In the thriller film "Iron Cross" (2009) Berger played Shrager, an aging character believed to be an old SS commander responsible for murdering Jews during World War II. In the early 2010s, Berger starred in two films directed by Peter Kern – "Blutsfreundschaft" (shown at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival (2010)), and "Mörderschwestern" (2011). In 2014, Berger appeared in "Saint Laurent" as old Yves Saint Laurent for which he was "celebrated" at Cannes Film Festival. The short film "Art!", in which Berger had a starring role, had its world premiere at Paris Independent Film Festival 2015. He starred in the role of Professor Martin in the 2016 film "Timeless" directed by Alexander Tuschinski.