1971-2026 · documentary · drama · short · war

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog appears across 27 OurMovieNights catalogue films, with a profile that leans auteur-led, documentary, drama, short.

auteur-leddocumentarydramashort
27
Films
3
Repeat cast
2
Directors
1
Radar
Jack Reacher (2012) poster
Grizzly Man (2005) poster
Into the Abyss (2011) poster
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) poster
Encounters at the End of the World (2007) poster
Burden of Dreams (1982) poster
Known for
Release radar
Ghost Elephants (2026) poster
Ghost Elephants
2026 · catalogue
documentary · supernatural · monster
Actor DNA
Mood · heavycosy
Pacing · slowkinetic
Intensity · gentleextreme
Weirdness · conventionalsurreal
Hope · nihilisticredemptive
Density · sparsetwisty
Warmth · coldtender
Auteur · transparentsignature
Dominant tags
documentary 23drama 4short 3war 3action 1africa 1america 1auctioneer 1
Director threads
Werner Herzog21 films
Grizzly Man · Into the Abyss · Cave of Forgotten Dreams · Encounters at the End of the World
Harmony Korine2 films
Julien Donkey-Boy · Mister Lonely
Filmography in this catalogue
Ghost Elephants (2026) poster
Ghost Elephants
documentary · supernatural · monster
2026
#1
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016) poster
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
documentary
2016
#3
Into the Inferno (2016) (2016) poster
Into the Inferno (2016)
documentary
2016
#1
Jack Reacher (2012) poster
Jack Reacher
crime · drama · thriller · action
2012
#5
Into the Abyss (2011) poster
Into the Abyss
documentary
2011
#1
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) poster
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
documentary
2010
#1
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010) poster
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
documentary
2010
#1
Encounters at the End of the World (2007) poster
Encounters at the End of the World
documentary
2007
#1
Mister Lonely (2007) poster
Mister Lonely
drama
2007
#5
Grizzly Man (2005) poster
Grizzly Man
documentary
2005
#2
Wheel of Time (2003) poster
Wheel of Time
documentary · buddhism · tibet · pilgrimage
2003
#1
Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) poster
Julien Donkey-Boy
drama
1999
#3
My Best Fiend (1999) (1999) poster
My Best Fiend (1999)
documentary
1999
#1
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) (1997) poster
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
documentary
1997
#1
Death for Five Voices (1995) poster
Death for Five Voices
documentary · gesualdo · music · murder
1995
#3
Bells from the Deep (1993) poster
Bells from the Deep
documentary · russia · faith · mysticism
1993
#1
Lessons of Darkness (1992) poster
Lessons of Darkness
documentary · war
1992
#1
Echoes from a Somber Empire (1990) poster
Echoes from a Somber Empire
documentary · africa · dictator · portrait
1990
#2
Tokyo-Ga (1985) poster
Tokyo-Ga
documentary · essay · ozu
1985
#3
The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1985) poster
The Dark Glow of the Mountains
documentary · mountaineering · messner · himalaya
1985
#1
Ballad of the Little Soldier (1984) poster
Ballad of the Little Soldier
documentary · child-soldiers · nicaragua · war
1984
#1
Burden of Dreams (1982) poster
Burden of Dreams
documentary
1982
#2
La Soufrière (1977) poster
La Soufrière
documentary · volcano · catastrophe · short
1977
#1
Walking Cinema (1976) poster
Walking Cinema
drama · war
1976
#2
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (1976) poster
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck
documentary · auctioneer · america · short
1976
#1
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974) poster
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
documentary · short · sport · german
1974
#1
Handicapped Future (1971) poster
Handicapped Future
documentary · disability · society · early
1971
#2