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1.
Balko (1995–2006)
Episode:
Zwei auf einen Streich
(1998)
Comedy, Crime
Two at once.
Director: Samir | Stars: Jochen Horst, Ludger Pistor, Sabine Vitua, Mathias Kniesbeck
Votes: 36
2. Karim Patwa's Spaceship (2004)
60 min | Biography, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Karim is absolutely convinced he's an extraterrestrial. To find out more, he visits his Swiss mother. Here a mysterious soft drink bottle appears which turns into a spaceship. Karim hopes to find an answer in space ...
Director: Karim Patwa | Star: Matthias Fankhauser
Votes: 14
3. Die Partner (1995–1996)
50 min | Action, Crime
Stars: Jan Josef Liefers, Ulrich Noethen, Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Peter Lohmeyer
Votes: 10
4. Big Little Women (2022)
86 min | Documentary
Three generations of women rebel against patriarchal prohibitions. In this cinematic letter, Swiss-Egyptian film director Nadia Fares pays tribute to her father as she recounts 75 years of ... See full summary »
Director: Nadia Fares | Stars: Nadia Fares, Nawal El Saadawi, Nouran Salah, Amina Alhalawany
Votes: 19
5. Do It (2000)
97 min | Documentary, History
Odyssey of the fortune-teller Daniele von Arb who, aged sixteen, joined the revolutionary underground and made the headlines as a top Swiss terrorist.
Directors: Sabine Gisiger, Marcel Zwingli | Stars: Daniele von Arb, Regina von Arb-Dal Bosco, Giorgio von Arb, Raymond Birgin
Votes: 41
6. Tarifa Traffic: Death in the Straits of Gibraltar (2003)
60 min | Documentary
Thousands of migrants who, by dint of rubber boats, illegally cross the straits between Morocco and Spain, change a landscape and its inhabitants.
Director: Joakim Demmer
Votes: 15
7. Honey and Ashes (1996)
80 min | Drama
"Honey and Ashes" tells the stories of three women from contemporary North Africa. Caught between tradition and modernity, they seek success in their lives and in their relationships with ... See full summary »
Director: Nadia Fares | Stars: Nozha Khouadra, Samia Mzali, Amel Hedhili, Neji Nejah
Votes: 89
8. Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection (2002)
112 min | Documentary
A filmic reflection about the stereotypes of "the Jew" and " the Arab" through one hundred years of film, linked with the biographies of four extraordinary people: Iraqi-Jewish communists.
Director: Samir | Stars: Shimon Ballas, Moshe Houri, Sami Michael, Samir Naqqash
Votes: 80
9. Meier Marilyn (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Musical
Hairdresser Marilyn's life is going nowhere fast: her salon has run into financial difficulties, her weight is out of control and her affair with a married man is an ongoing disaster.
Director: Stina Werenfels | Stars: Bettina Stucky, Stefan Kurt, Max Rüdlinger, Pablo Aguilar
Votes: 14
10. Sternstunden (1994– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Stern hours talk show.
Stars: Bernard Senn, Barbara Bleisch, Yves Bossart, Ingrid Grave
Votes: 19
11. Radiograph of a Family (2020)
82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
"Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally... See full summary »
Director: Firouzeh Khosrovani | Stars: Farahnaz Sharifi, Hossein Khosrovani, Tayi, Firouzeh Khosrovani
Votes: 292
12. The Giacomettis (2023)
104 min | Documentary
The rugged mountain valley of Bregaglia brought forth an entire dynasty of artists: the Giacomettis. Director Susanna Fanzun traces the footsteps of this remarkable family.
Director: Susanna Fanzun
Votes: 24
13. Iraqi Odyssey (2014)
Not Rated | 162 min | Documentary
Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting 3D documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated ... See full summary »
Director: Samir | Stars: Samira Jamal Aldin, Sabah Jamal Aldin, Souhair Jamal Aldin, Jamal Al Tahir
Votes: 176
14. Der Club (1985– )
Biography
Everything that moves people is discussed here. The show is characterized by the moderators and the discussion guests with their authentic stories and their specialist knowledge.
Stars: Ueli Heiniger, Barbara Lüthi, Christine Maier, Karin Frei
Votes: 6
15. Skinhead Attitude (2003)
PG | 90 min | Documentary
A fascinating road movie tracing history and origin of a subculture of youth that is known as one of the most radical and contradictory of our time.
Director: Daniel Schweizer | Stars: Laurel Aitken, Buster Bloodvessel, Jimmy Pursey, Ian Stuart
Votes: 630
16.
Balko (1995–2006)
Episode:
Die Neue
(1998)
Comedy, Crime
Director: Samir | Stars: Jochen Horst, Ludger Pistor, Sabine Vitua, Mathias Kniesbeck
Votes: 7
17. Chris the Swiss (2018)
90 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
Croatia, 7th of January 1992: In the middle of the war a young journalists' body is being found dressed with an uniform of the international mercenary group. 19 years later, his cousin Anja Kofmel detects his story.
Director: Anja Kofmel | Stars: Susanne-Marie Wrage, Megan Gay, Christian Würtenberg, Michael Würtenberg
Votes: 556
18. Stowaways (1997)
98 min | Drama
With the help of a smuggler, a group of illegal immigrants attempt to leave France on a cargo ship headed for Canada. They succeed in sneaking into a container which is deposited at the bottom of the ship's hold.
Directors: Denis Chouinard, Nicolas Wadimoff | Stars: Ovidiu Balan, Moussa Maaskri, Simona Maicanescu, Anton Kouznetsov
Votes: 138
19. Birdseye (2002)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
A.K.A. BIRDSEYE is the saga of an obsessive Colorado sheriff and his trusting teenage son, who risk it all when their twisted reconstruction of a mysterious kidnapping case escalates into a dangerous hunt for a mythical Swiss criminal.
Directors: Stephen Beckner, Mike Huber | Stars: Fred Ward, Stefan Kurt, Frederick Koehler, Johnny Whitworth
Votes: 75
20. Mon père, la révolution et moi (2013)
PG | 80 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
As the daughter of a former communist, the young director visits the interfaces of revolt, where communities attempt to realize utopia in concrete terms.
Director: Ufuk Emiroglu | Star: Ufuk Emiroglu
Votes: 31
21. Baghdad in My Shadow (2019)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
"Abu Nawas" is a trendy café and popular hangout for artists, communists and gay Iraqi exiles in London, it's close to the Salafist Mosque. When Nasseer, a fanatic religious youth and ... See full summary »
Director: Samir | Stars: Haitham Abdel-Razzaq, Zahraa Ghandour, Waseem Abbas, Maxim Mehmet
Votes: 441
22. White Terror (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
A video about Neo-Nazis originating in Sweden provides the starting point of an investigation of extremists' networks in Europe, North America and Russia. Their propaganda is a message of hatred, war and segregation.
Director: Daniel Schweizer | Stars: Daniel Schweizer, Christine Brand, Olivier Cochet, Stieg Larsson
Votes: 143
23. Literaturclub (1990– )
75 min | Talk-Show
In the Literatureclub four to five new publications are discussed and debated. Always at the cutting edge of literature.
Stars: Gunhild Kübler, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Andreas Isenschmid, Peter Hamm
Votes: 8
24. Fraulein (2006)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama
Ruza left Belgrade for Switzerland as a young woman full of hope for a new, better life. 25 years later she appears to have achieved everything: She owns a canteen in Zurich, which she ... See full summary »
Director: Andrea Staka | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic, Ljubica Jovic, Andrea Zogg
Votes: 985 | Gross: $0.00M
25. Going Private (2006)
96 min | Drama
Investment banker HP has allegedly ridden out the crash of the stock exchange. One evening, at a barbecue event with his banker friends and their wives, HP's Danish au-pair threatens to ... See full summary »
Director: Stina Werenfels | Stars: Olivia Frolich, Selma Jamal Aldin, Mikki Levy, Luca Lüdi
Votes: 149
26. Operation Libertad (2012)
91 min | Drama
They are four young men and four young women, from different backgrounds, united in their conviction that society must change. Revolted by the political situation in those troubled 1970s, ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Wadimoff | Stars: Laurent Capelluto, Stipe Erceg, Natacha Koutchoumov, Karine Guignard
Votes: 83
27. Offshore - Elmer und das Bankgeheimnis (2016)
102 min | Documentary
While managers of Swiss banks in the USA ruefully apologize for their tax evasions practices and customer data is disclosed to the American authorities, Rudolf Elmer, former auditor at bank... See full summary »
Director: Werner Schweizer | Stars: Rudolf Elmer, Heidi Elmer, Helena Elmer, Ganden Tethong
Votes: 24
28. Balko (1995–2006)
45 min | Comedy, Crime
Balko was a comedy crime series that aired on the private channel RTL.
Stars: Ludger Pistor, Armin Krug, Mathias Kniesbeck, Bruno Eyron
Votes: 197
29. Babylon 2 (1993)
91 min | Documentary
The first film about «secondos»: A Turkish ice hockey player explains why, in Switzerland, he could only fall in love with an Italian. A young Italian woman explains why she prefers to rap ... See full summary »
Director: Samir | Stars: Michel Hüttner, Sergio Mantovani, Miklós Gimes, Debbie Dee
Votes: 14
30. Die Metzger (1998 TV Movie)
87 min | Comedy
Director: Samir | Stars: Leyla Demir, Wilfried Dziallas, Süleyman Galis, Alexander Radszun
Votes: 14
31. Where the Grass Is Greener (2008)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eva, from East Germany is out of work. To her surprise the unemployment office send her to the Swiss Alps, to work on a Swiss mountain farm for the summer.
Director: Tamara Staudt | Stars: Anna Loos, Stefan Gubser, Steve Windolf, Oliver Zgorelec
Votes: 86
32. Der Pfad des Kriegers (2008)
90 min | Documentary
A Jeusit missionary turns into an assassin.
Director: Andreas Pichler
Votes: 27
33. Dawn (I) (2014)
PG | 95 min | Drama
Autumn 1947: Elisha, a young Jew, learns that he has been chosen to kill the hostage John Dawson, a captain in the British Army occupying Palestine. Will Elisha, himself a survivor of the holocaust, be able to commit this irrevocable act?
Director: Romed Wyder | Stars: Joel Basman, Moris Cohen, Sarah Adler, Liron Levo
Votes: 76
34. ID Swiss (1999)
91 min | Documentary
Documentary in 7 segments whose theme is "Multicultural Switzerland". The segments are: "Raclette Curry", "Was Wie Wann Wohin Gehört", "Home Alone?", "Hopp Schwyz", "Mixed Up", "Making of a... See full summary »
Directors: Fulvio Bernasconi, Christian Davi, Nadia Fares, Wageh George, Kamal Musale, Thomas Thümena, Stina Werenfels | Star: Ariane Karcher
Votes: 62
35. Blind Date (1998)
93 min | Romance
Directors: Heikki Arekallio, Robert Bouvier, Marcel Gisler, Blaise Piguet, Antoine Plantevin, Martin Rengel, Bianca Conti Rossini, Samir, Christoph Schaub, Anka Schmid, Manuela Stingelin, Jacqueline Surchat | Stars: Caroline Cons, François Florey, Maximilian Häusler, Herbert Knaup
Votes: 13
36. Stratosphere Girl (2004)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Mystery
Enter a dark, dangerous world where the lines between reality and fantasy are blurred. Angela is 18, a stunning Dutch blonde, a comic illustrator, and bored with life. Eager for adventure, ... See full summary »
Director: Matthias X. Oberg | Stars: Chloé Winkel, Jon Yang, Rebecca Palmer, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 1,410
37. Epsteins Nacht (2002)
82 min | Drama
Jochen Epstein wird aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, in dem er 15 Jahre wegen Mordes eingesessen hatte. Er ist entschlossen, aus Deutschland auszuwandern und die Vergangenheit für immer hinter ... See full summary »
Director: Urs Egger | Stars: Mario Adorf, Otto Tausig, Bruno Ganz, Günter Lamprecht
Votes: 135
38. La fidanzata (2004)
11 min | Comedy, Short
Just as Lolo, a gay Italian-Secondo, is getting ready to spend a romantic evening with his lover, his Italian Nonna makes an unexpected appearance.
Director: Petra Biondina Volpe | Stars: Simon Grossenbacher, Rosanna Kern de Rosa, Leonardo Nigro
Votes: 17
39. Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents (2015)
88 min | Drama, Romance
When her mother decides to stop administering medication to her mentally challenged daughter, 18-year-old Dora awakes, as if from a deep sleep. Dora discovers her body, her sensuality and finally, sex, too.
Director: Stina Werenfels | Stars: Victoria Schulz, Jenny Schily, Lars Eidinger, Urs Jucker
Votes: 564
40. Kulturplatz (2004– )
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Eva Wannenmacher, Nicole Salathé, Nina Brunner, Nino Gadient
Votes: 22
41. Once I Entered a Garden (2012)
97 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Fantasizes an 'Old' Middle East, wherein communities were not divided along ethnic and religious lines; a Middle East in which even metaphorical borders had no place.
Director: Avi Mograbi
Votes: 35
42. Summertime (2000)
27 min | Short
Director: Anna Luif | Stars: Marina Guerrini, Samuel Weiss, Susanne-Marie Wrage, Lucy Marthaler
Votes: 93
43. Arena (1993– )
75 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Sandro Brotz, Jonas Projer, Urs Leuthard, Urs Wiedmer
Votes: 9
44. Go Home (2015)
98 min | Drama
How do you come home when everything has changed? Through hidden memories, ambiguous fantasies and violent sensations. The story of a young woman searching for herself in Lebanon.
Director: Jihane Chouaib | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Maximilien Seweryn, François Nour, Julia Kassar
Votes: 330
45. Morlove (1986 TV Movie)
78 min | Comedy, Crime
Parody on the classic detective film with the absurdity of a comic strip. Images are edited into the images and provided with texts like a comic strip, resulting in a humorous experiment that acquire cult status.
Director: Samir | Stars: Michel Hüttner, Anke Schubert, Taksif Ahrer, Ev Aldendorff
Votes: 14
46. Kulturzeit (1995– )
40 min | News
Culture time on 3sat.
Stars: Cécile Schortmann, Vivian Perkovic, Nina Brunner, Peter Schneeberger
Votes: 52
47. La eta Knabino (1997)
6 min | Short
Director: Samir | Stars: Werner Lüdi, Tonia Maria Zindel, Andrea Zogg
Votes: 6
48. Eurocops (1988–1994)
52 min | Crime, Thriller
Eurocops is a European television crime TV-series.
Stars: Heiner Lauterbach, Bernd Jeschek, Bigi Fischer, Alexander Radszun
Votes: 55
49. Immer & ewig (1991)
91 min | Drama, Fantasy
The political activist Claude is shot. While in the realm of the dead he falls in love with the hairdresser Dodo. They only have 12 hours.
Director: Samir | Stars: Nicole Ansari-Cox, Oliver Broumis, Christoph Künzler, Werner Gerber
Votes: 12
50. Snow White (2005)
111 min | Drama
The life of 20-year-old Nico from upper class Zurich is all party, sex and drugs when she meets Carlos, the front man of a hip hop band. With naivete and infinite self-confidence, she tries to adopt his lifestyle - with harsh consequences.
Director: Samir | Stars: Julie Fournier, Carlos Leal, Zoé Mikuleczky, Stefan Gubser
Votes: 568