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1. Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

5.7

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38 Metascore

Bishop's most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life in order to make him complete three impossible assassinations and make them look like accidents.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh

Votes: 93,725 | Gross: $21.22M

2. Das Boot (2018– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, War

7.5

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An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance in this WWII drama.

Stars: Franz Dinda, Tom Wlaschiha, Rick Okon, Rainer Bock

Votes: 9,976

3. Blood Red Sky (2021)

TV-MA | 121 min | Action, Drama, Horror

6.1

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43 Metascore

A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight.

Director: Peter Thorwarth | Stars: Peri Baumeister, Carl Anton Koch, Alexander Scheer, Kais Setti

Votes: 54,961

4. The Wave (2008)

Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller

7.6

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A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich

Votes: 115,337

5. Before the Fall (2004)

110 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller

7.4

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65 Metascore

Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Jonas Jägermeyr

Votes: 17,224 | Gross: $0.14M

6. Berlin, I Love You (2019)

R | 120 min | Drama, Romance

4.7

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34 Metascore

Latest installment of the Cities of Love series (Paris, je t'aime / New York, I Love You / Rio, Eu Te Amo), this collective feature film is made of ten stories of romance set in the German capital.

Directors: Dianna Agron, Peter Chelsom, Claus Clausen, Fernando Eimbcke, Justin Franklin, Dennis Gansel, Dani Levy, Daniel Lwowski, Stephanie Martin, Josef Rusnak, Til Schweiger, Massy Tadjedin, Gabriela Tscherniak | Stars: Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Luke Wilson, Jim Sturgess

Votes: 3,940

7. We Are the Night (2010)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

6.2

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In Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer

Votes: 8,860

8. We Are the Wave (2019– )

50 min | Drama

6.3

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A new version of Rhue's novel in which a group of teenagers who start a youth movement which develops a dangerous momentum.

Stars: Ludwig Simon, Luise Befort, Michelle Barthel, Mohamed Issa

Votes: 3,119

9. Girls on Top (2001)

R | 90 min | Comedy

5.3

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18-year old Inken is frustrated for not having had an orgasm with her boyfriend. Her two best friends Vicky and the still-virgin Lena are in the same situation. All try to best to change their respective situations.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Diana Amft, Felicitas Woll, Karoline Herfurth, Andreas Christ

Votes: 4,485

10. Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)

110 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

6.3

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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver embark on an adventurous journey through fantastic worlds to free the kidnapped Princess Li Si from the impenetrable Dragon City and solve the secret of Jim's mysterious origins.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Annette Frier, Uwe Ochsenknecht

Votes: 2,876

11. Fatherland (III)

95 min | Drama | Pre-production

In 1964 Berlin, a detective probes the murders of Nazi officials. Defying the SS, he teams with a brave American journalist to expose a conspiracy concealing the Holocaust's shocking truth from the world under the Nazi regime.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Star: Luke Evans

12. Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)

Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Family

6.2

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To protect Morrowland from another threat, Jim and Luke have to set off on a dangerous journey. On their adventure, Jim's most fervent wish might also come true: to find out the truth about his mysterious origins.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Rick Kavanian, Annette Frier

Votes: 856

13. The Fourth State (2012)

115 min | Thriller

6.1

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A journalist gets caught up in a terrorist plot in Moscow while investigating the Russian secret service.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt, Rade Serbedzija

Votes: 2,439

14. Men in the City (2009)

107 min | Comedy

6.3

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The story follows six very different men and their struggles with women, family and work. Yet, they are somehow connected to each other.

Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Christian Ulmen, Nadja Uhl, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Maxim Mehmet

Votes: 5,298

15. The Vexxer (2007)

98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

6.2

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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: 5,367

16. Lesson Plan (2010)

Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, History

7.2

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'Lesson Plan' is a documentary featuring interviews of the original students and teacher of the 1967 Third Wave experiment. This exercise in fascism took place in Palo Alto, California. ... See full summary »

Directors: David Jeffery, Philip Carr Neel | Stars: Ron Jones, Philip Zimbardo, Scott Thomson, Sherry Tousley

Votes: 184

17. Der Tiger

Action, Drama, War | Post-production

The five-man crew of a German Tiger tank is sent on a secret mission far behind the fiercely contested front line. Fueled by the Wehrmacht's methamphetamine, their mission increasingly becomes a journey into the heart of darkness .

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: David Schütter, Laurence Rupp, André Hennicke, Sebastian Urzendowsky

18. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)

News

6.3

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Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina

Votes: 231

19. 205: Room of Fear (2011)

104 min | Drama, Horror

5.1

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A young college student thinks that something sinister is going on in her new dorm room.

Director: Rainer Matsutani | Stars: Jennifer Ulrich, Julia Dietze, Inez Bjørg David, Marleen Lohse

Votes: 936

20. Kino+ (2014– )

News, Talk-Show

9.5

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Cinema releases, news and other things are discussed in a weekly Cinema Magazine.

Stars: Daniel Schröckert, Etienne Gardé, Andreas Bardet, Antje Wessels

Votes: 266

21. Cine Entertainment Talk Podcast (2015 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

7.9

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Stars: Florian Wurfbaum, Kevin Zindler, Dominik Starck, Christoph N. Kellerbach

Votes: 11

22. Das Phantom (2000 TV Movie)

95 min | Thriller

7.2

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After the partner of a policeman is killed he is drawn into a mysterious plot of conspiracy and terrorists.

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Nadeshda Brennicke, Mathias Herrmann, Hilmi Sözer

Votes: 323

23. Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998–2009)

60 min | Talk-Show

3.1

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The Johannes B. Kerner Show - a talk show with guests.

Stars: Johannes B. Kerner, Johann Lafer, Sarah Wiener, Horst Lichter

Votes: 236

24. Grim Night

Horror | Announced

A horror/thriller set in a world where people lock themselves indoors one night a year for fear of random attacks from creatures known as the "Grims".

Director: Dennis Gansel

25. Ich knall euch ab

Drama | Announced

A pair of troubled teenagers bring guns to their high school dance host and hold their classmates hostage.

Director: Dennis Gansel

26. Engineering the Sequel: Inside 'Mechanic: Resurrection' (2016 Video)

10 min | Documentary, Short

6.8

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Lots of behind the scenes footage and interviews with cast and crew.

Stars: Jessica Alba, Dennis Gansel, Jason Statham

Votes: 9

27. Radio Cold War

Drama | Announced

1950. A Radio Station in Munich founded by the CIA starts to broadcast in various languages in order to help defying Stalin and his satellites in East Europe behind the iron curtain.

28. La 2 noticias (1994–2020)

30 min | News

8.4

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Stars: Lorenzo Milá, Cristina Villanueva, Mara Torres, Fran Llorente

Votes: 122

29. Living Dead (1997)

15 min | Short, Action, Crime

6.3

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Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Werner Karle Jr., Manfred Keller, Iris Berben, Klaus J. Behrendt

Votes: 27

30. Videotagebuch von Dennis Gansel (2005 Video)

39 min | Documentary, Short

7.0

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Making of/Behind the Scenes of the movie Before the Fall (2004).

Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Thomas Drechsel, Dennis Gansel, Martin Goeres, Jonas Jägermeyr

Votes: 9

31. Stuckrad Late Night (2010–2012)

45 min | Talk-Show

6.5

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Stuckrad Late Night.

Stars: Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, Hajo Schumacher, Jörg Schönbohm, Jörg Diernberger

Votes: 31

32. Operation Bluebird (1999)

15 min | Action, Thriller, Short

4.7

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Director: Stefan Holtz | Stars: Michael Kausch, Frank Röth, Tabea Heynig, Krzysztof Machowski

Votes: 45

33. Im Auftrag des Herrn (1998)

8 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Butz Ulrich Buse, Maggie Peren, Dennis Gansel, Kristoff Becker

34. Hakenkreuz und Einschaltquote (2004 TV Movie)

30 min | Documentary

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Swastika and ratings.

Directors: Carlos Gerstenhauer, Matthias Leybrand | Stars: Heinrich Breloer, Henryk M. Broder, Joachim Fest, Dennis Gansel

35. The Wrong Trip (1996)

8 min | Drama, Short

7.1

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Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Peter Bongartz, Reinhold Behling, Jan Fromm

Votes: 29

36. Ein Hauch von Yvonne (1996)

5 min | Short, Comedy

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Director: Marcel-Kyrill Gardelli | Stars: Julia Bremermann, Gert Burkard, Jeanette Mühlmann, Josephine Weyers

37. The Wave (2019– )

Thriller | Announced

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A group of rebellious teenagers build a community that starts an uprising against the establishment.

38. We Are the Wave (2019– )
Episode: Do You Know That Feeling? (2019)

48 min | Drama

6.8

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Obedient high school-er Lea is drawn to smart, confident new student Tristan and his rebellious defense of misfits, but is unaware of his double life.

Director: Anca Miruna Lazarescu | Stars: Ludwig Simon, Luise Befort, Michelle Barthel, Mohamed Issa

Votes: 173

39. We Are the Wave (2019– )
Episode: Was ist los mit Dir? (2019)

45 min | Drama

6.6

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Tristan defends his friends when the school's neo-Nazi contingent attacks them during a weekend hangout, while Lea breaks away from her former circle.

Director: Anca Miruna Lazarescu | Stars: Ludwig Simon, Luise Befort, Michelle Barthel, Mohamed Issa

Votes: 136

40. We Are the Wave (2019– )
Episode: What's Next? (2019)

49 min | Drama

6.5

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After their protests go viral on social media, Lea pressures Tristan to allow more members into the Wave, but the movement escalates uncontrollably.

Director: Mark Monheim | Stars: Ludwig Simon, Luise Befort, Michelle Barthel, Mohamed Issa

Votes: 116

41. We Are the Wave (2019– )
Episode: You're Destroying Everything (2019)

53 min | Drama

7.4

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After a poorly planned raid on a slaughterhouse, the Wave spins out of control and a rift develops between Lea and Tristan that tears the group apart.

Director: Mark Monheim | Stars: Ludwig Simon, Luise Befort, Michelle Barthel, Mohamed Issa

Votes: 113