Josef von Sternberg
Director · 37 credits · 18 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Blue Angel (1930)
Best Josef von Sternberg movies by genre
Directed movies (29 total, ranked by score)
1The Blue Angel
1930 · ★ 7.3 (370 votes)
Drama
2Shanghai Express
1932 · ★ 7.0 (242 votes)
Drama, Romance, War
3The Scarlet Empress
1934 · ★ 6.9 (142 votes)
Drama, History, Romance
4The Last Command
1928 · ★ 7.3 (91 votes)
Drama, History, War
5Dishonored
1931 · ★ 6.9 (78 votes)
Drama, War, Romance
6The Docks of New York
1928 · ★ 6.9 (120 votes)
Drama, Romance
7Morocco
1930 · ★ 6.4 (167 votes)
Drama, Romance
8Blonde Venus
1932 · ★ 6.8 (149 votes)
Drama
9Underworld
1927 · ★ 7.0 (90 votes)
Drama, Crime, Romance
10Macao
1952 · ★ 6.3 (51 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
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A Woman of the Sea
1926 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
12Anatahan
1953 · ★ 6.8 (46 votes)
Drama, War
13The Devil Is a Woman
1935 · ★ 6.3 (74 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
14The Exquisite Sinner
1926
Drama, Romance
15An American Tragedy
1931 · ★ 6.3 (18 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
16The Shanghai Gesture
1941 · ★ 6.3 (75 votes)
Drama
17The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
18Crime and Punishment
1935 · ★ 6.2 (56 votes)
Crime, Drama
19Sergeant Madden
1939 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Crime, Drama
20Jet Pilot
1957 · ★ 5.5 (49 votes)
Action, Adventure, Romance
21The Masked Bride
1925
Drama, Romance
- 22
The Town
1944 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Documentary
23The Salvation Hunters
1925 · ★ 6.7 (16 votes)
Drama
24Thunderbolt
1929 · ★ 5.7 (32 votes)
Crime, Drama
25The King Steps Out
1936 · ★ 5.9 (9 votes)
Music, Romance
26The Case of Lena Smith
1929 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)
Drama, Romance
27The Drag Net
1928 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Crime, Drama
28Marlene Dietrich, “The Blue Angel” Screen Test
1930 · ★ 6.2 (3 votes)
29I, Claudius
1937
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.