The Best Dennis Gansel Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 2000 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Berlin, I Love You (2019) comes out on top with a score of 35. The biggest box office hit is Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) with $126M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Dennis Gansel Box Office Hits
Dennis Gansel's films have made $185M worldwide in total. Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) is the biggest hit at $126M, ahead of Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) ($12.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Mechanic: Resurrection 2016 · Action $126M $21.2M dom. - 2
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver 2018 · Fantasy $12.8M - 3
Girls on Top 2001 · Comedy $10M - 4
Jim Button and the Wild 13 2020 · Adventure $6.93M - 5
Before the Fall 2005 · Drama $3.76M $144K dom. - 6
We Are the Night 2011 · Drama $2.41M - 7
The Fourth State 2012 · Thriller $930K - 8
Berlin, I Love You 2019 · Drama $164K
The Best Dennis Gansel Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dennis Gansel has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 3 films, and Berlin, I Love You (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 3 films Berlin, I Love You 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 35
- Action 2 films Mechanic: Resurrection 2016 · Director
- Thriller 2 films The Fourth State 2012 · Director
- Adventure 1 film Jim Button and the Wild 13 2020 · Director
- Fantasy 1 film Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver 2018 · Director
- Comedy 1 film Girls on Top 2001 · Director
The Best Dennis Gansel Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dennis Gansel's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Dennis Gansel Movies
The most recent films Dennis Gansel is credited on, newest first — starting with The Tiger (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Tiger 2026 · Director - Jim Button and the Wild 13 2020 · Director
- Berlin, I Love You 2019 · Director
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver 2018 · Director
- Mechanic: Resurrection 2016 · Director
- The Fourth State 2012 · Director
- We Are the Night 2011 · Director
- Before the Fall 2005 · Director
- Girls on Top 2001 · Director
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Das Phantom 2000 · Director
The Best Dennis Gansel Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dennis Gansel films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dennis Gansel movie?
Berlin, I Love You (2019) is the best-rated Dennis Gansel film, with a Movie Echo Score of 35. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Berlin, I Love You: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dennis Gansel movie?
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) made the most at the box office, with $126M worldwide, followed by Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) with $12.8M. Together, Dennis Gansel's films with box office figures have made $185M.
What is the best Dennis Gansel drama movie?
Berlin, I Love You (2019) is the best-rated of Dennis Gansel's drama films, with a score of 35. In other genres: Mechanic: Resurrection (action), The Fourth State (thriller) and Jim Button and the Wild 13 (adventure).
What is the newest Dennis Gansel movie?
The newest film on Dennis Gansel's filmography is The Tiger (2026), directed by Dennis Gansel.
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