Wolfgang Petersen
Director · 34 credits · 13 in highly-rated films
Best known for Das Boot (1981)
Frequent collaborators: Herbert Grönemeyer, Uli Edel
Best Wolfgang Petersen movies by genre
Directed movies (25 total, ranked by score)
1Das Boot
1981 · ★ 8.1 (2,600 votes)
Drama, History, War
2Troy
2004 · ★ 7.2 (11,425 votes)
War, Action, History
3The NeverEnding Story
1984 · ★ 7.2 (4,466 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
4In the Line of Fire
1993 · ★ 7.0 (1,847 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
5Outbreak
1995 · ★ 6.6 (2,551 votes)
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
6Air Force One
1997 · ★ 6.5 (3,381 votes)
Action, Thriller
7The Perfect Storm
2000 · ★ 6.5 (2,633 votes)
Drama, Adventure, Action
8Enemy Mine
1985 · ★ 7.0 (1,085 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction
9Poseidon
2006 · ★ 5.9 (2,379 votes)
Adventure, Action, Drama
10Shattered
1991 · ★ 6.1 (230 votes)
Mystery, Thriller
11The Consequence
1977 · ★ 6.2 (29 votes)
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
- 12
Pinned to the Ground
1974
Thriller, TV Movie
13Smog
1973 · ★ 5.9 (8 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
- 14
Hans in Luck
1976 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
- 15
Der Eine - der Andere
1967
16Four Against the Bank
2016 · ★ 5.9 (182 votes)
Comedy, Crime
- 17
Stadt auf Stelzen
1965
TV Movie
18Four Against the Bank
1976 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)
Comedy, Crime, TV Movie
19Van der Valk and the Rich
1973
Crime, TV Movie, Mystery
20Black and White Like Day and Night
1978 · ★ 5.9 (8 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
- 21
Planübung
1977
Drama, TV Movie
22I Will Kill You, Wolf
1971 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Drama
23Ich Nicht
1969
Drama
- 24
Anna and Totó
1972
25One or the Other of Us
1974 · ★ 4.7 (11 votes)
Thriller
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.