6 Best Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize Winners

By Vlad Zakh · April 4, 2026

Berlin’s Grand Jury Prize is the runner-up honour, and it tends to go to bold, formally daring cinema. On Body and Soul pairs two awkward slaughterhouse workers who share a dream, The Grand Budapest Hotel follows a legendary concierge and his lobby boy through a murder and a stolen painting, and A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop spins a murder plot into farce. Head-On, In This World and Yi Yi round out a very international six.

On Body and Soul (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two socially awkward slaughterhouse coworkers discover they share the exact same recurring dream.

Directed by Ildikó Enyedi · 1h 56m

Where to watch

Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 92% Metacritic 88

A legendary concierge and his loyal lobby boy become entangled in a stolen painting and a family fortune.

Directed by Wes Anderson · 1h 40m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars137 wins & 227 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A jealous noodle-shop owner's murder plot spirals into farce in ancient China.

Directed by Zhang Yimou · 1h 35m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Head-On (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A troubled German-Turkish woman enters a marriage of convenience with a suicidal older man.

Directed by Fatih Akin · 2h 02m

Where to watch

Stream: Strand Releasing Amazon Channel

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In This World (2002)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Two Afghan refugees make a perilous illegal journey from Pakistan to London.

Directed by Michael Winterbottom · 1h 28m

Where to watch

Rent: BFI Player

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Yi Yi (2000)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A middle-class Taiwanese family navigates love, disappointment and self-discovery across generations.

Directed by Edward Yang · 2h 54m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize Winners

On Body and Soul (2017)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)

Head-On (2004)

In This World (2002)

Yi Yi (2000)

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