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1. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
R | 124 min | Drama
A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Director: Charlie Kaufman | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener
Votes: 98,132 | Gross: $3.08M
2. 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
3. Never Look Away (2018)
R | 189 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl
Votes: 25,304 | Gross: $1.30M
4. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 77,576 | Gross: $2.22M
5. The Golden Glove (2019)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Jonas Dassler, Vasiliki Georgina Pseimada, Christine Jensen, Greta Sophie Schmidt
Votes: 18,207
6. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
R | 150 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Bruno Ganz
Votes: 40,094 | Gross: $0.48M
7. Triumph of the Will (1935)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, History
The infamous propaganda film of the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, Germany.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Max Amann, Martin Bormann
Votes: 18,307
8. 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
9. Satan's Brew (1976)
112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dim-witted brother, and a murder investigation.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Kurt Raab, Margit Carstensen, Helen Vita, Volker Spengler
Votes: 2,132
10. Rise of the Nazis (2019–2023)
60 min | Documentary, History
Powerful and resonant series that looks at how Hitler and the Nazis seized power in Germany and ushered in the death of democracy.
Stars: Richard John Evans, Kate Fleetwood, Heike B. Görtemaker, Richard Overy
Votes: 1,166
11. 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: 4,894
12. Ludwig (1973)
R | 238 min | Biography, Drama, History
The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano
Votes: 5,988
13. 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
14. Ku'damm 56 (2016)
100 min | Drama
Generations clash when the feisty daughter of a dance studio owner defies her mother's wishes and embraces the fight for gender equality in 1950s Berlin.
Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 2,421
15. The Miracle of Bern (2003)
118 min | Drama, Sport
A young boy from a working class family in post-war Germany struggles with his estranged father returning from war captivity, while a friend of his plays for the German National Soccer Team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Lucas Gregorowicz
Votes: 7,471
16. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
924 min | Drama, History, War
The village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.
Stars: Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Weigang, Kurt Wagner, Gertrud Bredel
Votes: 3,332
17. Hitler: A Career (1977)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.
Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret
Votes: 3,030
18. Louis van Beethoven (2020 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
This lavish historical drama illuminates the story of the world-famous composer from different perspectives.
Director: Niki Stein | Stars: Tobias Moretti, Colin Pütz, Anselm Bresgott, Ulrich Noethen
Votes: 686
19. 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
20. Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972–1973)
Not Rated | 476 min | Drama
The young toolmaker Jochen fights with his colleagues to a performance bonus. He gets to know the girl Marion. For both, it is love at first sight.
Stars: Gottfried John, Wolfrid Lier, Anita Bucher, Werner Finck
Votes: 647 | Gross: $0.02M
21. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life. He tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor, but a heart attack impedes his ability to work, which turns his dissatisfaction into despair.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch
Votes: 5,245
22. Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis (2022)
TV-MA | 91 min | Documentary, Crime
In August 1988, two armed bank robbers keep German and Dutch police at bay for 54 hours during a hostage-taking drama that ends badly.
Director: Volker Heise | Stars: Dieter Degowski, Hans-Jürgen Rösner
Votes: 3,025
23. The Mega Brothel (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary
A documentary investigation into the new trend of chains so-called mega brothels with several hundred girls, and the challenges of legalization of prostitution.
Directors: Gavin Searle, Edward Watts, Callum Webster | Stars: Michael Beretin, Lucy Briers, Felicia, Josie
Votes: 128
24. Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977)
442 min | Biography, Drama
Director Hans-Jurgen Syberberg examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich in this brooding seven-hour masterpiece, which incorporates puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange, Rainer von Artenfels
Votes: 906
25. Stralsund (2009– )
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stralsund is a TV crime series of the ZDF.
Stars: Alexander Held, Katharina Wackernagel, Andreas Schröders, Karim Günes
Votes: 75
26. Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King (1972)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the legendary King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), his opera interest and friendship with theatre personalities such as Richard Wagner and Joseph Kainz, and at the same time a reflection of the German 1800s.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Harry Baer, Ingrid Caven, Hanna Köhler, Ursula Strätz
Votes: 336
27. Parsifal (1982)
PG | 255 min | Drama, Music
Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Edith Clever, Martin Sperr, Robert Lloyd, Michael Kutter
Votes: 334
28. Brecht (2019)
187 min | Biography, Drama, History
Starting from the year 1956, Brecht's year of death, the film looks back on the time of the First World War and the life Bertolt Brecht in a mixture of fiction and documentary.
Director: Heinrich Breloer | Stars: Burghart Klaußner, Tom Schilling, Adele Neuhauser, Lou Strenger
Votes: 391
29. Bild Live (2021–2023)
360 min | News, Talk-Show
BILD LIVE is the tabloid news show on German BILD Television.
Stars: Kai Weise, Thomas Kausch, Maximilian Kiewel, Sandra Kuhn
Votes: 46
30. Magic Fire (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and career of German composer Richard Wagner.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Rita Gam, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 182
31. Hitler Lives (1945)
Approved | 17 min | Documentary, Short
This short propaganda film, produced at the end of World War II, warns that although Adolf Hitler is dead, his ideas of racial hatred, violence and conquest live on in the German people, and in like-minded people in the United States.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Knox Manning, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin
Votes: 396
32. Familie Heinz Becker (1992–2004)
25 min | Comedy, Family
A comedic show about a typical family from the Saarland.
Stars: Gerd Dudenhöffer, Gregor Weber, Alice Hoffmann, Sabine Urig
Votes: 327
33. Loriot (1976–1978)
42 min | Comedy
Stars: Vicco von Bülow, Heinz Meier, Evelyn Hamann, Bruno W. Pannek
Votes: 869
34. The Young Schiller (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
Young poet Friedrich Schiller flees from the elite academy of Prince Carl Eugen to become an acclaimed theater writer in Mannheim. But the influence of Carl Eugen reaches farther than Schiller thought.
Director: Martin Weinhart | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Teresa Weißbach, Robert Dölle, Jürgen Tarrach
Votes: 403
35. 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
36. Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere (1995– )
90 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Götz George, Daniel Weiss, Rosemarie Fendel, Andrea Sawatzki
Votes: 135
37. Die Helene Fischer Show (2011– )
Music
Stars: Helene Fischer, Peter Maffay, Charles Fournier, Höhner
Votes: 34
38. Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)
151 min | Drama
Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.
Directors: Fatih Akin, Wolfgang Becker, Sylke Enders, Dominik Graf, Martin Gressmann, Christoph Hochhäusler, Romuald Karmakar, Nicolette Krebitz, Dani Levy, Angela Schanelec, Hans Steinbichler, Isabelle Stever, Tom Tykwer, Hans Weingartner | Stars: Adriana Altaras, Regine Andratschke, Bernhard Baron Boneberg, Peter Benedict
Votes: 447
39. Oi! Warning (1999)
90 min | Drama
The film (the third of the Reding brothers) is about a German teenager following his identity crisis. The boy, transformed by the usual down-trodden socio-economic conditions of ... See full summary »
Directors: Ben Reding, Dominik Reding | Stars: Sascha Backhaus, Simon Goerts, Sandra Borgmann, Jens Veith
Votes: 793
40. We Call It Techno! (2008 Video)
100 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Maren Sextro, Holger Wick | Stars: Goetz Bielefeldt, Danny Bruder, Alex Azary, Claus Bachor
Votes: 126
41. Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (2006)
108 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Jürgen Klinsmann, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Oliver Bierhoff
Votes: 3,263
42. Die Unbeugsamen (2021)
99 min | Documentary
DIE UNBUGSAMEN tells the story of women in the Bonn republic who literally had to fight for their participation in the democratic decision-making processes against success-obsessed and ... See full summary »
Director: Torsten Körner | Stars: Carola von Braun-Stütze, Herta Däubler-Gmelin, Renate Faerber-Husemann, Elisabeth Haines
Votes: 206
43. Silent Night (2012 TV Movie)
95 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The inspiring story behind the Christmas carol 'Silent Night'.
Director: Christian Vuissa | Stars: Carsten Clemens, Markus von Lingen, Janina Elkin, Alexander E. Fennon
Votes: 241
44. Fast wia im richtigen Leben (1979– )
43 min | Comedy
Stars: Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Helmut Brasch, Erhard Kölsch
Votes: 198
45. If I Think of Germany at Night (2017)
105 min | Documentary
A look at five pioneers of electronic music for whom work is their raison d'etre.
Director: Romuald Karmakar | Stars: Ata, Roman Flügel, Sonja Moonear, David Moufang
Votes: 212
46. Encountering BACH (2020)
130 min | Documentary, Music
In this 130-minute documentary film, Dr. David Chin will be joined by 15 prominent German Bach scholars and musicians and visit the important Bach-landmarks throughout Central Germany, ... See full summary »
Stars: David Chin, Michael Maul, Manuel Bärwald, Anselm Hartinger
Votes: 27
47. Winifred Wagner und die Geschichte des Hauses Wahnfried von 1914-1975 (1976)
302 min | Documentary
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's epic interview with Winifred Wagner in 1975.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Winifred Wagner, Gottfried Wagner, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Votes: 88
48. Fassbinder (2015)
95 min | Documentary
A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality.
Director: Annekatrin Hendel | Stars: Margit Carstensen, Irm Hermann, Juliane Lorenz, Hanna Schygulla
Votes: 252
49. Das Wunder von Taipeh (2019)
85 min | Documentary
In 1981 establishing a women's national team was of no interest to the German Football Association. Therefore an invitation to the Women's World Cup in Taipei went to the reigning club ... See full summary »
Director: John David Seidler | Stars: Anne Trabant-Haarbach, Hannelore Geilen, Brigitte Klinz, Bettina Krug
Votes: 29
50. Here Is Germany (1945)
52 min | Documentary, War
Frank Capra directed this film in the vein of his Why We Fight series. It was intended to be shown to American troops participating in the invasion and occupation of Germany. But by the ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Capra | Star: Anthony Veiller
Votes: 154