Fritz Lang
Director · 61 credits · 44 in highly-rated films
Best known for Metropolis (1927)
Frequent collaborators: Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Jean-Luc Godard, Brigitte Bardot, Giorgia Moll
Best Fritz Lang movies by genre
Directed movies (44 total, ranked by score)
1Metropolis
1927 · ★ 8.1 (3,157 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction
2M
1931 · ★ 8.1 (2,504 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
3The Big Heat
1953 · ★ 7.7 (566 votes)
Crime, Thriller
4Scarlet Street
1945 · ★ 7.6 (450 votes)
Drama, Crime
5Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922 · ★ 7.7 (213 votes)
Crime, Thriller
6Fury
1936 · ★ 7.5 (257 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7Destiny
1921 · ★ 7.4 (178 votes)
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
8Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924 · ★ 7.8 (162 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
9The Woman in the Window
1944 · ★ 7.4 (385 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
10The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · ★ 7.6 (284 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
11You Only Live Once
1937 · ★ 7.1 (194 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
12Woman in the Moon
1929 · ★ 7.2 (118 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction, Romance
13Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
1924 · ★ 7.5 (120 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
14While the City Sleeps
1956 · ★ 6.9 (149 votes)
Thriller, Drama
15Clash by Night
1952 · ★ 6.7 (136 votes)
Drama, Romance
16Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956 · ★ 6.9 (125 votes)
Crime, Drama
17Man Hunt
1941 · ★ 6.9 (129 votes)
Thriller, War
18Spies
1928 · ★ 7.4 (92 votes)
Thriller, Romance
19House by the River
1950 · ★ 6.8 (116 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Drama
20Hangmen Also Die!
1943 · ★ 6.9 (139 votes)
Drama, Thriller, War
21Human Desire
1954 · ★ 6.7 (146 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
22Ministry of Fear
1944 · ★ 6.9 (200 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
23Rancho Notorious
1952 · ★ 6.5 (126 votes)
Drama, Western
24Cloak and Dagger
1946 · ★ 6.5 (72 votes)
Drama, Thriller, War
25The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
1960 · ★ 6.8 (112 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
26The Return of Frank James
1940 · ★ 6.3 (142 votes)
Western
27The Blue Gardenia
1953 · ★ 6.5 (101 votes)
Crime, Mystery
28Moonfleet
1955 · ★ 6.5 (130 votes)
Adventure, Drama, History
29The Indian Tomb
1959 · ★ 6.1 (120 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
30Secret Beyond the Door
1947 · ★ 6.5 (162 votes)
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.