Skip to main content

Search: Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

  • 13 Minutes (2015)
    Review preview for 13 Minutes

    There's no doubting the film looks good..But there's a feeling of both too much gloss and of glossing over details.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    The story of the man who almost killed Hitler.
  • Das Experiment (2001)
    Review preview for Das Experiment

    A sparse script and real sensitivity from the actors, none of whom overplay their role, only adds to the film's power.

    Martin Fitzgerald · 4 out of 5
    Based on a true experiment where volunteers act out the roles of guards and prisoners with disturbing results. Out to own as part of the European Mavericks Heart Of Darkness box set.
  • Downfall (2004)
    Review preview for Downfall

    Although everyone knows the outcome, the film remains riveting.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    German dramatisation of the last days of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich.
  • Diana (2013)
    Review preview for Diana

    The film has been unfairly treated, just like the lady herself. Neither deserve it.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A dramatisation of the last two years of the life of Princess Diana.
  • Five Minutes Of Heaven (2009)
    Review preview for Five Minutes Of Heaven

    An intriguing ‘what if’ that only comes unstuck at the end, as the movie doesn’t know how to resolve itself after a kinetic climax.

    James Benefield · 3.5 out of 5
    Two men from the same town but from different sides of the Irish political divide discover that the past is never dead - in fact it isn't even past.
  • The Invasion (2007)
    Review preview for The Invasion

    Run, stay awake, run harder, stay awa…zz…longer until an antidote can be found.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A psychiatrist stumbling upon an alien invasion fears that her small son may be the only one who can stop it.

News and features

Paul Rowley on moving to New York, the Pulse massacre, and Gays Against Guns

Going ape Antonin Niclass on character creation, empathy and animated short Into The Forest

Freeform Will Niava on grief, new immigrant experiences and Jazz Infernal

In silence Emir Kumova on child marriage in Türkiye, moral challenges and making The Witness

Taking a ride into liminal spaces Katharine Round on making documentary Ghost Town

Flying blind Michael Woloson and Scott Tinkham on improvisation, experimental writing and Littermates

In deep water Dominic Curran on internet overexposure and A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing

More news and features

Festival coverage

Festivals
Cannes festival coverage, 2026

We're bringing you all the latest news and reviews from the Cheltenham International Film Festival, the Leeds International Film Festival, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights.



We're looking forward to the French Film Festival and DOC NYC.



We've recently brought you coverage of the Belfast Film Festival, Halloween Frightfest, the Scottish Queer International Film Festival, Newfest, the London Film Festival, the New York Film Festival and Grimmfest.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.