Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

August 14, 1945 · 81 years old

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy A…

Known For

43 titles
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Perfect Days

Perfect Days

2023 · 2h 4m · Movie

Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself.

8.6
2
Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

1984 · 2h 25m · Movie

Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.

8.1
3
Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987 · 2h 8m · Movie

An angel meets Peter Falk, and loves a French trapeze artist in Berlin.

7.9
4
The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth

2014 · 1h 50m · Movie

The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.

8.4
5
The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000 · 2h 2m · Movie

Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.

5.7
6
Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

1999 · 1h 45m · Movie

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in trium...

7.6
7
The American Friend

The American Friend

1977 · 2h 8m · Movie

Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.

7.4
8
Pina

Pina

2011 · 1h 43m · Movie

A tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.

7.6
9
Submergence

Submergence

2018 · 1h 52m · Movie

James and Danielle meet on vacation and fall in love. She's going to the dark North Atlantic bottom to find life. He's going to Somalia to find a terrorist but gets a dark cell.

5.4
10
Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities

1974 · 1h 53m · Movie

A German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.

7.8
11
Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World

1991 · 4h 47m · Movie

Claire and Eugene's relationship is falling apart, while a nuclear satellite threatens to fall out of orbit and destroy Earth. Claire travels the world when she meets Sam, a man with connections to technology that could change eve...

6.8
12
Every Thing Will Be Fine

Every Thing Will Be Fine

2015 · 1h 58m · Movie

One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?

5.5
13
Faraway, So Close!

Faraway, So Close!

1993 · 2h 20m · Movie

A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.

7.2
14
Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking

2005 · 2h 2m · Movie

An aging cowboy movie star deserts a film set and tries to reconnect with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in thirty years, only to learn that he has a child he never knew about.

6.6
15
Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

1976 · 2h 55m · Movie

A traveling projection-equipment mechanic works in Western Germany along the East-German border, visiting worn-out theatres. He meets with a depressed young man whose marriage has just broken up, and the two decide to travel toget...

7.6
16
Beyond the Clouds

Beyond the Clouds

1995 · 1h 50m · Movie

Four stories about short or long relationships between men and women in Italy and France.

6.4
17
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

6.7
18
The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997 · 2h 2m · Movie

Mike is a successful Hollywood producer of violent movies. Then he himself experiences extreme violence, goes missing, joins some Latino gardeners and reviews his life.

5.6
19
Wrong Move

Wrong Move

1975 · 1h 43m · Movie

A writer goes on a road trip across West Germany with a group of eclectic people he meets along the way.

6.9
20
Hammett

Hammett

1982 · 1h 37m · Movie

Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.

6.4
21
The Open Road

The Open Road

2009 · 1h 30m · Movie

A man embarks on a road trip with his girlfriend and estranged baseball legend dad.

5.5
22
Tokyo-Ga

Tokyo-Ga

1985 · 1h 32m · Movie

Moved by the work of director Yasujirô Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozu's films.

7.3
23
Palermo Shooting

Palermo Shooting

2008 · 2h 4m · Movie

After the wild life-style of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woman help him calm himself down?

6.1
24
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

2018 · 1h 36m · Movie

Pope Francis travels the world speaking to those in need and delivering a message of hope.

6.7
25
Anselm

Anselm

2023 · 1h 33m · Movie

Anselm Kiefer is one of the greatest contemporary artists. His past and present diffuse the line between film and painting, thus giving a unique cinematic experience that dives deep into an artist's work and reveals his life path.

7.2
26
Chambre 666

Chambre 666

1985 · 45m · Movie

During the '35th Cannes International Film Festival' (14th-26th May 1982), German director Wim Wenders asked a sample of 15 other international film directors to get, each one at a time, into the same hotel room to answer in solit...

6.6
27
Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

1980 · 1h 31m · Movie

Wim Wenders abandons the shoot of one of his own films in order to help his friend and fellow director Nicholas Ray create his swan song before he dies.

6.7
28
Au revoir Taipei

Au revoir Taipei

2010 · 1h 25m · Movie

A love story takes place over the course of one evening in Taipei.

6.5
29
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 · 1h 17m · Movie

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. S...

7.4
30
Songs of Earth

Songs of Earth

2023 · 1h 30m · Movie

Being connected to nature, what does it mean? Father knows and father shows. The director's father is 84. We follow in his footsteps into the mountain home. Into nature's smallest life and out to grand panoramas, where he grew up.

7.1
31
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022 · 1h 42m · Movie

Documentary presents a comprehensive portrait of an iconic artist of our time.

7.1
32
Our Last Tango

Our Last Tango

2015 · 1h 25m · Movie

The life and love story of Argentina's famous tango dancers Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, who met as teenagers and danced together for nearly fifty years until a painful separation tore them apart.

7.2
33
National Bird

National Bird

2016 · 1h 32m · Movie

Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.

7.0
34
The Clone Returns Home

The Clone Returns Home

2008 · 1h 50m · Movie

In a near-future world, this contemplative sci-fi drama examines how technology shapes memory and identity while exploring profound questions about mortality, human connection, and what defines family bonds.

6.5
35
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

2023 · 1h 38m · Movie

The story focuses on the formation, anarchic ethos, confrontational style, and legendary live performances of Nick Cave's band The Birthday Party through interviews, archival footage, and concert clips.

7.4
36
The Left-Handed Woman

The Left-Handed Woman

1978 · 1h 59m · Movie

After returning from a business trip in Finland, Bruno (Bruno Ganz) find that his wife Marianne (Edith Clever) wants her husband to leave her alone with their son. A struggle with loneliness and adapting to the new situation ensues.

6.4