The Best Rainer Werner Fassbinder Movies, Ranked
64 credits from 1966 to 2020, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Kamikaze ’89 (1982) with $22.4K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Rainer Werner Fassbinder Box Office Hits
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films have made $209K worldwide in total. Kamikaze ’89 (1982) is the biggest hit at $22.4K, ahead of Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) ($20K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Kamikaze ’89 1982 · Sci-Fi $22.4K $22.4K dom. - 2
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 1972 · Comedy $20K $20K dom. - 3
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1974 · Drama $16.5K $8.14K dom. - 4
The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 · Drama $12.1K $8.14K dom. - 5
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1973 · Drama $9.98K $8.14K dom. - 6
Lola 1981 · Drama $9.78K $8.14K dom. - 7
Beware of a Holy Whore 1971 · Comedy $9.37K $8.14K dom. - 8
Veronika Voss 1982 · Drama $8.41K $8.14K dom. - 9
Lili Marleen 1981 · Drama $8.41K $8.14K dom. - 10
The Stationmaster’s Wife 1977 · Drama $8.41K $8.14K dom.
The Best Rainer Werner Fassbinder Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rainer Werner Fassbinder has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) is the pick of them.
- Drama 26 films Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1974 · as Eugen
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Tv movie 6 films Fear of Fear 1975 · Director -
Crime 4 films Gods of the Plague 1970 · as Pornokunde - Comedy 3 films Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 1972 · Director
- Sci-Fi 2 films Kamikaze ’89 1982 · as Police Lieutenant Jansen
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Thriller 2 films Despair 1978 · Director
The Best Rainer Werner Fassbinder Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 1980s.
The Latest Rainer Werner Fassbinder Movies
The most recent films Rainer Werner Fassbinder is credited on, newest first — starting with World on a Wire (1973) (2011). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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World on a Wire (1973) 2011 · Director -
Querelle 1982 · Director - Kamikaze ’89 1982 · Police Lieutenant Jansen
- Veronika Voss 1982 · Kinobesucher (uncredited)
- Lola 1981 · Director
- Lili Marleen 1981 · Günther Weissenborn (uncredited)
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Berlin Alexanderplatz 1980 · uncredited -
The Third Generation 1979 · Director -
Bourbon Street Blues 1979 · Writer - The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 · Peddler
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In a Year with 13 Moons 1978 · Director - Despair 1978 · Director
The Best Rainer Werner Fassbinder Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rainer Werner Fassbinder films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie?
Kamikaze ’89 (1982) made the most at the box office, with $22.4K worldwide, followed by Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) with $20K. Together, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films with box office figures have made $209K.
What is the best Rainer Werner Fassbinder drama movie?
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) is the best-rated of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's drama films. In other genres: Fear of Fear (tv movie), Gods of the Plague (crime) and Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (comedy).
What is the newest Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie?
The newest film on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's filmography is Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020), with Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Self (archive footage).
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