Werner Herzog

Meeting GorbachevMeeting Gorbachev
Meeting Gorbachev
IMDb: 7.2
95

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…

Salt And FireSalt And Fire
Salt And Fire
IMDb: 4.2
98

A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Into the InfernoInto the Inferno
Into the Inferno
IMDb: 7.2
107

Werner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer embark upon a global journey exploring some of the world’s most mythical volcanoes in Indonesia, Ethiopia, Iceland and North Korea. Speaking with scientists and…

Genre: Documentary
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected WorldLo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
IMDb: 7
99

Werner Herzog’s exploration of the Internet and the connected world.

Queen of the DesertQueen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
IMDb: 5.7
128

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell’s life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Into the AbyssInto the Abyss
Into the Abyss
IMDb: 7.3
105

In intimate conversations with those involved, including 28-year-old death row inmate Michael Perry (who was scheduled to die eight days after his interview with Herzog), legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog achieves…

Cave of Forgotten DreamsCave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
IMDb: 7.4
90

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.

Happy People: A Year in the TaigaHappy People: A Year in the Taiga
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
IMDb: 7.7
94

In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists…

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Genre: Documentary
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
IMDb: 6.6
122

Terrence McDonagh, a New Orleans Police sergeant, who starts out as a good cop, receiving a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. During his heroic…

Genre: Crime, Drama
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye DoneMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
IMDb: 6.1
91

Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Encounters at the End of the WorldEncounters at the End of the World
Encounters at the End of the World
IMDb: 7.7
99

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent’s unique locations. Herzog’s voiceover narration explains that…

Rescue DawnRescue Dawn
Rescue Dawn
IMDb: 7.3
120

A US Fighter pilot’s epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Grizzly ManGrizzly Man
Grizzly Man
IMDb: 7.8
103

Werner Herzog’s documentary film about the ”Grizzly Man” Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man’s attempt to protect the…

Cobra VerdeCobra Verde
Cobra Verde
IMDb: 6.9
111

A fearsome 19th century bandit, Cobra Verde cuts a swath through Brazil until he arrives at the sugar plantation of Don Octávio Countinho. Not knowing that his new guest is…

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Genre: Adventure, Drama
FitzcarraldoFitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
IMDb: 8
157

Fitzcarraldo, a dreamer who plans to bring opera and Enrico Caruso to the South American jungles. With limited funding, he must figure out how to finance the opera house, and…

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Nosferatu the VampyreNosferatu the Vampyre
Nosferatu the Vampyre
IMDb: 7.4
107

Ghoulish Count Dracula lures a naive estate agent, Jonathan Harker, to his decaying Transylvanian castle with the promise of easy money. But when he spies a portrait of the man’s…

The Enigma of Kaspar HauserThe Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
IMDb: 7.7
109

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,…

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Aguirre, the Wrath of GodAguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
IMDb: 7.8
95

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth….

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