Best F. W. Murnau movies by genre
Directed movies (24 total, ranked by score)
1Nosferatu
1922 · ★ 7.7 (2,512 votes)
Horror, Fantasy
2Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · ★ 7.8 (915 votes)
Drama, Romance
3Faust
1926 · ★ 7.9 (408 votes)
Fantasy, Drama, Horror
4The Last Laugh
1924 · ★ 7.8 (356 votes)
Drama
5City Girl
1930 · ★ 7.5 (105 votes)
Drama, Romance
6Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931 · ★ 7.1 (185 votes)
Romance, Drama, Adventure
7Phantom
1922 · ★ 6.9 (54 votes)
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
8Tartuffe
1926 · ★ 7.2 (74 votes)
Drama, Comedy
9The Haunted Castle
1921 · ★ 6.4 (49 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Crime
10The Burning Soil
1922 · ★ 6.3 (22 votes)
Drama
11Desire: The Tragedy of a Dancer
1921
Drama, Horror
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The Expulsion
1923
Drama
13Satan
1920 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Drama, History
14The Finances of the Grand Duke
1924 · ★ 6.6 (29 votes)
Comedy, Drama
15The Head of Janus
1920 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Horror, Drama
16Evening – Night – Morning
1920 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Drama
17Journey into the Night
1921 · ★ 5.9 (21 votes)
Drama
184 Devils
1928 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)
Drama, Action
19The Hunchback and the Dancer
1920 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)
Horror, Drama
20The Boy in Blue
1921
Drama
21The Twelfth Hour
1930
Horror
22Marizza
1922 · ★ 5.5 (5 votes)
Drama
23Synthwave Horror: Nosferatu
2023
Horror
24Hunting in the South Seas
1940
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.