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Werner Herzog

5.00body-of-work score · ranked #201 of 1774 directors · 8 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser19741.86
  2. 2Aguirre, the Wrath of God19721.10
  3. 3Fitzcarraldo19820.70
  4. 4Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans20090.63
  5. 5Grizzly Man20050.32
  6. 6Heart of Glass19760.13
  7. 7Stroszek19770.13
  8. 8Nosferatu the Vampyre19790.13