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1. Veronika Voss (1982)
R | 104 min | Drama
Partially based on the life of Sybille Schmitz, who found fame under the Nazi regime, but whose career was destroyed afterward. Veronika Voss is a once prominent UFA actress, kept by her doctor, who raises suspicion in a sports journalist.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess, Annemarie Düringer
Votes: 7,798
2. Querelle (1982)
R | 108 min | Drama
A handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet
Votes: 7,448
3. Lola (1981)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A seductive cabaret singer-prostitute pits a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, launching an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything-and everyone-is for sale.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Matthias Fuchs
Votes: 6,834
4. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Not Rated | 931 min | Crime, Drama
In late-1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city's criminal underworld.
Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Claus Holm, Hanna Schygulla, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 4,905
5. Holly - The Movie (1984)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Otto, a young man from East-Frisia, comes to the big city of Hamburg to make his fortune. Most of all he is engaged with two problems: How can he impress Silvia, a wealthy young girl; and ... See full summary »
Directors: Xaver Schwarzenberger, Otto Waalkes | Stars: Otto Waalkes, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Sky du Mont, Jessika Cardinahl
Votes: 4,625
6. Ödipussi (1988)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
Gray-haired furniture retailer Paul Winkelmann still has his dinner cooked and his laundry done by his mother. He spends his evenings playing Scrabble with Mama's friends and discussing the... See full summary »
Director: Vicco von Bülow | Stars: Vicco von Bülow, Katharina Brauren, Evelyn Hamann, Edda Seippel
Votes: 4,351
7. Lili Marleen (1981)
R | 120 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In 1938, a German singer falls in love with a Jewish composer in Zurich, who helps Jews flee Nazi Germany. She wants to help but is forced back to Germany. Her song "Lili Marleen" becomes a hit with soldiers and the Nazi top brass.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer, Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Votes: 4,299
8. Ace of Aces (1982)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sport
In 1936, a French boxer on his way to the Berlin Olympic Games befriends a local Jewish boy and decides to save him from the Nazis.
Director: Gérard Oury | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Frank Hoffmann, Günter Meisner
Votes: 4,169
9. Schtonk (1992)
115 min | Comedy, Crime
The slightly fictionalized story of an art forger, a journalist desperate for a big story, and the biggest press scandal in German history: the Hitler Diaries.
Director: Helmut Dietl | Stars: Götz George, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Christiane Hörbiger, Dagmar Manzel
Votes: 4,032
10. Le Marginal (1983)
103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Maria Carlos Sotto Mayor, Pierre Vernier
Votes: 3,484
11. Schramm (1993)
Not Rated | 65 min | Horror
As serial killer Lothar Schramm lies dying in his own blood, horrific memories of his miserable life of paranoia, self-harm and rejection flash before his eyes. A tragic look into the mind of a serial killer.
Director: Jörg Buttgereit | Stars: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Monika M., Micha Brendel, Carolina Harnisch
Votes: 3,463
12. 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: 3,072
13. Otto - Der Neue Film (1987)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
Otto loses his flat, because he could not pay the rent. To work off his rent arrears he is doing dirty work for the caretaker. Just now Gaby moves into the house and Otto falls in love, but Gaby has eyes only for Amboss the bodybuilder.
Directors: Xaver Schwarzenberger, Otto Waalkes | Stars: Otto Waalkes, Anja Jaenicke, Ute Sander, Friedrich Schoenfelder
Votes: 2,653
14. Momo (1986)
101 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In the village of Momo the pace of time goes very slowly. Nobody is bothering about stress but everyone has time to chat and rest - until the day the grey men arrive. With a great selling ... See full summary »
Director: Johannes Schaaf | Stars: Radost Bokel, Mario Adorf, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 2,090
15. Kamikaze 89 (1982)
Not Rated | 106 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a totalitarian society of the future, in which the government controls all facets of the press, a homicide detective investigates a string of bombings, and finds out more than he bargained for.
Director: Wolf Gremm | Stars: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Günther Kaufmann, Boy Gobert, Arnold Marquis
Votes: 829 | Gross: $0.02M
16. Single Bells (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Kati a successful advertising manager, dreams of a family with Jonas, who has been her boyfriend for eight years. As he doesn't like the plan at all, they start an argument. Kati finally ... See full summary »
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Inge Konradi, Johanna von Koczian, Mona Seefried
Votes: 764
17. Sisi (2009)
200 min | Drama, History, Romance
Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph falls in love with young Elisabeth. It's love at first sight but Franz Joseph's mother Sophie doesn't approve of the relationship.
Stars: Clemens Kienast, Cristiana Capotondi, David Rott, Martina Gedeck
Votes: 622
18. O Palmenbaum (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Kati and Jonas have planned to get married secretly during their Christmas trip to Mauritius - but in the end, Kati's entire family gets wind of the plan and shows up at the airport to accompany them.
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Inge Konradi, Johanna von Koczian, Mona Seefried, Erwin Steinhauer
Votes: 482
19. Margarete Steiff (2005 TV Movie)
95 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the life of German toymaker Margarete Steiff, the movie shows her long way from a 10-year-old girl, confined to a wheelchair, to one of the first and most successful creators of toy stuffed animals.
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Heike Makatsch, Felix Eitner, Hary Prinz, Donald Arthur
Votes: 443
20.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Die Strafe beginnt
(1980)
Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Drama
Part 1 introduces Franz Biberkopf (Gunter Lamprecht), a man who vows to go straight after serving four years in prison for the beating death of his prostitute girlfriend.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Karin Baal, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 412
21. Solo for Clarinet (1998)
93 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller
A detective sees a woman flee the scene of a murder but loses her. No one else saw her. He meets the woman and falls in love. Confronting her with his suspicions, he discovers that she, too, is a victim.
Director: Nico Hofmann | Stars: Götz George, Corinna Harfouch, Tim Bergmann, Barbara Auer
Votes: 402
22.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Wie soll man leben, wenn man nicht sterben will
(1980)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama
In Part 2, Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) searches for work---and gets a job selling a Nazi newspaper.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Axel Bauer, Klaus Höhne
Votes: 345
23.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Ein Hammer auf den Kopf kann die Seele verletzen
(1980)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama
Our hero Franz Biberkopf tries to live from selling shoelaces going from door to door. Here he accidentally runs into his old lover Eva, which makes him so overwhelmed that he runs to the ... See full summary »
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Hark Bohm, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 318
24.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 14 - Mein Traum vom Traum des Franz Biberkopf von Alfred Döblin: Ein Epilog
(1980)
Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Conclusion. Reality gives way to a dream, in which Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) is haunted by visions of those who have both loved and betrayed him.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Hanna Schygulla, Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John
Votes: 310
25.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Eine Handvoll Menschen in der Tiefe der Stille
(1980)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama
Part 4. Retreating into solitude, Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) spends his days in a boarding house.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Karlheinz Braun, Peter Bretz, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 299
26.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Ein Schnitter mit der Gewalt vom lieben Gott
(1980)
Not Rated | 58 min | Crime, Drama
In Part 5, Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) is befriended by the leader of a gang of thieves.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Wolfgang Bathke, Franz Buchrieser, Ivan Desny
Votes: 285
27. I Don't Just Want You to Love Me: The filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1992)
96 min | Documentary, Biography
An insightful examination on the life and work of New German Cinema master Rainer Werner Fassbinder, "I Don't Just Want You to Love Me" presents friends, actors and collaborators of his ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Günther Pflaum | Stars: Harry Baer, Michael Ballhaus, Karlheinz Braun, Karlheinz Böhm
Votes: 280
28.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Eine Liebe, das kostet immer viel
(1980)
Not Rated | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Franz is the accomplice in a heist and ends up injured after an accident during the getaway.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Herb Andress, Franz Buchrieser, Kristine de Loup
Votes: 277
29.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Einsamkeit reißt auch in Mauern Risse des Irrsinns
(1980)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama
Mieze reveals she can't have children to Franz, and when Eva tells her she will have a child with Franz that Mieze can then raise, the trio's dynamics shift and reveals further darkness.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Barbara Sukowa, Brigitte Mira, Fritz Schediwy
Votes: 274
30.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Wissen ist Macht und Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
(1980)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama
In Part 11, Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) gets involved with a gang that steals clothes from a warehouse.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 273
31.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Die Schlange in der Seele der Schlange
(1980)
Not Rated | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Part 12. Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) introduces Mieze to his cafe friends, where a chance meeting with Reinhold leads to tragic consequences.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Günter Lamprecht, Franz Buchrieser
Votes: 272
32.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Merke - Einen Schwur kann man amputieren
(1980)
Not Rated | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Part 7. A recovering Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) refuses help from Bruno.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Franz Buchrieser, Ivan Desny, Annemarie Düringer
Votes: 269
33.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Das Äußere und das Innere und das Geheimnis der Angst vor dem Geheimnis
(1980)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama
The exterior and the inside and the mystery of the fear of the mystery.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Franz Buchrieser, Brigitte Mira, Gottfried John
Votes: 267
34.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Die Sonne wärmt die Haut, die sie manchmal verbrennt
(1980)
Not Rated | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Part 8. Franz is dismayed to make a startling discovery about Sonia.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Roger Fritz, Peter Kuiper, Brigitte Mira
Votes: 260
35.
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Episode:
Von den Ewigkeiten zwischen den Vielen und den Wenigen
(1980)
Not Rated | 59 min | Crime, Drama
Part 9. Franz (Gunter Lamprecht) reconciles with Mieze, and talks politics with a new acquaintance.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Günter Lamprecht, Barbara Sukowa, Fritz Schediwy, Brigitte Mira
Votes: 260
36. 1809 Andreas Hofer - Die Freiheit des Adlers (2002 TV Movie)
111 min | Drama, History, War
The story of Tyrolean folk hero Andreas Hofer, who led his people in their resistance against the occupation of their country by Bavarian troops in the year 1809.
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Tobias Moretti, Franz-Xaver Kroetz, Martina Gedeck, Julia Stemberger
Votes: 207
37. Tafelspitz (1994)
99 min | Comedy
Expert cook Lilli is hired by corporate boss Thomas because he tasted her food, but they are not introduced. Fate has it that they meet in the street and fall in love. When Lilli realizes who he is she also sees him kiss another woman.
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Christiane Hörbiger, Otto Schenk, Jan Niklas, Annika Pages
Votes: 126
38. Der Schüler Gerber (1981 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Kurt Gerber is attending his final class and gets into trouble with the math professor, a frustrated self-assured petty bourgeois sadist. The duel ends in catastrophe.
Director: Wolfgang Glück | Stars: Gabriel Barylli, Werner Kreindl, Romuald Pekny, Paola Loew
Votes: 124
39. Krambambuli (1998 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Tobias Moretti, Gabriel Barylli, Christine Neubauer, Nina Franoszek
Votes: 107
40. The Making of 'Berlin Alexanderplatz' (1979 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scenes documentary providing viewers with an in-depth look at the making of this classic film biography of freed convict Franz Biberkopf. This made-for-TV production looks at ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Dieter Hartl | Stars: Harry Baer, Rainer Buck, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Günter Lamprecht
Votes: 97
41. Edelweiss (2001 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Erni Mangold, Heinrich Schweiger, Pinkas Braun, Kitty Speiser
Votes: 96
42. Annas Heimkehr (2003 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
In World War II Munich, Anna works for a Nazi family as a nanny but secretly steals food and cigarettes and bring those to a Jewish family in hiding. One day, the family is discovered and ... See full summary »
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Veronica Ferres, Julia Krombach, Herbert Knaup, Julia Stemberger
Votes: 86
43. Die Liebe ein Traum (2008 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Stefanie Dvorak, Johann von Bülow, Aglaia Szyszkowitz
Votes: 85
44.
Tatort (1970– )
Episode:
Wohnheim Westendstraße
(1976)
TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an immigrant railway worker from Italy is found dead in Munich, homicide inspector Veigl and his team suspect murder. However, it turns out that the deceased died in an accident when ... See full summary »
Director: Axel Corti | Stars: Gustl Bayrhammer, Helmut Fischer, Willy Harlander, Hans Baur
Votes: 74
45. Zuckeroma (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Bibiane Zeller, Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Karl Markovics, Nora Heschl
Votes: 71
46. A Deal with Adele (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Birgit Minichmayr, Sunnyi Melles, Alicia von Rittberg, Maximilian Krückl
Votes: 69
47. Beim nächsten Mann wird alles anders (1989)
101 min | Comedy
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Antje Schmidt, Volkert Kraeft, Dominic Raacke, Despina Pajanou
Votes: 65
48. Copacabana (2007 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Nicole Heesters, Erni Mangold, Christiane Paul
Votes: 65
49. Clarissa's Secret (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Family
A teenage girl who has never met her father, lives with her mother in Africa where they work as safari guides. After her mother's tragic car accident, she discovers she has family in Austria and decides to find out more about them.
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Paula Kalenberg, Katja Riemann, Herbert Knaup, Fritz Karl
Votes: 64
50. Muttis Liebling (2007 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy
Wolferl, a 38-year-old bank employee, still lives together with his overprotecting mother Maria. While his father Josef, who secretly plans to end his hypocritical marriage, and his sister ... See full summary »
Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger | Stars: Monica Bleibtreu, Gregor Bloéb, Friedrich von Thun, Ulrike Beimpold
Votes: 62