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Oliver Schwehm

Oliver Schwehm

Director, writer and producer · Born January 1, 1975 (51) · Alzey, Germany

Born
January 1, 1975 (51)
From
Alzey, Germany
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
18 on Motif · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Oliver Schwehm's films like?

Across their 18 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Society
29%
Ideas
26%
Bonds
6%
Power
6%
Morality
2%
Survival
1%
Art10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 17 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 16 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 6 · 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 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
15
Warm
11
Bittersweet
5
Hopeful
2
Triumphant
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

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 Oliver Schwehm's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Schwehm's titles on Motif; 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

35 credits, 18 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Boney M: Disco. Macht. Legende. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Kennedy Dynasty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Commissioning Editor

  • Van Damme: Split Personality(2023)

    Commissioning Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Kalanag: Hitler's Magician (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Fantômas démasqué(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Heidis Alptraum(2022)

    Producer

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

  • Romy et Alain, les éternels fiancés(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Commissioning Editor

  • Deutsche Raketen für Gaddafi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Snoop Dogg - The Doggfather (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Commissioning Editor

  • Das Boot: Welterfolg aus der Tiefe(2021)

    Commissioning Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Emmanuelle: Queen of French Erotic Cinema(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted!(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Fly Rocket Fly - Die Raketenträume des Lutz Kayser (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Script

  • Meryl Streep - Mystères et métamorphoses(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Stephen King: A Necessary Evil(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Fly Rocket Fly(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gladiateur, glaive et fantasmes(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Prince - Sexy Mother F*****(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 78/52(2017)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • La Cicciolina: Godmother of Scandal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Commissioning Editor

  • Hallo, hier spricht Peter Thomas! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Terreur et glamour: Montée et déclin du studio Hammer(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Generation Sputnik! Das goldene Zeitalter der Science Fiction(2016)

    Commissioning Editor · Producer

  • Milli Vanilli: From Fame to Shame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Cinema Perverso: The Wonderful and Twisted World of Railroad Cinemas(2015)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Arno Schmidt - Mein Herz gehört dem Kopf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Heino – Made in Germany (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • German Grusel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • I Goth My World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Producer

  • Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Co-Producer

  • Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Winnetou darf nicht sterben (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

78/52 (2017)

$47K worldwide

Highest rated

78/52 (2017)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Van Damme: Split Personality (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 24: 6 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting6 of 24: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing4 of 24: 4 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew8 of 24: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role

24 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Oliver Schwehm's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of the 17 of 18 with a score; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 14 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · director

Fly Rocket Fly (2018)

Midcredits 96th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 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 Motif; 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 Motif 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 Oliver Schwehm work with?

People who share at least 2 of Oliver Schwehm's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Heike Lettau shares the most, 4.

Directors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers