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1. Welcome to Germany (2016)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
When a well-off Munich family takes in Diallo, a refugee from Nigeria, he soon makes friends among the family members, but they are tested when they must face racism, bureaucracy, and terror suspicions because of him.
Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Senta Berger, Heiner Lauterbach, Florian David Fitz, Palina Rojinski
Votes: 5,572
2. Maya (1975–1980)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of a young bee named Maya and her adventures.
Stars: Doris Jensen, Kurt Zips, Arthur Holden, Michiko Nomura
Votes: 4,585
3. Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (2007)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A send-up of the Sissi trilogy.
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Lotte Ledl, Waldemar Kobus, Christian Tramitz, Rick Kavanian
Votes: 4,439
4. Wickie und die starken Männer (2009)
85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The story of a young Viking boy who accompanies his father, the chief of their village, and his men on their adventures--and often is the person who uses his wit and instincts to help the men in their times of need.
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Jonas Hämmerle, Waldemar Kobus, Günther Kaufmann, Michael Herbig
Votes: 3,495
5. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980–1981)
24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
This is an animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgerson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.
Stars: Helga Anders, Irina Wanka, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Bruno W. Pantel
Votes: 3,154
6. 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: 3,069
7. Valhalla (1986)
89 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Through Loki's treachery, two children in the Viking age find themselves spirited away into the world of Norse Mythology.
Directors: Peter Madsen, Jeffrey J. Varab | Stars: Dick Kaysø, Preben Kristensen, Laura Bro, Marie Ingerslev
Votes: 2,539
8. The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A serial killer strikes again during World War II in Germany. The wrong man is arrested and a detective hunts down the real killer, but justice in Nazi Germany is not so easily administered.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Claus Holm, Mario Adorf, Hannes Messemer, Peter Carsten
Votes: 1,583
9. Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods (2011)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Viking village Flake's chief Halvar orders clever, tiny son Wickie to rob a knights convoy. The warriors must take over but fail to see Wickie being abducted with a cargo of Eskimo slaves ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Ditter | Stars: Jonas Hämmerle, Valeria Eisenbart, Waldemar Kobus, Nic Romm
Votes: 1,482
10. Doctor Snuggles (1979– )
25 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
The fantastic adventures of a friendly doctor and his friends.
Stars: Peter Ustinov, Ulli Philipp, Lambert Hamel, Walter Jokisch
Votes: 1,141
11. Hubert ohne Staller (2011– )
43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A show about two police officers from Wolfsrathausen who sometimes work a bit differently.
Stars: Christian Tramitz, Michael Brandner, Paul Sedlmeir, Hannes Ringlstetter
Votes: 896
12. The Old Fox (1977– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
A police department led by an older, experienced detective solves crimes together.
Stars: Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, Ulf Söhmisch, Rolf Schimpf
Votes: 773
13. Rascals on the Road (2005)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Four kids - Eugen, Wrigley, Bäschteli and Eduard - leave for an adventure around Switzerland, searching for the fabulous treasure of Titicaca Lake, discovered by Fritzli Bühler.
Director: Michael Steiner | Stars: Manuel Häberli, Janic Halioua, Dominic Hänni, Alex Niederhäuser
Votes: 752
14. Kehraus (1983)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
Fork-lift truck driver Ferdinand Weitel is desperate: he earns just a few deutschmarks a month, and now an unsavoury insurance agent has talked him into signing over expensive contracts. ... See full summary »
Director: Hanns Christian Müller | Stars: Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Nikolaus Paryla, Dieter Hildebrandt
Votes: 709
15. Beckenrand Sheriff (2021)
113 min | Comedy
The local outdoor swimming pool in Grubberg is a thorn in the side of the mayor (Gisela Schneeberger). It is at best, is way overpriced and therefore should be closed. The builder Albert ... See full summary »
Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller | Stars: Milan Peschel, Dimitri Abold, Johanna Wokalek, Sarah Mahita
Votes: 502
16. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1976–1977)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pinocchio is an anime series from 1976, created in co-production with ZDF and ORF. The series is based on the children's book Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.
Stars: Peter Capell, Helga Anders, Thomas Reiner, Käte Jaenicke
Votes: 408
17. Peterchens Mondfahrt (1990)
80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After Sumsemann the beetle loses one of his arms to a troll, he invites brother and sister Peterchen and Annaliese to join him on a journey to the moon in a quest to retrieve his lost arm.
Director: Wolfgang Urchs | Stars: André Schmidtsdorf, Nathalie del Castillo, Manfred Lichtenfeld, Friedrich W. Bauschulte
Votes: 358
18. Jester Till (2003)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
In this brand-new adventure tale, Jester Till is on his way to the city to visit his grandfather, the slightly absent-minded wizard Marcus. The old man brews up a magical happiness potion ... See full summary »
Director: Eberhard Junkersdorf | Stars: Benedict Weber, Veronica Ferres, Mario Adorf, Christian Tramitz
Votes: 273
19. Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst! (1967– )
60 min | Crime, News
With the help of viewers hints,unresolved crimes are to be clarified in public search.Viewers will be presented with unresolved cases in the form of ten-minute cinematic reconstructions in which the police-determined facts are illustrated.
Stars: Peter Nidetzky, Eduard Zimmermann, Michael Brennicke, Rudi Cerne
Votes: 253
20. Der Fahnder (1984–2005)
50 min | Crime
Der Fahnder was an evening crime series of the ARD.
Stars: Dietrich Mattausch, Dieter Pfaff, Norbert Wartha, Klaus Wennemann
Votes: 242
21. For Heaven's Sake (2002– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Light-hearted comedy about nuns who are constantly dodging attempts by the mayor to take over their cloister in order to create business opportunities for his party supporters. It is in German only.
Stars: Fritz Wepper, Karin Gregorek, Emanuela von Frankenberg, Andrea Wildner
Votes: 213
22. 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
23. Pettson und Findus (2000– )
11 min | Animation
The cat Findus decides he wants to write a letter to the King, because Pettson says that kittens don't wash or pay rent.
Stars: Achim Buch, Anita Höfer, Harald Leipnitz, Lilian Brock
Votes: 193
24. 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
25. Siska (1998–2008)
60 min | Crime
After his wife's death, Peter Siska moves from Mülheim to Munich and takes over a homicide.
Stars: Werner Schnitzer, Frank te Neues, Peter Kremer, Matthias Freihof
Votes: 167
26. München 7 (2004–2016)
60 min | Comedy, Crime
Cabaret award-winner Andreas Giebel stars as old sheriff Xaver Bartl, with former 'Marienhof' star Florian Karlheim as his colleague Felix Kandler.
Stars: Andreas Giebel, Florian Karlheim, Jockel Tschiersch, Johannes Herrschmann
Votes: 152
27. Eine fast perfekte Hochzeit (1999)
95 min | Comedy
Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky | Stars: Elfi Eschke, Andreas Vitásek, Claudia Kment, Nicola Etzelstorfer
Votes: 128
28. Coffin from Hong Kong (1964)
93 min | Drama, Thriller
A private detective finds the limp body of a young Chinese beauty in his office, shot with his own gun.
Director: Manfred R. Köhler | Stars: Heinz Drache, Elga Andersen, Ralf Wolter, Sabine Sesselmann
Votes: 116
29. Dahoam is Dahoam (2007– )
30 min | Drama
Stories from the everyday life of the inhabitants of the fictional village Lansing in Bavaria.
Stars: Heidrun Gärtner, Ursula Erber, Brigitte Walbrun, Bernhard Ulrich
Votes: 108
30. Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977–1988)
25 min | Crime
Stars: Walter Sedlmayr, Elmar Wepper, Max Grießer, Bruni Löbel
Votes: 108
31. Büro, Büro (1982–1991)
25 min | Comedy
The everyday work life in a small silly company.
Stars: Britta Fischer, Gert Burkard, Henry van Lyck, Ingeborg Lapsien
Votes: 100
32. Peter Strohm (1989–1996)
45 min | Crime, Thriller
Peter Strohm was a German crime series with Klaus Löwitsch as detective Peter Strohm.
Stars: Klaus Löwitsch, Ulrich von Dobschütz, Michèle Marian, Hans-Günter Martens
Votes: 93
33. Judge and Juvenile (1960)
94 min | Drama
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Karin Baal, Lola Müthel, Hans Nielsen
Votes: 93
34. Wer hat Angst vorm weißen Mann? (2013 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger | Stars: Andreas Giebel, Brigitte Hobmeier, Tony Harrisson, Simon Schwarz
Votes: 90
35. Ein fast perfekter Seitensprung (1996)
105 min | Comedy
Henny, a self-confident dressmaker, lives with her quirky parents in a village near Cuxhaven. She is involved with Martin, the son of the aristocratic family who owns the local shipyard.
Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky | Stars: Elfi Eschke, Andreas Vitásek, Claudia Kment, Nicola Etzelstorfer
Votes: 83
36. Verlassen Sie bitte Ihren Mann! (1993)
100 min | Comedy
The fun-loving politician's wife Henriette leaves her ambitious husband in the middle of the election campaign and starts a new life.
Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky | Stars: Elfi Eschke, Helmut Griem, Michael Scheidl, Rudolf Buczolich
Votes: 77
37. Schönes Schlamassel (2020 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a party mood with Anne, her friend Laura and his best friend and Jewish doctor colleague Tobias , Daniel also poses as a Jew. Above all, he wants to impress Anne. She has specialized in ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger | Stars: Verena Altenberger, Maxim Mehmet, Lisa Wagner, Lasse Myhr
Votes: 77
38. Eine fast perfekte Scheidung (1998)
100 min | Comedy
A young woman wants to escape her unloved relatives. But the long arm of her family won't let her go.
Director: Reinhard Schwabenitzky | Stars: Elfi Eschke, Andreas Vitásek, Alexander Goebel, Claudia Kment
Votes: 75
39. Parole Chicago (1979– )
25 min | Comedy, Crime
Harry and Ede always have brilliant plans to raise money. They want to steal gold from a dental practice, sell pedigree dogs for expensive money, or sell earrings as rare collectibles. Their brilliant plans fail every time.
Stars: Christoph Waltz, Gottfried Vollmer, Monika John, Susanne Herlet
Votes: 73
40.
Hubert ohne Staller (2011– )
Episode:
Bis zum letzten Tropfen
(2015)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Sebastian Sorger | Stars: Christian Tramitz, Helmfried von Lüttichau, Michael Brandner, Carin C. Tietze
Votes: 73
41. Das Kriminalmuseum (1963–1970)
75 min | Crime, Drama
The Crime Museum is the title of a German television crime series.
Stars: Reinhard Glemnitz, Johannes Buzalski, Hans Kern, Heini Göbel
Votes: 72
42. Ihr schönster Tag (1962)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Concierge Anni Wiesner runs a strict regiment in her basement apartment in Berlin. Not only her husband Karl, but also the other tenants knows that order is the top priority.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Inge Meysel, Rudolf Platte, Brigitte Grothum, Götz George
Votes: 72
43.
Tatort (1970– )
Episode:
Havarie
(2001)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Sylvia Hoffmann | Stars: Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Günter Waidacher, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 70
44. A Matter of Minutes (1959)
106 min | Drama
Dorothea Angermann the daughter of a clergyman is accused of the murder of her husband, a brutal man that she was obliged to marry because she was pregnant and he was the father of the baby.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Ruth Leuwerik, Bert Sotlar, Alfred Schieske, Kurt Meisel
Votes: 68
45. Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da (1970)
Comedy
When Otto Sanger inherits ground in Munich, he puts 4 terrace houses on it, moves into one and rents the others. But he isn't lucky in choosing the parties - from then on he's occupied ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Weck | Stars: Uschi Glas, Georg Thomalla, Fritz Wepper, Monika John
Votes: 68
46. Isar 12 (1961–1963)
25 min | Action, Drama
Stars: Karl Tischlinger, Wilmut Borell, Fritz Straßner, Eberhard Mondry
Votes: 65
47. Am grünen Strand der Spree (1960– )
497 min | Drama
Stars: Bum Krüger, Günter Pfitzmann, Werner Lieven, Malte Jaeger
Votes: 60
48. Der Engel, der seine Harfe versetzte (1959)
97 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Kurt Hoffmann | Stars: Nana Osten, Henry Vahl, Ullrich Haupt, Matthias Fuchs
Votes: 59
49. Hilfe, die Verwandten kommen (1971)
80 min | Comedy
Helmut and Ingrid want a flat, but they only get it as a couple. So they decide to marry.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Uschi Glas, Horst Janson, Theo Lingen, Monika John
Votes: 56
50.
Dora Heldt (2009– )
Episode:
Bei Hitze ist es wenigstens nicht kalt
(2012)
89 min | Romance
Doris Goldstein-Wagner is now 49 years old: her husband works as dentist and their son Moritz has now left the house.Suddenly Doris notices that her husband Torsten will organize a big ... See full summary »
Director: Mark von Seydlitz | Stars: Christine Neubauer, Birge Schade, Gesine Cukrowski, Markus Knüfken
Votes: 56