Films and series set in Nordrhein-Westfalen
39 films and series set here, plus 39 with only a filming location; ordered by German Wikipedia lookups, not viewings or sales.
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- 1KölnUnter uns11
- 2DüsseldorfTräumerei3
- 3AachenBettys Diagnose3
- 4DuisburgSolino2
- 5MünsterTatort: Ein Fuß kommt selten allein2
- 6BochumEinstein1
- 7AltenaUnsere wunderbaren Jahre1
- 8BrüggeUndine1
- 9DülkenDer zehnte Sommer1
- 10EssenDas Wunder von Bern1
- 11Flughafen DortmundBang Boom Bang – Ein todsicheres Ding1
- 12Museum KoenigDas Grundgesetz der Tiere1
- 13NeussDie Fahnderin1
- 14SiegburgWäldern1
- 15WuppertalAlice in den Städten1
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How this list is made
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- Berlin400 titles
- Bayern150 titles
- Hamburg83 titles
- Nordrhein-Westfalen39 titles
- Baden-Württemberg21 titles
- Hessen18 titles
- Niedersachsen11 titles
- Sachsen10 titles
- Sachsen-Anhalt8 titles
- Brandenburg7 titles
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7 titles
- Thüringen7 titles
- Schleswig-Holstein5 titles
- Bremen3 titles
- Rheinland-Pfalz1 title
- Saarlandnone set
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