Carl Theodor Dreyer
Director · 34 credits · 21 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Frequent collaborators: Jørgen Roos
Best Carl Theodor Dreyer movies by genre
Directed movies (22 total, ranked by score)
1The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · ★ 8.0 (1,115 votes)
Drama, History
2Ordet
1955 · ★ 7.9 (425 votes)
Drama
3Day of Wrath
1943 · ★ 8.0 (256 votes)
Drama, History
4Vampyr
1932 · ★ 7.3 (602 votes)
Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
5Gertrud
1964 · ★ 7.2 (174 votes)
Drama, Romance
6Master of the House
1925 · ★ 6.9 (67 votes)
Drama, Comedy
7Love One Another
1922 · ★ 6.6 (24 votes)
Drama
8The Parson's Widow
1920 · ★ 7.3 (47 votes)
Comedy, Drama, History
9Michael
1924 · ★ 6.3 (54 votes)
Drama, Romance
10The Bride of Glomdal
1926 · ★ 6.7 (22 votes)
Drama, Romance
11Once Upon a Time
1922 · ★ 5.5 (17 votes)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
12They Caught the Ferry
1948 · ★ 6.9 (41 votes)
Drama
13Leaves from Satan's Book
1920 · ★ 6.1 (46 votes)
Drama, History, Fantasy
14The President
1919 · ★ 5.9 (27 votes)
Drama
15Two People
1945 · ★ 6.7 (13 votes)
Drama
16The Village Church
1947 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)
Documentary
- 17
Water from the Land
1946 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)
Documentary
18Thorvaldsen
1949 · ★ 5.6 (14 votes)
Documentary
19Storstrøm Bridge
1950 · ★ 5.4 (13 votes)
Documentary
20The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · ★ 5.5 (8 votes)
Documentary
21A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · ★ 5.2 (13 votes)
Documentary
- 22
Good Mothers
1942 · ★ 4.8 (10 votes)
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.