German Comedies on Netflix

Although comfortable on his tiny island, a bumbling man leaves to steal back his prized possession — an expensive painting — from a thieving duo.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 8.2
Runtime: 01:31:52
Netflix ID: 81351563 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After he loses his job, an unemployed purchasing director applies his management principles to running his family's lives, with controversial results.

Year: 1991
IMDb: 8
Runtime: 01:25:46
Netflix ID: 80994846 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After arriving at the wrong destination, a couple gets creative to salvage their vacation—but holes in their fraught relationship are soon exposed.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 01:28:23
Netflix ID: 81405120 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A Bavarian tourist befriends the owner of a café-motel in the Mojave Desert. In time, the pair turn the decrepit café into a local hot spot.

Year: 1987
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:43:58
Netflix ID: 60010114 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Buddies Stefan and Kai run a thriving pot business from the back of their pizzeria, but things take a disastrous turn when the plants become diseased.

Year: 2001
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 01:29:19
Netflix ID: 80005465 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After waking up one day with a profoundly deep voice, a man gains global attention, but soon tries to exile himself to escape the spotlight.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 01:25:37
Netflix ID: 81405121 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this movie version of the hit TV series, Stromberg and his claim settlement employees celebrate their company's 50th anniversary at a country inn.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:58:13
Netflix ID: 80010967 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After securing a coveted apprenticeship at a luxury hotel, an ambitious man tries to keep his visual impairment a secret as he vies for his dream job.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.1
Runtime: 01:50:31
Netflix ID: 81304206 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When an ex-con discovers the loot he buried from his last robbery is now covered by a school gym, he gets a teaching job there in order to recover it.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 01:52:24
Netflix ID: 80014999 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A dismal summer vacation turns into a wild coming-of-age ride when a teenage boy agrees to take a road trip with the edgy new kid in town.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 01:33:12
Netflix ID: 81031981 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An introverted insurance executive at a car rental service is annoyed by his hyperactive, garrulous coworker, but the two end up becoming friends.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:20:18
Netflix ID: 80005701 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A group of teenagers in 1970s East Berlin spend their time indulging in Western pop music and consumerism, and dream of brighter days ahead.

Year: 1999
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:25:31
Netflix ID: 70309655 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Six friends linked by their anarchist activities in 1980s Berlin reunite in 2002 after a bomb they planted years ago finally explodes.

Year: 2002
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:41:01
Netflix ID: 60025070 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When she's diagnosed with cancer, a spirited young woman refuses to let the news stop her from tasting all that life has to offer.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:57:25
Netflix ID: 70272634 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a 20-year-old slacker forgets to register as a conscientious objector, he's drafted into the army, where his mouth gets him into trouble.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.8
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:30:08
Netflix ID: 80001125 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After finding love in drug-free Dubai, Stefan returns to Germany to grab documents for his wedding. But old buddy Kai's bad habits complicate things.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:46:11
Netflix ID: 80191219 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Now in their 60s, Anne and her former flatmates move back in together and soon find themselves in a generational clash with their much younger neighbors.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:31:56
Netflix ID: 81351568 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An elderly man suffering from Alzheimer's takes a road trip to Venice with his beloved granddaughter after his son decides to put him in a home.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:18:58
Netflix ID: 80141257 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A writer copes with her fiancé’s death by sending him romantic text messages. But the phone number has been reassigned -- to a man who’s intrigued.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 01:47:30
Netflix ID: 80222898 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Turkish-German comic Bülent Ceylan demonstrates his hilarious versatility in this sold-out show from SAP Arena in his hometown of Mannheim.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:28:10
Netflix ID: 80004995 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When his pregnant girlfriend throws him out of their home, a young man finds a gay roommate and shares amusing misunderstandings with his new friends.

Year: 1994
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:29:52
Netflix ID: 80065318 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When the Berlin Wall collapses, a young man and his best friend set out for San Francisco to search for his father, who fled East Germany years before.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.5
Runtime: 01:48:46
Netflix ID: 81248633 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Five middle-aged couples attend an exclusive wellness retreat in an effort to improve their long-neglected relationships.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 01:29:26
Netflix ID: 80177721 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Backroom deals and psychological manipulations unfold at a restaurant in Bavaria, where a director and producer try to assemble a movie production.

Year: 1997
IMDb: 6.4
Runtime: 01:49:41
Netflix ID: 81151857 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Professional robber Mel gets more than expected when she takes panicky Franny hostage. Is it her biggest mistake or the best decision of her life?

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:46:51
Netflix ID: 81223050 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this retelling of a classic German fairy tale, two men struggle to bring happiness into the lives of the ambitious women they love.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:37:28
Netflix ID: 80174390 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After a health scare, Hape is told to take it easy, but the pudgy comic decides his soul needs healing too and sets off on a religious pilgrimage.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:32:21
Netflix ID: 80222897 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Five very different men who frequent the same Berlin gym navigate awkward dates, romantic upheavals, career curveballs and more.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:46:57
Netflix ID: 80201806 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a wealthy, self-absorbed Munich family takes in a refugee from Somalia, they find their insular world turned upside down.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:56:12
Netflix ID: 80222785 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three female shop assistants start their own phone sex service when their supermarket is threatened with bankruptcy.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:31:05
Netflix ID: 80000039 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Rosalie's spending spree with bad checks and credit cards comes to an end, but when she gets a computer, she's back in the game as a hacker.

Year: 1989
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 2.7/5
Runtime: 01:30:14
Netflix ID: 80010204 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To help boost their school's image, a pair of teachers take their students to a remote part of Thailand, but nothing goes according to plan.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:50:45
Netflix ID: 80994718 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As the Nazis rise, a cabaret actor in Berlin takes a defiant stand and ends up exiled in Moscow's notorious Hotel Lux, only to face more dangers.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:42:09
Netflix ID: 80996372 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A successful businessman relishes the single life until he falls for a veterinarian. But there's a hitch: She's about to get married.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:47:24
Netflix ID: 81351565 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When bank robbers steal their hard-earned savings, elderly pals Carla, Meta and Lilli scheme to get it back -- by turning to bank robbing themselves.

Year: 2000
IMDb: 5.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:32:06
Netflix ID: 80127745 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The upcoming marriage of a German and his German-Italian fiancée turns into a clash of cultures as the pair goes to Italy for a big family wedding.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 01:33:56
Netflix ID: 80174570 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After an unexpected breakup, an arrogant magazine editor living in Berlin tries to forget his ex – but at the same time, tries to win her back.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 01:29:39
Netflix ID: 81435604 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Antisocial teen Helen's only interest in other people is reuniting her divorced parents, and a freak shaving accident may hold the answer.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:49:12
Netflix ID: 70299835 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As research for a role, a soap opera actor shadows a would-be pimp as he guards a gangster’s go-go dancer girlfriend.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 5.8
Runtime: 01:27:06
Netflix ID: 81059957 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As he toils to work off back rent he owes his landlord, Otto falls for a new tenant in his building – who only has eyes for a beefy action star.

Year: 1987
IMDb: 5.8
Runtime: 01:25:19
Netflix ID: 81293400 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Comedian Michael Mittermeier pours on the punchlines as he ruminates about the absurdity of everyday life in this unfiltered stand-up special.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 5.8
Runtime: 01:46:21
Netflix ID: 81339095 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A street racer and his beloved Opel Manta compete in a high-stakes race as he tries to keep a slick Ferrari owner from stealing his girlfriend.

Year: 1991
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:26:55
Netflix ID: 80996375 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After an accident involving a ferret threatens his chances at parenthood, a carefree bachelor becomes obsessed with the recipient of his sperm donation.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.6
Runtime: 01:50:34
Netflix ID: 81351561 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two bumbling buddies hatch an ill-advised plan to kidnap a millionaire in hopes of reaping a ransom and paying off their gambling debt to a mob boss.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 5.6
Runtime: 01:52:01
Netflix ID: 81405381 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As Christmas approaches, Frankfurt's residents navigate romance, mishaps and misunderstandings in five interconnected stories.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.6
Runtime: 02:00:18
Netflix ID: 81415889 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a web chat reveals that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Leni embarks on a journey of romantic self-discovery along with her friends and mother.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 5.4
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:49:28
Netflix ID: 80141339 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Live from Hamburg, Iranian-German comedian Enissa Amani shares her take on German engineering, tax deductions and online fan-mail etiquette.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 5.4
Runtime: 01:05:48
Netflix ID: 80217772 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A trio of space adventurers is summoned by the Queen of the Earth to travel back in time and save the planet.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 5.4
Runtime: 01:27:15
Netflix ID: 81351560 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A struggling fashion designer is forced to live with her former husband’s other ex-wife when he leaves them a luxurious loft.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 5.3
Runtime: 01:50:03
Netflix ID: 81044228 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A taxi driver named Faust lives up to his name by making a deal with the devil to gain celebrity and get his girlfriend back, but his plan goes awry.

Year: 2002
IMDb: 5.2
Runtime: 01:20:56
Netflix ID: 81151849 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two fun-loving party animals fly to Mallorca for fun in the sun. But if the drunk duo hopes to realize their dream, they'll have to make money fast.

Year: 1997
IMDb: 5.1
Runtime: 01:23:31
Netflix ID: 80173601 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Florian wakes up to find that his teenage libido has a mind (and voice) of its own, and it has no intention of staying quiet.

Year: 2000
IMDb: 5
Runtime: 01:19:49
Netflix ID: 80174515 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Years after a traumatic accident, an adventurous young woman craves exuberant sex to suppress deep-seated issues from her tragic past.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5
Runtime: 01:29:17
Netflix ID: 81151835 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After his efforts to avoid his mandatory military service backfire, a young man winds up enlisted with a company of incredibly eccentric characters.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 4.9
Runtime: 01:25:59
Netflix ID: 80996374 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A young cop uncovers illegal street racing on the highway and befriends the crew of speedy drivers while in hot pursuit of car-stealing crooks.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 4.8
Runtime: 01:24:12
Netflix ID: 81151845 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a newspaper editor grows frustrated reporting trivial stories and skirting issues, he launches his own political party and runs for chancellor.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 4.7
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Runtime: 01:32:47
Netflix ID: 80065321 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Mia sets her sights on becoming the youngest rally driver, her biggest competition is also the man who makes her heart race.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 4.5
Runtime: 01:29:18
Netflix ID: 81435622 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Based loosely on the well-known fairy tale 'Snow White,' this bold adaptation from Germany puts a silly, slightly surreal spin on the classic yarn.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 4.1
Runtime: 01:33:14
Netflix ID: 70044524 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Taking Snow White's story and turning it on its head, this tongue-in-cheek sequel revisits the fair-faced beauty several years after her rescue.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 4.1
Runtime: 01:39:47
Netflix ID: 70155039 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three teen grads with fun, sun and sex on their minds take jobs in Ibiza, but their overzealous boss stands in the way of their summer party plans.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 3.8
Runtime: 01:28:07
Netflix ID: 81435624 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After a disastrous performance and a philandering producer leave her publicly humiliated, a faltering pop star takes up work as a cleaning woman.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 3.7
Runtime: 01:40:29
Netflix ID: 81009783 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Scientist, host, comedian and lecturer Vince Ebert examines the concept of freedom through his trademark humorous lens in this live performance.

Year: 2011
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:29:19
Netflix ID: 70308611 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two loners travel to Poland with a shady organization that matches German men with Eastern European women in hopes of finding true love.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 01:28:34
Netflix ID: 80220700 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Tim meets Maria by playing on her sympathies and pretending to be ill -- but Maria's sister really is suffering from an illness and knows he's faking.

Year: 2012
Runtime: 01:35:21
Netflix ID: 81151847 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

While on vacation with her twin sister and crush, a woman finds herself caught in a love square as an unknown substance alters everyone's emotions.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:33:38
Netflix ID: 81231954 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

For Cindy from Marzahn, a prince on a white horse and glass slippers mean nothing. Give her a man with wit, charm, a full set of teeth -- and a car.

Year: 2011
Netflix rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 01:33:17
Netflix ID: 80004996 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

At the packed Kesselhaus in Munich, popular web comedian Harry G takes on the quirks of the Bavarian capitol's culture with his usual acerbic wit.

Year: 2016
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:52:05
Netflix ID: 80136912 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Comedian Dennis mines his everyday life with his grandmother, girlfriend and pals for laughs, trying to be cool no matter what actually happens.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:59:51
Netflix ID: 80184555 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Performing at a lively bar, German stand-up comedian Markus Krebs dishes on how times have changed, both for better and for worse.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 02:18:17
Netflix ID: 80184677 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Affable stand-up comedian Maxi Gstettenbauer discusses first dates, his mom's Facebook use and farming-simulation video games before a live audience.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:10:59
Netflix ID: 80184774 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When spirited German Lena and macho Turk Cem are stranded on a desert island, angry sparks fly between them as Cem insists on taking charge.

Year: 2012
Runtime: 01:44:15
Netflix ID: 70272768 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Comedian Luke Mockridge takes his audience back in time on a journey through the '90s, reliving his youth with music and hilarious anecdotes.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:26:52
Netflix ID: 80210618 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Stand-up comic Carolin Kebekus doesn't hold back in a wild, in-your-face performance from the nexus of multiculturalism and feminine hygiene.

Year: 2014
Runtime: 01:29:57
Netflix ID: 80210528 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Author and fitness expert Patric Heizmann serves humor with nutritional value as he discusses junk food, calories and the battle between head and gut.

Year: 2014
Runtime: 01:26:51
Netflix ID: 80210529 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The worldly comedian returns to Germany and dives into why he's still fascinated with his home country.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:24:39
Netflix ID: 81025599 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Stand-up comedian Kaya Yanar dissects the allure of Switzerland through the eyes of a German who's lived there.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:41:14
Netflix ID: 81025600 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As a daughter mends her love wounds, her mother rehabs at an old hippie retreat, which is now a beach resort with a worker tied to her saucy past.

Year: 2014
Runtime: 01:57:47
Netflix ID: 81151851 · Watch on Netflix

A lovestruck teen who dislikes French culture joins an exchange program in France to win over his crush, eventually learning more than just new customs.

Year: 2006
Runtime: 01:33:26
Netflix ID: 81151859 · Watch on Netflix

In this cinematic sequel to the hit TV series, Lolle has moved on from Sven and is about to marry her friend Hart – until Sven disrupts her plans.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:20:44
Netflix ID: 81273559 · Watch on Netflix

As they plunge into their teen years, a tight-knit group of friends on a school trip faces everything from first experiences to confusing feelings.

Year: 2009
Runtime: 01:47:06
Netflix ID: 81282312 · Watch on Netflix

Fearing that their children's poor grades will affect their acceptance to secondary school, a group of parents try to have the class's teacher removed.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:23:49
Netflix ID: 81282298 · Watch on Netflix

Romantic pursuits in the rearview, three women search for a place to live. But pricey properties spur them to find a rich man to further their exploits.

Year: 2004
Runtime: 01:24:34
Netflix ID: 81282299 · Watch on Netflix

Frustrated that they haven't yet experienced an orgasm, three young women set out to find romantic partners to help them reach new heights.

Year: 2001
Runtime: 01:25:23
Netflix ID: 81282301 · Watch on Netflix

When his wealthy dad threatens to cut him off, a carefree young man agrees to mentor an ailing teen who's made list of wishes he wants to fulfill.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 01:42:05
Netflix ID: 80996369 · Watch on Netflix

To protect the lighthouse he lives in from the grasp of a predatory company, Otto must head abroad to seek the help of its rightful owner: his brother.

Year: 1989
Runtime: 01:32:49
Netflix ID: 81293398 · Watch on Netflix

Long under his overbearing mother's thumb, a middle-aged furniture salesman tries to change his life when he meets an engaging psychologist.

Year: 1988
Runtime: 01:27:52
Netflix ID: 81293399 · Watch on Netflix

As teenage twins prepare for their first live concert, an opportunistic student tries to charm one of the famous siblings for selfish reasons.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:24:07
Netflix ID: 81151838 · Watch on Netflix

Felix Lobrecht aims his dark humor at overly polite culture, weird laughter, the sheer awkwardness of a walking baby and more in this stand-up special.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 00:59:40
Netflix ID: 81256080 · Watch on Netflix

The search for a secret inheritance takes three newly acquainted half-brothers with conflicting personalities on a dicey road trip across Germany.

Year: 2015
Runtime: 01:57:04
Netflix ID: 81416271 · Watch on Netflix

Separated from the dancer he loves when the Berlin Wall is built, an actor in 1961 East Germany schemes to reunite with her through producing a movie.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 02:07:30
Netflix ID: 81142484 · Watch on Netflix

To financially support his growing family, an unassuming civil servant becomes a blundering political puppet for the crooked upper class of Cologne.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:26:47
Netflix ID: 81443350 · Watch on Netflix

During the Christmas holidays, Hubert and Staller investigate the demise of an elderly pensioner who died suspiciously but unnoticed a year earlier.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:29:52
Netflix ID: 81461089 · Watch on Netflix