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Yella (2007) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Yella

Movie2007·90 min

Yella

Directed by Christian Petzold

Drama Thriller Horror

A drama thriller film directed by Christian Petzold.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 75%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

109 ratings

About Yella

A young East German woman leaves her controlling husband/business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: identity self discovery, freedom rebellion, trauma recovery, urban, workplace, romantic partners, colleagues, outsider misfit, everyman, dream surreal, escape chase, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Christian Petzold
Language: German

Cast

Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann

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How Yella Ranks

All movies

Top 75%

2000s movies

Top 68%

Drama movies

Top 76%

Christian Petzold films#6 of 6

Top 75% All movies.

the vibe

Yella Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhauntingunsettlingcontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

dream surreal

escape chase

slow-burn reveal

identity self discovery

freedom rebellion

trauma recovery

outsider misfit

everyman

romantic partners

colleagues

urban

workplace

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9