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Holger Karsten Schmidt

Holger Karsten Schmidt

Writer · Born September 24, 1965 (61) · Hamburg, Germany

Born
September 24, 1965 (61)
From
Hamburg, Germany
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Holger Karsten Schmidt's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Ideas
18%
Power
12%
Survival
10%
Bonds
8%
Self
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · 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 3 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Dread
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Holger Karsten Schmidt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Holger Karsten Schmidt'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

50 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Harter Brocken: Die Versuchung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Idea

  • Nord bei Nordost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Lost in Fuseta - Ein Krimi aus Portugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Ramstein - The Pierced Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Writer

  • Marnow Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

  • Harter Brocken: Die Fälscherin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • Martha & Tommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • Das Gesetz sind wir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • Harter Brocken: Der Geheimcode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Der Auftrag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Gladbeck Freaks Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • 54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show Creator

  • Harter Brocken: Der Bankraub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Harter Brocken: Die Kronzeugin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher(2016)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Your Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Fog in August(2016)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The White Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Point Blank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay

  • Das Programm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Harter Brocken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Der Metzger muß nachsitzen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Der Metzger und der Tote im Haifischbecken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 33 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Für immer ein Mörder - Der Fall Ritter(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ein todsicherer Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • Mord in Eberswalde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Auslandseinsatz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenplay

  • Isenhart: The Hunt Is on for Your Soul(2011)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Finn Zehender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show Creator

  • Mörderisches Wespennest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Beyond the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Murder on Amrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay

  • Death in the Eifel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Der Tote in der Mauer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Die Sturmflut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • The Tube (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

  • Der Stich des Skorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • Die schöne Braut in Schwarz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • Two Days of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • Der Fall Gehring(2003)

    Script · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • Die Todeswelle - Eine Stadt in Angst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Der Solist – Kein Weg zurück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • 36 Stunden Angst - Ein Vater kämpft um sein Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Script Editor

  • Der Handymörder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • 14 Days to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Seitensprung in den Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1970 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Fog in August (2016)

$73K worldwide

Highest rated

Fog in August (2016)

Midcredits 91st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing47 of 50: 44 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew6 of 50: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role

50 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s23 · crew2020s8 · 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 Holger Karsten Schmidt's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

Police Call 110 (1971)

60th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Fog in August (2016)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Holger Karsten Schmidt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Holger Karsten Schmidt's MovieCove titles; Karl Kranzkowski shares the most, 2.