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Best German Horror Movies

This collection ranks 672 German horror movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Nosferatu. Films listed here were originally released in German (Deutsch).

672 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Nosferatu

    1922· 1h 34m

    7.72.5K
  3. 3

    Funny Games

    1997· 1h 49m

    7.32.1K
  4. 4

    Faust

    1926· 1h 56m

    7.9408
  6. 6

    Vampyr

    1932· 1h 14m

    7.3602
  7. 7

    Angst

    1983· 1h 15m

    7.1431
  16. 16

    Felidae

    1994· 1h 22m

    6.7155
  19. 19

    The Fan

    1982· 1h 32m

    6.675
  20. 20

    Cut Off

    2018· 2h 12m

    6.6308
  25. 25

    Babylon

    1991· 1h 25m

    5.17
  29. 29

    Yella

    2007· 1h 30m

    6.2111
  43. 43

    Cowboy

    2008· 35m

    5.820
  45. 45

    Waxworks

    1924· 1h 23m

    6.471

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

672 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Nosferatu currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.