Portrait of Fritz Lang

Directing

Fritz Lang

Career

Active from 1916 to 2025, with a break from 1964 to 2024, busiest in 1919 with 11 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for M
M
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fritz Lang Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.3, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 9
  • Social Commentary 7
  • German Expressionism 7
  • Film Noir 7
  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Psychological Tension 5
  • Classic Cinema 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Silent Film 4
  • Moral Decay 3
  • Tragic Romance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Sibyl
Sibyl (2025)

as (Archive footage)

1980s

1 title Β· average score 57
M the Damned
M the Damned (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Film Writer

1960s

3 titles Β· average score 77
Contempt
Contempt (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

as Fritz Lang

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
GoodWatch score 84

Producer, Director

Journey to the Lost City
Journey to the Lost City (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

1950s

14 titles Β· average score 71
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

The Indian Tomb
The Indian Tomb (1959)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps (1956)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Moonfleet
Moonfleet (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Human Desire
Human Desire (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

The Big Heat
The Big Heat (1953)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious (1952)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Clash by Night
Clash by Night (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

House by the River
House by the River (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

American Guerrilla in the Philippines
American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1940s

11 titles Β· average score 72
Secret Beyond the Door
Secret Beyond the Door (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

Cloak and Dagger
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street (1945)
GoodWatch score 89

Producer, Director

The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window (1944)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Producer

Moontide
Moontide (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Co-Director

Western Union
Western Union (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Man Hunt
Man Hunt (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

Co-Director

The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1930s

7 titles Β· average score 85
You and Me
You and Me (1938)
GoodWatch score 75

Producer, Director

You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Fury
Fury (1936)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

Liliom
Liliom (1934)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

Director

M
M (1931)
GoodWatch score 93

Director, Screenplay

1920s

13 titles Β· average score 74
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon (1929)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay, Director

Spies
Spies (1928)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Writer

Metropolis
Metropolis (1927)
GoodWatch score 91

Director, Editor

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Screenplay

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

Destiny
Destiny (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Writer

Four Around the Woman
Four Around the Woman (1921)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Screenplay

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (1921)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur (1921)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship
The Spiders: Part 2 - The Diamond Ship (1920)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Writer

The Wandering Image
The Wandering Image (1920)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

1910s

14 titles Β· average score 61
Harakiri
Harakiri (1919)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea
The Spiders: Part 1 - The Golden Sea (1919)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

The Plague of Florence
The Plague of Florence (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

The Dance of Death
The Dance of Death (1919)

Screenplay

Master of Love
Master of Love (1919)

Director

Lilith and Ly
Lilith and Ly (1919)

Writer

Half-Blood
Half-Blood (1919)

Director, Screenplay

Die Frau mit den Orchideen
Die Frau mit den Orchideen (1919)

Writer

Die Rache ist mein
Die Rache ist mein (1919)

Writer

Hilde Warren and Death
Hilde Warren and Death (1917)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub
Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub (1917)

Screenplay

Die Peitsche
Die Peitsche (1916)

Screenplay