Name: High Stakes
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-09-05
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Via Jikeli, Jannik Schümann, Alex Veadov

German cinema is famous for its historical depth, expressionist aesthetics, and social-political engagement. It has moved from Expressionism to political reckoning, from New German Cinema's raw realism to contemporary genre experiments. Its legacy lies in both technical innovation and deep explorations of history, morality, and philosophy.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)

The Biggest Movies and TV Coming in September

See which big screen releases you can watch from the comfort of your couch.

Theatrical Releases Coming to Streaming

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Lieblingsmenschen: Die außergewöhnliche Freundschaft von Agnes und Amir

Katharina Thalbach and Bardo Böhlefeld in Lieblingsmenschen: Die außergewöhnliche Freundschaft von Agnes und Amir (2026)

Jannik Schümann and Dominique Devenport in Sisi: Austrian Empress (2021)

Naemi Florez, Christian Strang, and Jannik Schümann in Cyberpunk Romance (2025)

Levi Brandl, Julius Weckauf, and Nevio Wendt in The Three Investigators: Isle of Death (2026)

Jannik Schümann and Louis Hofmann in Center of My World (2016)

Anna Schudt, Lydia Lehmann, and Mariam Hage in Push (2024)

Scout Taylor-Compton, Ryan Francis, Geoffrey Giuliano, Louis Mandylor, Oliver Masucci, Ron Smoorenburg, Jade Patteri, Bear Williams, Elliott Allison, Alessio Pescatori, Karmel Bortoleti, Tofan Pirani, Brandon Slagle, Nicky Whelan, Judah Ray, Devanny Pinn, Daemon Hillin, Kelly B. Jones, Kristos Andrews, Mike Manning, Ego Mikitas, James Cullen Bressack, Robert Thompson, Eoin O'Brien, and Liana Ramirez in Speed Train (2025)

Via Jikeli and Jannik Schümann in High Stakes (2025)

Thomas Loibl and Jannik Schümann in High Stakes (2025)

High Stakes

Episodes6

Photos32

Top Cast30

User reviews

More like this

Related interests

Storyline

Top picks

Details

Tech specs

Contribute to this page

More to explore

Recently viewed