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Christoph Maria Herbst has 14 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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With his uncouth manner, Professor Pohl doesn’t enjoy the best reputation at the university where he works. To make matters worse, he makes a racist remark when student Naima arrives late for his lecture. Unfortunately for him, a video of his verbal outburst spreads like wildfire on the Internet, and the university’s president, Lambrecht, is called to deal with the incident. But Pohl is not dismissed. Instead, he is put to the task of helping Naima prepare for an important debating competition. The lecturer and the student could not be more different, yet they are thrown together to work as a team.
Dir. Sönke Wortmann · With Nilam Farooq, Christoph Maria Herbst, Hassan Akkouch

When Adolf Hitler reawakens at the site of his former bunker in present-day Berlin, he is mistaken for a comedian and quickly becomes a media phenomenon.
Dir. David Wnendt · With Oliver Masucci, Fabian Busch, Christoph Maria Herbst

The celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Capitol-Insurance” is due – that's what the bosses thought. All employees are invited to join the party in a hotel. However, rumors say the company's not doing very well. To avoid unemployment due to the possible shutdown of the smaller branch office the only option is to move to the headquarters. Now that's the ultimate challange for Stromberg, who is notoriously trying to be the example of a department manager, gathering all of his employees behind him.
Dir. Arne Feldhusen · With Christoph Maria Herbst, Milena Dreißig, Bjarne Mädel

The family dinner at Stephan and Elisabeth could have been wonderful. But when Thomas announces that he and his pregnant girlfriend Anna are going to call their son Adolf, the hosts and the family friend René are stuck in the throat.
Dir. Sönke Wortmann · With Christoph Maria Herbst, Florian David Fitz, Caroline Peters

A comedy centered around the incompetent boss of a German insurance office.
Dir. Ralf Husmann, Moritz Netenjakob · With Christoph Maria Herbst, Oliver Wnuk, Bjarne Mädel

Scotland Yard investigators have to prevent the murder of Victoria Dickman when her name is found on a death list.
Dir. Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert · With Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Joachim Fuchsberger

A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clues lead the detectives to Blackwhite Castle.
Dir. Tobi Baumann · With Oliver Kalkofe, Bastian Pastewka, Thomas Fritsch

In order to catch a basketball from the favorite team of his girlfriend's spoiled son, Fred poses as a numb, wheelchair-bound fan. But when he catches the ball, he also catches the attention of young, attractive filmmaker Denise, who wants to feature an invalid fan in an image film for the team. Fred has to keep playing his role, while real invalid and really furious fan Ronny might call his bluff at any moment. Worse, still, love sets in...
Dir. Anno Saul · With Til Schweiger, Alexandra Maria Lara, Jürgen Vogel

A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to find the hidden Dragon City.
Dir. Dennis Gansel · With Henning Baum, Solomon Gordon, Annette Frier

as William's Adviser
Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.
Dir. Michael Herbig · With Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian, Christian Tramitz
Quotas for women, parking spaces for women, online shopping, small talk and gossip. Software developer Erol, porta-potty rep Lars, and commercial pilot Helmut are licking the wounds of their masculinity – a female-free zone is what’s needed! In the boiler room of their recently built housing complex, the three stressed husbands create a secret refuge where they can watch football, eat fast-food, drink beer and curse the opposite sex undisturbed. When Aykut, the complex’s facility manager, discovers their last bastion of masculinity, he threatens to close it down. One thing is for sure, the men are not going to give up their little slice of paradise without a fight. Based on the stage play bearing the same name, director Franziska Meyer Price allows men to return to rebellious ladhood.
Dir. Franziska Meyer Price · With Detlev Buck, Christoph Maria Herbst, Elyas M'Barek
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: Heartthrob Celal pines for his ex-girlfriend Anna and risks every last cent of their family inheritance for his dream of a mobile phone shop. Sami is searching for true love but ruins every blind date with his anger mis-management. And Mesut, the youngest of the three, tries to combine a cool music career with his strict adherence to the Koran. So when a sweet little baby comes careering into their lives, nothing is as it was before. The three young Turkish bachelors are given a crash course in responsibility.
Dir. Sinan Akkuş · With Kostja Ullmann, Alexander Beyer, Frederick Lau
After 500 years, castle ghost Hui Buh finally has some royal residents to haunt, but he soon loses his license to scare and must get recertified.
Dir. Sebastian Niemann · With Michael Herbig, Christoph Maria Herbst, Heike Makatsch
A group of animals waiting for the annual flood they rely on for food and water discover that the humans, who have been destroying their habitats have built a dam for a leisure resort. The animals endeavour to save the delta and send a message to the humans not to interfere with nature.
Dir. Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe · With Christoph Maria Herbst, Ralf Schmitz, Thomas Fritsch
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