Fritz Lang Movie Rankings
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Fritz Lang scores a combined 3.9370 out of 4 stars for Metropolis
3.9370
In the future humans are divided into two classes: the thinkers and the workers. When the leader of the workers falls in love with the son of the leader of the thinkers they are both faced with the cruel reality of the world they live in. ... more about Metropolis
DVD from $1.90 
(20 sellers)
2
Fritz Lang scores a combined 3.5087 out of 4 stars for Nibelungen: Siegfried
3.5087
In Fritz Lang's spectacular version of the Teutonic saga, the Nibelungenlied, the same myth that Richard Wagner used for his masterpiece, DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN, is given monumental treatment. Young and brave Siegfried leaves his forest dwelling to seek the kingdom of King Gunther. ... more about Nibelungen: Siegfried
DVD from $23.25 
(18 sellers)
3
Fritz Lang scores a combined 3.3303 out of 4 stars for M
3.3303
A child murder is on the loose in the streets of the German city of Dusseldorf. With the police unable to locate the murderer the towns people begin to panic. Even the normal criminals are upset and nervous about the situation. ... more about M
DVD from $19.99 
(19 sellers)
4
Fritz Lang scores a combined 3.2849 out of 4 stars for Scarlet Street
3.2849
In this remake of Jean Renoir's controversial 1931 film, LA CHIENNE, Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson), a quiet, staid cashier and dedicated Sunday painter, feels consumed by passion for the first time in his life when he meets pretty, manipulative Kitty. ... more about Scarlet Street
DVD from $0.01 
(20 sellers)
5
Fritz Lang scores a combined 3.1597 out of 4 stars for Fury
3.1597
Based on the story "Mob Rule" by Norman Krasna. Joe Wilson and Katherine Grant are in love, but he doesn't have enough money for them to get married. So Katherine moves across the country to make money. ... more about Fury
DVD from $5.61 
(21 sellers)
6
Fritz Lang scores a combined 3.0478 out of 4 stars for Big Heat
3.0478
THE BIG HEAT, Fritz Lang's most celebrated American film, is a chilling and violent tale of corruption, vengeance, and loss. Dave Bannion, played by distinguished Film Noir actor Glenn Ford, is an... ... more about Big Heat
DVD from $9.99 
(19 sellers)
7
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.9259 out of 4 stars for Woman in the Window
2.9259
Gotham College professor Wanley and his friends become obsessed with the portrait of a woman in the window next to the men's club. Wanley happens to meet the woman while admiring her portrait, and ends up in her apartment for talk and a bit of champagne. ... more about Woman in the Window
Not Available on DVD
8
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.8683 out of 4 stars for Rancho Notorious
2.8683
A western based on the story "Gunsight Whitman" by Silvia Richards. Vern Haskell, a nice rancher, seeks out to revenge his fiance's death when she is killed during a robbery. ... more about Rancho Notorious
Not Available on DVD
9
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.8322 out of 4 stars for Ministry of Fear
2.8322
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know who to turn to. ... more about Ministry of Fear
Not Available on DVD
10
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.8253 out of 4 stars for Clash by Night
2.8253
Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl. ... more about Clash by Night
DVD from $4.98 
(21 sellers)
11
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.8018 out of 4 stars for Blue Gardenia
2.8018
Nora is a pretty telephone operator engaged to a soldier overseas. On her birthday, she gets a Dear John letter from him. Feeling despondent, she agrees to a date with a wolf from her office. ... more about Blue Gardenia
DVD from $7.64 
(17 sellers)
12
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.7527 out of 4 stars for House by the River
2.7527
A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect. ... more about House by the River
DVD from $13.51 
(14 sellers)
13
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.7396 out of 4 stars for Western Union
2.7396
Vance Shaw gives up outlawing and goes to work for the telegraph company; his brother Jack Slade leads outlaws trying to prevent the company connecting the line between Omaha and Salt Lake City. Lots of Indian fighting and gunplay. ... more about Western Union
Not Available on DVD
14
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.5478 out of 4 stars for You Only Live Once
2.5478
Joan is the secretary to the public defender in a large city. She is in love with a career criminal named Eddie, and she believes that he is a basically good person who just had some tough breaks. ... more about You Only Live Once
DVD from $5.99 
(11 sellers)
15
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.5329 out of 4 stars for Dr. Mabuse
2.5329
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. ... more about Dr. Mabuse
DVD from $21.32 
(19 sellers)
16
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.5265 out of 4 stars for Spione
2.5265
Agent No 326 is ordered to stop a spy-ring, but he falls in love with one of the spies, Sonja. No 326 tries to find the head of that organisation. ... more about Spione
DVD from $13.49 
(18 sellers)
17
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.5113 out of 4 stars for Man Hunt
2.5113
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gunsight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a prostitute. ... more about Man Hunt
Not Available on DVD
18
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.3386 out of 4 stars for Moonfleet
2.3386
Somewhere in the 18th century Great Britain, noble but penniless young boy John Mohune is sent by his dying mother to Moonfleet, to put himself under the protection of a certain Jeremy Fox. ... more about Moonfleet
Not Available on DVD
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Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.3223 out of 4 stars for Cloak and Dagger
2.3223
Near the end of World War II, the Allies must find out how much the Axis knows about building atomic bombs. The OSS recruits a physicist, Alvah Jesper, to reach his former colleague, Katerin Lodor, now in Switzerland, and bring her out for debriefing. ... more about Cloak and Dagger
DVD from $6.99 
(10 sellers)
20
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.2929 out of 4 stars for Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
2.2929
Writer sets himself up to take murder rap to show the errors of circumstantial evidence. With a friend holding back evidence so he can prove his innocence at the last minute, he goes to trial. But during the trial, his friend is killed in a car accident. ... more about Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Not Available on DVD
21
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.2455 out of 4 stars for Human Desire
2.2455
Engineer Jeff, returning from Korea, falls in Love to his co-worker Carl's wife Vicky, who both commited a murder. Naturally Carl gets jealous but can't say a thing because Jeff knows a little bit about the case. ... more about Human Desire
Not Available on DVD
22
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.1415 out of 4 stars for Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
2.1415
After Siegfried's dead, Kriemhild marries Etzel, the King of the Huns. She gives birth to a child, and invites her brothers for a party. ... more about Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
DVD from $23.25 
(14 sellers)
23
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.1133 out of 4 stars for While the City Sleeps
2.1133
Death of media magnat Amos Kyne is causing power struggle between his executives. In the meantime New York women become prey of a serial killer. ... more about While the City Sleeps
Not Available on DVD
24
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.1004 out of 4 stars for Secret Beyond the Door...
2.1004
In this Freudian version of the Bluebeard tale, a young, trust-funded New Yorker goes to Mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe choice for a husband. ... more about Secret Beyond the Door...
Not Available on DVD
25
Fritz Lang scores a combined 2.0547 out of 4 stars for Return of Frank James
2.0547
Frank James sets out to find the men who killed his brother. When the killers are pardoned, he takes matters into his own hands. The reporter who hopes to tell his story winds up in love with him. ... more about Return of Frank James
DVD from $5.99 
(15 sellers)
26
Fritz Lang scores a combined 1.8264 out of 4 stars for You and Me
1.8264
Not Available on DVD
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Fritz Lang scores a combined 1.4071 out of 4 stars for American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1.4071
In the spring of 1942, following the blockade-run that took General Douglas MacArthur and his staff from the Philippines to the safety of Australia, the survivors of a bombed-and-sunk PT Boat make their way to shore. ... more about American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Not Available on DVD
28
Fritz Lang scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Liliom
0.0001
A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong. ... more about Liliom
DVD from $19.01 
(12 sellers)
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Fritz Lang scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Spinnen
0.0001
Kay Hoog wants to stop the organisation "Die Spinnen" to get a certain diamond, that will give the owning woman the crown of Asia, but the man, who should be the owner of that diamond, doesn't know of its existence.... ... more about Spinnen
Not Available on DVD
 
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Fritz Lang
Birthdate:
December 5, 1890
Death date:
August 2, 1976

Fritz Lang

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
7
total ranking of 2.9793  2.9793
1930s
5
total ranking of 2.4561  2.4561
1940s
8
total ranking of 2.7064  2.7064
1950s
10
total ranking of 2.6193  2.6193
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.9555
Fritz Lang is ranked overall as 2.9555 of of 4 stars
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