The best Wim Wenders films
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Paris, Texas (1984) · Wings of Desire (1987) · Perfect Days (2023). (Updated Sep 10, 2026.)
From Alice in the Cities to Perfect Days: the Wenders films that score best with critics and audiences (Filmstarts, Moviepilot, High On Films).
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Top 12
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1
Paris, Texas (1984)
Harry Dean Stanton walks out of the desert; Palme d'Or.
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2
Wings of Desire (1987)
Angels listen to Berliners' thoughts; Best Director at Cannes.
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3
Perfect Days (2023)
A Tokyo toilet cleaner and his cassette tapes.
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4
Alice in the Cities (1974)
A journalist and a girl searching for her grandmother.
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5
The American Friend (1977)
Dennis Hopper as Ripley, from Patricia Highsmith.
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6
Kings of the Road (1976)
Two men drive from cinema to cinema along the inner German border.
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7
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Cuban music legends; Oscar-nominated.
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8
Pina (2011)
Pina Bausch's dance theatre in 3D.
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9
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
About photographer Sebastião Salgado.
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10
Until the End of the World (1991)
A round-the-world journey with a camera for the blind.
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11
The Wrong Move (1975)
Goethe's Wilhelm Meister as a road movie.
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12
The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (1972)
From Peter Handke.
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13
Anselm (2023)
The painter Anselm Kiefer, in 3D.
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