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Frieder Schlaich

Producer, director and writer

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Frieder Schlaich's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Ideas.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
19%
Ideas
18%
Self
17%
Morality
13%
Society
13%
Bonds
11%
Survival
8%
Art3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
9
Tense
7
Melancholic
7
Absurd
3
Dread
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Frieder Schlaich's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Frieder Schlaich's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Diya(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Abendland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Krieg oder Frieden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Berlin Utopiekadaver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Die geschützten Männer(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Geschlechterkampf – Das Ende des Patriarchats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Seneca(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Slaughterhouses of Modernity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Mamani in El Alto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • The Last City(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Schlingensief: A Voice That Shook the Silence(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Captain(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Naomis Reise(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chance 2000 - Abschied von Deutschland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • The Long Summer of Theory(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Dreamed Path(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Streetscapes(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Airstrip - Decampment of Modernism, Part III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Three Stones for Jean Genet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

  • Two Museums (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Cause I Have the Looks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Producer

  • Eine Hommage an Lautréamont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • The Invisible Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • This Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Tangerine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Berlin Stories(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Christoph Schlingensief and his Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • 99euro-films(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Otomo(1999)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Das Kino des Roland Klick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Paul Bowles: Half Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Third Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Merkala beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1993 to 2024.

Biggest box office

The Captain (2017)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Captain (2017)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 32: 5 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting4 of 32: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing24 of 32: 21 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stCinematography1 of 32: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another role

32 titles, 6 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Frieder Schlaich's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Berlin Stories (2005)

82nd percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Captain (2017)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Frieder Schlaich work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frieder Schlaich's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Irene von Alberti shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles