Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979

7.29

A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar.

1979

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo 1982

7.63

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.

1982

Where the Green Ants Dream

Where the Green Ants Dream 1984

6.90

The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are disturbed, it will bring down disaster on us all. The Aborigines' belief is not shared by a giant mining company, which wants to tear open the soil and search for uranium.

1984

My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend 1999

7.32

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

1999

Into the Inferno

Into the Inferno 2016

6.98

With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.

2016

Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time 2003

6.40

Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.

2003

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds 2020

6.59

This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.

2020

Invincible

Invincible 2001

6.16

A Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.

2001

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Little Dieter Needs to Fly 1997

7.49

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

1997

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God 1972

7.47

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.

1972

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010

7.09

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

2010

Even Dwarfs Started Small

Even Dwarfs Started Small 1970

6.45

A group of tormented patients stage a coup at an oppressive, dismal asylum after they're not allowed out on an excursion.

1970

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 1974

7.35

The film follows Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.), who lived the first seventeen years of his life chained in a tiny cellar with only a toy horse to occupy his time, devoid of all human contact except for a man who wears a black overcoat and top hat who feeds him.

1974

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog 1986

7.08

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.

1986

Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss 2011

6.90

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

2011

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder 2005

6.07

An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.

2005

How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck

How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck 1976

6.29

A documentary short examining the language and performance of auctioneering, filmed at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Pennsylvania.

1976

Meeting Gorbachev

Meeting Gorbachev 2019

6.60

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.

2019

Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass 1976

6.50

A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.

1976