ZDF Movies: Every Film, Box Office & Ratings
ZDF has made 251 films from 1964 to 2025, earning $85.9M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are Gravity (2009), Eine ganz heiße Nummer (2011) and Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship (2014). Its most frequent directors are Matti Geschonneck, Lars Becker and Sohrab Shahid Saless, with 4 films each. Most of its films are drama films (127 of 251).
- films
- 251
- worldwide box office
- $85.9M
- average score of 2 rated films
- 44
- years active
- 1964–2025
- Main genres
- Drama, Comedy, Documentary
- Film languages
- German (193), English (28), French (9)
- Busiest decade
- The 2010s, 85 films
- Frequent directors
- Matti Geschonneck, Lars Becker, Sohrab Shahid Saless
What Are ZDF's Biggest Box Office Hits?
The ZDF films that earned the most worldwide. Gravity (2009) leads with $29.4M, 34% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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Gravity 2009 · Drama $29.4M - 2
Eine ganz heiße Nummer 2011 · Comedy $12M - 3
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship 2014 · Animation $7.55M - 4
Hands off Mississippi 2007 · Family $5.74M - 5
Emil and the Detectives 2001 · Family $5.16M - 6
The Big Blue 1988 · Drama $3.99M - 7
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe 2013 · Drama $3.93M - 8
Runaway Horse 2007 · Drama $3.2M
What Are the Latest ZDF Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Kundschafter des Friedens 2 (2025).
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2025 Kundschafter des Friedens 2 Comedy -
2024 Jesus Goes to Hollywood Documentary -
2024 Dornröschen und der Fluch der siebten Fee Family -
2024 Edgar Allan Poe - Amerikas abgründiger Pop-Poet Documentary -
2024 Rihanna - Inselkind, Popstar, Nationalheldin Documentary -
2024 Die Schule der Frauen Documentary -
2024 Hallo Spencer - Der Film Family -
2024 Little Red Riding Hood Animation
What Kind of Movies Does ZDF Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Most of its films are drama films (127 of 251). The 2010s were its busiest decade, with 85 films.
ZDF Movies by Genre
ZDF Movies by Decade
- 1 1960s
- 22 1970s
- 45 1980s
- 23 1990s
- 32 2000s
- 85 2010s
- 32 2020s
ZDF Movies by Language
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German 193 -
English 28 -
French 9 -
Spanish 5 -
Swedish 4 -
Italian 3
Who Works With ZDF the Most?
The people credited on the most ZDF films. Fritz Karl appears in 7 of them, and Matti Geschonneck directed 4.
Directors Who Work With ZDF
What Movies Has ZDF Made?
All 251 films, newest first, with the Movie Echo Score and the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
ZDF Documentary Movies
Which Studios Are Similar to ZDF?
The studios with the most German drama films. ZDF has made 97 German drama films, more than any other kind.
ZDF: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has ZDF made?
ZDF has released 251 films, from 1964 to 2025. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 85 films.
See every film What is ZDF's highest-grossing movie?
Gravity (2009) is ZDF's biggest box office hit, with $29.4M worldwide, ahead of Eine ganz heiße Nummer (2011) ($12M).
What is the best-rated ZDF movie?
Freaks - You’re One of Us (2020) has the highest Movie Echo Score of any ZDF film, 48.
Which director has made the most films with ZDF?
Matti Geschonneck, Lars Becker and Sohrab Shahid Saless have each directed 4 ZDF films, the most of anyone.