Portrait of Dennis Gansel

Directing

Dennis Gansel

Career

Active from 1996 to 2025, busiest in 2018 and 2019 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wave
The Wave
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dennis Gansel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.6, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Experiment 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Im Auftrag des Herrn
Im Auftrag des Herrn

as Ben

Grim Night
Grim Night

Director

2020s

3 titles · average score 61
The Tank
The Tank (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Hot Girl Summer
Hot Girl Summer (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

Thanks

Jim Button and the Wild 13
Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

2010s

6 titles · average score 50
Berlin, I Love You
Berlin, I Love You (2019)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer, Director

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Mechanic: Resurrection
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

The Fourth State
The Fourth State (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Director

Room 205 of Fear
Room 205 of Fear (2011)
GoodWatch score 49

as Psychiatrist

We Are the Night
We Are the Night (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 66
Men in the City
Men in the City (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lars

The Wave
The Wave (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

as Martin

Before the Fall
Before the Fall (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Girls on Top
Girls on Top (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Das Phantom
Das Phantom (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

1990s

2 titles
Living Dead
Living Dead (1997)

Writer, Director

The Wrong Trip
The Wrong Trip (1996)

Director