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1. Tatort (1970– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Stars: Klaus J. Behrendt, Miroslav Nemec, Udo Wachtveitl, Dietmar Bär
Votes: 3,065
2. Girl You Know It's True (2023)
124 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Dancers Pilatus and Morvan rise to fame in the late 1980's who become stars with No.1 hits and won Grammy. The duo never sang a word in their songs and the truth was revealed, they stared as one of the biggest scandals in music history.
Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Bella Dayne, Graham Rogers, Natasha Loring
Votes: 757
3. Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )
90 min | Drama, Romance
A series of television movies based on the works of Rosamunde Pilcher, a popular British writer of romance novels and short stories.
Stars: Stuart Davidson, Colin Matthews, Alexander-Klaus Stecher, Patrik Fichte
Votes: 282
4. Stromberg (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
A comedy centered around the incompetent boss of a German insurance office.
Stars: Christoph Maria Herbst, Oliver Wnuk, Bjarne Mädel, Diana Staehly
Votes: 9,579
5. Cologne P.D. (2003– )
45 min | Crime
SOKO Köln is a German crime series that is broadcast on ZDF.
Stars: Kerstin Landsmann, Thomas Clemens, Pierre Besson, Lukas Piloty
Votes: 206
6. Professor T. (2017–2020)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
About a man who, in his own words, is not Sherlock Holmes - but a scientist.
Stars: Matthias Matschke, Helgi Schmid, Julia Bremermann, Alexandra von Schwerin
Votes: 386
7. Friesland (2014– )
90 min | Crime
The humorously created crime films play in Ostfriesland and surroundings.
Stars: Felix Vörtler, Sophie Dal, Theresa Underberg, Holger Stockhaus
Votes: 197
8. Rentnercops (2015–2024)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Faced with staff shortages, the chief of a Cologne police department convinces two retired homicide detectives to come back into the force. As their immediate superior is a young woman, a generational cultural clash is inevitable.
Stars: Katja Danowski, Aaron Le, Tilo Prückner, Verena Plangger
Votes: 94
9. House of Boys (2009)
Unrated | 117 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Two young soul mates find each other while working at an all-male performance club/brothel. Eventually, one contracts AIDS.
Director: Jean-Claude Schlim | Stars: Loïc Peckels, Layke Anderson, Harry Ferrier, Michael N. Kuehl
Votes: 1,355
10. Winnetou & Old Shatterhand (2016)
117 min | Drama, Western
Apache chief Winnetou forms a friendship with a German immigrant rail road engineer Karl May, named afterwards Old Shatterhand.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Nik Xhelilaj, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Jürgen Vogel, Milan Peschel
Votes: 1,016
11. Heavenly Bonds (2013– )
42 min | Drama, Family
An outward-looking pastor and his four sons of age 10 to 22 try to live their life in accordance with their Christian faith and in so doing face challenges for their faith.
Stars: Simon Böer, Lukas Karlsch, Tom Hoßbach, Wilfried Dziallas
Votes: 79
12. The Giraffe (1998)
Unrated | 103 min | Thriller
Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman ... See full summary »
Directors: Dani Levy, Maria Schrader | Stars: Maria Schrader, Dani Levy, David Strathairn, Nicole Heesters
Votes: 401
13. School's Out (1999 TV Movie)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After escaping from a nearby mental institution, a violent lunatic and sexual deviant terrorizes a group of seniors at their end-of-the-year high school dance.
Director: Robert Sigl | Stars: Katharina Wackernagel, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Marlene Meyer-Dunker, Nils Nelleßen
Votes: 417
14. Merz gegen Merz (2019–2021)
23 min | Comedy, Drama
A disputed couple tries to solve their private and professional problems in a couple therapy.
Stars: Annette Frier, Christoph Maria Herbst, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Bernd Stegemann
Votes: 630
15. Die Wache (1994–2006)
45 min | Action, Drama, Crime
The guard in Cologne police work from the regular patrolman to the criminal police.
Stars: Bernd E. Jäger von Boxen, Aram van de Rest, Mike Reichenbach, Patrick Bach
Votes: 81
16. Alles Atze (2000–2007)
25 min | Comedy
Everything Atze - the series.
Stars: Atze Schröder, Heike Kloss, Fatih Cevikkollu, Norbert Heisterkamp
Votes: 414
17. Dr. Psycho - Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich (2007–2008)
47 min | Comedy, Crime
An unpopular police psychologist (Ulmen) helps solving cases in an organized crime unit. Beside that he tries to live his own messy life.
Stars: Christian Ulmen, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Roeland Wiesnekker, Hinnerk Schönemann
Votes: 802
18. Nikola (1997–2005)
25 min | Comedy
Comedy about a handsome nurse (Millowitsch) and her work in a hospital in Cologne, Germany with a selfish doctor (Sittler).
Stars: Mariele Millowitsch, Walter Sittler, Oliver Reinhard, Kerstin Thielemann
Votes: 226
19. Rosa Roth (1994–2013)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Rosa Roth is a no-nonsense police commissioner stationed in Berlin, who has a small team of operatives she trusts with her life. Whatever happens on the field, takes a toll on them personally as well.
Stars: Iris Berben, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Gunter Schoß, Jockel Tschiersch
Votes: 98
20. Mein Leben & ich (2001–2010)
25 min | Comedy
German sitcom centered around teenage girl Alex (Wolke Hegenbarth), who stoically observes the world around her, where her parents refuse to grow up, and her brother Sebastian and friend ... See full summary »
Stars: Wolke Hegenbarth, Gottfried Vollmer, Maren Kroymann, Nora Binder
Votes: 471
21. Eisfieber (2010 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama, Thriller
Oxenford Medical is a small pharmaceutical company near Edinburgh, engaged in virus research. Within their laboratory the highest security level applies. But then the unthinkable happens.
Director: Peter Keglevic | Stars: Isabella Ferrari, Heiner Lauterbach, Tom Schilling, Matthias Brandt
Votes: 194
22. Sperling (1996–2007)
Crime
Sperling is a crime film series of the channel ZDF.
Stars: Dieter Pfaff, Hans-Joachim Grubel, Anna Böttcher, Benno Fürmann
Votes: 39
23. Ritas Welt (1999–2003)
25 min | Comedy
Rita's World is a German comedy series of five seasons.
Stars: Gaby Köster, Frank Vockroth, Franziska Traub, Lutz Herkenrath
Votes: 219
24. Der weiße Äthiopier (2015 TV Movie)
111 min | Drama
In Ethiopia, Frank Michalka (Jürgen Vogel) has found a new home and left his criminal past behind. But happiness does not last long and the former offender must go back to Germany. Once ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Trageser | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Paula Kalenberg, Sayat Demissie, Selam Tadese
Votes: 141
25. Falk (2017– )
Comedy, Crime
Stars: Fritz Karl, Mira Bartuschek, Moritz Führmann, Sonja Baum
Votes: 82
26. Alles was recht ist (2008–2011)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Michaela May, Anna Schudt, Helmfried von Lüttichau, Oliver Breite
Votes: 20
27. Südstadt (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In three apartments in a house, three couples who are friends share the fate of having to put their relationships and concepts of life to the test. After 20 years of marriage, Anne and Martin are about to separate.
Director: Matti Geschonneck | Stars: Anke Engelke, Matthias Matschke, Andrea Sawatzki, Dominic Raacke
Votes: 137
28. Unter Freunden stirbt man nicht (2020– )
Comedy
Stars: Iris Berben, Adele Neuhauser, Heiner Lauterbach, Moritz Führmann
Votes: 73
29. Nancy & Frank - A Manhattan Love Story (2002)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Nancy, born in Hungary, now lives in New York and studies behaviorism at the Columbia University. At a party on a yacht she meet the German businessman Frank.
Director: Wolf Gremm | Stars: Hardy Krüger Jr., Frances Anderson, Robert Wagner, Gottfried John
Votes: 49
30. Der kleine Mann (2009)
25 min | Comedy
Rüdiger Bunz, a clerk in an electronic store, has to manage the struggles of being a TV starlet, after he stars as "the everyday man" in an schnaps-advert.
Stars: Bjarne Mädel, Christina Große, Karoline Eichhorn, Karl Kranzkowski
Votes: 281
31. Die Bürgermeisterin (2022 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
Claudia Voss is mayor of Neustadt-Linden and is probably facing one of the biggest challenges of her career. The district has decided that a home for refugees should be set up in their tranquil town of all places.
Director: Christiane Balthasar | Stars: Mohamed Achour, Jonas Baeck, Marcel Becker-Neu, Katharina Behrens
Votes: 64
32. Eher fliegen hier UFOs (2023 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
The film tells the story of the Baumanns family, who live in Niersdorf, a town on the Lower Rhine that will give way to lignite mining in a few years. Since her husband's death, Marita ... See full summary »
Directors: Ingo Haeb, Gina Wenzel | Stars: Bettina Engelhardt, Orestes Fiedler, Johanna Gastdorf, Margarita Horbach
Votes: 32
33. PiperMint... das Leben möglicherweise (2004)
92 min | Drama
Zoé spends three days in Croatia with her beloved brother Theo and little Artur. While daydreaming about a conspiring "gang", Theo falls in love with Sanja
Director: Nicole-Nadine Deppé | Stars: Meret Becker, Sami Frey, Marek Harloff, Sebastian Christoph Jacob
Votes: 43
34. Tilo Neumann und das Universum (2021)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Christoph Maria Herbst, Elena Uhlig, Lewis Köhl, Dominik Dos-Reis
Votes: 63
35. Heiter bis tödlich - Zwischen den Zeilen (2013)
45 min | Crime
Stars: Josephine Schmidt, Ole Puppe, Constanze Behrends, Parbet Chugh
Votes: 31
36. Heiter bis tödlich - Henker & Richter (2011– )
45 min | Crime
Stars: Rike Schmid, Martin Lindow, Moritz Lindbergh, Golo Euler
Votes: 32
37. Maja (2006– )
Comedy
Maja has a dream. She wants to be an actress. Unfortunately at the moment she's a waitress at the slightly old fashioned 'Cafe Central'. The show alternates between the world of the cafe ... See full summary »
Stars: Diana Amft, Arne Lenk, Jana Pallaske, Andreas Windhuis
Votes: 16
38. Todeslust (2001 TV Movie)
Crime
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Doreen Jacobi, Anatole Taubman, Nicki von Tempelhoff, Katy Karrenbauer
Votes: 14
39. 1000 Meilen für die Liebe (2001 TV Movie)
177 min | Adventure
Director: Peter Deutsch | Stars: Leon Boden, Fabian Busch, Gaby Dohm, Marek Erhardt
Votes: 10
40. 40+ sucht neue Liebe (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sarah Simon, a successful editor, has managed to make a career while raising her son, Tobi. Now she is supposed to help an author of relationship guides on the jumps, but he turns out to be a real bully.
Director: Andi Niessner | Stars: Nina Kronjäger, Oliver Stokowski, Marco Bretscher-Coschignano, Thomas Heinze
Votes: 18
41. Voll auf der Kippe (1999 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Wolfgang Büld | Stars: Mike Krüger, Rolf Zacher, Katharina Schubert, Robert Viktor Minich
Votes: 85
42. Schade um das schöne Geld (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
In a town by the North Sea, Mirabel dreams of a better life while toiling in the fish factory. When the village syndicate wins the lottery, the hitting and stabbing begins. 25 million.
Director: Lars Becker | Stars: Heike Makatsch, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Armin Rohde, Christian Ulmen
Votes: 141
43. London, Liebe, Taubenschlag - Part One (2010 TV Movie)
Comedy
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Tanja Wedhorn, Marco Girnth, Julia Beerhold, Uwe Fellensiek
Votes: 12
44. Das Staatsgeheimnis (2001 TV Movie)
95 min | Thriller
Lars Schelling runs a sushi-bar in Berlin in ca. 2001 that the Mafia finances. The Mafia wants its money back. Suddenly Lars's mother dies, and Lars himself gets followed and kidnapped. In ... See full synopsis »
Director: Matthias Glasner | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Nele Mueller-Stöfen, Otto Mellies, Michael Hanemann
Votes: 87
45. Anduni - Fremde Heimat (2011)
98 min | Drama
Director: Samira Radsi | Stars: Irina Potapenko, Florian Lukas, Tilo Prückner, Berrin Alganer-Lenz
Votes: 29
46. Der Superbulle und die Halbstarken (2000 TV Movie)
94 min | Action, Comedy
Director: Sigi Rothemund | Stars: Ralf Moeller, Birge Schade, Nikolaus Benda, Birthe Wolter
Votes: 58
47. Park Hotel Stern (1997–2002)
45 min
Stars: Kristina van Eyck, Paul Frielinghaus, Michael Leigh Cook, Stephan Orlac
48. Brezeln für den Pott (2014 TV Movie)
86 min | Comedy
Roland Reuter, a Swabian executive of bakery chain Weckle, is promoted to Meiderich near Duisburg in the derelict Ruhr as branch manager. His wife Sibil, a teacher, and troublesome teen ... See full summary »
Director: Matthias Steurer | Stars: Hans-Jochen Wagner, Ulrike C. Tscharre, Katharina Abt, Marian Meder
Votes: 61
49. Zwei Profis (2002–2003)
Crime
Stars: Margitta-Janine Lippok, Eva Habermann, Julie Engelbrecht, Hannah Herzsprung
50. Finnlandia (2001)
118 min | Drama
After the tragic loss of her husband, a young woman reconstructs the circumstances which caused his death. During this attempt to find her own way in daily life again, more and more ... See full summary »
Directors: Eleni Ampelakiotou, Gregor Schnitzler | Stars: Caroline Baehr, Marc Hosemann, Erdal Yildiz, Gabriela Benesch
Votes: 36