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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: 3,059
2. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,266
3. 3096 Tage (2013)
111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.
Director: Sherry Hormann | Stars: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Thure Lindhardt, Amelia Pidgeon, Trine Dyrholm
Votes: 16,231
4. Derrick (1974–1998)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant, Inspector Harry Klein, solve murder cases in Munich and surrounding areas.
Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Holger Petzold
Votes: 1,837
5. Police Call 110 (1971– )
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alexander Bukow is a cop who doesn't mind working at the edge of the law to get results. His straight-laced partner Katrin Koenig is a control freak whose life is the job. Together, they're... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Borgelt, Jürgen Frohriep, Wolfgang Winkler, Jaecki Schwarz
Votes: 568
6. Fedora (1978)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer
Votes: 5,176 | Gross: $2.20M
7. 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
8. Kreuzfahrt ins Glück (2007–2024)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This "Das Traumschiff" spin-off follows two wedding planners and the couple that hired them. They are all traveling on a German cruise ship where the couple is about to get married and spend their honeymoon visiting places where they dock.
Stars: Heide Keller, Nick Wilder, Siegfried Rauch, Marcus Grüsser
Votes: 105
9. 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
10. In aller Freundschaft (1998– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
This show is focused on a fictional clinic in Leipzig called 'Sachsenklinik' and its staff and patients.
Stars: Thomas Rühmann, Andrea Kathrin Loewig, Alexa Maria Surholt, Thomas Koch
Votes: 294
11. Forsthaus Falkenau (1989–2013)
43 min | Drama, Family
Bavarian forestry station ('Forsthaus') Falkenau in Küblach is the professional base and home of the town's forester, whose job proves crucial for conservation but also for safety, local ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Wolf, Hans Stadlbauer, Christian Wolff, Bruni Löbel
Votes: 219
12. Der Bulle von Tölz (1996–2009)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
The Bull of Tölz is commissioned by Sat.1 German crime series.
Stars: Ottfried Fischer, Ruth Drexel, Katerina Jacob, Udo Thomer
Votes: 459
13. Polizeifunk ruft (1966–1970)
26 min | Crime, Drama
Police radio calls crime series.
Stars: Karl-Heinz Hess, Hans Daniel, Josef Dahmen, Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
Votes: 84
14. Markus Lanz (2008– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Markus Lanz hosts his own talk show.
Stars: Markus Lanz, Elmar Theveßen, Robin Alexander, Karl Lauterbach
Votes: 215
15. The Country Doctor (1987–2013)
45 min | Drama, Romance
The country doctor.
Stars: Gerhard Olschewski, Heinz Reincke, Walter Plathe, Franziska Troegner
Votes: 124
16. The Brain (1962)
83 min | Crime, Horror, Drama
After the mysterious crash of a millionaire's private airplane, three scientists secretly harvest the dying man's brain and keep it alive in a laboratory in order to communicate with it through telepathy.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Anne Heywood, Peter van Eyck, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee
Votes: 356
17. L'histoire du samedi (1995– )
Drama
An anthology television series from the French third public television channel, which features drama or comedy productions of original teleplays or TV adaptations developed from existing pieces of writing (popular plays or novels).
Stars: Philippe Clay, Nadia Barentin, Philippe Volter, Laetitia Legrix
Votes: 24
18. The Cow and I (1959)
TV-PG | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
In 1942, a French prisoner of war in Germany decides to escape to France using a cow held by a lunge as a decoy. He crosses all Germany in this way.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Fernandel, Pierre-Louis, Ellen Schwiers, Ingeborg Schöner
Votes: 1,727
19. Verschwende deine Jugend (2003)
97 min | Music, Comedy, Drama
The year is 1981, the German New Wave is at the peak. Harry, otherwise Sparkasse trainee, wants to make it big as a manager of the band of his friends, Apollo Schwabing. He has booked the ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Quabeck | Stars: Tom Schilling, Robert Stadlober, Jessica Schwarz, Marlon Kittel
Votes: 1,134
20. Doktor Martin (2007–2009)
45 min | Drama
Stars: Axel Milberg, Max Hopp, Florian David Fitz, Hans-Martin Stier
Votes: 37
21. Le tonnerre de Dieu (1965)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Léandre Brassac is a misanthrope and alcoholic, who lives on a large remote county estate with his wife, Marie. Brassac has a reputation as a violent and unpredictable man, but who has a love for animals, particularly dogs.
Director: Denys de La Patellière | Stars: Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Georges Géret
Votes: 386
22. 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
23. Tales of the Vikings (1959–1960)
30 min | Adventure
Leif sets off from Scandinavia around the year 1000 determined to find lands to conquer and settle. He, along with his fellow Vikings, find conflict and adventure as they venture further from their homeland.
Stars: Jerome Courtland, Buddy Baer, Walter Barnes, Stefan Schnabel
Votes: 52
24. Das Rasthaus der grausamen Puppen (1967)
96 min | Crime, Drama
Rogue couple Betty Williams and Bob Fishman attempt to rob a jewelry store in Glasgow. The plan fails and a policeman is killed.
Director: Rolf Olsen | Stars: Essy Persson, Helga Anders, Erik Schumann, Margot Trooger
Votes: 135
25. 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
26. Menschen bei Maischberger (2003– )
Talk-Show
Talkshow hosted by Sandra Maischberger.
Stars: Sandra Maischberger, Sahra Wagenknecht, Norbert Blüm, Heiner Geißler
Votes: 91
27. Hafenpolizei (1963–1966)
25 min | Crime
The cases of the Hamburg port police.
Stars: Jochen Blume, Herbert A.E. Böhme, Josef Dahmen, Til Kiwe
Votes: 68
28. Schloßhotel Orth (1996– )
45 min | Drama
Schlosshotel Orth is a German-Austrian television series.
Stars: Hans Kraemmer, Lotte Ledl, Heinz Trixner, Andreas Ban
Votes: 66
29. Arms and the Man (1958)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
In 1865, Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as a mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group is attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ... See full summary »
Director: Franz Peter Wirth | Stars: O.W. Fischer, Liselotte Pulver, Ellen Schwiers, Jan Hendriks
Votes: 200
30. Der Satan mit den roten Haaren (1964)
Drama
Emergency landing on an island in the Caribbean. Greed for gold through the cargo on board. A redhead woman twists the senses of the men. A trashy action movie with erotic spice.
Director: Alfons Stummer | Stars: Helga Sommerfeld, Helmut Schmid, Ellen Schwiers, Peter Jacobs
Votes: 11
31. Volle Kanne (1999– )
85 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Volle Kanne is a service magazine on ZDF, which is sent from Monday to Friday.
Stars: Armin Roßmeier, Ingo Nommsen, Nadine Krüger, Andrea Ballschuh
Votes: 71
32. Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998–2009)
60 min | Talk-Show
The Johannes B. Kerner Show - a talk show with guests.
Stars: Johannes B. Kerner, Johann Lafer, Sarah Wiener, Horst Lichter
Votes: 236
33. Zum blauen Bock (1957–1987)
Comedy, Family, Game-Show
Zum Blauen Bock was an entertainment show by the Hessischer Rundfunk on German television.
Stars: Heinz Schenk, Reno Nonsens, Lia Wöhr, Otto Höpfner
Votes: 59
34. Ballata per un pistolero (1967)
98 min | Drama, Western
Instead of fighting over newly-gained money from a coach-robbery, two gangster-brothers (El Bedoja and Chiuchi) decide to rob a bank together. But Martinez, a gangster-coward, is ... See full summary »
Director: Alfio Caltabiano | Stars: Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra, Angelo Infanti, Mario Novelli, Alfio Caltabiano
Votes: 177
35. Für alle Fälle Stefanie (1995–2004)
45 min | Drama
For all cases Stefanie.
Stars: Christoph Schobesberger, Walfriede Schmitt, Ulrike Mai, Claudia Schmutzler
Votes: 140
36. Hallo Robbie! (2001–2009)
Family
Hello Robbie - the family series with seal.
Stars: Till Demtrøder, Gerhard Olschewski, Tim Knauer, Tim Braeutigam
Votes: 101
37. Dalli Dalli (1971–1986)
90 min | Game-Show
There are eight prominent candidates in teams of two against each other.
Stars: Hans Rosenthal, Monika Sundermann, Brigitte Xander, Mady Riehl
Votes: 124
38. Never Too Late for Justice (2016– )
45 min | Crime
A special team of the LKA Berlin rolls up unresolved criminal cases from the past.
Stars: Katy Karrenbauer, Tobias Licht, Valerie Niehaus, Matthias Weidenhöfer
Votes: 84
39. Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter (1956)
107 min | Drama
In 1920, an unknown 24-year-old woman was fished out of Berlin's Landwehr kanal after a suicide attempt. Since she has no papers and no answers to any questions, they soon assign them to ... See full summary »
Director: Falk Harnack | Stars: Lilli Palmer, Ivan Desny, Susanne von Almassy, Käthe Braun
Votes: 125
40. Our Charly (1995–2012)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Charlie, a small African chimpanzee, ends up in the home of the Martin family and turns their quiet life upside down.
Stars: Regina Lemnitz, Ralf Lindermann, Brigitte Böttrich, Aurelio Malfa
Votes: 442
41. Der letzte Zeuge (1960)
102 min | Crime
Courtroom drama about the murder of a four-month-old baby. Police almost immediately arrest the mother Ingrid, who is the mistress of the father, a rich business VIP married to someone else... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Martin Held, Hanns Lothar, Ellen Schwiers, Jürgen Goslar
Votes: 283
42. Der rote Schal (1973)
Drama
Allan Armadale and Ozias Midwinter are close friends. What they don't know is that the father of one of them has killed the father of the other. Allan is a cheerful man full of life, Ozias ... See full summary »
Stars: Ellen Schwiers, Heinz Ehrenfreund, Fred Haltiner, Ida Ehre
Votes: 20
43. 4 Schlüssel (1966)
107 min | Crime, Thriller
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Günther Ungeheuer, Walter Rilla, Monika Peitsch, Hanns Lothar
Votes: 115
44. Kölner Treff (1976– )
90 min | Talk-Show
Kölner Treff - talk show with Bettina Böttinger.
Stars: Bettina Böttinger, Susan Link, Micky Beisenherz, Alfred Biolek
Votes: 58
45. Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (1998–2004)
90 min | Crime, Thriller
The crime of Professor Capellari is a criminal series of ZDF and Professor Viktor Capellari is a lecturer in criminology at the University of Munich.
Stars: Friedrich von Thun, Gilbert von Sohlern, Sissy Höfferer, Liane Forestieri
Votes: 37
46. Sherlock Holmes und die sieben Zwerge (1992– )
Family
Retired police chief Hans Holms is called out of retirement when his grandchildren are visited by fairy tale characters and announce that Snow White has been kidnapped.
Stars: Alfred Müller, Ellen Schwiers, Ulrike Haase, Stefan Limprecht
Votes: 25
47. Aus heiterem Himmel (1995–1999)
45 min | Comedy
Comic author Tobias and his boat-building friend Christopher are both convinced singles. Together they inhabit an old villa and have an easy life with many girlfriends. But when Tobias' ... See full summary »
Stars: Daniel Friedrich, Michael Fitz, Julio Brinkmann, Florian Fischer
Votes: 75
48. 08/15 - Zweiter Teil (1955)
110 min | War, Drama
Winter 1942: Like thousands of other German soldiers, Asch and Vierbein have ended up at the Eastern front.
Director: Paul May | Stars: O.E. Hasse, Rolf Kutschera, Emmerich Schrenk, Rainer Penkert
Votes: 333
49. Mann im Schatten (1961)
95 min | Crime
Director: Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Stars: Helmut Qualtinger, Ellen Schwiers, Barbara Frey, Katharina Mayberg
Votes: 76
50. Gustav Adolfs Page (1960)
93 min | Drama, Romance, War
Gustl Leubelfing, daughter of the mayor of Nuremberg adores the king of the Swedes. So she happily substitutes for her brother as Gustav Adolf's page instead of marrying her fiancé Roland. ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf Hansen | Stars: Liselotte Pulver, Curd Jürgens, Ellen Schwiers, Walther Reyer
Votes: 114