The Best Christian Petzold Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1995 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Miroirs No. 3 (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Barbara (2012) with $6.91M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Christian Petzold Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Christian Petzold is credited on. Miroirs No. 3 (2025) leads with 87, followed by Miroirs No. 3 (2026) at 76. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Christian Petzold Box Office Hits
Christian Petzold's films have made $20.1M worldwide in total. Barbara (2012) is the biggest hit at $6.91M, ahead of Phoenix (2015) ($5.86M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Barbara 2012 · Drama $6.91M $1.01M dom. - 2
Phoenix 2015 · Drama $5.86M $3.18M dom. - 3
Afire 2023 · Drama $2.3M $245K dom. - 4
Undine 2021 · Drama $1.17M $78.7K dom. - 5
Transit 2019 · Drama $1.01M $815K dom. - 6
Yella 2007 · Drama $1M $30.6K dom. - 7
Jerichow 2009 · Drama $907K $60.4K dom. - 8
Miroirs No. 3 2026 · Drama $855K $222K dom.
The Best Christian Petzold Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Christian Petzold's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Christian Petzold Movies
The most recent films Christian Petzold is credited on, newest first — starting with Miroirs No. 3 (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Miroirs No. 3 2026 · Director
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Miroirs No. 3 2025 · Director - Afire 2023 · Director
- Undine 2021 · Director
- Transit 2019 · Director
- Phoenix 2015 · Director
- Barbara 2012 · Director
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Dreileben: Beats Being Dead 2011 · Director - Jerichow 2009 · Director
- Yella 2007 · Director
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Ghosts 2005 · Director -
Wolfsburg 2003 · Director
The Best Christian Petzold Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Christian Petzold films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Christian Petzold movie?
Miroirs No. 3 (2025) is the best-rated Christian Petzold film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Miroirs No. 3 (2026) (76) and Undine (2021) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Miroirs No. 3: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Christian Petzold movie?
Barbara (2012) made the most at the box office, with $6.91M worldwide, followed by Phoenix (2015) with $5.86M. Together, Christian Petzold's films with box office figures have made $20.1M.
What is the best Christian Petzold drama movie?
Miroirs No. 3 (2025) is the best-rated of Christian Petzold's drama films, with a score of 87.
What is the newest Christian Petzold movie?
The newest film on Christian Petzold's filmography is Miroirs No. 3 (2026), directed by Christian Petzold.
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