The Lives of Others
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Studio
N/A
Release
30 Mar 2007
Runtime
137 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Characters
Ulrich Mühe
Martina Gedeck
Sebastian Koch
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.4/10
RT Critics
92%
Metacritic
89/100
The Lives of Others holds 8.4/10 on IMDb (440,932 votes), 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 89/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (440,932 votes), 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 89/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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