Werner Herzog

32 titles

Filmography

32 results

Lessons of Darkness

Lessons of Darkness

(1992)
73.0
movie
Documentary
War

This film shows the disaster of the Kuwaitian oil fields in flames.

Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026
Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

(1997)
73.0
movie
Documentary

Werner Herzog directs this award-winning documentary about German-American Dieter Dengler, which inspired his later film Rescue Dawn. Here the American naval pilot shares his experience escaping from a POW camp in the Vietnam War.

Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on Pluto TV 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026
Wheel of Time

Wheel of Time

(2003)
69.0
movie
Documentary

An exploration of the relationship between the physical and spiritual worlds via the gathering of more than a half million Tibetan Buddhists in India.

Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Pluto TV 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Pluto TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

(1974)
69.0
movie
Documentary

A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.

Added on Apple TV 01/26/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/26/2026. Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Pluto TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 02/02/2026
Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

(2010)
68.0
movie
Documentary
History

An exclusive tour of humanity's oldest known artworks.

Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026
Into the Abyss

Into the Abyss

(2011)
68.0
movie
Crime
Documentary

Filmmaker Werner Herzog explores capital punishment in America through interviews with a convicted killer, their victims' families and members of the Texas criminal justice system.

Added on Apple TV 01/26/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/26/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/26/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/26/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/28/2026
La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

(1977)
68.0
movie
Documentary

Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave.

Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Pluto TV 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026
Into the Inferno

Into the Inferno

(2016)
66.0
movie
Documentary

With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.

Added on Netflix 01/26/2026. Added on Netflix 01/27/2026. Added on Netflix 01/28/2026
My Best Fiend

My Best Fiend

(1999)
66.0
movie
Documentary

Herzog traces the often violent ups and downs of his relationship with actor Klaus Kinski, revisiting the various locations of their films and talking to the people they worked with.

Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on Pluto TV 01/28/2026
Ballad of the Little Soldier

Ballad of the Little Soldier

(1984)
65.0
movie
Documentary
War

1984 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog about children soldiers in Nicaragua. The film focuses on a group of Miskito Indians who used children soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 02/02/2026
The Dark Glow of the Mountain

The Dark Glow of the Mountain

(1985)
65.0
movie
Adventure
Documentary

Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, and they'll do it without the use of oxygen tanks.

Added on Pluto TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 02/02/2026
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun

Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun

(1989)
64.0
movie
Documentary

Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates.

Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on Pluto TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

(2020)
63.0
movie
Documentary

From directors Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer, this remarkable journey across our planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars, and deep impacts have awoken our wonder about other realms—and make us rethink our destinies.

Added on Apple TV 01/26/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/26/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/28/2026
How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck

How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck

(1976)
63.0
movie
Documentary

Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.

Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026
God's Angry Man

God's Angry Man

(1983)
63.0
movie
Documentary

The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970's and 1980's, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going.

Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 01/28/2026. Added on The Criterion Channel 02/02/2026
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

(2019)
58.0
movie
Documentary

Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his friendship with late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, whose quest for truth took him around the globe.

Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026
Dinotasia

Dinotasia

(2012)
56.0
movie
Animation
Documentary

A series of vignettes about dinosaurs based on paleontology and the latest fossil records, with both familiar faces and newer discoveries.

Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/27/2026. Added on Tubi 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026
BLAST!

BLAST!

(2008)
53.0
movie
Adventure
Documentary

Blast! Is a spectacular and suspenseful story of space exploration. Five-time Emmy winner Paul Devlin (SlamNation, Power Trip) follows his brother Mark Devlin, Ph.D., to five continents, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, to launch a revolutionary new tele.

Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026
Last Exit: Space

Last Exit: Space

(2022)
51.0
movie
Documentary

Embark on a mind-bending journey as Rudolph and Werner Herzog explore the future of colonizing space with cutting-edge scientists, space anthropologists and leading astronomers who believe the answer to human survival may be discovered among the stars.

Added on Discovery+ 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/27/2026. Added on HBO Max 01/27/2026. Added on Hulu 01/27/2026. Added on Prime Video 01/28/2026. Added on Discovery+ 01/28/2026
Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

(2017)
41.0
movie
Documentary

An intimate portrait of filmmaker Werner Herzog. A glimpse of a master at work, exploring some of the most abiding and deepest themes of his films.

Added on Apple TV 01/26/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/26/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Apple TV 01/28/2026. Added on Tubi 01/28/2026
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