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Grizzly Man
2005· 1h 43m· Documentary· en
7.5982
Best Documentary Movies Directed By Werner Herzog
This collection ranks 105 documentary movies directed by Werner Herzog. 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. Grizzly Man tops the list with a 7.5/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1962–2026.
105 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Lessons of Darkness
1992· 54m· War, Documentary, TV Movie· de
7.9159 - 3
Encounters at the End of the World
2007· 1h 39m· Documentary· en
7.5301 - 4
Ghost Elephants
2026· 1h 39m· Documentary· en
7.853 - 5
My Best Fiend
1999· 1h 39m· Documentary· de
7.3217 - 6
Burden of Dreams
1982· 1h 37m· Documentary· en
7.6154 - 7
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
1997· 1h 17m· Documentary· en
7.595 - 8
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2010· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
7.1362 - 9
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
2010· 1h 34m· Documentary· en
7.3139 - 10
Tokyo-Ga
1985· 1h 32m· Documentary· de
7.1103 - 11
Into the Abyss
2011· 1h 45m· Documentary, Crime· en
6.9277 - 12
Land of Silence and Darkness
1971· 1h 25m· Documentary· de
7.473 - 13
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016· 1h 39m· Documentary· en
6.6331 - 14
Into the Inferno
2016· 1h 47m· Documentary· en
7.0233 - 15
The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
2024· 1h 25m· Documentary· en
7.732 - 16
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002· 1h 32m· Drama, Documentary· en
6.947 - 17
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
2008· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
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The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
1974· 45m· Documentary· de
7.265 - 19
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988· 21m· Documentary, Comedy· en
6.969 - 20
The White Diamond
2004· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
6.976 - 21
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe
1977· 31m· Documentary· de
7.360 - 22
Echoes from a Sombre Empire
1990· 1h 31m· Documentary· de
7.119 - 23
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
2020· 1h 38m· Documentary, Mystery· en
6.598 - 24
Close Up
2012· 8h 20m· Documentary· en
9.01 - 25
Wings of Hope
1999· 1h 5m· Documentary, TV Movie· de
7.034 - 26
Back to Room 666
2008· 15m· Documentary· en
5.52 - 27
Fata Morgana
1972· 1h 16m· Documentary· de
6.586 - 28
Location Africa
1987· 1h 6m· Documentary· en
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Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
2019· 1h 29m· Documentary· en
7.032 - 30
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022· 1h 30m· Documentary· de
7.914 - 31
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006· 3h 15m· Documentary· en
8.53 - 32
The Dark Glow of the Mountains
1985· 45m· Documentary, TV Movie· de
7.630 - 33
Ballad of the Little Soldier
1984· 46m· Documentary· de
6.632 - 34
Handicapped Future
1971· 43m· Documentary· de
6.817 - 35
Meeting Gorbachev
2019· 1h 35m· Documentary· en
6.569 - 36
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
1980· 51m· Documentary· en
7.524 - 37
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
2013· 27m· Documentary· en
7.46 - 38
Room 666
1985· 45m· Documentary· fr
6.657 - 39
From One Second to the Next
2013· 34m· Documentary· en
7.029 - 40
Bells from the Deep
1993· 1h 0m· Documentary· de
7.030 - 41
Champions: A Comic Tale
2011· 1h 7m· Documentary· el
6.01 - 42
Last Exit: Space
2022· 1h 20m· Documentary· en
6.89 - 43
Wheel of Time
2003· 1h 23m· Documentary· de
6.447 - 44
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun
1989· 52m· Documentary· de
7.219 - 45
The Gauls
1988· 12m· Documentary· fr
8.02 - 46
Jihad in Hollywood
2019· 45m· Documentary, War· ar
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Huie's Sermon
1983· 42m· Documentary, TV Movie· de
5.016 - 48
Portrait: Werner Herzog
1986· 28m· Documentary· de
7.112 - 49
Jag Mandir: The Eccentric Private Theatre of the Maharaja of Udaipur
1991· 1h 22m· Documentary, TV Movie· de
6.47 - 50
Tattoo Uprising
2019· 1h 15m· Documentary· en
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Werner Herzog made?
105 documentary movies directed by Werner Herzog carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Werner Herzog films 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.
What is the best Werner Herzog documentary movie?
Grizzly Man currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Werner Herzog documentary movie is the most popular?
Grizzly Man has the largest audience (982 votes) among these titles.