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Dominik Graf

Dominik Graf

Director, writer, actor and composer · Born September 6, 1952 (74) · Munich, Germany

Dominik Graf (born September 6, 1952) is a German film and television director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. Born in Munich, he is the son of actor Robert Graf and actress and writer Selma Urfer. He initially studied German literature and musicology before enrolling at the University of Television and Film Munich in 1974. His graduation film Der kostbare Gast (1979) received a Bavarian Film Award. Graf established himself as a director of crime dramas and thrillers, gaining recognition for his work on German television series such as Der Fahnder and Tatort. His breakthrough in cinema came with the crime thriller Die Katze (1988), starring Götz George, for which he received the German Film Award for Best Director. He subsequently directed Die Sieger (1994), an ambitious police thriller that became one of his best-known films. His later work includes Der Felsen (2002), Hotte im Paradies (2002), Der rote Kakadu (2006), and the acclaimed crime series Im Angesicht des Verbrechens (2010). He also directed Beloved Sisters (2014), a historical drama about Friedrich Schiller and the sisters Charlotte and Caroline von Lengefeld, which was selected as Germany’s submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2021, Graf directed Fabian: Going to the Dogs, an adaptation of Erich Kästner’s novel set in Berlin during the final years of the Weimar Republic. The film received several German Film Award nominations and won the Silver Award for Best Feature Film. In addition to his filmmaking career, Graf has taught film directing at the International Film School Cologne since 2004. His work has been recognized with numerous honors, including German Film Awards, Bavarian Film Awards, and multiple Grimme Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 6, 1952 (74)
From
Munich, Germany
Works as
Director, writer, actor and composer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Dominik Graf's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Bonds
19%
Ideas
16%
Power
15%
Survival
10%
Self
4%
Morality
3%
Tradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Romantic
2
Warm
2
Tense
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dominik Graf's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dominik Graf's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

67 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Doppelgänger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer

  • The Universal Theory(2023)

    as Erzähler

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • My Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Melting Ink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Fabian oder der Gang vor die Hunde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Shadows of the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Fabian: Going to the Dogs(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Twilight Eternal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Offene Wunde deutscher Film(2017)

    Director · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Manhunt: Escape to the Carpathians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Beloved Sisters(2014)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wealthy Corpses: A Crime Story from Starnberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Es werde Stadt! – 50 Jahre Grimme-Preis in Marl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Lawinen der Erinnerung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • The Invisible Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Dreileben: Don’t Follow Me Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • In the Face of Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation(2009)

    Director · Writer · as (segment "Der Weg - den wir nicht zusammen gehen") (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Vow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • A City Is Blackmailed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Fremder Bruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Anwalt

  • The Red Cockatoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Cold Spring(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Hotte in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • A Map of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Friends of Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Munich: Secrets of a City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · as Erzähler

  • Your Best Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Bitter Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Doktor Knock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • The Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Composer

  • Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Martens

  • A Whispering in the Mountain of Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Composer · Writer

  • Irren ist männlich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lorenz

  • Journey to Weimar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Sperling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Invincibles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Composer · Story

  • Frauen sind was Wunderbares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Morlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Baal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Tiger, Löwe, Panther(1989)

    Director · Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Die Beute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Bei Thea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Drei gegen drei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Tango im Bauch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Willie

  • Der Fahnder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Treffer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Köberle kommt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Kieselsteine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Sebastian

  • Second Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • Neon City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Writer

  • Auf Achse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • 1+1=3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Bernhard Grabowski

  • Der kostbare Gast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • Nur ein kleines bisschen Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Sound Assistant

  • Maiden's War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Pavel Sixta

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Composer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Bis ans Ende der Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Wildboden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles, 64 of them dated from 1970 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Beloved Sisters (2014)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Fabian: Going to the Dogs (2021)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 67: 8 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting56 of 67: 32 only directing, 24 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting19 of 67: 1 only writing, 18 with another roleMusic6 of 67: 1 only music, 5 with another roleOther crew2 of 67: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

67 titles, 24 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1970s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew1980s13 · 2 acting · 11 crew1990s14 · 2 acting · 12 crew2000s11 · 4 acting · 10 crew2010s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew2020s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Dominik Graf's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor, director, writer

Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)

74th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Fabian: Going to the Dogs (2021)

Midcredits 84th · 72% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Dominik Graf work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dominik Graf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sven Rossenbach shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers