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The Best Alexander Kluge Movies, Ranked

27 credits from 1961 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) with $684 worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Biggest Alexander Kluge Box Office Hits

Alexander Kluge's films have made $1.8K worldwide in total. Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) is the biggest hit at $684, ahead of Yesterday Girl (1966) ($446). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) movie poster Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed 1968 · Drama $684
  2. 2 Yesterday Girl (1966) movie poster Yesterday Girl 1966 · Drama $446
  3. 3 The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1985) movie poster The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time 1985 · Documentary $242
  4. 4 Orphea (2020) movie poster Orphea 2020 · Music $214
  5. 5 Orphea (2020) movie poster Orphea 2020 · Music $214
One pick per genre

The Best Alexander Kluge Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Alexander Kluge has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Alexander Kluge Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Alexander Kluge's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.

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The Best Alexander Kluge Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Alexander Kluge films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing Alexander Kluge movie?

Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) made the most at the box office, with $684 worldwide, followed by Yesterday Girl (1966) with $446. Together, Alexander Kluge's films with box office figures have made $1.8K.

What is the best Alexander Kluge drama movie?

Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968) is the best-rated of Alexander Kluge's drama films. In other genres: The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (documentary) and Orphea (music).

What is the newest Alexander Kluge movie?

The newest film on Alexander Kluge's filmography is Primitive Diversity (2025), directed by Alexander Kluge.

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