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List of Werner Herzog Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
27
6
Fitzcarraldo
PG
27
6

Inspired from events of Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Fitzgerald’s life. Irishman Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, known as Fitzcarraldo in Peru, is passionate about opera and determined to build an opera house, for which he decides to earn through rubber industry. Thinking up a plan, he enlists the natives of Peruvian jungle to haul a 180-ton steamboat over a mountain to facilitate rubber transportation. 

Starring:
Claudia Cardinale, Klaus Kinski, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
2. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
11
5
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
11
5

Little Dieter Needs to Fly is a war documentary film which revolves around American pilot Dieter Dengler, who was shot down over Laos, during the Vietnam War, and held prisoner for a significant amount of time. Three decades later, he returns to the places where he was kept captive, and describes the details of his imprisonment, the friendships he made, as well as his daring escape.

Starring:
Dieter Dengler, Eugene Deatrick
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
3. Lektionen in Finsternis (1992)
11
5
Lektionen in Finsternis
11
5
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
4. Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)
38
10
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
38
10

This biographical adventure film tells the story of Don Lope de Aguirre, a ruthless and power-hungry Spanish conqueror, who is on an expedition to find El Dorado, the seven cities of gold. 

Starring:
Klaus Kinski, Peter Berling, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
5. Spiel im Sand (1964)
8
4
Spiel im Sand
8
4
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
6. Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (1971)
10
5
Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit
10
5
Starring:
Rolf Illig, Fini Straubinger, M. Baaske, Elsa Fehrer, Heinrich Fleischmann
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
7. Grizzly Man (2005)
38
10
Grizzly Man
R
38
10

Grizzly Man is a 2005 American documentary film, which chronicles the life and death of grizzly bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell. The film also includes some of Treadwell’s own footage of his interactions with grizzly bears, as well as interviews of people involved with Treadwell. 

Starring:
Carol Dexter, Val Dexter, Sam Egli, Franc G. Fallico
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
8. Stroszek (1977)
17
4
Stroszek
17
4

A hapless busker in Berlin, Bruno Stroszek is head over heels with a prostitute. With nothing at stake, the new couple plan to emigrate to the United States with Scheitz, their neighbor whose nephew lives in Wisconsin. However, Stroszek's American dream comes crashing down when his beloved pet bird, Beo, is confiscated by the custom agent.

Starring:
Clemens Scheitz, Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Wilhelm von Homburg, Burkhard Driest
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
9. Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (1999)
13
5
Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski
13
5

This documentary film revolves around Werner Herzog, an iconic German filmmaker, who steps before the camera to discuss his complicated relationship with  Klaus Kinski, his longtime friend and collaborator.

Starring:
Claudia Cardinale, Mick Jagger, Klaus Kinski, Paul Hittscher
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
10. Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
16
6
Encounters at the End of the World
G
16
6

Werner Herzog, acclaimed filmmaker, travels all the way to Antarctica, where he meets unique people who has devoted and risked their lives, as well as abandoned civilization to study the continent’s wildlife as well as its natural wonders.  

Starring:
Scott Rowland, Stefan Pashov, Doug MacAyeal, Ryan Andrew Evans
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
11. Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974)
18
5
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle
18
5

After a life of confinement, a young man is suddenly released into society. Unable to communicate properly, he is exploited in a circus sideshow. However, a kind hearted Professor helps him adjust to society and teaches him to read and write.  

Starring:
Walter Ladengast, Bruno S., Brigitte Mira, Willy Semmelrogge, Michael Kroecher
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
12. Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
13
4
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
13
4

This documentary film revolves around the indigenous people living in Bakhtia, a village located in the heart of the Siberian Taiga.

Starring:
Nikolay Nikiforovitch Siniaev, Gennady Soloviev, Anatoly Tarkovsky
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov
13. Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner (1974)
9
5
Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner
9
5
Starring:
Walter Steiner
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
14. La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe (1977)
9
5
La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe
9
5
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
15. Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel (2000)
9
5
Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel
9
5
Starring:
Juliane Koepcke, Juan Zaplana Ramirez
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
16. Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg (1985)
8
5
Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg
8
5
Starring:
Reinhold Messner, Hans Kammerlander
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
17. The White Diamond (2004)
10
5
The White Diamond
10
5
Starring:
Graham Dorrington, Dieter Plage, Adrian de Schryver, Annette Scheurich
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
18. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
26
8
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
PG
26
8

Jonathan Harker, estate agent from Wismar, travels to Count Dracula’s castle to sell him a property in Wismar. Encouraged by a portrait of Jonathan’s wife, Lucy, Dracula agrees and reaches Wismar bringing along death and plague. As he longs to end his loneliness with Lucy’s love, she realizes that only a pure-heart woman like her can put an end to Dracula’s horror.

Starring:
Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Klaus Kinski, Roland Topor
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
19. From One Second to the Next (2013)
8
4
From One Second to the Next
8
4
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
20. Rescue Dawn (2006)
55
21
Rescue Dawn
PG-13
55
21

During Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler’s—a German-born American navy pilot—aircraft is shot down in Laos while on a secret operation. He is held in captivity in a prison camp and tortured but together with other prisoners, he soon hatches an escape plan. After the escape, there are more problems to deal with—avoid getting caught again, contact American aircraft and most importantly stay alive.

Starring:
Christian Bale, Toby Huss, Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, Pat Healy
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
21. Into the Abyss (2011)
15
6
Into the Abyss
PG-13
15
6

Into the Abyss is a documentary film which revolves around capital punishment in America. Filmmaker Werner Herzog explores the subject by interviewing a death row inmate, along with the families of the victims affected by his killings, as well as members of the Texas justice system.

Starring:
Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
22. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
15
5
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
G
15
5

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a documentary film which shows us filmmaker Werner Herzog and his crew, who are given a rare opportunity to film inside the Chauvet Cave in France, where the walls are covered with some of the oldest surviving paintings of the world.

Starring:
Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste, Michel Philippe
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
23. Glocken aus der Tiefe - Glaube und Aberglaube in Rußland (1993)
7
4
Glocken aus der Tiefe - Glaube und Aberglaube in Rußland
7
4
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
24. Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten (1984)
7
4
Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten
7
4
Starring:
Denis Reichle
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle
25. Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara (1989)
7
4
Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara
7
4
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
26. Into the Inferno (2016)
11
6
Into the Inferno
11
6
Starring:
Clive Oppenheimer, Maurice Krafft, Katia Krafft, William McIntosh
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
27. Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
9
5
Meeting Gorbachev
Not Rated
9
5
28. Echos aus einem düsteren Reich (1990)
7
4
Echos aus einem düsteren Reich
7
4
Starring:
Michael Goldsmith, Augustine Assemat, David Dacko, Francis Szpiner
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
29. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
8
4
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
8
4
Starring:
Wim Wenders, Kati Outinen, Markku Peltola, Marko Haavisto, Ana Sofia Liaño, Pelayo Suarez
Directed By:
30. Wheel of Time (2003)
8
3
Wheel of Time
8
3
Starring:
Lama The Dalai, Lama Lhundup Woeser, Takna Jigme Sangpo, Matthieu Ricard, Madhureeta Anand
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
31. Lebenszeichen (1968)
8
3
Lebenszeichen
8
3
Starring:
Wolfgang Reichmann, Peter Brogle, Athina Zacharopoulou, Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
32. Behinderte Zukunft (1971)
7
5
Behinderte Zukunft
7
5
Starring:
Rolf Illig, Adolf Ratzka
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
33. Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere (1996)
6
5
Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere
6
5
Starring:
Plácido Domingo, Norbert Balatsch, Daniel Barenboim, Dieter Dorn, Paul Frey
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
34. Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
12
7
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
PG-13
12
7

In this documentary film, filmmaker Werner Herzog examines the ways in which human interaction has been impacted by the internet, artificial intelligence as well as robotics.

Starring:
Lawrence Krauss, Tim Berners-Lee, Shawn Carpenter, Kevin Mitnick
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
35. Woyzeck (1979)
13
5
Woyzeck
13
5

After having an illegitimate child with his lover Marie, a soldier named Franz struggles to earn money in his small town, hoping that he can provide for them. He is eventually forced to volunteer for a local doctor, who puts him in a pea-only diet. This drives him to madness, and things only get worse when he realizes Marie is having an affair with another man.

Starring:
Klaus Kinski, Wolfgang Reichmann, Josef Bierbichler, Willy Semmelrogge, Eva Mattes
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
36. Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
8
4
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
UA
8
4
37. Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (1984)
9
3
Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen
R
9
3
Starring:
Bruce Spence, Ralph Cotterill, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
38. Tod für fünf Stimmen (1995)
7
5
Tod für fünf Stimmen
7
5
Starring:
Pasquale D'Onofrio, Salvatore Catorano, Angelo Carrabs, Milva, Angelo Michele Trorriello
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
39. Cobra Verde (1987)
12
4
Cobra Verde
12
4
Starring:
Klaus Kinski, Peter Berling, José Lewgoy, King Ampaw, Salvatore Basile
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
40. Herz aus Glas (1976)
10
4
Herz aus Glas
10
4

A local artist in a rural community passes away without passing on his skills to anyone. However, the owner of the glass factory tries his best to recover the lost knowledge which was only held by the deceased artist. The villagers working for him also become obsessed with learning those skills, and soon they descend into madness.   

Starring:
Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Clemens Scheitz, Volker Prechtel
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
41. Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen (1970)
10
4
Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
10
4

Hell breaks loose at an oppressive asylum after the patients are not allowed to go on an excursion. They break windows and dishes, engineer food fights and even kill a large pig, followed by mock crucifixion of a monkey.

Starring:
Helmut Döring, Paul Glauer, Gisela Hertwig, Hertel Minkner, Gertrud Piccini
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
42. Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger (1981)
6
4
Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger
6
4
Starring:
Gene Scott
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
43. Fata Morgana (1971)
8
4
Fata Morgana
8
4
Starring:
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg, Lotte Eisner, Eugen Des Montagnes, James William Gledhill
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
44. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)
39
19
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
R
39
19

New Orleans police sergeant, Terence McDonagh’s personal life is in mess.  He is not only addicted to painkiller thanks to an injury he suffered while saving a prisoner during Hurricane Katrina, but is also a habitual drug user and gambler. In addition, he also hobnobs with the underworld. But things begin to change when he is assigned to investigate the murders of five illegal immigrants.

Starring:
Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Edward Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Shannon, Val Kilmer, Xzibit
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
45. Werner Herzog: Filmemacher (1986)
6
3
Werner Herzog: Filmemacher
6
3
Starring:
Mick Jagger, Klaus Kinski, Reinhold Messner, Paul Hittscher
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
46. Die fliegenden Ärzte von Ostafrika (1970)
6
3
Die fliegenden Ärzte von Ostafrika
6
3
Starring:
Wilfried Klaus, Michael Woods
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
47. Mit mir will niemand spielen (1976)
6
3
Mit mir will niemand spielen
6
3

A child having domestic issues who is also an outcast among his classmates, eventually develops a bond with one of them, due to his speaking crow. 

Directed By:
Werner Herzog
48. Jag Mandir: Das exzentrische Privattheater des Maharadscha von Udaipur (1991)
5
3
Jag Mandir: Das exzentrische Privattheater des Maharadscha von Udaipur
5
3
Starring:
André Heller
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
49. Invincible (2001)
7
4
Invincible
PG-13
7
4
Starring:
Udo Kier, Tim Roth, Jouko Ahola, Anna Gourari, Max Raabe
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
50. How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache (1976)
6
3
How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache
6
3
Starring:
Steve Liptay, Scott McKain, Ralph Wade
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
51. Ode to the Dawn of Man (2011)
5
3
Ode to the Dawn of Man
5
3
Starring:
Sean Bergin, Harmen Fraanje, Ernst Reijseger
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
52. El hambre en el mundo explicada a mi hijo (2002)
5
4
El hambre en el mundo explicada a mi hijo
5
4
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Javier Moro, Jean Ziegler
53. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
10
5
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
R
10
5

Detective Havenhurst and his partner Detective Vargas receive a call, and they drive to the scene of a murder. They find the body of Mrs McCullam, who was stabbed with an antique sword. They soon realize that the murderer is her son Brad, when he takes two hostages in the house across the street. It soon seems that Brad is delusional and has lost touch with reality.

Starring:
Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Chloë Sevigny
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
54. Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein (1991)
6
3
Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
6
3
Starring:
Donald Sutherland, Al Waxman, Mathilda May, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Stefan Glowacz
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
55. Pilgrimage (2001)
5
3
Pilgrimage
5
3
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
56. Giovanna d'Arco (1989)
5
3
Giovanna d'Arco
5
3
Starring:
Renato Bruson, Susan Dunn, Vincenzo La Scola, Réal Giguère
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Keith Cheetham
57. The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
6
4
The Wild Blue Yonder
6
4
Starring:
Brad Dourif, Donald Williams, Ellen Baker, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Shannon Lucid
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
58. Huie's Predigt (1981)
5
3
Huie's Predigt
5
3
Starring:
Huie L. Rogers
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
59. Letzte Worte (1968)
5
3
Letzte Worte
5
3

Letze Worte (Last Words) is a short film about the last man on the island of Spinalonga, Crete, which was used as a leper colony. He refuses to leave the island and is forcibly evicted, after which he declines to speak, but only plays lyre in a bar in Crete. The story is narrated by various characters who keep repeating the lines.

Starring:
Lefteris Daskalakis, Antonis Papadakis
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
60. La Bohème (2009)
5
3
La Bohème
5
3
Starring:
Peter Auty, Mary Plazas
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
61. Die beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreutz (1967)
5
3
Die beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreutz
5
3

A fort, once a WWII battle site for Russians and Germans, lies abandoned. Four men break into it and wear the uniforms they find there. As they discover guns, each tries to practice it differently. They carry out the ‘soldier’s’ drills, exercises, and get set for an imaginary enemy. Finally, their leader orders them and they storm out of the fort gates.

Starring:
Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg, Peter Brumm, Georg Eska, Karl-Heinz Steffel
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
62. Massnahmen gegen Fanatiker (1969)
5
3
Massnahmen gegen Fanatiker
5
3

Massnahmen gegen Fanatiker (Precautions Against Fanatics) is a German language film featuring several horse trainers and track workers, who are talking about their roles on the track.  Although shot in a documentary style, their dialogue makes it difficult to classify the film and the director himself describes it as an “elaborate on camera practical joke”.  

Starring:
Mario Adorf, Petar Radenkovic, Hans Tiedemann, Herbert Hisel, Peter Schamoni
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
63. Queen of the Desert (2015)
8
6
Queen of the Desert
PG-13
8
6

Gertrude Bell was an English writer, spy, explorer, archaeologist and political officer who had worked for the British empire. In the early 20th century, she travels to the Middle East to join her uncle, who was in a high diplomatic position in Tehran. She falls for Henry Cadogan, an embassy employee, but her parents disapprove of him, which makes Henry commit suicide. Gertrude decides to devote the rest of her life exploring and writing about the region, and provide the British Empire with knowledge from the tribal leaders of the area.  

Starring:
Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Damian Lewis, James Franco, Jay Abdo
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
64. Herakles (1962)
4
3
Herakles
4
3

German director Werner Herzog’s first movie is based on six of the twelve labors of Heracles. The movie is interspersed with scenes of young male bodybuilders working out in a gym and posing on stage flexing their muscles. Each of the labors is seen through on-screen texts followed by modern-day challenges for the bodybuilders. 

Starring:
Reinhard Lichtenberg
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
65. Salt and Fire (2016)
3
4
Salt and Fire
3
4
Starring:
Michael Shannon, Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal, Volker Michalowski
Directed By:
Werner Herzog

Movies (Actor)

1. Die andere Heimat - Chronik einer Sehnsucht (2013)
9
2
Die andere Heimat - Chronik einer Sehnsucht
9
2
Starring:
Jan Dieter Schneider, Antonia Bill, Maximilian Scheidt, Marita Breuer
Directed By:
Edgar Reitz
2. Man of Flowers (1983)
7
3
Man of Flowers
7
3
Starring:
Chris Haywood, Norman Kaye, Bob Ellis, Alyson Best
Directed By:
Paul Cox
3. Into the Inferno (2016)
9
3
Into the Inferno
9
3
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Clive Oppenheimer, Maurice Krafft, Katia Krafft, William McIntosh
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
4. Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
8
3
Meeting Gorbachev
Not Rated
8
3
Role:
Self, interviewer and narrator
5. Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)
8
3
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
8
3
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Tom Luddy, Michael Goodwin, Alice Waters, Chris Strachwitz
Directed By:
Les Blank
6. Jack Reacher (2012)
73
31
Jack Reacher
PG-13
73
31

Five unrelated people are shot dead in broad daylight and the accused is a former U.S. Army sniper, James Barr. However, he refuses to plead guilty and instead asks for Jack Reacher, an ex-military investigator. Reacher soon arrives and along with defense attorney Helen Rodin, sets out, to uncover the identity of the real perpetrators. 

Role:
The Zec
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, Jai Courtney, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins
Directed By:
Christopher McQuarrie
7. Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020)
7
3
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
UA
7
3
Role:
Self - Narrator
8. What Dreams May Come (1998)
28
12
What Dreams May Come
PG-13
28
12

This adaption of Ronald Bass 1978 novel of the same name tells the tale of a couple—Chris and Annie—who lose their children in an accident. Their attempt to get back to their life is further shattered when Chris is killed and a brokenhearted Annie ends her life. Chris finds himself in heaven but is aghast to know that Annie is in hell and sets out save her with the help of Albert.

Starring:
Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Max von Sydow, Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow
Directed By:
Vincent Ward
9. Geschichten vom Kübelkind (1971)
6
3
Geschichten vom Kübelkind
6
3
Starring:
Bruno Bendel, Alf Brustellin, Hans Heinrich Brustellin, Ilse Brustellin
Directed By:
Edgar Reitz, Ula Stöckl
10. Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
8
4
Julien Donkey-Boy
R
8
4
Role:
Father
Starring:
Chloë Sevigny, Ewen Bremner, Brian Fisk, Joyce Korine
Directed By:
Harmony Korine
11. Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
7
4
Incident at Loch Ness
PG-13
7
4
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Crispin Glover, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beristain, Russell Williams II
Directed By:
Zak Penn
12. Mister Lonely (2007)
7
4
Mister Lonely
7
4

This comedy drama film tells the story of a young man living in Paris, who manages to make a living by impersonating Michael Jackson. One day, during a show, he meets a woman who impersonates Marilyn Monroe. He finds himself instantly attracted to her angelic beauty, and he decides to follow her.

Role:
Father Umbrillo
Starring:
Anita Pallenberg, Diego Luna, Esme Creed-Miles, James Fox, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant
Directed By:
Harmony Korine
13. Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein (1991)
6
3
Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein
6
3
Starring:
Donald Sutherland, Al Waxman, Mathilda May, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Stefan Glowacz
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
14. The Grand (2007)
6
4
The Grand
R
6
4

Jack Faro, a recovering drug addict, is the grandson of a casino legend and a former poker champion, who loses everything to his addiction as well as alimony. In order to win back his casino, he makes up his mind to enroll in the upcoming World Championship of Poker which is to be held in Las Vegas, an event which was created by his grandfather.  

Starring:
Chris Parnell, Mike Epps, Cheryl Hines, Hank Azaria, David Cross, Judy Greer, Jason Alexander
Directed By:
Zak Penn
15. Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel (2000)
8
3
Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel
8
3
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Juliane Koepcke, Juan Zaplana Ramirez
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
16. Erdbeerland (2012)
8
3
Erdbeerland
8
3
Role:
Turnlehrer
Starring:
Patrick Nistelberger, Resi Reiner, Patrick Fadinger, Kaja Zitter
Directed By:
Florian Pochlatko
17. Echos aus einem düsteren Reich (1990)
7
3
Echos aus einem düsteren Reich
7
3
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Michael Goldsmith, Augustine Assemat, David Dacko, Francis Szpiner
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
18. Location Africa (1987)
6
3
Location Africa
6
3
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Klaus Kinski, Steff Gruber, Peter Berling, Thomas Mauch
Directed By:
Steff Gruber
19. Werner Herzog: Filmemacher (1986)
6
3
Werner Herzog: Filmemacher
6
3
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Mick Jagger, Klaus Kinski, Reinhold Messner, Paul Hittscher
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
20. Es ist nicht leicht ein Gott zu sein (1989)
6
3
Es ist nicht leicht ein Gott zu sein
6
3
Starring:
Christine Kaufmann, Edward Zentara, Aleksandr Filippenko, Hugues Quester, Anne Gautier
Directed By:
Peter Fleischmann
21. Lemonade War (2014)
6
3
Lemonade War
6
3
Role:
Neighborhood Hero
Starring:
Patton Oswalt, Mo Collins, Tayler Buck, Max Harris
Directed By:
Ramin Bahrani
22. Gekauftes Glück (1989)
6
3
Gekauftes Glück
6
3
Role:
Gemeindeschreiber Businger
Starring:
Wolfram Berger, Arunotai Jitreekan, Mathias Gnädinger, Günter Meisner
Directed By:
Urs Odermatt
23. Brennendes Herz (1995)
3
3
Brennendes Herz
3
3
Starring:
Thomas Kretschmann, Helmut Griem, Dominique Sanda, Claudia Michelsen
Directed By:
Peter Patzak
24. Mr.Werner Herzog! My Best Friends! Meet at Tamsui! (2007)
0
0
Mr.Werner Herzog! My Best Friends! Meet at Tamsui!
0
0
Role:
Werner Herzog
Starring:
Dingding, Ando Erika, Haohao, Brigitte Lin
Directed By:
Ryota Nakanishi

TV Shows

Parks and Recreation
50
8
Parks and Recreation
TV-PG
50
8
Starring:
Carl Reiner, Rob Lowe, Will Forte, Jason Schwartzman, Josh Groban, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler
Directed By:
On Death Row
8
2
On Death Row
8
2
Role:
Himself
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
2000 Jahre Christentum
7
2
2000 Jahre Christentum
7
2
Starring:
Donald Arthur,
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Günther Klein, René Perraudin
Höllenfahrten
6
2
Höllenfahrten
6
2
Starring:
Christian Brückner, Werner Doehner, Tilly Lauenstein, Werner Franz, Addison Bain
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Günther Klein, Jens-Peter Behrend, Martin Papirowski, Tina Radke-Gerlach
Ebert Presents: At the Movies
6
2
Ebert Presents: At the Movies
6
2
Role:
 Voice substitute: Roger Ebert (uncredited) 1 episode, 2011
Starring:
Christy Lemire, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Roger Ebert, Bill Kurtis
Directed By:
Scott Dummler, Don DuPree
The Killers: Unstaged (2012)
6
3
The Killers: Unstaged
6
3
Starring:
The Killers
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Les Français vus par
5
3
Les Français vus par
5
3
Starring:
Harry Dean Stanton, Jack Nance, Tracey Walter, Frederic Golchan, Michael Horse

Narrator/Dubbing

Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
12
3
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
12
3

Little Dieter Needs to Fly is a war documentary film which revolves around American pilot Dieter Dengler, who was shot down over Laos, during the Vietnam War, and held prisoner for a significant amount of time. Three decades later, he returns to the places where he was kept captive, and describes the details of his imprisonment, the friendships he made, as well as his daring escape.

Role:
Self - Narrator (voice)
Starring:
Dieter Dengler, Eugene Deatrick
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Lektionen in Finsternis (1992)
12
3
Lektionen in Finsternis
12
3
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Grizzly Man (2005)
42
12
Grizzly Man
R
42
12

Grizzly Man is a 2005 American documentary film, which chronicles the life and death of grizzly bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell. The film also includes some of Treadwell’s own footage of his interactions with grizzly bears, as well as interviews of people involved with Treadwell. 

Role:
Self / Narrator / Interviewer (voice)
Starring:
Carol Dexter, Val Dexter, Sam Egli, Franc G. Fallico
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (1999)
14
4
Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski
14
4

This documentary film revolves around Werner Herzog, an iconic German filmmaker, who steps before the camera to discuss his complicated relationship with  Klaus Kinski, his longtime friend and collaborator.

Role:
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Starring:
Claudia Cardinale, Mick Jagger, Klaus Kinski, Paul Hittscher
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
18
5
Encounters at the End of the World
G
18
5

Werner Herzog, acclaimed filmmaker, travels all the way to Antarctica, where he meets unique people who has devoted and risked their lives, as well as abandoned civilization to study the continent’s wildlife as well as its natural wonders.  

Role:
Narrator
Starring:
Scott Rowland, Stefan Pashov, Doug MacAyeal, Ryan Andrew Evans
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
12
4
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
12
4

This documentary film revolves around the indigenous people living in Bakhtia, a village located in the heart of the Siberian Taiga.

Role:
Self - Narrator (voice)
Starring:
Nikolay Nikiforovitch Siniaev, Gennady Soloviev, Anatoly Tarkovsky
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov
Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner (1974)
9
3
Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner
9
3
Role:
Narrator (uncredited)
Starring:
Walter Steiner
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe (1977)
8
3
La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe
8
3
Role:
Narrator
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Plastic Bag (2009)
8
3
Plastic Bag
8
3
Role:
Plastic Bag (voice)
Starring:
Barbara Weetman
Directed By:
Ramin Bahrani
Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg (1985)
8
3
Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg
8
3
Role:
Self (voice)
Starring:
Reinhold Messner, Hans Kammerlander
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
The White Diamond (2004)
10
3
The White Diamond
10
3
Role:
Self - Narrator
Starring:
Graham Dorrington, Dieter Plage, Adrian de Schryver, Annette Scheurich
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
2000 Jahre Christentum
7
2
2000 Jahre Christentum
7
2
Role:
 Narrator 1 episode, 1999
Starring:
Donald Arthur,
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Günther Klein, René Perraudin
Into the Abyss (2011)
16
6
Into the Abyss
PG-13
16
6

Into the Abyss is a documentary film which revolves around capital punishment in America. Filmmaker Werner Herzog explores the subject by interviewing a death row inmate, along with the families of the victims affected by his killings, as well as members of the Texas justice system.

Role:
Self - Narrator (voice)
Starring:
Richard Lopez, Michael Perry, Damon Hall, Lisa Stolter-Balloun
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
16
6
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
G
16
6

Cave of Forgotten Dreams is a documentary film which shows us filmmaker Werner Herzog and his crew, who are given a rare opportunity to film inside the Chauvet Cave in France, where the walls are covered with some of the oldest surviving paintings of the world.

Role:
Self / Narrator
Starring:
Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste, Michel Philippe
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten (1984)
7
3
Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten
7
3
Role:
Self (voice)
Starring:
Denis Reichle
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle
Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara (1989)
7
3
Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara
7
3
Role:
Narrator (voice)
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Ebert Presents: At the Movies
6
2
Ebert Presents: At the Movies
6
2
Role:
 Voice substitute: Roger Ebert (uncredited) 1 episode, 2011
Starring:
Christy Lemire, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Roger Ebert, Bill Kurtis
Directed By:
Scott Dummler, Don DuPree
Behinderte Zukunft (1971)
6
3
Behinderte Zukunft
6
3
Role:
Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Starring:
Rolf Illig, Adolf Ratzka
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
13
6
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
PG-13
13
6

In this documentary film, filmmaker Werner Herzog examines the ways in which human interaction has been impacted by the internet, artificial intelligence as well as robotics.

Role:
Self - Interviewer and Narrator (voice)
Starring:
Lawrence Krauss, Tim Berners-Lee, Shawn Carpenter, Kevin Mitnick
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger (1981)
6
3
Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger
6
3
Role:
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Starring:
Gene Scott
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Jag Mandir: Das exzentrische Privattheater des Maharadscha von Udaipur (1991)
5
3
Jag Mandir: Das exzentrische Privattheater des Maharadscha von Udaipur
5
3
Role:
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Starring:
André Heller
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Invincible (2001)
7
4
Invincible
PG-13
7
4
Role:
Curtain Puller / Spectator (voice) (uncredited)
Starring:
Udo Kier, Tim Roth, Jouko Ahola, Anna Gourari, Max Raabe
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache (1976)
6
3
How much Wood would a Woodchuck chuck... - Beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache
6
3
Role:
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Starring:
Steve Liptay, Scott McKain, Ralph Wade
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Freaks of Nature (2015)
10
7
Freaks of Nature
R
10
7

Humans were living in peace in the town of Dillford, along with zombies and vampires, until the alien apocalypse occurs. Things turn upside down, and humans, vampires and zombies turn against one another. One human teen, along with a vampire and a zombie, unite together in order to fight the aliens and bring them down.

Role:
Perfect Being (voice)
Starring:
Ed Westwick, Patton Oswalt, Mackenzie Davis, Bob Odenkirk, Joan Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, Denis Leary
Directed By:
Robbie Pickering

Animation Movies

Rick and Morty
24
2
Rick and Morty
TV-14
24
2
Starring:
Susan Sarandon, John Oliver, Alfred Molina, Gary Cole, Jemaine Clement, Gillian Jacobs, Nathan Fielder
Directed By:
Pete Michels, Dominic Polcino, Anthony Chun, Wesley Archer, John Rice
The Simpsons
20
3
The Simpsons
TV-14
20
3
Starring:
Liam Neeson, Jon Stewart, Al Roker, Allison Janney, George Takei, Paul Winfield, Elisabeth Moss
Directed By:
The Boondocks
9
2
The Boondocks
TV-MA
9
2
Starring:
Michael B. Jordan, Corey Burton, Michael Jai White, Fred Willard, Snoop Dogg, Daryl Sabara, Tara Strong
Directed By:
Seung Eun Kim, Sung-hoon Kim, Bob Hathcock, Jae-Myung Yoo, Lesean Thomas
Metalocalypse
8
2
Metalocalypse
TV-MA
8
2
Starring:
Malcolm McDowell, Jon Hamm, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt, Tommy Blacha, Mark Hamill, Janeane Garofalo
Directed By:
Mark Brooks, Tommy Blacha, Chris Prynoski, Jon Schnepp
Kaze tachinu (2013)
9
3
Kaze tachinu
PG-13
9
3

This animated biographical film chronicles the life of Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, the man who is known for designing Japanese fighter planes during the Second World War. 

Role:
Castorp (voice)
Starring:
Darren Criss, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Grey, William H. Macy, Emily Blunt, Mandy Patinkin
Directed By:
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
7
3
Penguins of Madagascar
PG
7
3

Penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private are kidnapped by the villainous scientist Dr. Octavius Brine, also known as Dave the octopus, who resents their cuteness. They are rescued by the Arctic elite undercover spy organization, The North Wind. Now they must stop Dave from using his Medusa serum and turning all penguins into horrible monsters. 

Role:
Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
Starring:
Peter Stormare, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights
Directed By:
Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith

Special Appearance/Cameo

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
27
9
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
PG
27
9

Jonathan Harker, estate agent from Wismar, travels to Count Dracula’s castle to sell him a property in Wismar. Encouraged by a portrait of Jonathan’s wife, Lucy, Dracula agrees and reaches Wismar bringing along death and plague. As he longs to end his loneliness with Lucy’s love, she realizes that only a pure-heart woman like her can put an end to Dracula’s horror.

Role:
Hand and Feet in Box with Rats (uncredited)
Starring:
Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Klaus Kinski, Roland Topor
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Lebenszeichen (1968)
8
3
Lebenszeichen
8
3
Role:
Soldat (uncredited)
Starring:
Wolfgang Reichmann, Peter Brogle, Athina Zacharopoulou, Wolfgang von Ungern-Sternberg
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (1984)
8
3
Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen
R
8
3
Role:
Lawyer (uncredited)
Starring:
Bruce Spence, Ralph Cotterill, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Herz aus Glas (1976)
10
4
Herz aus Glas
10
4

A local artist in a rural community passes away without passing on his skills to anyone. However, the owner of the glass factory tries his best to recover the lost knowledge which was only held by the deceased artist. The villagers working for him also become obsessed with learning those skills, and soon they descend into madness.   

Role:
Glass Transporter (uncredited)
Starring:
Josef Bierbichler, Stefan Güttler, Clemens Scheitz, Volker Prechtel
Directed By:
Werner Herzog
Giovanna d'Arco (1989)
5
3
Giovanna d'Arco
5
3
Role:
Self (uncredited)
Starring:
Renato Bruson, Susan Dunn, Vincenzo La Scola, Réal Giguère
Directed By:
Werner Herzog, Keith Cheetham
Salt and Fire (2016)
3
5
Salt and Fire
3
5
Role:
Man with One Story (uncredited)
Starring:
Michael Shannon, Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal, Volker Michalowski
Directed By:
Werner Herzog