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1. Der letzte Bulle (2010–2014)
45 min | Crime, Drama
A police officer reawakens from a 20-year coma and finds out how the world has changed.
Stars: Henning Baum, Maximilian Grill, Helmfried von Lüttichau, Robert Lohr
Votes: 987
2. Mord mit Aussicht (2008–2024)
50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sophie Haas, an aspiring criminal investigator from Cologne, is relegated to a very small police outpost in the Eifel mountains.
Stars: Petra Kleinert, Michael Hanemann, Caroline Peters, Bjarne Mädel
Votes: 1,986
3. The Same Sky (2017)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.
Stars: Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Friederike Becht, Ben Becker
Votes: 2,539
4. Altes Geld (2015– )
45 min | Comedy
A family blessed with richness and power is desperately seeking a liver for their father, who wants to hand down his wealth to the one who obtains the organ for him.
Stars: Udo Kier, Sunnyi Melles, Nicholas Ofczarek, Edita Malovcic
Votes: 593
5. 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: 1,736
6. Flemming (2009–2012)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Police psychologist Flemming and his detective ex-wife live next door to each other and work together to solve crimes.
Stars: Samuel Finzi, Claudia Michelsen, Oliver Bröcker, Anna Thalbach
Votes: 108
7. Der letzte Zeuge (1998–2006)
45 min | Crime
"The Last Witness" is a crime series that was aired by the ZDF. This crime drama is about medical examiner Dr. Robert Kolmaar (Ulrich Mühe), who is helping the Berlin PD with his extensive medical knowledge to solve murder cases.
Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Gesine Cukrowski, Jörg Gudzuhn, Renate Schroeter
Votes: 248
8. 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: 304
9. In the Face of Crime (2010)
479 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The worlds of a young Russo-German cop who investigates within the Berlin Russian mafia milieu and a young Russian woman who is forced into prostitution, intertwine when they meet and fall in love.
Stars: Max Riemelt, Ronald Zehrfeld, Marie Bäumer, Alina Levshin
Votes: 1,674
10. 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: 9,512
11. Barefoot (2005)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Hedonistic bachelor Nick falls for an escaped mental patient.
Director: Til Schweiger | Stars: Til Schweiger, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Tiller, Michael Mendl
Votes: 11,211
12. Wo ist Fred? (2006)
107 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
To catch a basketball from the favorite team of his girlfriend's spoiled son, Fred poses as a paralyzed, wheelchair-bound fan. But when he catches the ball, he also catches the attention of... See full summary »
Director: Anno Saul | Stars: Til Schweiger, Alexandra Maria Lara, Jürgen Vogel, Christoph Maria Herbst
Votes: 6,050
13. Antibodies (2005)
Not Rated | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Wanted for a long time, serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police raid. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him and finds out more than he is looking for.
Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Norman Reedus, Christian von Aster, André Hennicke, Waltraud Witte
Votes: 9,040
14. Das Phantom (2000 TV Movie)
95 min | Thriller
After the partner of a policeman is killed he is drawn into a mysterious plot of conspiracy and terrorists.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Nadeshda Brennicke, Mathias Herrmann, Hilmi Sözer
Votes: 321
15. Das Konto (2004 TV Movie)
180 min | Thriller
Michael Mühlhausen, crafty manager of a big food company, dreams of being promoted. While he plans the contested takeover of a main competitor, he doesn't notice the estrangement from his ... See full summary »
Director: Markus Imboden | Stars: Heino Ferch, Julia Jäger, Jürgen Schornagel, Hermann Beyer
Votes: 174
16. Die Katze (1988)
118 min | Crime, Thriller
Two bank robbers hold the clerks hostage and demand 3 million German marks as ransom. What the police do not realise is that the true criminal mastermind watches them from outside the bank, anticipating every move.
Director: Dominik Graf | Stars: Götz George, Gudrun Landgrebe, Joachim Kemmer, Heinz Hoenig
Votes: 973
17. Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding (1999)
110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A violent chain of events ensues as a jailed criminal arranges to buy a car from a shady car dealer, unaware that his partner in freedom has squandered most of the money from their last bank robbery on horse race betting.
Director: Peter Thorwarth | Stars: Oliver Korittke, Markus Knüfken, Ralf Richter, Diether Krebs
Votes: 10,831
18. Only God Can Judge Me (2017)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a botched robbery attempt five years ago, Ricky went to jail for his brother Rafael and his buddy Latif. Now that he is back out of jail, Latif wants to show his gratitude: he says he... See full summary »
Director: Özgür Yildirim | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr, Edin Hasanovic, Peter Simonischek
Votes: 2,422
19. Der Tatortreiniger (2011–2018)
26 min | Comedy, Crime
The bizarre everyday adventures of Heiko "Schotty" Schotte, whose profession is to clean up crime scenes.
Stars: Bjarne Mädel, Jörg Pose, Peer Martiny, Jule Böwe
Votes: 8,005
20. Grave Decisions (2006)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Sebastian, an 11-year-old Bavarian boy, feels responsible for his mother's death, who died during his birth, and naively attempts multiple ways to reach immortality (procreation, reincarnation, sanctification) to prevent his tenure in hell
Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller | Stars: Markus Krojer, Fritz Karl, Jürgen Tonkel, Jule Ronstedt
Votes: 5,670
21. Vincent Wants to Sea (2010)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A young man suffering from Tourette's syndrome absconds from an institution with two other inhabitants to travel to Italy to fulfill his mother's last wish.
Director: Ralf Huettner | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Karoline Herfurth, Heino Ferch, Katharina Müller-Elmau
Votes: 6,003
22. North Face (2008)
Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A secretary at a Berlin newspaper in 1936 gets to write about two Alpinists, as she knows them well. She later gets to report on and photograph her friends' and other Alpinists' climbs of the dangerous Swiss Eiger north face.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, Simon Schwarz
Votes: 16,434 | Gross: $0.71M
23. A Friend of Mine (2006)
84 min | Comedy, Drama
An introverted insurance executive at a car rental service is annoyed by his hyperactive, garrulous coworker, but the two end up becoming friends.
Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Vogel, Sabine Timoteo, Peter Kurth
Votes: 4,423
24. The Seventh Continent (1989)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A European family who plan on escaping to Australia seem caught up in their daily routine, only troubled by minor incidents. However, behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, they are actually planning something sinister.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner, Leni Tanzer, Udo Samel
Votes: 17,033
25. The Edukators (2004)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance
Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
Director: Hans Weingartner | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaußner
Votes: 32,380 | Gross: $0.18M
26. The Dark Valley (2014)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Drama, Western
Through a hidden path, a lone rider reaches a little town high up in the Alps. Nobody knows where the stranger comes from, nor what he wants there. But everyone knows that they don't want him to stay.
Director: Andreas Prochaska | Stars: Sam Riley, Tobias Moretti, Paula Beer, Thomas Schubert
Votes: 14,311
27. Before the Fall (2004)
110 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Jonas Jägermeyr
Votes: 17,137 | Gross: $0.14M
28. 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: 17,535 | Gross: $0.15M
29. Shoppen Munich (2006)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
By attending speed dating, 9 single women and 9 single men are 'shopping' for a life partner.
Director: Ralf Westhoff | Stars: Sebastian Weber, Anna Böger, Felix Hellmann, Katharina Marie Schubert
Votes: 1,344
30. Gigantic (1999)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
Three friends from Hamburg spend one last night on the town before one of them leaves the city forever.
Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Frank Giering, Florian Lukas, Antoine Monot Jr., Julia Hummer
Votes: 4,893
31. Unter Wölfen (2006 Video)
82 min | Thriller
A hunting turns into a psychological thriller when one of the huntsmen is found dead.
Directors: Daniel Hedfeld, René Sydow | Stars: Jochen Kolenda, Sebastian Sommerfeld, Kathrin Hildebrandt, Martin Brauer
Votes: 57
32. My Blind Date with Life (2017)
111 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An ambitious young man struggles to achieve his dream of becoming an employee in a Munich luxury hotel despite being strongly visually impaired.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Kostja Ullmann, Jacob Matschenz, Anna Maria Mühe, Johann von Bülow
Votes: 5,780
33. Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte (2012)
95 min | Comedy, Music
An inept music manager documents his attempt of bringing about a comeback of the 80s techno pioneers Fraktus, who in the past 30 years have disconnected both from each other and their music.
Directors: Lars Jessen, Jacques Palminger, Rocko Schamoni, Sebastian Schultz, Heinz Strunk | Stars: Devid Striesow, Heinz Strunk, Rocko Schamoni, Jacques Palminger
Votes: 1,523
34. Requiem (2006)
93 min | Drama, Horror
An epileptic girl suffers a breakdown during her first year at university, then decides to seek help from a priest in battling the troubles associated with her strict upbringing.
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Burghart Klaußner, Imogen Kogge, Anna Blomeier
Votes: 6,354 | Gross: $0.01M
35. Da geht noch was (2013)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
When three generations of one family temporarily have to live together under one roof chaos ensues.
Director: Holger Haase | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Henry Hübchen, Marius V. Haas, Leslie Malton
Votes: 1,357
36. This Crazy Heart (2017)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
An irresponsible man is forced by his father to take care of one of his ailing patients.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Philip Schwarz, Nadine Wrietz, Uwe Preuss
Votes: 3,699
37. Toni Erdmann (2016)
R | 162 min | Comedy, Drama
A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.
Director: Maren Ade | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl
Votes: 52,071 | Gross: $1.48M
38. Short Sharp Shock (1998)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Gabriel (Mehmet Kurtulus) gets out of jail and is determined to put his criminal past behind him. Yet with his two friends Bobby (Aleksandar Jovanovic) and Costa (Adam Bousdoukos) drawn to crime, will he be dragged back in?
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Mehmet Kurtulus, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller
Votes: 5,378
39. Club der roten Bänder (2015–2017)
46 min | Drama
A couple of teenagers staying in a hospital learn that they need to make friends to be able to deal with their problems of suffering different diseases.
Stars: Tim Oliver Schultz, Damian Hardung, Luise Befort, Ivo Kortlang
Votes: 572
40. Erbsen auf halb 6 (2004)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A theater director loses his sight in an accident and must learn to live without his eyes. He and the blind woman assigned to help him go on a funny and romantic adventure that will change both their lives.
Director: Lars Büchel | Stars: Fritzi Haberlandt, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Tina Engel, Harald Schrott
Votes: 1,093
41. How About Adolf? (2018)
91 min | Comedy
Stephan (Christoph Maria Herbst) and his wife Elisabeth (Caroline Peters) organize a dinner in their house in Bonn. Invited are family friend René (Justus von Dohnányi), Thomas (Florian ... See full summary »
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Christoph Maria Herbst, Florian David Fitz, Caroline Peters, Justus von Dohnányi
Votes: 7,640
42. Cut Off (2018)
132 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.
Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Fahri Yardim
Votes: 7,674
43. 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: 63,155
44. Weinberg (2015)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An amnesiac must unravel a strange mystery after waking up in a town filled with secrets.
Stars: Friedrich Mücke, Gudrun Landgrebe, Antje Traue, Arved Birnbaum
Votes: 608
45. In July (2000)
99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A young, insecure teacher embarks on a journey through Europe to Turkey, where he wants to see a woman again whom he believes to be his fate.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtulus, Idil Üner
Votes: 22,845
46. Metropolis (1927)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Votes: 185,574 | Gross: $1.24M
47. I Feel Like Disco (2013)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Actually, Florian Herbst is happiest when his dad isn't at home. Then he can dance around the house with his mum, wear crazy costumes and forget all his troubles. And Hanno Herbst doesn't ... See full summary »
Directors: Axel Ranisch, René Rimkus | Stars: Frithjof Gawenda, Heiko Pinkowski, Christina Große, Robert Alexander Baer
Votes: 441
48. Attention, Papa Arrives! (1991)
89 min | Comedy, Family
After ordering enough typewriting paper for 40 years, just to get discount, Heinrich Lohse is forced to retire. The former manager has plenty of time now to spend with his wife and their 16... See full summary »
Directors: Vicco von Bülow, Renate Westphal-Lorenz | Stars: Evelyn Hamann, Vicco von Bülow, Irm Hermann, Hans-Peter Korff
Votes: 5,947
49. Revanche (2008)
Not Rated | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Director: Götz Spielmann | Stars: Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss
Votes: 15,959
50. Goodnight Mommy (2014)
R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Twin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.
Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Stars: Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher
Votes: 59,786 | Gross: $1.17M
51. Masks (2011)
Unrated | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In the 70s Matteusz Gdula invented an acting method that was supposed to make every actor "shine". Still, lots of his students die mysteriously and Gdula commits suicide. His method gets ... See full summary »
Director: Andreas Marschall | Stars: Susen Ermich, Magdalena Ritter, Julita Witt, Norbert Losch
Votes: 833
52. Der Totmacher (1995)
110 min | Crime, Drama
Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this ... See full summary »
Director: Romuald Karmakar | Stars: Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch, Pierre Franckh, Hans-Michael Rehberg
Votes: 2,348
53. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
PG | 158 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Votes: 38,606
54. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Horror
Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor
Votes: 40,547
55. Vaya con Dios (2002)
106 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Three monks are making their way from Germany to a monastry in Italy, because they cannot afford the rent for their facility any longer.
Director: Zoltan Spirandelli | Stars: Michael Gwisdek, Daniel Brühl, Traugott Buhre, Matthias Brenner
Votes: 1,054
56. Mostly Martha (2001)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood.
Director: Sandra Nettelbeck | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner
Votes: 8,568 | Gross: $4.16M
57. Life is All You Get (1997)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...
Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Christiane Paul, Ricky Tomlinson, Hristina Papamihou
Votes: 1,970
58. Bagdad Cafe (1987)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.
Director: Percy Adlon | Stars: Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufmann
Votes: 15,198 | Gross: $3.59M
59. The Nightmare (2015)
92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After attending a rave party, a teenage girl forms a bond with a strange monster as she suffers a slow chaotic mental breakdown.
Director: Akiz | Stars: Carolyn Genzkow, Sina Tkotsch, Wilson Gonzalez, Arnd Klawitter
Votes: 3,183
60. 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: 2,490
61. Come Sweet Death (2000)
107 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Ex-detective Brenner wants to keep himself out of trouble but several murder cases and his ex-girlfriend Klara finally get him involved. But making decisions is not one his strengths.
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger | Stars: Josef Hader, Simon Schwarz, Barbara Rudnik, Michael Schönborn
Votes: 3,469
62. Maybe... Maybe Not (1994)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Thrown out by his girlfriend from her apartment, Axel lives for a while with Norbert, a gay man he met some days before.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Til Schweiger, Katja Riemann, Joachim Król, Rufus Beck
Votes: 6,417 | Gross: $0.37M
63. Winter Sleepers (1997)
122 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Setin a small mountain town, a man, looking for revenge because of his daughter's accidental killing, mistakenly tracks out a young couple, troubling with their ordinary life problems.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Ulrich Matthes, Marie-Lou Sellem, Floriane Daniel, Heino Ferch
Votes: 4,649 | Gross: $0.32M
64. Chinese Roulette (1976)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Thriller
Both parents of a young teen who walks with crutches secretly meet their lovers, who both surprise each other at the family's country home. The daughter arrives and initiates a guessing game of "Chinese roulette."
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Anna Karina, Margit Carstensen, Brigitte Mira, Ulli Lommel
Votes: 4,728
65. Free Fall (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A soon-to-be-father policeman falls for a gay fellow officer and his life starts falling apart.
Director: Stephan Lacant | Stars: Hanno Koffler, Max Riemelt, Attila Borlan, Katharina Schüttler
Votes: 22,574
66. Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
119 min | Comedy
A comedy that follows an ex-convict who lands a position at a school that sits over the spot where money from one of his earlier robberies was stashed.
Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Karoline Herfurth, Katja Riemann, Jana Pallaske
Votes: 31,701
67. Summer Storm (2004)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A close friendship between two crew teammates is tested when one slowly discovers he's gay and attracted to the other.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Miriam Morgenstern, Jürgen Tonkel
Votes: 14,501 | Gross: $0.10M
68. Soul Kitchen (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pheline Roggan, Anna Bederke
Votes: 40,442 | Gross: $0.27M
69. Fox and His Friends (1975)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven
Votes: 6,754
70. 23 (1998)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
When the orphaned Karl Koch and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers, an acquaintance senses that there is money in computer cracking - and travels to east Berlin to try to contact the KGB.
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris, Jan-Gregor Kremp
Votes: 7,288
71. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family
Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,646
72. Berlin Syndrome (2017)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship, when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich, Emma Bading
Votes: 27,643 | Gross: $0.03M
73. 3096 Tage (2013)
111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.
Director: Sherry Hormann | Stars: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Thure Lindhardt, Amelia Pidgeon, Trine Dyrholm
Votes: 16,273
74. Welcome to Germany (2016)
116 min | Comedy, Drama
When a well-off Munich family takes in Diallo, a refugee from Nigeria, he soon makes friends among the family members, but they are tested when they must face racism, bureaucracy, and terror suspicions because of him.
Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Senta Berger, Heiner Lauterbach, Florian David Fitz, Palina Rojinski
Votes: 5,570
75. Beerfest (2006)
R | 110 min | Comedy
Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar | Stars: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter
Votes: 71,417 | Gross: $19.19M
76. Goodbye Berlin (2016)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two young teenage boys steal a car and embark on a road trip that will probably change their lives.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Tristan Göbel, Aniya Wendel, Justina Humpf, Paul Busche
Votes: 11,033
77. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann
Votes: 23,865
78. Faust (1926)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard
Votes: 16,626
79. 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: 9,427
80. The Door (2009)
103 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A successful artist loses control of his life after his young daughter's death. A chance for a new start appears, but all is not what it seems.
Director: Anno Saul | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwarz, Valeria Eisenbart, Thomas Thieme
Votes: 6,356
81. The Most Beautiful Day (2016)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
Andi and Benno are terminally ill, but before it comes to an end for both, they want to experience the greatest day.
Director: Florian David Fitz | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Rainer Bock
Votes: 4,304
82. The Wall (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A woman finds herself inexplicably cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the landscape.
Director: Julian Pölsler | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Luchs von Kyffhäuserbach, Karlheinz Hackl, Ulrike Beimpold
Votes: 7,152 | Gross: $0.04M
83. 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: 2,148
84. Lammbock (2001)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Stefan and Kai have good going business, self-grown cannabis screened as pizza delivering service. For now they only have to deal with aphids.
Director: Christian Zübert | Stars: Lucas Gregorowicz, Moritz Bleibtreu, Marie Zielcke, Julian Weigend
Votes: 11,877
85. Hell (2011)
R | 89 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the not too distant future, people struggle to survive their greatest enemy, the sun.
Director: Tim Fehlbaum | Stars: Lilo Baur, Marco Calamandrei, Lisa Vicari, Lars Eidinger
Votes: 12,386
86. The Dark Side of the Moon (2015)
98 min | Mystery, Thriller
A psychedelic mushroom trip turns a successful lawyer into a wanted man.
Director: Stephan Rick | Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nora Waldstätten, André Hennicke
Votes: 7,671
87. Me and Kaminski (2015)
124 min | Comedy, Drama
Young journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article.
Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Jesper Christensen, Amira Casar, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 1,529
88. Cherry Blossoms (2008)
Unrated | 127 min | Drama, Romance
After Rudi's wife Trudi suddenly dies, he travels to Japan to fulfill her dream of being a Butoh dancer.
Director: Doris Dörrie | Stars: Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki, Maximilian Brückner
Votes: 6,116 | Gross: $0.10M
89. Generation War (2013)
TV-MA | 270 min | Action, Drama, History
Five friends go out to war and promise each other to be back for Christmas.
Stars: Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Miriam Stein
Votes: 32,601 | Gross: $0.09M
90. Stereo (I) (2014)
98 min | Crime, Thriller
The appearance of a mysterious, hooded man evokes Erik's sinister past.
Director: Maximilian Erlenwein | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Georg Friedrich
Votes: 5,172
91. Sapphire Blue (2014)
116 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gwen has just discovered that she's the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. Now she must juggle with constant trips to the past, her relationships with Gideon, and figuring out dark secrets surrounding the Circle.
Directors: Felix Fuchssteiner, Katharina Schöde, Lev L. Spiro | Stars: Josefine Preuß, Florian Bartholomäi, Karl Walter Sprungala, Peter Simonischek
Votes: 4,322
92. Kebab Connection (2004)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
In Hamburg, Ibrahim "Ibo" Secmez, of Turkish descent, wants to direct the first German kung-fu movie. For now he makes commercials for his uncle's kebab restaurant. When Titzie, Ibo's ... See full summary »
Director: Anno Saul | Stars: Denis Moschitto, Nora Tschirner, Emanuel Bettencourt, Numan Acar
Votes: 5,211
93. 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: 1,870
94. 25 km/h (2018)
116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two very different brothers reunite and start on a very special journey: a road trip on their motorbikes which they imagined in their childhood.
Director: Markus Goller | Stars: Lars Eidinger, Bjarne Mädel, Sandra Hüller, Franka Potente
Votes: 5,933
95. Vier gegen die Bank (2016)
96 min | Comedy, Crime
Four men, betrayed by the bank, unite to take revenge.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighöfer, Michael Herbig, Jan Josef Liefers
Votes: 3,511
96. The Divine Order (2017)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
In 1971, a young housewife organizes the women of her town to petition for the right to vote.
Director: Petra Biondina Volpe | Stars: Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig, Sibylle Brunner
Votes: 3,041 | Gross: $0.08M
97. Silentium (2004)
116 min | Crime, Thriller
A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger | Stars: Josef Hader, Simon Schwarz, Joachim Król, Maria Köstlinger
Votes: 3,523
98. The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
R | 135 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two enamoured strangers look for a warm place in a cold world.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Joachim Król, Lars Rudolph
Votes: 14,947 | Gross: $0.87M
99. Das Boot (1985)
TV-MA | 293 min | Drama, War
A World War II German U-Boat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the early days of the war.
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
Votes: 33,430
100. Elementarteilchen (2006)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Two half brothers in Berlin, 30+, one an introverted scientist, the other a sexually frustrated teacher, have no love life. That's about to change.
Director: Oskar Roehler | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Ulmen, Franka Potente, Martina Gedeck
Votes: 8,306
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