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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. Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996– )
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two police inspectors and their team from a Bonn-Koeln precinct fight all sorts of criminals they encounter daily on major highways in Germany.
Stars: Erdogan Atalay, Gottfried Vollmer, Niels Kurvin, Dietmar Huhn
Votes: 5,828
3. 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
4. The Collini Case (2019)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Alexandra Maria Lara, Heiner Lauterbach, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 12,935
5. 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: 768
6. Rosamunde Pilcher (1993– )
90 min | Drama, Romance
A series of television movies based on the works of Rosamunde Pilcher, a popular British writer of romance novels and short stories.
Stars: Stuart Davidson, Colin Matthews, Alexander-Klaus Stecher, Patrik Fichte
Votes: 282
7. Notruf Hafenkante (2007– )
45 min | Crime, Drama
The stories of police officers and doctors working near the Port of Hamburg.
Stars: Harald Maack, Gerit Kling, Sanna Englund, Fabian Harloff
Votes: 351
8. 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
9. Das Traumschiff (1981– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Every episode features a cruise to a different spectacular location aboard a German luxury liner. There are usually several storylines, mostly of the romantic kind, involving the passengers... See full summary »
Stars: Heide Keller, Horst Naumann, Siegfried Rauch, Sascha Hehn
Votes: 625
10. 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
11. 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: 268
12. The Black Forest Hospital (1985–1989)
90 min | Drama, Family
The Brinkmann family of doctors run the Black Forest Clinic in West Germany.
Stars: Klausjürgen Wussow, Gaby Dohm, Sascha Hehn, Barbara Wussow
Votes: 715
13. Die Chefin (2012– )
60 min | Crime
Kriminalkommissarin Vera Lanz leitet eine Abteilung bei der Münchener Mordkommission. Ihre beiden Mitarbeiter leitet sie mit einer Mischung aus Autorität und mütterlicher Nachsicht.
Stars: Katharina Böhm, Jürgen Tonkel, Christian Hockenbrink, Tatja Seibt
Votes: 159
14. 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
15. 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: 204
16. Briefe aus dem Jenseits (2023 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime
A 30-year-old missing persons case lands on Thiel's desk: after the disappearance of 15-year-old Sven, his parents received letters from an unknown Chris, who was supposedly travelling with their son. Now, new letters arrive from Chris.
Director: Niki Stein | Stars: Heino Ferch, Manfred Zapatka, Ronald Kukulies, Mareile Blendl
Votes: 87
17. Leipzig Homicide (2001– )
45 min | Crime
Leipzig police's Special Commission unit investigates capital crimes like murder and manslaughter
Stars: Melanie Marschke, Marco Girnth, Andreas Schmidt-Schaller, Daniel Steiner
Votes: 342
18. Der freie Wille (2006)
Unrated | 163 min | Crime, Drama
A man is released from a mental institution after serving 9 years for multiple rape.
Director: Matthias Glasner | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Sabine Timoteo, André Hennicke, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 3,301
19. Coast Guard (1997–2016)
45 min | Crime, Drama
The cases of the crew of the Albatros, a patrol boat of the German Coast Guard operating in the Baltic Sea area.
Stars: Michael Kind, Rüdiger Joswig, Elmar Gehlen, Andreas Arnstedt
Votes: 208
20. 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
21. 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: 810
22. Der letzte Zeuge (1998–2006)
45 min | Crime
"The Last Witness" is a crime series aired by the Second German Television. It's about medical examiner Dr. Robert Kolmaar (Ulrich Mühe).
Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Gesine Cukrowski, Jörg Gudzuhn, Renate Schroeter
Votes: 248
23. The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After ... See full summary »
Directors: Raffaele Mertes, Elisabetta Marchetti | Stars: Roberta Armani, Mathieu Carrière, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Mehmet Günsür
Votes: 216
24. Germany in Autumn (1978)
123 min | Documentary, Drama
Germany in Autumn has no typical plot; it mixes documentary footage with standard movie scenes to present the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. The film covers 2 months in 1977 when a ... See full summary »
Directors: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alf Brustellin, Hans Peter Cloos, Alexander Kluge, Maximiliane Mainka, Edgar Reitz, Katja Rupé, Volker Schlöndorff, Peter Schubert, Bernhard Sinkel | Stars: Wolfgang Bächler, Heinz Bennent, Wolf Biermann, Joachim Bißmeier
Votes: 1,413
25. Wolffs Revier (1992–2006)
45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Work and personal life of German police officers.
Stars: Jürgen Heinrich, Nadine Seiffert, Gerd Wameling, Klaus Pönitz
Votes: 206
26. 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: 239
27. All My Loving (2019)
116 min | Drama
A film about three siblings. All have reached a point where they have to change something quickly before the second half of their lives begins. Between chaos, inadequacies and losses, they search for a path that might lead to happiness.
Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Lars Eidinger, Nele Mueller-Stöfen, Hans Löw, Christine Schorn
Votes: 390
28. In the Name of the Law (1994–2008)
45 min | Crime, Drama
In the Name of the Law is a German television series that was broadcast from 1994 to 2007 by RTL.
Stars: Wolfgang Bathke, Klaus Schindler, Henry van Lyck, Britta Schmeling
Votes: 87
29. Wilder Westen inclusive (1988– )
Comedy, Drama
Wilder Westen inclusive.
Stars: Peter Striebeck, Krystyna Janda, Katja Studt, Gudrun Gabriel
Votes: 188
30. KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst (2007–2010)
45 min | Crime
Big and small stories surrounding a police station in Berlin-Kreuzberg.
Stars: Götz Schubert, Manfred Zapatka, Saskia Vester, Barnaby Metschurat
Votes: 303
31. Under Suspicion (2002– )
90 min | Crime
Under suspicion crime series.
Stars: Senta Berger, Rudolf Krause, Gerd Anthoff, Michael Lerchenberg
Votes: 173
32. Alphateam - Die Lebensretter im OP (1997–2006)
Drama
Stars: Marlies Engel, Hermann Toelcke, Uwe Karpa, Moritz Lindbergh
Votes: 51
33. Utopia (1983)
198 min | Drama
A treatise on love and desire tainted by harsh reality of capitalism, in which submission to the laws of lust-as-commerce is played out by five prostitutes and their pimp, who pits them ... See full summary »
Director: Sohrab Shahid Saless | Stars: Manfred Zapatka, Imke Barnstedt, Gundula Petrovska, Gabriele Fischer
Votes: 349
34. Marie Brand (2008– )
90 min | Crime
The highly talented chief inspector Marie Brand investigates with her pragmatic colleague Simmel. Together they bring heart and mind perfectly together and solve exciting murder cases in Cologne in this series.
Stars: Mariele Millowitsch, Hinnerk Schönemann, Thomas Heinze, Daniel Buder
Votes: 50
35. Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda (2001 TV Movie)
91 min | Biography, Drama, History
PILATE and the Roman legate VETURIUS look on worriedly as JESUS is celebrated as the new messiah in Jerusalem, fearing an uprising. Veturius decides to have Jesus arrested as soon as a ... See full summary »
Directors: Raffaele Mertes, Elisabetta Marchetti | Stars: Enrico Lo Verso, Danny Quinn, Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Mathieu Carrière
Votes: 178
36. The Last U-Boat (1993 TV Movie)
99 min | Drama, War
In 1945 an advanced type of German U-boat loaded with atomic technology en route for Japan and escorted by Japanese naval officers receives news that Germany has capitulated.
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Ulrich Tukur, Kaoru Kobayashi, Gorô Ôhashi
Votes: 304
37. Erkan & Stefan (2000)
87 min | Comedy
Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Herbig | Stars: John Friedmann, Florian Simbeck, Alexandra Neldel, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 2,334
38. I Am Guilty (2005)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of a young man confessing crimes he has not committed.
Director: Christoph Hochhäusler | Stars: Constantin von Jascheroff, Manfred Zapatka, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Nora Waldstätten
Votes: 700
39. Nachtcafé (1987– )
90 min | Talk-Show
A weekly talk show where several people, celebrities or lesser-known individuals, sit in one round and discuss one topic regarding society, family, or other issues.
Stars: Wieland Backes, Michael Steinbrecher, Wilhelm Schmid, Angelika Kallwass
Votes: 52
40. Die Männer vom K3 (1988–2003)
90 min | Crime
The men from the K3.
Stars: Harald Dietl, Hartmut Reck, Wolfgang Müller, Alexander Pelz
Votes: 51
41. Rosa Roth (1994–2013)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Rosa Roth is a no-nonsense police commissioner stationed in Berlin, who has a small team of operatives she trusts with her life. Whatever happens on the field, takes a toll on them personally as well.
Stars: Iris Berben, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Gunter Schoß, Jockel Tschiersch
Votes: 97
42. Todesspiel (1997 TV Movie)
177 min | Documentary, Drama, Thriller
Docudrama in two parts, based on the abduction of the president of the employer's association of Germany, Hanns Martin Schleyer, by the Baader-Meinhof gang in the Autumn of '77.
Director: Heinrich Breloer | Stars: Hans Brenner, Robert Viktor Minich, Birol Ünel, Sebastian Koch
Votes: 558
43. Freiheit ist das Einzigste, was zählt (2023)
13 min | Comedy, Drama
Leader Hans shoos his co-conspirators through the final preparations leading up to the revolution. In theory, everything sounds simple. The practice turns out to be more difficult.
Stars: Sibel Kekilli, Thomas Schubert, Bibiana Beglau, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 20
44. Todesengel (2019 TV Movie)
87 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The notorious "Angel of St. Pauli" is back. For Chief Inspector Jan Fabel there is no doubt who is behind the gruesome murder of a 48-year-old journalist. The act is like an unexplained ... See full summary »
Director: Jakob Ziemnicki | Stars: Peter Lohmeyer, Stephanie Japp, Anne Ratte-Polle, Julia Richter
Votes: 43
45. Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014 TV Movie)
89 min | Thriller
Joseph Komalschek returns to his old neighborhood - thirty years after he was convicted for the murders of a young woman and her newborn child, a crime he never confessed.
Director: Kaspar Heidelbach | Stars: Götz George, Hanno Koffler, Hannelore Elsner, Thomas Thieme
Votes: 263
46. 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
47. 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
48. Offset (2006)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Nicu (Razvan Vasilescu) runs a print shop in Bucharest, Romania, and Brindusa (Alexandra Maria Lara) is his secretary and translator. They were lovers years ago; now they maintain a ... See full summary »
Director: Didi Danquart | Stars: Alexandra Maria Lara, Felix Klare, Razvan Vasilescu, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 427
49. Tiefe Wunden (2015 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime
Director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller | Stars: Tim Bergmann, Felicitas Woll, Nicole Heesters, Kai Scheve
Votes: 132
50. In Eternal Friendship
180 min | Thriller | Post-production
Stars: Katja Bürkle, Gaby Dohm, Alexander Beyer, Proschat Madani