Where to start with Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog has 16 films in our catalog with a 6.5+ score. The reasonable entry order is below — most approachable first, deep cuts last. Skip ahead if you already know the early work.
Lessons of Darkness
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Fitzcarraldo
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Grizzly Man
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Encounters at the End of the World
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
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Stroszek
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My Best Fiend
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Nosferatu the Vampyre
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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Into the Inferno
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Rescue Dawn