Portrait of Andreas Dresen

Directing

Andreas Dresen

Career

Active from 1971 to 2026, with a break from 1972 to 1986, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vote for Henryk!
Vote for Henryk!
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Andreas Dresen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • German Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 66
Love, After All
Love, After All (2026)

Co-Producer, Writer

From Hilde, with Love
From Hilde, with Love (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

Co-Producer, Director

Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer, Director

Nude Pictures
Nude Pictures (2020)

Consulting Producer

2010s

8 titles · average score 61
Gundermann
Gundermann (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

As We Were Dreaming
As We Were Dreaming (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Heil
Heil (2015)
GoodWatch score 35

as Kollege von F.

Henryk from the Back Row
Henryk from the Back Row (2012)

Director of Photography, Director

Move
Move (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Galerist

Stopped on Track
Stopped on Track (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

20 × Brandenburg
20 × Brandenburg (2010)

Director

2000s

7 titles · average score 62
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Cloud 9
Cloud 9 (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay, Director

Summer in Berlin
Summer in Berlin (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Willenbrock
Willenbrock (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Vote for Henryk!
Vote for Henryk! (2003)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

Grill Point
Grill Point (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

Policewoman
Policewoman (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 66
Night Shapes
Night Shapes (1999)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Changing Skins
Changing Skins (1997)

Director

Mein unbekannter Ehemann
Mein unbekannter Ehemann (1995)

Director

Silent Country
Silent Country (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

Shortcut to Istanbul
Shortcut to Istanbul (1991)

Writer, Director

Zug in die Ferne
Zug in die Ferne (1990)

Writer, Director

Simbabwe – Träume von der Zukunft
Simbabwe – Träume von der Zukunft (1990)

Director, Writer

1980s

5 titles
Jenseits von Klein Wanzleben
Jenseits von Klein Wanzleben (1989)

Director, Writer

Nachts schlafen die Ratten
Nachts schlafen die Ratten (1988)

Writer, Director

Was jeder muss...
Was jeder muss... (1988)

Director, Writer

Konsequenzen—Peter, 25
Konsequenzen—Peter, 25 (1987)

Director, Writer

Recess
Recess (1987)

Director