Streaming recommendations

We have compiled a fantastic selection of German films and series for you to enjoy that are currently available in the media libraries of the public broadcasters and on various streaming services in Germany. And best of all, they can be streamed for free,without registration or geoblocking.

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2011, thriller, 85 min, OV with German subtitles

Das System - alles verstehen heißt alles verzeihen

While searching for the truth about his deceased father, petty criminal Mike finds himself drawn into a parallel world of international lobbyists and former East German secret agents. Starring Jakob Matschenz, Bernhard Schütz (directed by Marc Bauder).
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 18.04.2025.

Das System - alles verstehen heißt alles verzeihen © ZDF/STEPHANIE KULBACH © ZDF/STEPHANIE KULBACH

2017, comedy, 90 min, OV with German subtitles

Kein Herz für Inder

The Neufund family is expecting a female exchange student called Sandy from England but instead of Sandy, a 13-year-old Indian boy shows up at the airport... Culture clash comedy starring Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Martin Brambach, Lena Urzendowsky, Mercedes Müller and Zayn Baig. Directed by Viviane Andereggen.
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 05.05.2025.

Kein Herz für Inder © ARD Degeto/Stephan Rabold © ARD Degeto/Stephan Rabold

2022, documentary, 90 min, OV with German subtitles

Wo Brandenburg am schönsten ist

The documentary portrays unique natural paradises in Brandenburg that are worth protecting, revealing an astonishing wilderness to discover.
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 30.04.2025.

Wo Brandenburg am schönsten ist © HR/rbb/Frauke Bennett © HR/rbb/Frauke Bennett

2020, thriller, 90 min, OV with German subtitles

In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum

A thriller about a gangster terminally ill with cancer, who, in the time he has left, seeks to settle an old score and encounters an unexpected twist. Starring Kida Khodr Ramadan, Emma Drogunova, directed by Kida Khodr Ramadan.
Watch on ARD Mediathek until 25.04.2025.

In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum © HR/Degeto/Tim Rosenbohm © HR/Degeto/Tim Rosenbohm

2023, documentary, 13 min, OV with German subtitles

Bier, Blech, Bavaria

A scooter tour along the "Franconian Beer Route" - from the smallest brewery in Bavaria to the beer capital of Bamberg.
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 16.05.2025.

Bier, Blech, Bavaria © ZDF / Thomas Kerbhol © ZDF / Thomas Kerbhol

2023, documentary, 103 min, OV with German subtitles

To Show or not to Show - Experimenteller Dokumentarfilm

Filmmakers talk about their experiences about success, failure and social participation, starring Jutta Brückner, Angelika Levi, Sarah Blaßkiewitz, Benito Bause and Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay. Directed by Jana Keuchel and Katharina Knust.
Watch on ZDF Mediathek until 28.04.2025.

To Show or not to Show © ZDF / Ray Peter Maletzki © ZDF / Ray Peter Maletzki

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