With UFA Fiction (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. The Physician (2013)
R | 155 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 11th-century Persia, a surgeon's apprentice disguises himself as a Jew to study at a school that does not admit Christians.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård, Olivier Martinez, Emma Catherine Rigby
Votes: 40,189
2. Deutschland 83 (2015)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Martin Rauch is recruited by the HVA to infiltrate the West Germany army. As a rookie spy, his decisions constantly put his cover at risk and force his agency to take extreme measures.
Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 14,240
3. Charité (2017– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, History
The series describes the accomplishments of several famous German physicians and scientists at the prestigious Charité hospital in Berlin during its history.
Stars: Alicia von Rittberg, Mala Emde, Nina Gummich, Maximilian Meyer-Bretschneider
Votes: 3,473
4. Sankt Maik (2018– )
Comedy
Con artist Maik Schäfer switches his fake conductor's suit for a real soutane while trying to escape custody and ends up in the Catholic parish of Läuterberg. Standing in for Vicar Sanman, ... See full summary »
Stars: Daniel Donskoy, Vincent Krüger, Bettina Burchard, Susi Banzhaf
Votes: 395
5. Deutschland 89 (2020)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Thriller
Martin Rauch experiences the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 during his activities as an East German spy.
Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Sylvester Groth, Corinna Harfouch
Votes: 2,942
6. Leipzig Homicide (2001– )
45 min | Crime
The team of the Special Commission of the Leipzig police investigates mostly capital crimes like murder and manslaughter.
Stars: Melanie Marschke, Marco Girnth, Andreas Schmidt-Schaller, Daniel Steiner
Votes: 295
7. Deutschland 86 (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Abandoned by Moscow and desperate for cash, the East German leadership pushes their secret operatives to experiment with global capitalism and save their sinking socialist ship. Long ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 4,895
8. Rising High (2020)
TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Charting the rise and fall of three corrupt real estate agents who accumulate absurd wealth in no time but fall into a vortex of fraud, greed and drugs.
Director: Cüneyt Kaya | Stars: Ellen Dubin, David Kross, Emily Goss, Frederick Lau
Votes: 5,254
9. Project: ALF (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Family
Captured by the Alien Task Force, ALF was rescued by two officers who found out that the project shall be canceled - and also ALF.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, William O'Leary, Jensen Daggett, Scott Michael Campbell
Votes: 2,731
10. Spy Cat (2018)
PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Marnie is a chubby cat, treated like a princess and getting everything she wants. When she is forced to make her own way in the world, she realizes who she really is - a lonely cat in need of friends.
Directors: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein | Stars: Alexandra Neldel, Axel Prahl, Sylvain Urban, Erik Borner
Votes: 1,188
11. Faking Hitler (2021)
278 min | Drama
In the 1980s, German paper 'Stern' published Hitler's diary, giving insights into his deepest and private thoughts; Shortly after, it is revealed that they are fake. The mini-series is a fictional account of the publication and reveal.
Stars: Lars Eidinger, Moritz Bleibtreu, Daniel Donskoy, Sinje Irslinger
Votes: 459
12. Ku'damm 56 (2016)
100 min | Drama
Caterina Schöllack runs a dance school in Berlin in 1956. It is her goal to give her three daughters the best possible opportunity, meaning to ensure that they marry well, but until then ... See full summary »
Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 2,267
13. The Same Sky (2017)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.
Stars: Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Friederike Becht, Ben Becker
Votes: 2,450
14. Our wonderful years (2020)
270 min | Biography, Drama, History
The history of the Wolf family in post-war Germany in the 1940s and 1950s.
Stars: Elisa Schlott, Vanessa Loibl, Anna Maria Mühe, Katja Riemann
Votes: 621
15. Catherine the Great (1995 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.
Directors: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann, Ian Richardson, Brian Blessed
Votes: 1,306
16. Legal Affairs (2021– )
Drama
An up-to-every-trick media lawyer handles her clients' affairs while discovering a mysterious connection between old family baggage and current political controversy in modern Berlin.
Stars: Lavinia Wilson, Maryam Zaree, Aaron Altaras, Michaela Caspar
Votes: 185
17. A Stasi Comedy (2022)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After falling in love with the Nathalie and sleeping with his first target, Corinna, Ludger ends up living two lives - one as an underground poet and one as a Stasi agent - both of which eventually come back to haunt him 30 years later.
Director: Leander Haußmann | Stars: David Kross, Jörg Schüttauf, Antonia Bill, Margarita Broich
Votes: 278
18. Ku'damm 63 (2021)
90 min | Drama
Catharina rekindles her relationship with Fritz; Monika composes for the European Song Contest; Eva punishes Jürgen for his abuse; Helga is desperate because Wolfgang contacts his former lover who was imprisoned due to her denunciation.
Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 597
19. A Thousand Lines (2022)
93 min | Drama
Follows the real-life 2018 fake news scandal involving disgraced Der Spiegel journalist Claas Relotius.
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: Donald Trump, Colin Kaepernick, Elyas M'Barek, Jonas Nay
Votes: 307
20. Coconut Hero (2015)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
In the middle of Nowheresville lives 16-year-old Mike who wants out of his crappy life - permanently! Spending his time devising ways to do himself in, he considers the fatal brain tumor in... See full summary »
Director: Florian Cossen | Stars: Alex Ozerov-Meyer, Bea Santos, Krista Bridges, Sebastian Schipper
Votes: 967
21. Der Überfall (2022– )
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A robbery attempt at a small corner store ends fatally. A seven-year-old boy disappears and an envelope with a lot of money changes hands. The lives of people who have never had anything to do with each other collide violently.
Stars: Katja Riemann, Lorna Ishema, Joel Basman, Sebastian Zimmler
Votes: 110
22. All About Me (2018)
100 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Dramatised origin story of one of Germany's most beloved contemporary comedians.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Jan Lindner, Luise Heyer, Hape Kerkeling, Julius Weckauf
Votes: 4,589
23. Ku'damm 59 (2018)
Drama
This is a story about a woman and her three daughters in Germany in the 1950s. One of the daughters wants more from life and becomes a part of the rock'n'roll subculture.
Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 1,219
24. Hackerville (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Thriller
Following a cyber attack on a German bank, an investigator teams with local authorities and an elite hacker to track the suspects.
Stars: Anna Schumacher, Andi Vasluianu, Voicu Dumitras, Florin Galan
Votes: 1,620
25. Bauhaus (2019 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama, History
The story of a young female student at the famous Bauhaus Design Academy in the early 1920's, inspired by the real life of designer Alma Siedhoff-Buscher.
Director: Gregor Schnitzler | Stars: Alicia von Rittberg, Noah Saavedra, Jörg Hartmann, Nina Gummich
Votes: 498
26. Ein starkes Team (1994– )
90 min | Crime
It's almost 20 years since our illustrious Trio set off to solve some of Berlin's more bizarre murder mysteries. The success of the show's longevity hinges around the humor of former DDR ... See full summary »
Stars: Florian Martens, Jaecki Schwarz, Arnfried Lerche, Maja Maranow
Votes: 163
27. Die Diplomatin (2016– )
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The diplomat Karla Lorenz is working on behalf of the Foreign Office around the world to help German citizens in crisis situations.
Stars: Natalia Wörner, Jannik Schümann, Michael Ihnow, Alexander Beyer
Votes: 97
28. Jungle Child (2011)
131 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.
Director: Roland Suso Richter | Stars: Stella Kunkat, Thomas Kretschmann, Nadja Uhl, Sina Tkotsch
Votes: 1,224
29. God, You're Such a Prick (2020)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
16-year-old Steffi is planning a school trip to Paris and her first sex with Fabian when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She defies parental advice and escapes with Steve, a frustrated circus acrobat, to enjoy the time she has left.
Director: André Erkau | Stars: Sinje Irslinger, Max Hubacher, Til Schweiger, Heike Makatsch
Votes: 501
30. Mein Kampf (2009)
110 min | Biography, Comedy
The young, despotic and untalented artist Adolf Hitler comes to Vienna to study art. He befriends the Jew Schlomo Herzl working on a novel with the title "Mein Kampf". Hitler is rejected by... See full summary »
Director: Urs Odermatt | Stars: Götz George, Tom Schilling, Anna Unterberger, Bernd Birkhahn
Votes: 780
31. Too Hard to Handle (2016)
TV-PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
Karo has lots of psychological Problems, 105 minutes of it.
Director: Laura Lackmann | Stars: Claudia Eisinger, Katja Riemann, Barbara Schöne, Laura Tonke
Votes: 482
32. SOKO 5113 (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: 258
33. Naked Among Wolves (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, War
As WWII comes to an end, a group of Buchenwald's emaciated prisoners risk their lives for the safety of the camp's youngest inmate: a four-year-old Auschwitz-born Jewish prisoner. Is there a future for the Buchenwald boy?
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Florian Stetter, Peter Schneider, Sylvester Groth, Sabin Tambrea
Votes: 4,061
34. Die Gustloff (2008 TV Movie)
188 min | Drama, History, War
German film loosely based on the sinking, by a Soviet submarine, of a Nazi troop-transport ship in the Baltic Sea on January 30th 1945.
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: Kai Wiesinger, Valerie Niehaus, Heiner Lauterbach, Dana Vávrová
Votes: 554
35. Point Blank (2016 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
An undercover agent (Tom Schilling) suffers from an inner conflict as he is supposed to betray his friend who is part of the Serbian sports betting mafia in Berlin.
Director: Philipp Kadelbach | Stars: Tom Schilling, Edin Hasanovic, Erand Hoxha, Gezim Meta
Votes: 947
36. Kruso (2018 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The young student Ed (Jonathan Berlin) wants to get out, leave everything behind. He finds refuge on the Baltic Island of Hiddensee, at a time when the GDR is in its last legs. Many have ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Stuber | Stars: Albrecht Schuch, Jonathan Berlin, Andreas Leupold, Peter Schneider
Votes: 119
37. Allmen (2016– )
TV-PG | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dandified Allmen needs money and sells some valuable Gallé glass pieces to a dealer. After the dealer gets killed and someone also wants to kill him, Allmen and his butler try to find out what is going on.
Stars: Heino Ferch, Samuel Finzi, Andrea Osvárt, Isabella Parkinson
Votes: 203
38. Stations of the Cross (2014)
Unrated | 110 min | Drama
Fourteen-year-old Maria is a fundamentalist Catholic, living her life in a modern fashion, yet her heart belongs to Jesus. She wants to be a saint and go to heaven. No one, not even a nice boy she meets, can stop her in this goal.
Director: Dietrich Brüggemann | Stars: Lea van Acken, Franziska Weisz, Florian Stetter, Lucie Aron
Votes: 4,465
39. Todo lo Que Necesitas (2021– )
25 min | Comedy, Drama
All You Need is a Dramady series produced by ARD, about four gay men in Berlin, searching for love and security in the age of Grindr. The show is created and directed by Benjamin Gutsche.
Stars: Benito Bause, Frédéric Brossier, Arash Marandi, Christin Nichols
Votes: 380
40. I'm Off Then (2015)
92 min | Comedy
Based on the book "Ich Bin Dann Mal Weg" by Hape Kerkeling, in which the author describes his journey on the Way of St. James, a pilgrimage route, and the people he encounters there.
Director: Julia von Heinz | Stars: Devid Striesow, Martina Gedeck, Karoline Schuch, Annette Frier
Votes: 2,415
41. Jesus Loves Me (2012)
100 min | Comedy
In contemplation of the upcoming apocalypse, Jesus returns to Earth to see if the people have become better than they were in his lifetime, and falls in love with Marie, who has just left her fiancée.
Director: Florian David Fitz | Stars: Jessica Schwarz, Florian David Fitz, Henry Hübchen, Hannelore Elsner
Votes: 1,544
42. Die Eifelpraxis (2016– )
90 min | Drama
Stars: Simon Schwarz, Olga von Luckwald, Janek Rieke, Tom Keune
Votes: 27
43. We Are Young. We Are Strong. (2014)
123 min | Crime, Drama, History
On 24th August 1992 in the eastern German city of Rostock a rampaging mob, to the applause and cheering of more than 3,000 bystanders, besieged and set fire to a residential building ... See full summary »
Director: Burhan Qurbani | Stars: Jonas Nay, Trang Le Hong, Devid Striesow, Joel Basman
Votes: 2,292
44. Helgoland (II)
Drama | Filming
A small community of survivors of an apocalypse that has overrun the rest of the world and plunged it into chaos is holed up on Germany's only offshore island.
Stars: Martina Gedeck, Alexander Fehling, Markus Gertken, Alexander Devrient
45. Bornholmer Straße (2014 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
A comic look at the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989, told from the point of view of the German border guards at the checkpoint where it all started.
Director: Christian Schwochow | Stars: Charly Hübner, Milan Peschel, Ulrich Matthes, Rainer Bock
Votes: 829
46. Shed My Skin (2015 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
The adolescent Milan discovers his own suspected homosexuality at the age of 17 and the consequences for him and his family but also the liberation as he understands why he has been so down and rebellious.
Director: Stefan Schaller | Stars: Merlin Rose, Claudia Michelsen, Johann von Bülow, Leonard Proxauf
Votes: 785
47. Redemption Road (2017 TV Movie)
203 min | Drama, History
The life of a German-Jewish judge's family is destroyed by Nazi persecution in the 1930s. The children are sent to England with a Kindertransport, he goes into Cuban exile, and she remains in Germany. In 1947 the broken family is reunited.
Director: Matthias Glasner | Stars: Ronald Zehrfeld, Johanna Wokalek, Saskia Reeves, Barbara Auer
Votes: 257
48. Hanni & Nanni: Mehr als beste Freunde (2017)
98 min | Adventure, Family
Director: Isabell Suba | Stars: Laila Meinecke, Rosa Meinecke, Katharina Thalbach, Maria Schrader
Votes: 98
49. Kelvin's Book
Drama | Announced
A group of young people living in a dystopian future are forced to confront their past in the aftermath of an emergency plane landing.
50. Neu in unserer Familie (2016 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
Jonas and Marit lead an unconventional relationship. The two agree to allow each other freedoms while - even in front of their own children - have no secrets. They moved from Cologne to ... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Krohmer | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Maja Schöne, Maria Matschke, Max Boekhoff
Votes: 60