The Best Otto Sander Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1964 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (2003) with $7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Otto Sander Box Office Hits
Otto Sander's films have made $17.3M worldwide in total. Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (2003) is the biggest hit at $7M, ahead of Wings of Desire (1988) ($3.52M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Werner - Gekotzt wird später! 2003 · Action $7M - 2
Wings of Desire 1988 · Drama $3.52M $3.33M dom. - 3
Marlene 2000 · Drama $2.06M - 4
Sass 2001 · Drama $1.78M - 5
Life Is Too Long 2010 $977K - 6
Faraway, So Close! 1993 · Drama $810K $810K dom. - 7
Little King Macius 2007 · Animation $660K - 8
The Harmonists 1997 · Music $245K $245K dom. - 9
The Heart Is a Dark Forest 2007 · Drama $209K
The Best Otto Sander Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Otto Sander has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and Wings of Desire (1988) is the pick of them.
The Best Otto Sander Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Otto Sander's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Otto Sander Movies
The most recent films Otto Sander is credited on, newest first — starting with Life Is Too Long (2010). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Life Is Too Long 2010
- The Heart Is a Dark Forest 2007 · Helmut
- Little King Macius 2007 · Erasmus (voice)
- Werner - Gekotzt wird später! 2003 · Erzähler (voice)
- Sass 2001 · Vater Sass
- Marlene 2000 · Bühnenmanager
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Les Misérables 2000 · Monseigneur Bienvenu -
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld 1999 · Professor Steinach -
Am I Beautiful? 1998 · David -
The Shop 1998 · Drama - The Harmonists 1997 · Music
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The Killer Condom 1996 · Mr. Higgins
The Best Otto Sander Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Otto Sander films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Otto Sander movie?
Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (2003) made the most at the box office, with $7M worldwide, followed by Wings of Desire (1988) with $3.52M. Together, Otto Sander's films with box office figures have made $17.3M.
Which Otto Sander movie won the most awards?
Wings of Desire (1988) is the most decorated Otto Sander film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Otto Sander drama movie?
Wings of Desire (1988) is the best-rated of Otto Sander's drama films. In other genres: Little King Macius (animation), Werner - Gekotzt wird später! (action) and The Harmonists (music).
What is the newest Otto Sander movie?
The newest film on Otto Sander's filmography is Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story (2021), with Otto Sander as Self.
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