Werner Herzog

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On Death Row
7.9

On Death Row

Mar. 09, 2012

On Death Row

A two part series on an inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.
Incident at Loch Ness
6.5

Incident at Loch Ness

Dec. 17, 2004

Incident at Loch Ness

When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland’s Loch Ness monster, they ...
Mistaken for Strangers
7.3

Mistaken for Strangers

Mistaken for Strangers follows The National on its biggest tour to date. Newbie roadie Tom (lead singer Matt Berninger’s younger brother) is a ...
Last Exit: Space
5.9

Last Exit: Space

Mar. 10, 2022

Last Exit: Space

Documentary about space colonization: a voyage across our planet, into the stars and beyond.
Tattoo Uprising
6.5

Tattoo Uprising

Jul. 12, 2019

Tattoo Uprising

An examination of the artistic and historical roots of today’s tattoo explosion.
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
6.9

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years ...
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
7

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

This remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about ...
Manaslu – Berg der Seelen
7.1

Manaslu – Berg der Seelen

The great successes and tragedies in the life and work of Hans Kammerlander, the renowned mountaineer.
Meeting Gorbachev
7.2

Meeting Gorbachev

May. 03, 2019

Meeting Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include ...
Salt and Fire
4.2

Salt and Fire

Dec. 07, 2016

Salt and Fire

A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, ...
The Unbelievers
6.9

The Unbelievers

Dec. 13, 2013

The Unbelievers

Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.
Into the Abyss
7.3

Into the Abyss

Nov. 11, 2011

Into the Abyss

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about ...
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
7.7

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera ...
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
7.4

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of ...
Encounters at the End of the World
7.7

Encounters at the End of the World

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the ...
Jack Reacher
7

Jack Reacher

Dec. 20, 2012

Jack Reacher

When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single ...
Mister Lonely
6.4

Mister Lonely

Dec. 17, 2008

Mister Lonely

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she ...
The White Diamond
7.5

The White Diamond

Nov. 13, 2004

The White Diamond

This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its ...
The Grand
5.9

The Grand

Jun. 07, 2007

The Grand

The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional ...
Wheel of Time
7.1

Wheel of Time

Oct. 30, 2003

Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog’s photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.
My Best Fiend
7.8

My Best Fiend

May. 17, 1999

My Best Fiend

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and ...
Julien Donkey-Boy
6.7

Julien Donkey-Boy

Oct. 15, 1999

Julien Donkey-Boy

Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, would-be wrestler brother ...
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
8

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped. Barefoot, surviving monsoons, leeches, and ...
Lessons of Darkness
8

Lessons of Darkness

Feb. 21, 1992

Lessons of Darkness

Shot in documentary style from the perspective of an almost alien observer, the film is an exploration of the ravaged oil fields of post-Gulf War ...
Tokyo-Ga
7.3

Tokyo-Ga

Apr. 24, 1985

Tokyo-Ga

German director Wim Wenders made this documentary in which he tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu. When ...
Ballad of the Little Soldier
7.2

Ballad of the Little Soldier

Ballad of the Little Soldier is a 1984 documentary film about child soldiers in Nicaragua.
Man of Flowers
7.1

Man of Flowers

Sep. 22, 1983

Man of Flowers

An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching ...
Burden of Dreams
7.9

Burden of Dreams

Oct. 01, 1982

Burden of Dreams

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems ...