Movies starring Franka Potente
In all likelihood, Robert Ludlum fans will not be pleased by this adaptation of one of the spy master's best-received novels. That's because The Bourne Identity uses the premise, a few character names, and some isolated incidents from the novel, t...
U.S. Release Date: 2002-06-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, ...
The Bourne Supremacy is a serviceable thriller - no more, no less. This may come as a disappointment to those anticipating something on the same level as the surprise hit 2002 movie, The Bourne Identity. Sadly, the cinematic second installment of...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-07-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: ACTION THRILLER
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, ...
What potentially could have been the greatest asset possessed by Che - its unapologetic length - turns into its greatest detriment. One frequent complaint about cinematic biopics is that too much condensation is required and, as a result, key aspe...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-01-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, ...
James Wan is among the best horror directors working today. His filmography reads like a “best of” modern scary movies, and The Conjuring 2 is a worthy addition to the list. Although the successful box office performance of The Conjuring ...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-06-10
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Intense Horror)
Genre: Horror
Director: James Wan
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Madison Wolfe, ...
German filmmaker Tom Tykwer first gained a measure of international recognition in 1997, when his second feature, Winter Sleepers received attention outside of his native Germany. Then came the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the debut of Run Lola ...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-06-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ADVENTURE/THRILLER
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Benno Furmann, Joachim Król, ...
Distilled to its essence, Romulus, My Father is a standard-order coming-of-age movie. Like most movies of this sort, it's based on someone's memoirs (in this case, those of Raimond Gaita) and includes moment of tragedy, sentimentality, and serenit...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-02-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Brief Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Richard Roxburgh
Cast: Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Kodi Smit-McPhee, ...
Run Lola Run is one of those movies with the kind of advance buzz that it's impossible to ignore. A huge hit both at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival (where it made its North American debut) and at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, the feature has al...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-06-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, ...