The Best Fritz Lang Movies, Ranked
54 credits from 1917 to 2014, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Cloak and Dagger (1946) with $9.72M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Fritz Lang Box Office Hits
Fritz Lang's films have made $20.5M worldwide in total. Cloak and Dagger (1946) is the biggest hit at $9.72M, ahead of Metropolis (re-release) (2002) ($4.04M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Cloak and Dagger 1946 · War $9.72M $9.72M dom. - 2
Metropolis (re-release) 2002 · Drama $4.04M $723K dom. - 3
Metropolis (re-release) 2002 · Action $4.04M $723K dom. - 4
Metropolis 1927 · Drama $1.35M $1.24M dom. - 5
Contempt 1963 · Drama $1.28M $1.15M dom. - 6
M 1931 · Thriller $35.6K $35.6K dom. - 7
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933 · Mystery $27.7K - 8
Destiny 1921 · Drama $12.2K $12.2K dom. - 9
While the City Sleeps 1956 · Thriller $7.65K - 10
The Big Heat 1953 · Crime $7.08K
The Best Fritz Lang Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Fritz Lang has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Metropolis (re-release) (2002) is the pick of them.
- Drama 12 films Metropolis (re-release) 2002 · Director
- Crime 8 films The Big Heat 1953 · Director
- Mystery 5 films The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933 · Director
- Thriller 4 films M 1931 · Director
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Western 3 films Rancho Notorious 1952 · Director -
Romance 2 films The Indian Tomb 1959 · Director - War 2 films Cloak and Dagger 1946 · Director
- Action 1 film Metropolis (re-release) 2002 · Director
The Best Fritz Lang Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Fritz Lang's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1920s to 2000s.
The Latest Fritz Lang Movies
The most recent films Fritz Lang is credited on, newest first — starting with Metropolis (re-release) (2002). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Metropolis (re-release) 2002 · Director
- Metropolis (re-release) 2002 · Director
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Giorgio Moroder’s Metropolis 1984 · Director - Contempt 1963 · Fritz Lang
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Journey to the Lost City 1960 · Director -
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse 1960 · Director - The Indian Tomb 1959 · Director
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The Tiger of Eschnapur 1959 · Director -
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 1956 · Director - While the City Sleeps 1956 · Director
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Moonfleet 1955 · Director -
Human Desire 1954 · Director
The Best Fritz Lang Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Fritz Lang films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Fritz Lang movie?
Cloak and Dagger (1946) made the most at the box office, with $9.72M worldwide, followed by Metropolis (re-release) (2002) with $4.04M. Together, Fritz Lang's films with box office figures have made $20.5M.
What is the best Fritz Lang drama movie?
Metropolis (re-release) (2002) is the best-rated of Fritz Lang's drama films. In other genres: The Big Heat (crime), The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (mystery) and M (thriller).
What is the newest Fritz Lang movie?
The newest film on Fritz Lang's filmography is From Caligari to Hitler (2014), with Fritz Lang as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage).
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