Directing
Werner Herzog
- Titles
- 226movies34TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2026, busiest in 2012 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 85titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Conan O'Brien Must Go91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wonder4.9average 3.4
- Spiritual3.3average 2.0
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Historical3.8average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Uncanny3.2average 2.5
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Romance1.9, average 3.8
- Family Dynamics2.8, average 4.7
- Coming of Age1.2, average 2.9
- Crime2.2, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 10
- Werner Herzog 7
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Educational 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Documentary 4
- Character Study 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Bleak 4
- Philosophical 3
- Cultural Clash 3
- Existential Reflection 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Joe BiniEditorBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Rescue Dawn, Queen of the Desert, Grizzly Man, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, +18 more- BBeate Mainka-JellinghausEditorNosferatu the Vampyre, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, Fata Morgana, +17 more
Peter ZeitlingerCinematographerBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Bucking Fastard, Rescue Dawn, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, Queen of the Desert, +15 more
Jörg Schmidt-ReitweinActorNosferatu the Vampyre, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, Fata Morgana, Heart of Glass, Where the Green Ants Dream, +7 more
Ernst ReijsegerActorGhost Elephants, Bucking Fastard, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, Salt and Fire, +5 more- TThomas MauchActorAguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Even Dwarfs Started Small, Signs of Life, Stroszek, +4 more
- MMarco CapalboEditorGhost Elephants, Bucking Fastard, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds, The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft, Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, +3 more
Klaus KinskiActorNosferatu the Vampyre, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, Cobra Verde, +2 more- RRainer StandkeEditorLessons of Darkness, Echoes from a Sombre Empire, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, The Gauls, Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices, +2 more
- PPopol VuhComposerNosferatu the Vampyre, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, My Best Fiend, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, +2 more
- MMaximiliane MainkaEditorCobra Verde, The Dark Glow of the Mountain, Ballad of the Little Soldier, Portrait: Werner Herzog, Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
Rainer KlausmannCinematographerScream of Stone, Lessons of Darkness, Bride of the Orient, The Dark Glow of the Mountain
Movies and TV shows
63Upcoming
2 titles
Director, Novel
2020s
5 titles · average score 76
74
Producer, Director
Producer, Writer
85
as Narrator (voice)
70
Director, Executive Producer
75
Director, Writer
2010s
11 titles · average score 70
74
Director, Writer
73
Writer, Director
76
Director, Writer
78
Writer, Director
46
as Man with One Story (uncredited)
84
Director, Writer
40
Writer, Director
78
as Narrator (voice)
55
Screenplay, Director
81
as Narrator (voice)
81
as Narrator (voice)
2000s
9 titles · average score 74
77
Director, Author
87
as Narrator (voice)
63
Director, Screenplay
80
as Narrator (voice)
72
as Narrator (voice)
79
Writer, Director
as Narrator
Screenplay, Director
63
Writer, Producer
1990s
9 titles · average score 73
75
Writer, Director
72
Director, Writer
87
as Narrator (voice)
Writer, Executive Producer
66
as Narrator (voice)
75
as Narrator (voice)
78
Director, Writer
71
Writer, Producer
1980s
9 titles · average score 70
71
as Narrator (voice)
70
Screenplay, Director
69
Director, Writer
75
Producer, Director
73
as Lawyer (uncredited)
67
Writer, Director
78
Director, Screenplay
60
as Narrator (voice)
1970s
13 titles · average score 76
81
Producer, Director
78
Screenplay, Director
87
Screenplay, Director
80
as Glass Transporter
60
Director, Writer
74
Producer, Screenplay
73
Screenplay, Director
88
Director, Writer
67
Producer, Sound
84
Director, Producer
83
Producer, Screenplay
68
Sound Recordist, Writer
1960s
5 titles · average score 56
56
Writer, Producer
67
as Soldier (uncredited)
50
Director, Producer
47
Screenplay, Editor
58
Editor, Sound