Jürgen Prochnow’s Typical Vibe
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Jürgen Prochnow has 21 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Das Boot.
Recurring themes

The Hunted
1995
Action · Drama

Best of the Best 2
1993
Action · Thriller

The Spanish Prisoner
1997
Drama · Mystery

Class of 1984
1982
Action · Crime

First Blood
1982
Action · Thriller

Final Analysis
1992
Drama · Thriller

Live Flesh
1997
Drama · Romance

Revenge of the Ninja
1983
Action · Crime

In the Mouth of Madness
1995 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Tubi · Free w/ ads

The English Patient
1996 · Movie · Actor
Top 26%Paramount+ · Included

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Movie · Actor
Top 40%Max · Included

The Seventh Sign
1988 · Movie · Actor
Top 48%Tubi · Free w/ ads

A Dry White Season
1989 · Movie · Actor
Top 54%MGM+ · Included

Judge Dredd
1995 · Movie · Actor
Top 77%Prime Video · Included

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann

An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.
Dir. John Carpenter · With Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow

Based on an autobiographical novel by German World War II photographer Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, Das Boot follows the lives of a fearless U-Boat captain (Jurgen Prochnow) and his inexperienced crew as they patrol the Atlantic and Mediterranean in search of Allied vessels, taking turns as hunter and prey.
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen · With Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
Dir. Ron Howard · With Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Dir. Atom Egoyan · With Christopher Plummer, Bruno Ganz, Jürgen Prochnow

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
Dir. Anthony Minghella · With Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
Dir. Volker Schlöndorff, Margarethe von Trotta · With Angela Winkler, Mario Adorf, Dieter Laser

Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse by bloodying rivers, egging on plagues and following scripture word for word.
Dir. Carl Schultz · With Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen Prochnow

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
Dir. Antoine Fuqua · With Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Dir. Euzhan Palcy · With Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.
Dir. Michael Mann · With Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow
A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.
Dir. Michael Katleman · With Dominic Purcell, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones

In a dystopian future where Judges maintain law and order by acting as judge, jury, and executioner, Dredd fights to prove his innocence after being falsely accused of murder.
Dir. Danny Cannon · With Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Armand Assante

During a trip to Germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes, German-American brothers Todd and Jan discover Beerfest, the secret Olympics of downing stout, and want to enter the contest to defend their family's beer-guzzling honor. Their Old Country cousins sneer at the Yanks' chances, prompting the siblings to return to America to prepare for a showdown the following year.
Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar · With Erik Stolhanske, Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme

In lawless storm ravaged New Orleans, eleaguered Detective Sean Riley is trying to cope with the death of his young son and the abandonment of his wife. Facing a probable suspension from the department, Riley is teamed with a young homicide Detective, Will Ganz, to help solve a series of brutal murders that have plunged the city into a major gang war. The two quickly realize there is something far more sinister going on than either could have ever imagined.
Dir. William Kaufman · With Johnny Strong, Kevin Phillips, Costas Mandylor
The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.
Dir. John Irvin · With Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow
American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect.
Dir. Don Michael Paul · With Tom Sizemore, Chad Michael Collins, Vinnie Jones
In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrathi Empire. When the Kilrathi capture a crucial navigational device that could lead them to Earth, the Confederation’s only hope rests with a small group of young fighter pilots. Lieutenant Christopher Blair, along with his wingman Todd 'Maniac' Marshall and Commander Jeanette 'Angel' Deveraux, must intercept the alien fleet and prevent the destruction of mankind. Battling overwhelming odds and racing against time, they face not only external threats but also inner fears and rivalries as they fight to save Earth from annihilation.
Dir. Christopher Roberts · With Freddie Prinze Jr., Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard
When an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson, who was having an affair with him. District attorney Robert Garrett decides to prosecute Rebecca, arguing that she deliberately engaged in wild sex with the old man to overexcite him and lead to his premature death. Defense attorney Frank Dulaney defends Rebecca in court while getting sucked into a dangerous affair with her.
Dir. Uli Edel · With Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Julianne Moore
On an island off the coast, a techno rave party attracts a diverse group of college coeds and a Coast Guard officer. Soon, they discover that their X-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground, from the air, and in the sea, ruled by an evil entity.
Dir. Uwe Boll · With Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard
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