Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Michael Kessler

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: 3,072

2. Look Who's Back (2015)

Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Adolf Hitler wakes up in the 21st century. He quickly gains media attention, but while Germany finds him hilarious and charming, Hitler makes some serious observations about society.

Director: David Wnendt | Stars: Oliver Masucci, Thomas M. Köppl, Marc-Marvin Israel, David Gebigke

Votes: 49,718

3. Manta, Manta: Legacy (2023)

127 min | Action, Comedy

30 years later, Berti and Uschi are divorced, but their son wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a racing driver.

Director: Til Schweiger | Stars: Sami Nasser, Jan-Philipp Jarke, Lukas Podolski, Jean Pierre Kraemer

Votes: 3,894

4. LOL: Last One Laughing Germany (2021– )

TV-14 | Comedy, Reality-TV

In this comedy-gameshow, ten German comedians try to be the last one laughing. Make your opponents laugh, while staying serious yourself.

Stars: Michael Herbig, Anke Engelke, Max Giermann, Kurt Krömer

Votes: 3,744

5. Bettys Diagnose (2015– )

45 min | Drama

"Bettys Diagnose" is a German TV show produced by the production company Network Movie on behalf of the ZDF. The series' story is set in a hospital and has run since 2014, every Friday at 19:25 in the evening.

Stars: Sybille J. Schedwill, Ercan Durmaz, Claudia Hiersche, Annina Hellenthal

Votes: 175

6. SOKO Stuttgart (2009– )

44 min | Crime

The SOKO Stuttgart team investigates analytically and with sensitivity in the likeable state capital. The exciting cases of the series lead them to bizarre crime scenes and to different milieus.

Stars: Benjamin Strecker, Peter Ketnath, Karl Kranzkowski, Astrid M. Fünderich

Votes: 206

7. A Case for Two (1981–2023)

60 min | Crime, Thriller

German crime series centering around a succession of lawyers and a private investigator and former police officer, who typically team up to clear a client of the lawyer, who is usually an innocent suspect in a murder case.

Stars: Claus Theo Gärtner, Renate Kohn, Paul Frielinghaus, Rainer Hunold

Votes: 813

8. Wilsberg (1995– )

90 min | Comedy, Crime

Wilsberg: the thriller from Münster.

Stars: Leonard Lansink, Rita Russek, Roland Jankowsky, Oliver Korittke

Votes: 422

9. Großstadtrevier (1986– )

50 min | Crime, Comedy, Drama

The daily lives of police officers in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg.

Stars: Maria Ketikidou, Jan Fedder, Till Demtrøder, Saskia Fischer

Votes: 373

10. Pastewka (2005–2020)

23 min | Comedy

A show about the fictional everyday adventures of real-life comedian Bastian Pastewka. He experiences funny, strange, and embarrassing moments that he often causes by his lies.

Stars: Bastian Pastewka, Sonsee Neu, Matthias Matschke, Bettina Lamprecht

Votes: 4,049

11. Castle Einstein (1998– )

25 min | Family

A show about students at a boarding school in Erfurt.

Stars: Gert Schaefer, Wilfried Loll, Ludwig Hollburg, Robert Schupp

Votes: 430

12. Manta, Manta (1991)

91 min | Comedy

Proud German owners of Opel Manta's race the streets against VW's and Mercedes. They decide to set up a real race with lots of money involved.

Director: Wolfgang Büld | Stars: Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland, Stefan Gebelhoff, Sabine Berg

Votes: 5,847

13. Der Staatsanwalt (2005– )

Crime, Drama

Cases and complicated lives of a public prosecutor and a police unit, a member of whom is the prosecutor's son, who work in Wiesbaden.

Stars: Rainer Hunold, Fiona Coors, Astrid Posner, Simon Eckert

Votes: 188

14. Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell (2011– )

195 min | Family, Game-Show

Talented kids challenge celebrities and professionals in self-made disciplines.

Stars: Kai Pflaume, Ilona Gerling, Jürgen Vogel, Jan Josef Liefers

Votes: 70

15. Schtonk (1992)

115 min | Comedy, Crime

The slightly fictionalized story of an art forger, a journalist desperate for a big story, and the biggest press scandal in German history: the Hitler Diaries.

Director: Helmut Dietl | Stars: Götz George, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Christiane Hörbiger, Dagmar Manzel

Votes: 4,032

16. Vampire Sisters (2012)

97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A tale of two 12-year-old vampire sisters who have to adapt to the human world after their family decides to emigrate to Germany.

Director: Wolfgang Groos | Stars: Marta Martin, Laura Antonia Roge, Christiane Paul, Stipe Erceg

Votes: 899

17. Löwenzahn (1981– )

30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Peter Lustig lives in a imaginative converted Construction trailer. From there he goes on a journey of discovery, explaining to his young spectators the connections between nature, environment, and technology.

Stars: Guido Hammesfahr, Peter Lustig, Helmut Krauss, Sanam Afrashteh

Votes: 875

18. SOKO München (1978–2020)

50 min | Crime, Drama

The cases of the Munich police's major-crimes unit.

Stars: Michel Guillaume, Wilfried Klaus, Hartmut Schreier, Florian Odendahl

Votes: 269

19. Hui Buh: Das Schlossgespenst (2006)

103 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Five hundred years ago, Hui Buh cheated in a card game, thus was turned into a ghost by thunder lighting. For all this time, he has lived in the castle alone without anyone to scare. Until ... See full summary »

Director: Sebastian Niemann | Stars: Michael Herbig, Christoph Maria Herbst, Heike Makatsch, Ellenie Salvo González

Votes: 3,246

20. Sechs auf einen Streich - Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte (2023 TV Movie)

60 min | Family, Fantasy

Pamina (Harriet Herbig-Matten), die Tochter der Königin der Nacht, wird von Sarastro, dem Hüter des Sonnenkreises (Waldemar Kobus) entführt. Trickbetrüger Tamino (Ilyes Raoul) - der sich ... See full summary »

Director: Marvin Litwak | Stars: Ilyes Moutaoukkil, Dimitri Abold, Harriet Herbig-Matten, Jessica Schwarz

Votes: 26

21. The Crocodiles: All for One (2011)

81 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Crocodiles regroup and plan a prison break. It's an emergency and Frank needs his brother's help, but Denis sits in jail.

Director: Wolfgang Groos | Stars: Nick Romeo Reimann, Fabian Halbig, Leonie Tepe, Manuel Steitz

Votes: 834

22. NDR Talk Show (1979– )

120 min | Talk-Show

The NDR Talkshow is a talk show of the station NDR.

Stars: Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt, Barbara Schöneberger, Jörg Pilawa, Julia Westlake

Votes: 111

23. Lindenstraße (1985–2020)

30 min | Drama, Family

This weekly soap opera focuses on the lives of normal people living in an average quarter of Munich. Besides the typical storyline like love, marriage, and death, the show has treated many ... See full summary »

Stars: Marie-Luise Marjan, Andrea Spatzek, Moritz A. Sachs, Joachim Hermann Luger

Votes: 787

24. Kohlrabenschwarz (2023– )

Comedy, Crime, Horror

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Stars: Michael Kessler, Bettina Lamprecht, Bettina Zimmermann, Sogol Faghani

Votes: 502

25. Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015– )

Game-Show

Celebrities answer very difficult questions about all-day things and problems.

Stars: Kai Pflaume, Elton, Bernhard Hoëcker, Christoph Maria Herbst

Votes: 183

26. Der letzte Bulle (2010–2014)

45 min | Crime, Drama

A police officer reawakens from a 20-year coma and finds out how the world has changed.

Stars: Henning Baum, Maximilian Grill, Helmfried von Lüttichau, Robert Lohr

Votes: 987

27. Perfect Match (2024)

Romance | Post-production

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Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Toby Sebastian, Lena Klenke, Bianca Bardoe, Alexander Mannara

28. 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

29. Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision (2013)

Not Rated | 231 min | Drama, History

Jakob longs for a new life for himself and his troubled family in Brazil.

Director: Edgar Reitz | Stars: Jan Dieter Schneider, Antonia Bill, Maximilian Scheidt, Marita Breuer

Votes: 1,540

30. DAS! (1991– )

45 min | Talk-Show

DAS is a talk show of the station NDR.

Stars: Hinnerk Baumgarten, Inka Schneider, Bettina Tietjen, Sandra Maahn

Votes: 75

31. Alles Atze (2000–2007)

25 min | Comedy

Everything Atze - the series.

Stars: Atze Schröder, Heike Kloss, Fatih Cevikkollu, Norbert Heisterkamp

Votes: 413

32. Tell (2007)

96 min | Comedy

William Tell, the number one "Swiss" hero is about to rock the screens. In reality, he's an Austrian dreaming of the Swiss passport. When noblemen send him on a mission to free the country ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Eschmann | Stars: Mike Müller, Axel Stein, Christian Tramitz, Ellenie Salvo González

Votes: 259

33. Morgenmagazin (1992– )

News, Talk-Show

The german morning magazine.

Stars: Sven Alexander Lorig, Dunja Hayali, Mitri Sirin, Anja Heyde

Votes: 72

34. Wetten, dass..? (1981– )

165 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Music

Long-running German TV show airing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In this self-proclaimed "greatest European TV show" ordinary people try daring or even funny bets. A celebrity is challenged to guess of the person is able to do it.

Stars: Thomas Gottschalk, Frank Elstner, Mirjam Weichselbraun, Michelle Hunziker

Votes: 1,276

35. Markus Lanz (2008– )

60 min | Talk-Show

Markus Lanz hosts his own talk show.

Stars: Markus Lanz, Elmar Theveßen, Robin Alexander, Karl Lauterbach

Votes: 216

36. Extra Drei (1976– )

Comedy, News

extra 3 is a weekly political satire show on German television established in 1976.

Stars: Christian Ehring, Jesko Friedrich, Jakob Leube, Dennis Kaupp

Votes: 457

37. Wer wird Millionär? (1999– )

Family, Game-Show

Gunther Jauch has his own style of moderating the show which has made him Germany's top moderator taking the highest ratings ever.

Stars: Günther Jauch, Janos Pigerl, Anke Engelke, Marc Schneider

Votes: 428

38. Binge Reloaded (2020– )

29 min | Comedy

Binge reloaded is a comedy show that was produced for Amazon prime video in the year 2020. In 8 episodes - each 25 minutes long - you can watch high quality parodies. In the first season ... See full summary »

Stars: Michael Kessler, Joyce Ilg, Martin Klempnow, Jan van Weyde

Votes: 431

39. Vampire Sisters 2: Bats in the Belly (2014)

89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Teen half vampire Dakaria falls in love with rock singer vampire Murdo. Dakaria, her friends and family have to face vampire Xantor who has dark plans.

Director: Wolfgang Groos | Stars: Laura Antonia Roge, Marta Martin, Christiane Paul, Stipe Erceg

Votes: 385

40. The Vexxer (2007)

98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The Vexxer is back. The notorious criminal mastermind wants to murder seven people in one day. Inspectors Even Longer and Very Long will do everything in their power to stop the Vexxer.

Directors: Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert | Stars: Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Joachim Fuchsberger, Christiane Paul

Votes: 5,361

41. Little Sharks (1992)

87 min | Comedy, Romance

When dishwasher Ingo, whose girl-friend has just left him, returns a borrowed bar stool to the Folkwang Acting School in Essen, he stumbles into the audition for next year's new students. ... See full summary »

Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Kai Wiesinger, Gedeon Burkhard, Meret Becker

Votes: 1,472

42. Fünf Freunde 3 (2014)

95 min | Adventure, Crime, Family

The five friends on vacation on an exotic island while diving in a shipwreck exploring around they found a mysterious compass, which is the indication of a pirate treasure, according to the... See full summary »

Director: Mike Marzuk | Stars: Valeria Eisenbart, Quirin Oettl, Justus Schlingensiepen, Neele-Marie Nickel

Votes: 461

43. TV total (1999– )

45 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show

Daily Late Night show hosted by Stefan Raab.

Stars: Heavytones, Stefan Raab, Elton, Sebastian Pufpaff

Votes: 1,857

44. Freche Mädchen (2008)

97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three teen-aged girlfriends navigate multiple love triangles.

Director: Ute Wieland | Stars: Emilia Schüle, Selina Shirin Müller, Henriette Nagel, Anke Engelke

Votes: 607

45. Die Wochenshow (1996–2011)

45 min | Comedy, News

In addition to the current events of the day, "Die Wochenshow" mainly shows missteps by celebrities, and the comedians also presented skits and parodies on various TV and commercial broadcasts.

Stars: Ingolf Lück, Marco Rima, Dave Davis, Carolin Kebekus

Votes: 664

46. ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1989– )

60 min | News, Sport, Talk-Show

The magazine shows the latest news from Germany and around the world as well as detailed background information on events in politics, business, sport and culture.

Stars: Susanne Conrad, Jana Pareigis, Mirjam Meinhardt, Norbert Lehmann

Votes: 28

47. Switch: Reloaded (2007–2012)

Comedy

Switch Reloaded is a comedy show that was produced from 2007-2012 in a total of six seasons for the German TV station ProSieben private, the successor of Switch (1997-2000). Switch: TV parodied mercilessly.

Stars: Bernhard Hoëcker, Michael Kessler, Max Giermann, Petra Nadolny

Votes: 1,750

48. History (2000–2023)

Documentary, Drama, History

Follow the tale of important people in German history. Watch as they go in depth about why they think the way they do, and how they came to make the choices they did in their life time. ... See full summary »

Stars: Nick Benjamin, Guido Knopp, Isaak Dentler, Sönke Neitzel

Votes: 75

49. Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania (2016)

95 min | Adventure, Family

Mihai Tepes kept it from his vampire family as long as possible, but prepared the defense of his half-human baby son Franz, a rare cross just suited as successor for the Transsylvanian ... See full summary »

Director: Tim Trachte | Stars: Laura Antonia Roge, Marta Martin, Christiane Paul, Stipe Erceg

Votes: 255

50. Das Spiel beginnt! (2015– )

180 min | Family, Game-Show

The game starts game show.

Stars: Johannes B. Kerner, Faye Montana, Mark Bremer, Oliver Pocher