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1. The Wave (2008)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Votes: 115,018
2. Victoria (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit
Votes: 63,096
3. The Captain (2017)
118 min | Drama, History, Thriller
In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he's escaping from.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Max Hubacher, Alexander Fehling, Sebastian Rudolph, Max Thommes
Votes: 21,536 | Gross: $0.11M
4. A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
An aimless university dropout attempts to make sense of life as he spends one fateful day wandering the streets of Berlin.
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster | Stars: Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Andreas Schröders
Votes: 17,512 | Gross: $0.15M
5. 4 Blocks (2017–2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Based in Neukölln, Berlin, Toni manages the daily business of dealing with the Arab gangs and ends up wanting to leave his old life behind for his family, but as expected, it's never that simple.
Stars: Kida Khodr Ramadan, Veysel Gelin, Sami Nasser, Wasiem Taha
Votes: 9,481
6. Türkisch für Anfänger (2012)
105 min | Adventure, Comedy
After a plane crash Lena Schneider finds herself on a remote Andaman island with a teenage turk Cem, full of hormones, his religious sister and Greek Costa.
Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Josefine Preuß, Elyas M'Barek, Anna Stieblich, Adnan Maral
Votes: 9,410
7. The Countess (2009)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.
Director: Julie Delpy | Stars: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca
Votes: 8,653
8. The Perfect Secret (2019)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Seven friends--three women and four men--meet for dinner. Everyone must put their cell phones on the table. No matter what message comes in, anyone can read it and listen to the phone calls. However, this leads to a lot of chaos.
Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Wotan Wilke Möhring, Jessica Schwarz, Elyas M'Barek, Karoline Herfurth
Votes: 7,221
9. Rising High (2020)
TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Charting the rise and fall of three corrupt real estate agents who accumulate absurd wealth in no time but fall into a vortex of fraud, greed and drugs.
Director: Cüneyt Kaya | Stars: Frederick Lau, Ellen Dubin, David Kross, Emily Goss
Votes: 5,686
10. Not My Day (2014)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Bank teller Till Reiners' life is torn out of a rut by a series of offbeat coincidences that ultimately lead him to find himself and realize his life isn't so bad after all.
Director: Peter Thorwarth | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Axel Stein, Jasmin Gerat, Anna Maria Mühe
Votes: 5,012
11. Hotel Desire (2011)
TV-MA | 38 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A young single mother drops her son of at the bus stop to visit his dad in Paris. After being late for work, she almost gets fired. At the end of her duties she gets into a tricky situation which she handles, with the advice her colleague gave her.
Director: Sergej Moya | Stars: Saralisa Volm, Clemens Schick, Jan-Gregor Kremp, Herbert Knaup
Votes: 4,891
12. Die Discounter (2021–2023)
17 min | Comedy
A group of young supermarket employees faces the daily challenges of the store. Led by store manager Thorsten, the employees try to master all the disasters and dramas.
Stars: Marc Hosemann, Merlin Sandmeyer, Marie Bloching, Bruno Alexander
Votes: 4,659
13. Jerks (2017–2023)
22 min | Comedy
The series is about Christian Ulmen and Fahri Yardim, who are very close friends. Both try to cope with their everyday problems with ease, which does not always work out.
Stars: Fahri Yardim, Christian Ulmen, Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, Pheline Roggan
Votes: 3,771
14. 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
15. Nightlife (I) (2020)
111 min | Comedy, Romance
Milo works as a bartender in Berlin and one night gets to know his dream woman Sunny through a series of coincidences. The two meet for a date, but the perfect romantic evening so far.
Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Frederick Lau, Julian Looman, Elyas M'Barek, Nicholas Ofczarek
Votes: 2,913
16. Traumfrauen (2015)
109 min | Comedy
The story of three young women and one older one (the mother of two of the others), who are looking for love and romance.
Director: Anika Decker | Stars: Hannah Herzsprung, Karoline Herfurth, Palina Rojinski, Iris Berben
Votes: 2,724
17. Back on Track (2013)
114 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A former Olympic champion wants to compete in the Berlin Marathon one last time.
Director: Kilian Riedhof | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Tatja Seibt, Heike Makatsch, Katharina Lorenz
Votes: 2,488
18. Text for You (2016)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman whose boyfriend died is trying to find her way back into life.
Director: Karoline Herfurth | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Friedrich Mücke, Nora Tschirner, Frederick Lau
Votes: 2,145
19. Close to the Horizon (2019)
109 min | Drama, Romance
When Jessica leaves home one night, she has no idea she is about to meet her great love. But Danny hides a dark secret and soon Jessica will be faced with the most difficult decision of her life.
Director: Tim Trachte | Stars: Luna Wedler, Jannik Schümann, Luise Befort, Victoria Mayer
Votes: 1,886
20. 3 Türken & ein Baby (2015)
95 min | Comedy
The Yildiz brothers - Celal, Sami and Mesut - still live under one roof - despite their differences. The family bridal shop is doing really badly and they each yearn for a different life: ... See full summary »
Director: Sinan Akkus | Stars: Kida Khodr Ramadan, Eko Fresh, Kostja Ullmann, Sabrina Klüber
Votes: 1,869
21. Neue Vahr Süd (2010 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
In 1980 West Germany, Frank Lehmann is drafted into the Bundeswehr. Frank moves in with hippie squatters in his natal Bremen. Just as in the army, his big mouth and naive honesty keep causing trouble.
Director: Hermine Huntgeburth | Stars: Frederick Lau, Eike Weinreich, Miriam Stein, Hinnerk Schönemann
Votes: 1,752
22. Doctor's Diary (2008–2011)
Comedy
After being left at the altar, a doctor gets a job at her father's hospital, where she is reunited with a bully from school--but also a crush from school.
Stars: Diana Amft, Peter Prager, Ursela Monn, Florian David Fitz
Votes: 1,732
23. Neo Magazin (2013–2019)
45 min | Comedy, News
The Neo Magazine Royale is a satirical late-night show hosted by Jan Böhmermann.
Stars: Jan Böhmermann, William Cohn, Ralf Kabelka, Florentin Will
Votes: 1,427
24. Gutland (2017)
107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A surrealist rural noir about a German thief who flees to a small Luxembourg village only to discover that the locals have secrets of their own.
Director: Govinda Van Maele | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Frederick Lau, Marco Lorenzini, Leo Folschette
Votes: 1,406
25. Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (2003)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A boy who was once a perpetual outcast finds friends in a new boarding school, united with his new peers gets involved in a heated rivalry with a group of students that lives outside of the school premises.
Director: Tomy Wigand | Stars: Ulrich Noethen, Sebastian Koch, Piet Klocke, Hauke Diekamp
Votes: 1,385
26. Crooks (2024– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Charly's quiet life with family in Berlin disrupted when past associates threaten them, forcing him to steal coin. Charly and driver Joseph, fatefully collided, now flee with family to escape danger.
Stars: Frederick Lau, Christoph F. Krutzler, Svenja Jung, Jonathan Tittel
Votes: 1,325
27. The Sinking of the Laconia (2010– )
Drama, History, War
Dramatisation of the true story of the sinking of the liner Laconia by a German U-boat in 1942 through the eyes of six survivors.
Stars: Andrew Buchan, Ken Duken, Lindsay Duncan, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 1,201
28. Circus Halligalli (2013–2017)
45 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Circus Halli Galli is a late-night talk show that is broadcasted on ProSieben since 25 February-2013. It is moderated by Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, better known as the duo Joko and Klaas.
Stars: Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Joko Winterscheidt, Violetta Grafin Tarnowska Bronner, Palina Rojinski
Votes: 1,155
29. Sweethearts (2019)
107 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Forced together by fate and an ill-executed diamond robbery, professional criminal Mel and her easily-panicked hostage Franny are in a race against time. Soon pursued by a relentless ... See full summary »
Director: Karoline Herfurth | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Hannah Herzsprung, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Frederick Lau
Votes: 1,144
30. Chantal in Fairyland (2024)
118 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Chantal will be involuntarily transported to a fairy tale world, fighting against witches and tyrant kings, but above all for her friendship with Zeynep.
Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Jella Haase, Gizem Emre, Mido Kotaini, Max von der Groeben
Votes: 1,105
31. Löwenzahn (1981– )
30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Peter Lustig lives in a imaginative converted Construction trailer. From there he goes on a journey of discovery, explaining to his young spectators the connections between nature, environment, and technology.
Stars: Guido Hammesfahr, Peter Lustig, Helmut Krauss, Sanam Afrashteh
Votes: 870
32. Bornholmer Straße (2014 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
A comic look at the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989, told from the point of view of the German border guards at the checkpoint where it all started.
Director: Christian Schwochow | Stars: Charly Hübner, Milan Peschel, Ulrich Matthes, Rainer Bock
Votes: 869
33. Ummah - Unter Freunden (2013)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
After killing two skinheads in a failed operation against NeoNazis, young undercover intelligence agent Daniel finds a hiding place and new friends in Berlins Turkish Arab community. ... See full summary »
Director: Cüneyt Kaya | Stars: Tamer Arslan, Claudia Eisinger, Katharina Heyer, Çetin Ipekkaya
Votes: 820
34. Life Is Not for Cowards (2012)
98 min | Drama
A family struggles to come to terms with their mother's death and their grandmother's illness.
Director: André Erkau | Stars: Wotan Wilke Möhring, Helen Woigk, Christine Schorn, Frederick Lau
Votes: 775
35. Coming In (2014)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Notoriously-hip Berlin-based hairdresser Tom Herzner falls in love with beauty-parlor owner Heidi, turning both of their worlds upside down. So far so good. Only one problem: Tom is gay.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Katja Riemann, Andreja Schneider, Aylin Tezel, Max Felder
Votes: 769
36. Picco (2010)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Kevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Koch | Stars: Constantin von Jascheroff, Joel Basman, Frederick Lau, Martin Kiefer
Votes: 763
37. Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls (2004)
119 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Little witch Bibi Blocksberg has a problem. Her vacation is shattered because she has poor school results. But the head of the school, Dr. Quirin, has a secret, and Bibi is determined to ... See full summary »
Director: Franziska Buch | Stars: Sidonie von Krosigk, Marie Luise Stahl, Corinna Harfouch, Edgar Selge
Votes: 760
38. My Brother Simple (2017)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
Ben and Barnabas are inseparable since they are small. The two of them, however, are no ordinary pair of brothers, for Barnabas, with his twenty-two years, remained mentally at the age of three.
Director: Markus Goller | Stars: David Kross, Frederick Lau, David Berton, Annette Frier
Votes: 737
39. Playmaker (2018)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Just released from prison, ex-Footballer Ivo gets tangled up in making his way in the world of rigged sports betting and finding love with the mother of his protege player.
Director: Timon Modersohn | Stars: Natalia Avelon, Blerim Destani, Paul Faßnacht, Michael Hansmann
Votes: 729
40. Punk Berlin 1982 (2015)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
1980: 19 year old Robert, fed up with Hippy phoniness and bourgeoise narrow mindedness alike, flees the German provinces for West Berlin. A tour de force through the glorious dirt of West Berlin ensues. Full of sex, drugs, love and PUNK.
Director: Oskar Roehler | Stars: Tom Schilling, Wilson Gonzalez, Emilia Schüle, Frederick Lau
Votes: 713
41. The King's Surrender (2014)
107 min | Thriller
Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.
Director: Philipp Leinemann | Stars: Ronald Zehrfeld, Misel Maticevic, Thomas Thieme, Bernhard Schütz
Votes: 707
42. Heart of Stone (2016)
119 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
German tale about a man who sells his heart to a forest-dwelling warlock for money and power.
Director: Johannes Naber | Stars: Frederick Lau, Henriette Confurius, David Schütter, Moritz Bleibtreu
Votes: 678
43. Commitment Phobia (2021)
84 min | Comedy, Romance
Like most singles of his generation, Tim has a "problem": he is apparently unable to have a relationship. But when he falls in love with his female reflection, Ghost, he suddenly finds himself on the other side of dating-hell.
Director: Helena Hufnagel | Stars: Frederick Lau, Luise Heyer, Maximilian Brückner, Verena Altenberger
Votes: 675
44. Asbest (2023– )
39 min | Crime, Drama
Momo, a young soccer player who ends up innocently behind bars. In Berlin jail he now has to assert himself and is put under pressure by his uncle, the clan leader Amar.
Stars: Mortel, Justus Peter, Juliane Kindler, Koder Alian
Votes: 664
45. Schrotten! (2016)
95 min | Comedy, Crime
Mirko Talhammer is beyond himself when two strange guys show up in his noble insurance office and remind him where he really comes from: from a scrapyard in the provinces, where careers are... See full summary »
Director: Max Zähle | Stars: Lucas Gregorowicz, Frederick Lau, Anna Bederke, Heiko Pinkowski
Votes: 642
46. 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
47. Blockbustaz (2014– )
Comedy
The sitcom takes place in a Cologne prefabricated building.
Stars: Eko Fresh, Joyce Ilg, Ferris MC, Kida Khodr Ramadan
Votes: 496
48. Der Lehrer (2009–2021)
Comedy
The life of a special, crazy teacher.
Stars: Ulrich Gebauer, Hendrik Duryn, Rainer Piwek, Nadine Wrietz
Votes: 436
49. Castle Einstein (1998– )
25 min | Family
A show about students at a boarding school in Erfurt.
Stars: Gert Schaefer, Wilfried Loll, Ludwig Hollburg, Robert Schupp
Votes: 431
50. Wilsberg (1995– )
90 min | Comedy, Crime
Wilsberg: the thriller from Münster.
Stars: Leonard Lansink, Rita Russek, Roland Jankowsky, Oliver Korittke
Votes: 419