The most important German Expressionist films
The top 3 according to 4 votes from people: The Last Laugh (1924) · Waxworks (1924) · The Hands of Orlac (1924). (Updated Aug 1, 2023.)
Crooked sets, long shadows and madness: the masterpieces of Weimar-era Expressionist silent cinema, based on Wikipedia, the BFI and Collider.
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Top 10
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1
The Last Laugh (1924)
A hotel doorman loses his uniform, by Murnau.
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2
Waxworks (1924)
Three tales of Harun al-Rashid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper.
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3
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
A pianist receives a murderer's hands.
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4
Faust (1926)
Murnau's Faust, with Emil Jannings as Mephisto.
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5
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The showman, his somnambulist and the crooked sets: the style's very essence.
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6
Nosferatu (1922)
Count Orlok, by F.W. Murnau.
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7
Metropolis (1927)
The city of the future and the robot Maria, by Fritz Lang.
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8
The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
Paul Wegener's clay giant in the Prague ghetto.
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9
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
A criminal mastermind who plays with hypnosis.
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10
Destiny (1921)
A woman bargains with Death for her lover.
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11
Warning Shadows (1923)
A shadow-player shows the guests their desires.
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12
From Morn to Midnight (1920)
A bank clerk runs off with the money, among painted sets.
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13
Genuine (1920)
Robert Wiene's follow-up to Caligari.
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14
The Student of Prague (1926)
A student sells his reflection, with Conrad Veidt.
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15
Variety (1925)
Jealousy among trapeze artists.
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