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Portrait of F. W. Murnau

Directing

F. W. Murnau

Titles
32movies
Career

Active from 1920 to 2023, with a break from 1941 to 1997, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Directed
25
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
F. W. Murnau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • German Expressionism 5
  • Visual Storytelling 4
  • Silent Film 4
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Silent Film Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
RoleAnyDirecting25Appearances5Writing2Acting1Other crew1Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1920s201930s31940s11990s12010s12020s1
GenreAnyDrama20Horror10Romance5Fantasy3Comedy2Adventure1Documentary1Mystery1Crime1Action1History1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

1 title

2010s

1 title

1990s

1 title

1940s

1 title

1930s

3 titles · average score 76

1920s

20 titles · average score 74
4 Devils
GoodWatch77

Director

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
GoodWatch86

as Dancer (uncredited)

Faust
GoodWatch87

Director

Tartuffe
GoodWatch80

Director

Phantom
GoodWatch54

Director

All 20 titles from the 1920s