Alone in Berlin

Right now you can watch Alone in Berlin in Australia on Foxtel Now, and in the US on Paramount Plus Premium and Philo — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 405 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Emma Thompson sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on Foxtel Now and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Alone in Berlin earns its spot. Alone in Berlin trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Berlin in June of 1940. While Nazi propaganda celebrates the regime’s victory over France, a kitchen-cum-living room in Prenzlauer Berg is filled with grief. Anna and Otto Quangel’s son has been killed at the front. Emma Thompson and Brendan Gleeson lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. It was released in 2016. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Alone in Berlin. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Emma Thompson anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

Alone in Berlin was released in 2016, directed by Vincent Perez. The full 103-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.