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/24/

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77

/14/

4.0

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

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84

7.7

/66877/

75

/1795/

75

/920/

4.1

/134000/

93

/147/

85

/3212/

87

/35/

4.0

age 16+

Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

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8.0

/7349/

76

/166/

75

/92/

4.0

/10452/

93

/14/

94

/247/

3.5

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

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83

7.7

/20131/

76

/498/

74

/285/

4.1

/22403/

94

/110/

83

/963/

80

/25/

4.0

age 7+

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.

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83

7.8

/16689/

75

/572/

75

/363/

3.9

/26198/

98

/203/

88

/483/

87

/35/

3.5

age 15+

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

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78

/145/

4.2

/27736/

100

/11/

92

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Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.

poster

79

7.4

/18619/

72

/619/

70

/352/

3.9

/30019/

96

/136/

73

/731/

86

/34/

3.5

age 9+

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

poster

78

7.5

/5216/

75

/117/

68

/76/

3.9

/5604/

90

/20/

86

/148/

83

/12/

3.0

This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to design and test a unique airship during its maiden flight above the jungle canopy.

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78

7.7

/9462/

75

/276/

72

/136/

3.9

/9498/

88

/49/

77

/76/

74

/16/

3.5

age 10+

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 follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.

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77

7.8

/13012/

74

/230/

73

/209/

3.9

/20288/

78

/27/

92

/300/

70

/17/

3.0

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

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76

6.9

/1474/

72

/54/

70

/31/

3.6

/3528/

89

/37/

57

/3/

85

/9/

4.0

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 later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.

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76

6.8

/7147/

69

/90/

65

/125/

3.6

/10299/

93

/14/

72

/167/

4.0

A small Bavarian village is renowned for its "Ruby Glass" glass blowing works. When the foreman of the works dies suddenly without revealing the secret of the Ruby Glass, the town slides into a deep depression, and the owner of the glassworks becomes obssessed with the lost secret.

poster

76

7.3

/17937/

72

/599/

68

/276/

3.9

/21554/

92

/117/

76

/422/

74

/30/

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 life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

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75

7.2

/10704/

71

/559/

70

/225/

3.8

/25021/

92

/49/

73

/35/

76

/17/

3.0

age 12+

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

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7.0

/13786/

71

/849/

66

/316/

3.5

/17679/

92

/144/

68

/74/

76

/28/

3.0

age 12+

Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.

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72

6.9

/4111/

68

/359/

65

/94/

3.6

/7673/

98

/45/

64

/8/

72

/17/

3.0

age 10+

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.

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72

7.2

/2934/

73

/110/

65

/68/

3.5

/5197/

86

/77/

68

/25/

72

/22/

3.0

Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.

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69

6.3

/18807/

66

/1870/

65

/614/

3.1

/79863/

91

/78/

58

/238/

72

/23/

3.0

age 8+

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.

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69

7.1

/888/

68

/35/

76

/13/

3.4

/2609/

83

70

/8/

2.0

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with celebrated collaborators – including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, and Robert Pattinson, we are given an exciting glimpse into the work and personal life of the iconic artist.

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68

7.0

/119786/

73

/3833/

72

/2427/

3.5

/77776/

51

/67/

84

/9616/

44

/25/

3.5

age 13+

Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.

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66

6.6

/113591/

70

/8334/

65

/4381/

3.2

/239294/

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/115/

63

/1267/

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/31/

3.0

age 7+

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

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65

7.0

/388355/

72

/19810/

66

/7466/

3.2

/214802/

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/181/

67

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50

/36/

3.0

age 15+

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

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64

7.6

/2776/

76

/152/

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/27/

4.2

/22678/

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/8/

Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft to create a film that celebrates their legacy.

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6.4

/4695/

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/110/

57

/92/

3.3

/4399/

66

/44/

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/234/

62

/20/

3.0

When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster, they uncover much more than they bargained for. Unexplained sightings of the creature and chaos among the crew create an uneasy feeling that things aren't what they seem.

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64

6.7

/6228/

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65

/231/

3.2

/5758/

57

/46/

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claims that millions of returned and unsold E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert, but what really happened there?

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63

6.7

/8227/

66

/121/

69

/118/

3.8

/23516/

29

/38/

71

/321/

54

/23/

3.0

Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, anorexic would-be wrestler brother Chris, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed German father.

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63

7.6

/3175/

71

/63/

72

/64/

3.9

/7906/

90

/44/

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

poster

72

62

7.3

/4026/

74

/90/

71

/99/

3.9

/13294/

60

/5/

78

/49/

German director Wim Wenders tries to explore the Tokyo that was depicted in the films of Yasujiro Ozu and finds a very different city.

poster

72

62

7.1

/2911/

68

/51/

64

/44/

3.6

/3433/

94

/18/

77

/73/

65

/8/

Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.

poster

73

60

7.0

/2711/

67

/48/

66

/46/

3.6

/3210/

92

/12/

71

/44/

During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.

poster

58

6.4

/8726/

66

/143/

65

/132/

3.5

/15605/

45

/73/

57

/517/

53

/22/

2.0

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 lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

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58

7.5

/2691/

70

/113/

72

/66/

3.7

/6009/

94

/48/

86

/6/

71

/16/

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.

poster

57

5.9

/14393/

63

/1462/

61

/597/

2.9

/10752/

44

/85/

age 17+

In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.

poster

76

56

7.5

/2507/

76

/59/

73

/58/

3.9

/7350/

83

/29/

Werner 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.

poster

57

55

6.9

/6836/

71

/301/

64

/138/

3.1

/2195/

44

/9/

63

/99/

32

/7/

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

poster

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54

7.2

/2873/

70

/81/

69

/65/

3.9

/9982/

Directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven.

poster

80

49

7.9

/1623/

77

/36/

78

/54/

4.0

/1060/

85

/13/

92

/7/

70

/6/

Follow-up to the TV trilogy “Heimat”, this time for cinemas, set again in the fictional village Schabbach in the Hunsrück region of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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53

48

5.9

/6139/

60

/165/

58

/96/

3.0

/1853/

40

/43/

43

/499/

57

/23/

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 poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.

poster

75

46

7.3

/952/

71

/32/

75

/22/

4.0

/6069/

76

/214/

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

poster

76

44

7.5

/1700/

71

/59/

70

/34/

3.8

/3589/

89

/13/

Werner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.

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74

43

7.4

/1255/

72

/29/

76

/29/

3.9

/3541/

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. Herzog also takes some time to hear about their past experiences with other mountains, their personal tragedies and the reasons why they are so involved with such activity.

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73

43

7.6

/1409/

71

/22/

75

/34/

3.6

/2468/

A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.

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6.6

/1902/

65

/43/

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/54/

3.5

/7387/

53

/16/

During the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders asked a number of global film directors to, one at a time, go into a hotel room, turn on the camera, and answer a simple question: "What is the future of cinema?"

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74

40

7.3

/1205/

70

/22/

69

/29/

3.8

/2214/

84

/16/

A group of pilgrims lie down on the thin ice of the lake Svetloyar and begin to look for the city of Kitesh. According to the legend, God saved the city from the Mongolian prince Batyi's soldiers by letting it sink to the bottom of the lake. If you listen carefully you can hear the bells of the Kitesh cathedral toll deep down.

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7.2

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3.7

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A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.

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36

6.3

/1433/

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/27/

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/26/

3.4

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A documentary short examining the language and performance of auctioneering, filmed at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Pennsylvania.

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35

7.0

/210/

70

/4/

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/3/

3.6

/1831/

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/14/

In Angola's mist-shrouded highlands, three KhoiSan master trackers embark on a spiritual quest to rediscover the legendary "ghost elephants" of Lisima—creatures presumed lost by technology but remembered in ancestral trance, ritual, and memory.

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73

31

7.1

/711/

62

/16/

47

/12/

3.5

/299/

100

/5/

90

/15/

An eccentric elderly man tries to enjoy the three things in life that he considers real beauty: collecting art, collecting flowers, and watching pretty women undress.

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