas Heise
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Kanopy
Jesus, You Know
(Jesus, Du weisst)
Six Catholics share their prayers.
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- Austria • 2003
- Director Ulrich Seidl
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Kanopy
Plastic Planet
An up-close and personal view of the controversial and fascinating material that has found its way into every facet of our daily lives: plastic.
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- Austria, Germany • 2009
- Director Werner Boote
- Cast Werner Boote, John Taylor, Peter Lieberzeit
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
Master of the Universe
A tense documentary about the psychology of the most powerful people in the banking world.
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- Austria, Germany • 2013
- Director Marc Bauder
- Cast Rainer Voss, Angela Merkel
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Kanopy, Hoopla
Earth
(Erde)
Stories of the people and machines that transform the Earth.
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- Austria • 2019
- Director Nikolaus Geyrhalter
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on fuboTV, Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Waldheim Waltz
(Waldheims Walzer)
History is doomed to repeat itself... again and again and again.
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- Austria • 2018
- Director Ruth Beckermann
- Cast Kurt Waldheim
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Chai Flicks, True Story, DocAlliance Films, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla