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Paul Leni

Director · 15 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Directed movies (15 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Man Who Laughs

    1928 · ★ 7.3 (228 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Horror

    1

  2. The Cat and the Canary

    1927 · ★ 6.9 (86 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Mystery

    2

  3. Rebus-Film Nr. 1

    1925 · ★ 6.8 (10 votes)

    Animation

    3

  4. Waxworks

    1924 · ★ 6.4 (71 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror

    4

  5. The Last Warning

    1928 · ★ 6.7 (28 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    5

  6. Rebus Film Nr. 3

    1925

    Animation

    6

  7. The Mystery of Bangalore

    1918

    Adventure

    7

  8. Sleeping Beauty

    1917 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Family, Fantasy

    8

  9. The Chinese Parrot

    1927

    Mystery, Crime

    9

  10. Backstairs

    1921 · ★ 6.2 (17 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    10

  11. The Diary of Dr. Hart

    1918 · ★ 5.2 (5 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    11

  12. Die Verschwörung zu Genua

    1921

    Drama

    12

  13. Prinz Kuckuck

    1919

    Drama

    13

  14. Die platonische Ehe

    1919

    Romance, Drama

    14

  15. Patience

    1920

    15

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.