Best Christian Petzold movies by genre
Directed movies (25 total, ranked by score)
1Phoenix
2014 · ★ 6.8 (497 votes)
Drama
2Barbara
2012 · ★ 7.2 (357 votes)
Drama
3Transit
2018 · ★ 6.7 (268 votes)
Drama, Romance
4Afire
2023 · ★ 6.8 (255 votes)
Drama, Romance, Comedy
5Mirrors No. 3
2025 · ★ 6.5 (50 votes)
Drama
6The State I Am In
2001 · ★ 6.8 (68 votes)
Drama
7Undine
2020 · ★ 6.4 (283 votes)
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
8Ghosts
2005 · ★ 6.1 (36 votes)
Drama
9Yella
2007 · ★ 6.2 (111 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Horror
10Cuba Libre
1996 · ★ 6.0 (9 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
11Jerichow
2009 · ★ 6.5 (82 votes)
Drama
12Pilots
1995 · ★ 5.8 (9 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
13Something to Remind Me
2002 · ★ 6.9 (22 votes)
Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
14Wolfsburg
2003 · ★ 6.7 (32 votes)
Drama
15The Warm Money
1992 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)
Crime, Drama
16Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · ★ 6.2 (18 votes)
Drama
17Eastward
1991 · ★ 5.3 (3 votes)
Documentary
18The Sex Thief
1998 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
19South
1990 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)
Documentary
- 20
Deduction
1994
Drama
- 21
Glory and Misery of the Gifted
1990
Drama
22I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988
Drama
- 23
Mission
1987
Drama
24Broads
1989
Drama, Documentary
25Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
2017
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.