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Sandra Nettelbeck

Sandra Nettelbeck

Director and writer · Born April 4, 1966 (60) · Hamburg, Germany

Born
April 4, 1966 (60)
From
Hamburg, Germany
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 13 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Sandra Nettelbeck's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
31%
Society
22%
Survival
16%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
2
Tense
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Sandra Nettelbeck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sandra Nettelbeck'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

13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • What Doesn't Kill Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • Hanni & Nanni 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • I'm Off Then(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Last Love(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Helen(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • No Reservations(2007)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sergeant Pepper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Mostly Martha(2001)

    Director · Screenplay · as Christin (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mammamia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Loose Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · as Ella

  • Dyke Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • A Certain Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Seduction: The Cruel Woman(1985)

    Dialogue Coach

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1986 to 2018.

Biggest box office

No Reservations (2007)

$93M worldwide

Highest rated

Mostly Martha (2001)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

No Reservations (2007)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 13: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting9 of 13: 3 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting8 of 13: 3 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

13 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s4 · 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 Sandra Nettelbeck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Helen (2009)

50th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

Mostly Martha (2001)

Midcredits 86th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 5 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 Sandra Nettelbeck work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sandra Nettelbeck's MovieCove titles; Martina Gedeck shares the most, 2.