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Dennis Gansel

Director · 18 credits · 13 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Wave (2008)

Best Dennis Gansel movies by genre

Directed movies (15 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Wave

    2008 · ★ 7.5 (3,609 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    1

  2. The Tank

    2025 · ★ 7.1 (475 votes)

    War, Action, Drama

    2

  3. Before the Fall

    2004 · ★ 7.0 (370 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Mechanic: Resurrection

    2016 · ★ 6.1 (3,725 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    4

  5. Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

    2018 · ★ 6.4 (177 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    5

  6. We Are the Night

    2010 · ★ 6.0 (310 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama, Horror

    6

  7. The Fourth State

    2012 · ★ 6.0 (55 votes)

    Thriller

    7

  8. Jim Button and the Wild 13

    2020 · ★ 5.9 (56 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    8

  9. Girls on Top

    2001 · ★ 5.2 (126 votes)

    Comedy

    9

  10. Das Phantom

    2000 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)

    Thriller

    10

  11. The Wrong Trip

    1996

    11

  12. Living Dead

    1997

    Action, Crime

    12

  13. Berlin, I Love You

    2019 · ★ 4.8 (62 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Grim Night

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    Horror, Thriller

    14

  15. Im Auftrag des Herrn

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    Comedy

    15

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.