Zeitgeist Films Movies: Every Film, Box Office & Ratings
Zeitgeist Films has made 110 films from 1991 to 2023, earning $225M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are The Acid House (1999), The World (2005) and Fire (1997). Its most frequent directors are Abbas Kiarostami, Guy Maddin and Astra Taylor, with 3 films each. Most of its films are documentary films (59 of 110).
- films
- 110
- worldwide box office
- $225M
- average score of 18 rated films
- 75
- years active
- 1991–2023
- Main genres
- Documentary, Drama, Biography
- Film languages
- English (61), French (12), German (7)
- Frequent directors
- Abbas Kiarostami, Guy Maddin, Astra Taylor
- Oscars
- 0 wins from 3 nominations
What Are Zeitgeist Films' Biggest Box Office Hits?
The films from Zeitgeist Films that earned the most worldwide. The Acid House (1999) leads with $88.5M, 39% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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The Acid House 1999 · Drama $88.5M - 2
The World 2005 · Drama $49.3M - 3
Fire 1997 · Drama $16.2M - 4
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days 2006 · Biography $10.8M - 5
Sorry We Missed You 2020 · Drama $8.94M - 6
Hannah Arendt 2013 · Biography $8.88M - 7
Vision: From the Life of Hildegard Von Bingen 2010 · Drama $5.08M - 8
The Corporation 2004 · History $4.61M
What Are the Best-Rated Zeitgeist Films Movies?
By Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2020) scores highest at 88; the studio's 18 rated films average 75.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 88 Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 2020 · Documentary -
Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Acasă, My Home 2021 · Documentary -
Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché 2019 · Documentary -
Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes 2020 · Documentary -
Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 2019 · Documentary -
Movie Echo Score: Score 79 M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity 2021 · Documentary -
Movie Echo Score: Score 76 What Is Democracy? 2019 · Documentary -
Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen 2022 · Documentary
What Are the Latest Zeitgeist Films Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2023).
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2023 Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Documentary -
2023 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman Sci-Fi -
2023 La Civil Drama -
2022 Loving Highsmith Documentary -
2022 Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen Documentary -
2022 The Unmaking of A College Documentary -
2021 Hive Drama -
2021 In Balanchine's Classroom Documentary
What Kind of Movies Does Zeitgeist Films Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Most of its films are documentary films (59 of 110).
Movies from Zeitgeist Films by Genre
Movies from Zeitgeist Films by Decade
- 9 1990s
- 44 2000s
- 44 2010s
- 13 2020s
Movies from Zeitgeist Films by Language
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English 61
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French 12
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German 7
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Chinese 3
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Persian 2
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Turkish 2
Who Works With Zeitgeist Films the Most?
The people credited on the most films from Zeitgeist Films. Julia Jentsch appears in 2 of them, and Abbas Kiarostami directed 3.
Directors Who Work With Zeitgeist Films
Actors in the Most Movies from Zeitgeist Films
How Have Zeitgeist Films Movies Done at the Awards?
Nominations and wins of films from Zeitgeist Films at the ceremonies the site follows, including 0 Oscars from 3 nominations.
What Movies Has Zeitgeist Films Made?
All 110 films, newest first, with the Movie Echo Score and the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
All 110 Movies from Zeitgeist Films
Newest first. Page 1 of 3.
Movie Echo Score60 Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy 2023 · Documentary · $55.1K
Movie Echo Score74 Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman 2023 · Sci-Fi · $67K
Movie Echo Score74 La Civil 2023 · Drama
Movie Echo Score65 Loving Highsmith 2022 · Documentary · $56.6K
Movie Echo Score75 Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen 2022 · Documentary · $5.32K
The Unmaking of A College 2022 · Documentary
Movie Echo Score75 Hive 2021 · Drama · $78.5K
Movie Echo Score74 In Balanchine's Classroom 2021 · Documentary · $76.7K
Movie Echo Score79 M.C. Escher: Journey To Infinity 2021 · Documentary
Movie Echo Score82 Acasă, My Home 2021 · Documentary · $6.31K
Movie Echo Score88 Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 2020 · Documentary · $194K
Movie Echo Score75 Sorry We Missed You 2020 · Drama · $8.94M
Movie Echo Score80 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes 2020 · Documentary · $190K
Movie Echo Score80 Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 2019 · Documentary · $55.6K
Movie Echo Score81 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché 2019 · Documentary · $210K
Movie Echo Score76 What Is Democracy? 2019 · Documentary · $44.5K
Movie Echo Score66 Studio 54 2018 · Documentary · $240K
Movie Echo Score67 Love, Cecil 2018 · Documentary · $108K
The Doctor from India 2018 · Documentary · $67.1K
Movie Echo Score75 Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story 2017 · Biography
Old Stone 2016 · Thriller · $7.77K
Don't Call Me Son 2016 · Drama · $206K
Theo Who Lived 2016 · Documentary · $11.3K
Call Her Applebroog 2016 · Documentary · $4.84K
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt 2016 · Documentary · $107K
A Space Program 2016 · Adventure · $13.7K
My Friend Victoria 2015 · Drama
Orthodox 2015 · Crime · $4.08K
Court 2015 · Drama · $57.4K
Every Last Child 2015 · Documentary
Forbidden Films 2015 · Documentary
Zero Motivation 2014 · Drama · $139K
Diplomacy 2014 · Drama · $4.21M
Rocks in My Pockets 2014 · Drama · $34.2K
Siddharth 2014 · Drama · $69.3K
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden 2014 · Biography · $247K
Child's Pose 2014 · Drama · $994K
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology 2013 · Documentary · $214K
Let the Fire Burn 2013 · Drama · $64.5K
Hannah Arendt 2013 · Biography · $8.88M
One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das 2013 · Biography · $100K
Koch 2013 · Biography · $343K
Let My People Go! 2013 · Comedy
Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters 2012 · Biography · $60.1K
China Heavyweight 2012 · Sport · $10.6K
Elena 2012 · Drama · $2.23M
Payback 2012 · Documentary · $18K
The Salt of Life 2012 · Comedy · $2.85M
Which Studios Are Similar to Zeitgeist Films?
The studios with the most English documentary films. Zeitgeist Films has made 46 English documentary films, more than any other kind.
- BBC 534 English documentary films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 222 English documentary films
- ONF | NFB 135 English documentary films
- HBO Documentary Films 134 English documentary films
- Netflix 131 English documentary films
- National Geographic 127 English documentary films
- First Run Features 123 English documentary films
- HBO 115 English documentary films
Zeitgeist Films: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has Zeitgeist Films made?
Zeitgeist Films has released 110 films, from 1991 to 2023.
See every film What is Zeitgeist Films' highest-grossing movie?
The Acid House (1999) is Zeitgeist Films' biggest box office hit, with $88.5M worldwide, ahead of The World (2005) ($49.3M).
What is the best-rated Zeitgeist Films movie?
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2020) has the highest Movie Echo Score of any film from Zeitgeist Films, 88. The 18 rated films average 75.
Which director has made the most films with Zeitgeist Films?
Abbas Kiarostami, Guy Maddin and Astra Taylor have each directed 3 films from Zeitgeist Films, the most of anyone.







