Directing
Werner Herzog
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 5 main titles.
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Lessons of Darkness91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.8, average 3.8
- Family Dynamics3.0, average 4.8
- Coming of Age1.2, average 3.0
- Crime1.8, average 3.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Werner Herzog 7
- Educational 6
- Character-Driven 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Documentary 4
- Character Study 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Bleak 4
- Cultural Clash 3
- Philosophical Inquiry 3
- Psychological Exploration 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- BBeate Mainka-JellinghausEditorNosferatu the Vampyre, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Where the Green Ants Dream, Fata Morgana, +17 more
Joe BiniEditorBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Queen of the Desert, Invincible, Rescue Dawn, Grizzly Man, +17 more
Peter ZeitlingerCinematographerBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Queen of the Desert, Invincible, Rescue Dawn, Grizzly Man, +15 more
Jörg Schmidt-ReitweinActorNosferatu the Vampyre, Where the Green Ants Dream, Fata Morgana, Handicapped Future, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, +7 more- TThomas MauchActorAguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Signs of Life, Even Dwarfs Started Small, Stroszek, +6 more
Ernst ReijsegerActorGhost Elephants, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, Bucking Fastard, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, +5 more
Klaus KinskiActorNosferatu the Vampyre, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, Cobra Verde, +3 more- MMarco CapalboEditorGhost Elephants, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, Bucking Fastard, Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin, +3 more
- PPopol VuhComposerNosferatu the Vampyre, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, Cobra Verde, +2 more
- RRainer StandkeEditorThe Gauls, Lessons of Darkness, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Echoes from a Sombre Empire, Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices, +2 more
- MMaximiliane MainkaEditorCobra Verde, The Dark Glow of the Mountains, Ballad of the Little Soldier, Portrait: Werner Herzog, Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
Rainer KlausmannCinematographerBride of the Orient, Scream of Stone, The Dark Glow of the Mountains, Lessons of Darkness, Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur
Movies and TV shows
141Upcoming
4 titles
as (voice)
Novel, Director
Director
2020s
19 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 79Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 55Producer, Writer
Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 69as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 70Director, Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 55Executive Producer
GoodWatch score 71as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 71as Narrator (voice)
Producer
GoodWatch score 75Writer, Director
as Narrator (voice)
2010s
38 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch score 80TV show · as The Client
GoodWatch score 76Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 78Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 37as Man with One Story (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 40Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 61as Zec Chelovek
GoodWatch score 34as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 63TV show · as Werner Herzog
GoodWatch score 78as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 81as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 55Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 78as Narrator (voice)
2000s
26 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch score 71Director
GoodWatch score 56Director
GoodWatch score 74as Plastic Bag (voice)
GoodWatch score 82as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 77Author, Director
GoodWatch score 44as The German
GoodWatch score 85Director
GoodWatch score 63Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 81as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 72as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 79Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 51Writer, Producer
1990s
15 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch score 75Writer, Director
GoodWatch score 56as Father
GoodWatch score 72Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 87as Narrator (voice)
Executive Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 66as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 76as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 91Director, Writer
Director
GoodWatch score 63as TV-Regisseur
as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 72Producer, Writer
1980s
17 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch score 83TV show · as Dr. Lund (voice) / Werner Herzog (voice)
as Businger
GoodWatch score 66Director
Director
GoodWatch score 70Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 73as Lawyer (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 69Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 61as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 55Director
GoodWatch score 80Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 70Writer
1970s
17 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch score 81Producer, Director
GoodWatch score 78Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 87Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 80as Glass Transporter
GoodWatch score 60Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 85Screenplay, Producer
GoodWatch score 78Producer, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 88Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 68Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 84Director, Producer
GoodWatch score 83Sound Recordist, Producer
GoodWatch score 68as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1960s
5 titles · average score 57
GoodWatch score 58Producer, Sound
GoodWatch score 68as Soldier (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 57Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 46Screenplay, Editor
GoodWatch score 58Editor, Sound