A somber tale told with jazz, blues, black and white photography, and an incredible performance from Schilling.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 20, 2021

A largely enjoyable, understated picture that will tickle those with a taste for DIY indies and the French New Wave.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 28, 2019

With a lighter touch than that strained metaphor might suggest, Gerster has considerably better navigational skills than his main protagonist, making "A Coffee in Berlin" an enjoyable romp.

| Nov 20, 2018

The dry humor in the film is subtle but effective - it's easy to see why A Coffee In Berlin an academy favorite.

| Nov 8, 2018

...both tragic and funny.

| Sep 26, 2018

Calm, cool and collected, [it's] a black and white German indie thats as much French New Wave as it is early Richard Linklater.

| Original Score: B+ | Apr 12, 2016

In spite of its insufferably whimsical tendencies - exemplified by its original title, "Oh Boy" - the film may have turned out to be a deeply profound modern postscript about fascism.

| Dec 23, 2014

A charming slacker promenades about Berlin streets.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 18, 2014

A slight slacker comedy derivative of American indies but made by a youth-friendly German director of talent.

| Original Score: 3 stars | Jul 11, 2014

Niko's problem is not just that he's spoiled and lazy, but that he's a wimp about it. He only maintains viewer sympathy because everyone else in the film is so obnoxious.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 10, 2014

It manages to make an entertaining story out of nothing in particular. And just when you get comfortable passively observing a passive observer, the minutest of twists becomes its own call to action.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 10, 2014

The film probes deep into the soul of Berlin, asking questions more befitting an old master than a rookie filmmaker.

| Jul 10, 2014

Lightly likable German indie-flavored romp.

Full Review | Jul 8, 2014

Its low-key, easy pace and refusal to put extra emphasis on anything gives the real emotions more power when they do arrive.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 27, 2014

Germany gets an updated look at the debris of its newest generation in terms of character, content, and concrete.

| Jun 26, 2014

Despite Schilling's dutiful effort to embody a man who's trying to slip out of view, A Coffee in Berlin runs out of inspiration, and even the Woody Allen adoration isn't enough to bring it back to life.

| Original Score: C | Jun 26, 2014

As sure of itself visually in its black-and-white evocations of Berlin as its protagonist is unsure of himself and his future.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 26, 2014

In Gerster's view, Berlin's unresolved past taints its bustling charm and glossy serenity, as well as every familiar course of practical action-yet his movie veers toward the historical kitsch that he satirizes.

| Jun 23, 2014

The film's finale is so strong, it almost convinces you you've seen a better film than you actually have.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 21, 2014

A Coffee in Berlin is only a good film, but it does have a very good ending.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 20, 2014