Directing
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Titles
- 99movies14TV shows
- Career
Active from 1966 to 2016, with a break from 1985 to 1999, busiest in 1971 with 9 main titles.
- Directed
- 45titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Class & Capitalism6.6average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.8average 4.9
- Historical5.3average 2.6
- Politics5.2average 2.6
- Melancholy7.1average 4.7
- Psychological7.5average 5.6
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
- Eroticism3.6average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Wholesome1.6, average 3.3
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Wonder2.3, average 3.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- German Cinema 7
- Character Study 6
- Slow Burn 6
- Political Intrigue 5
- Character-Driven 5
- German New Wave 5
- Melancholy 5
- Class Struggle 4
- Complex Relationships 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Social Critique 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Peer RabenActorBerlin Alexanderplatz, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Querelle, Veronika Voss, In a Year with 13 Moons, +26 more
Hanna SchygullaActorBerlin Alexanderplatz, The Marriage of Maria Braun, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Merchant of Four Seasons, Lili Marleen, +16 more
Irm HermannActorAli: Fear Eats the Soul, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Merchant of Four Seasons, Katzelmacher, Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, +11 more
Ingrid CavenActorThe Merchant of Four Seasons, In a Year with 13 Moons, Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, Love Is Colder Than Death, +10 more
Michael BallhausCinematographerThe Marriage of Maria Braun, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Despair, Beware of a Holy Whore, +10 more
Ulli LommelActorLove Is Colder Than Death, Satan’s Brew, Effi Briest, Chinese Roulette, Haytabo, +9 more- TThea EymèszEditorAli: Fear Eats the Soul, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, The Merchant of Four Seasons, Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Beware of a Holy Whore, +9 more
- DDietrich LohmannCinematographerThe Merchant of Four Seasons, Katzelmacher, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, Love Is Colder Than Death, Effi Briest, +9 more
Margit CarstensenActorThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Satan’s Brew, Chinese Roulette, Fear of Fear, +8 more
Kurt RaabActorMother Küsters Goes to Heaven, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, Satan’s Brew, Fox and His Friends, Fear of Fear, +8 more- JJuliane LorenzEditorBerlin Alexanderplatz, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Querelle, Veronika Voss, In a Year with 13 Moons, +6 more
Harry BaerActorKatzelmacher, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, Fox and His Friends, The Third Generation, The Coffee House, +5 more
Movies and TV shows
702020s
1 title · average score 63
63
Peter von Kant (2022)
Original Story
2010s
3 titles
2000s
2 titles · average score 70
1980s
9 titles · average score 74
The Last Trip to Harrisburg (1984)
as Voice of Man and Woman in Train (voice)
66
Querelle (1982)
Screenplay, Director
75
Veronika Voss (1982)
as Kinobesucher (uncredited)
71
Kamikaze '89 (1982)
as Police Lieutenant Jansen
84
Lola (1981)
Director, Screenplay
59
Lili Marleen (1981)
as Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
Theater in Trance (1981)
Writer, Director
Polnischer Sommer (1981)
as Babiuch
86
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
TV show · as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1970s
45 titles · average score 71
86
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
as Peddler
74
In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
Art Direction, Writer
67
Despair (1978)
Editor, Director
76
Chinese Roulette (1977)
Writer, Director
81
Fox and His Friends (1975)
as Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf
75
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)
Writer, Director
91
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
as Eugen
77
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
Director, Screenplay
73
Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
as Sascha
83
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Screenplay, Director
1960s
10 titles · average score 64
83
Katzelmacher (1969)
as Jorgos
Tonys Freunde (1969)
as Mallard
Frei bis zum nächsten Mal (1969)
as Mechaniker
Mit Eichenlaub und Feigenblatt (1968)
as Soldier
61
The City Tramp (1966)
as Man #1 on Toilet
62
The Little Chaos (1966)
as Franz
This Night (1966)
Cinematography, Director
Ein Platz für Günter (1966)
Assistant Director