diff --git a/backend/routes/movies.py b/backend/routes/movies.py
index d8684a7..e4f306e 100644
--- a/backend/routes/movies.py
+++ b/backend/routes/movies.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ _SORT_COLS = {
     "jahr_asc":  "m.jahr ASC",
     "imdb":      "m.imdb_rating DESC",
     "bewertung": "community_avg DESC",
-    "default":   "m.sort_order ASC, m.jahr DESC",
+    "default":   "CASE WHEN m.imdb_rating IS NULL THEN 1 ELSE 0 END, m.imdb_rating DESC, m.jahr DESC",
 }
 
 @router.get("/filme")