# The best Werner Herzog films

Aguirre, Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man: the Herzog features and documentaries that top critics' and audiences' rankings (Little White Lies, High On Films, IMDb).

- 21 votes · 13 items
- Sep 20, 2024 · Jonas Popović
- https://even.best/en/l/2051/the-best-werner-herzog-films

## Top 12

1. **Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Klaus Kinski drifting down the Amazon on a raft.
2. **Fitzcarraldo (1982)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A steamship hauled over a mountain; Best Director at Cannes.
3. **The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Kaspar Hauser mystery; Cannes Grand Prix.
4. **Heart of Glass (1976)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A village loses the secret of ruby glass; cast under hypnosis.
5. **Rescue Dawn (2006)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Christian Bale escapes a prison camp in Laos.
6. **Lessons of Darkness (1992)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The burning oil fields of Kuwait.
7. **Stroszek (1977)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bruno S. emigrates from Berlin to Wisconsin.
8. **Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The world of the deafblind.
9. **My Best Fiend (1999)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Herzog on his love-hate bond with Klaus Kinski.
10. **Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Nicolas Cage in post-Katrina New Orleans.
11. **Grizzly Man (2005)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Timothy Treadwell and his bears in Alaska.
12. **Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The Chauvet cave paintings in 3D.
13. **Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Kinski as the vampire, a homage to Murnau.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.