Where to watch The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) tonight
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) runs 2 h 29 min, is rated R in the US and averages 7.0 from 680 TMDB members. When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an…
- Runtime
- 2 h 29 min — ends 10:29 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
- Released
- September 25, 2008
- TMDB rating
- 7.0 / 10 from 680 votes
- Director
- Uli Edel
- Starring
- Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl
- Language
- German
- Original title
- Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Where to watch it tonight
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Questions people ask
- How long is The Baader Meinhof Complex?
- The Baader Meinhof Complex is 2 h 29 min long (149 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 10:29 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Baader Meinhof Complex rated?
- The Baader Meinhof Complex is rated R in the US.
- Is The Baader Meinhof Complex a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Crime hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream The Baader Meinhof Complex?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
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