Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
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1992 · Drama

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten

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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhood in Germany's capital city Berlin. Over the years the soap opera tends to have an overhaul of young people in their late teens and early twenties; targeting a young viewership.

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RELEASE DATE
1992
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Drama
PLOT SUMMARY

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhood in Germany's capital city Berlin. Over the years the soap opera tends to have an overhaul of young people in their late teens and early twenties; targeting a young viewership.

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@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-08 23:00 UTC

Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten.

@AISLE_GHOUL2025-12-05 01:00 UTC

Watched Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten so you don't have to. You're welcome.

@POPCORN_CRITIC2025-12-02 20:00 UTC

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.

@CREDITS_FLEE2025-12-16 12:00 UTC

If whispered monologues were currency, Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten would settle the national debt.

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Why is Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten roasted on Roasted Tomatoes?+

Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992) is torched as a high-burn watch on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 78/100. Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is a long-running German television soap opera, first broadcast on RTL in 1992. The programme concerns the lives of a fictional neighborhood in Germany's capital city Berlin. Over the years…

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Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 78/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.

Is Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+

Roasted Tomatoes scores Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten at 78/100 Burn — worth it mainly for a hate-watch or a memorably messy night.

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r/flicks · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 2.8k points

Unpopular opinion: Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is the most overrated film of the decade

Rewatched Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/boxoffice · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 4.3k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten actually is?

Director clearly thought Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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r/TrueFilm · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 4.3k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten?

Honestly, Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/movies · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.9k points

The cinematography in Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Everyone praising the Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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