Portrait of Wim Wenders

Directing

Wim Wenders

Career

Active from 1967 to 2026, busiest in 1969 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wim Wenders Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Documentary 4
  • Anthology Film 4
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Existential Crisis 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • German New Wave 2
  • Global Issues 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

145
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
Untitled Wim Wenders Science Fiction Film
Untitled Wim Wenders Science Fiction Film

Director

Truth:Beauty
Truth:Beauty

Executive Producer

Echoes of Light
Echoes of Light

Executive Producer

Return to Timbuktu
Return to Timbuktu

Executive Producer

Sound of Ice
Sound of Ice

Executive Producer

2020s

19 titles · average score 70
I'll Be Gone in June
I'll Be Gone in June (2026)

Producer

The Keys to Freedom
The Keys to Freedom (2025)

as Wim Wenders

From Darkness to Light
From Darkness to Light (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

Executive Producer

Perfect Days
Perfect Days (2023)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer, Director

Anselm
Anselm (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Producer

Some Body Comes Into the Light
Some Body Comes Into the Light (2023)

Producer, Director

Songs of Earth
Songs of Earth (2023)
GoodWatch score 84

Executive Producer

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer

German Genius
German Genius (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Wim Wenders

Présence
Présence (2022)

Director

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer

Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper (2020)

Writer, Producer

2010s

29 titles · average score 60
Submergence
Submergence (2018)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Writer, Producer

The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016)
GoodWatch score 30

Director, Writer

Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
GoodWatch score 86

Still Photographer, Writer

Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Director

Cathedrals of Culture
Cathedrals of Culture (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Executive Producer

Invisible World
Invisible World (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

Thanks

Pina
Pina (2011)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Producer

Il Volo
Il Volo (2010)

Writer, Director

Snowblind
Snowblind (2010)
GoodWatch score 36

as Gray Fox

2000s

26 titles · average score 59
The Open Road
The Open Road (2009)
GoodWatch score 45

Executive Producer

Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting (2008)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

8
8 (2008)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Writer

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Invisibles
Invisibles (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Director

Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer, Director

Egoshooter
Egoshooter (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer

Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a Man (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Camera Operator

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
GoodWatch score 79

as Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")

BAP - Ode to Cologne
BAP - Ode to Cologne (2002)

Director, Writer

The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Producer

1990s

17 titles · average score 68
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

City of Angels
City of Angels (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Film Writer

Willie Nelson at the Teatro
Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998)

Director, Writer

The End of Violence
The End of Violence (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Story

Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Still Photographer, Screenplay

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

A Trick of the Light
A Trick of the Light (1995)
GoodWatch score 45

as Regisseur / Milchmann

Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Producer

Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring (1993)

as Santa Claus

Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Story

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1980s

19 titles · average score 69
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

Producer, Writer

Chocolat
Chocolat (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

Co-Producer

Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire (1987)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Screenplay

Iron Earth, Copper Sky
Iron Earth, Copper Sky (1987)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

Tokyo-Ga
Tokyo-Ga (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer, Director

Room 666
Room 666 (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas (1984)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Producer

Hammett
Hammett (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The State of Things
The State of Things (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tram Passenger (uncredited)

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982 (1982)

Director, Producer

Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water (1980)
GoodWatch score 68

Editor, Writer

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

Additional Camera

1970s

16 titles · average score 68
Radio On
Radio On (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Associate Producer

Long Shot
Long Shot (1978)

as Another Director

The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

The American Friend
The American Friend (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road (1976)
GoodWatch score 89

as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)

Wrong Move
Wrong Move (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

as Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)

Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities (1974)
GoodWatch score 85

as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)

The Island
The Island (1974)

Director

From the Family of Reptiles
From the Family of Reptiles (1974)

Director

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Writer

Summer in the City
Summer in the City (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Billardspieler (uncredited)

1960s

14 titles · average score 50
Kaspar Hauser
Kaspar Hauser (1969)

Director

3 American LPs
3 American LPs (1969)

Director, Editor

Alabama (2000 Light Years)
Alabama (2000 Light Years) (1969)

Editor, Director

Polizeifilm
Polizeifilm (1969)

Director of Photography, Editor

Silver City Revisited
Silver City Revisited (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

Editor, Director of Photography

Ten Years After
Ten Years After (1969)

Director of Photography

Der Fall Lena Christ
Der Fall Lena Christ (1969)

Unit Manager

Same Player Shoots Again
Same Player Shoots Again (1968)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography, Producer

Klappenfilm
Klappenfilm (1968)

Producer, Director

Victor I.
Victor I. (1968)

Director

Love and So Forth
Love and So Forth (1968)

as Student

Schauplätze
Schauplätze (1967)

Writer, Director