Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog Movies and TV Shows

Werner Herzog (German: [ˈvɛɐ̯nɐ ˈhɛɐ̯tsoːk]; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals in conflict with nature. He is known for his unique filmmaking process, such as disregarding storyboards, emphasizing improvisation, and placing the cast and crew into similar situations as characters in his films. Herzog started work on his first film Herakles in 1961, when he was nineteen. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than sixty feature films and documentaries, such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), Heart of Glass (1976), Stroszek (1977), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Fitzcarraldo (1982), Cobra Verde (1987), Lessons of Darkness (1992), Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), My Best Fiend (1999), Invincible (2000), Grizzly Man (2005), Encounters at the End of the World (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010). He has published more than a dozen books of prose, and directed as many operas. French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive." American film critic Roger Ebert said that Herzog "has never created a single film that is compromised, shameful, made for pragmatic reasons, or uninteresting. Even his failures are spectacular." He was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Werner Herzog, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 05/09/1942 (82 years old)
Place of birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
nationality: German
height: 1.85 m
Net worth: $20,000,000

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the UK

Orion and the Dark

Orion and the Dark (2024)

6.3

67%

role:
Narrator (voice)

2024

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

67%

Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds

Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds (2020)

7.0

65%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2020

Documentary

7.0

65%

Family Romance, LLC

Family Romance, LLC (2019)

6.7

61%

role:
Writer & 3 more

2019

Drama

6.7

61%

Meeting Gorbachev

Meeting Gorbachev (2019)

7.2

66%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2019

Documentary

7.2

66%

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019)

6.9

66%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2019

Documentary

6.9

66%

The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)

7.5

72%

role:
Self

2018

Documentary

7.5

72%

A Gray State

A Gray State (2017)

6.2

63%

role:
Executive Producer

2017

Documentary

6.2

63%

Salt and Fire

Salt and Fire (2016)

4.2

48%

role:
Writer & 3 more

2016

Drama

Thriller

4.2

48%

Into the Inferno

Into the Inferno (2016)

7.2

70%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2016

Documentary

7.2

70%

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

7.0

66%

role:
Writer & 4 more

2016

Documentary

7.0

66%

Freaks of Nature

Freaks of Nature (2015)

5.9

62%

role:
Perfect Being (voice)

2015

Comedy

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9

62%

Queen of the Desert

Queen of the Desert (2015)

5.7

59%

role:
Writer & 1 more

2015

Adventure

Drama

History

5.7

59%

Penguins of Madagascar

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

6.6

65%

role:
Documentary Filmmaker (voice)

2014

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.6

65%

The Look of Silence

The Look of Silence (2014)

8.3

80%

role:
Executive Producer

2014

Documentary

History

8.3

80%

Life Itself

Life Itself (2014)

7.8

76%

role:
Self - Filmmaker

2014

Documentary

7.8

76%

The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers (2013)

6.9

65%

role:
Self

2013

Documentary

6.9

65%

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision (2013)

7.9

83%

role:
Alexander von Humboldt

2013

Drama

History

7.9

83%

From One Second to the Next

From One Second to the Next (2013)

7.3

71%

role:
Director

Not available

2013

Documentary

7.3

71%

Not available

Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher (2012)

7.0

66%

role:
Zec Chelovek

2012

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.0

66%

The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing (2012)

8.2

77%

role:
Executive Producer

2012

Documentary

8.2

77%

Dinotasia

Dinotasia (2012)

5.7

64%

role:
Narrator

2012

Animation

Documentary

5.7

64%

Into the Abyss - A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life

Into the Abyss - A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life (2011)

7.3

70%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2011

Crime

Documentary

7.3

70%

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

7.4

72%

role:
Director & 2 more

2010

Documentary

Family

7.4

72%

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)

7.7

75%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2010

Documentary

7.7

75%

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)

6.1

61%

role:
Director & 1 more

2009

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.1

61%

Plastic Bag

Plastic Bag (2009)

7.6

75%

role:

2009

Drama

7.6

75%

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

6.6

61%

role:
Director

2009

Crime

Drama

6.6

61%

Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely (2008)

6.4

66%

role:
Father Umbrillo

2008

Comedy

Drama

6.4

66%

Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

7.7

74%

role:
Writer & 2 more

2007

Documentary

7.7

74%

The Grand

The Grand (2007)

5.9

60%

role:
The German

2007

Comedy

5.9

60%

All In This Tea

All In This Tea (2007)

7.1

70%

role:

2007

Documentary

7.1

70%

Rescue Dawn

Rescue Dawn (2006)

7.3

69%

role:
Author & 1 more

2006

Adventure

Drama

War & Politics

7.3

69%

Paranoia Agent

Paranoia Agent (2004)

8.0

79%

role:
Screenplay & 2 more

2004

Animation

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0

79%

Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)

6.7

69%

role:
Father

1999

Drama

6.7

69%

My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend (1999)

7.8

74%

role:
Writer & 2 more

1999

Documentary

7.8

74%

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come (1998)

7.0

72%

role:
Face

1998

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0

72%

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)

8.0

75%

role:
Writer & 2 more

1997

Documentary

8.0

75%

Lessons of Darkness

Lessons of Darkness (1992)

8.0

79%

role:
Writer & 3 more

1992

Documentary

War & Politics

8.0

79%

Portrait: Werner Herzog

Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)

6.6

74%

role:
Writer & 2 more

Not available

1986

Documentary

6.6

74%

Not available

Woyzeck

7.0

67%

role:
Director & 1 more

1979

Drama

7.0

67%

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

7.4

74%

role:
Writer & 3 more

1979

Drama

Horror

7.4

74%

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

7.2

71%

role:
Himself & 2 more

1978

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2

71%

Stroszek

Stroszek (1977)

7.7

74%

role:
Director & 1 more

1977

Comedy

Drama

7.7

74%

Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass (1976)

6.8

66%

role:
Writer & 2 more

1976

Comedy

Drama

6.8

66%

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)

7.7

74%

role:
Producer & 2 more

1974

Drama

History

7.7

74%

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

7.8

76%

role:
Writer & 2 more

1972

Adventure

Drama

History

7.8

76%

Even Dwarfs Started Small

Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)

6.7

66%

role:
Producer & 2 more

1970

Comedy

Drama

6.7

66%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Werner Herzog are, for example, Orion and the Dark, Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds and Family Romance, LLC.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are iTunes, Amazon and Prime Video.
: The best StreamFat ratings are The Look of Silence (8.2), Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision (8.1) and The Act of Killing (8.0).