The Best Wim Wenders Movies, Ranked
98 credits from 1968 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Anselm (2023) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Land of Plenty (2005) with $47.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Wim Wenders Box Office Hits
Wim Wenders's films have made $144M worldwide in total. Land of Plenty (2005) is the biggest hit at $47.1M, ahead of Perfect Days (2023) ($27.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Land of Plenty 2005 · Drama $47.1M $20.7M dom. - 2
Perfect Days 2023 · Drama $27.9M $3.77M dom. - 3
Buena Vista Social Club 1999 · Music $23.1M $7M dom. - 4
Pina 2011 · Musical $18.7M $3.52M dom. - 5
The Salt of the Earth 2015 · Biography $5.96M $1.34M dom. - 6
Don't Come Knocking 2006 · Drama $4.66M $441K dom. - 7
Wings of Desire 1988 · Drama $3.52M $3.33M dom. - 8
Paris, Texas 1984 · Drama $3.27M $2.42M dom. - 9
Beyond the Clouds 1999 · Drama $2.05M $2.05M dom. - 10
Anselm 2023 · Documentary $1.84M $509K dom.
The Best Wim Wenders Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Wim Wenders has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and Perfect Days (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 26 films Perfect Days 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 80
- Documentary 8 films Anselm 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 85
- Music 3 films Buena Vista Social Club 1999 · Director
- Biography 2 films The Salt of the Earth 2015 · Director
- Musical 1 film Pina 2011 · Director
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Action 1 film Until the End of the World 1991 · Director
The Best Wim Wenders Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Wim Wenders's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 6 films Anselm 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 85
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2010s 8 films Submergence 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 50 - 2000s 6 films Land of Plenty 2005 · Director
- 1990s 7 films Buena Vista Social Club 1999 · Director
- 1980s 7 films Wings of Desire 1988 · Director
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1970s 8 films Alice in the Cities 1974 · Director
Most Awarded Wim Wenders Movies
Wim Wenders's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Wings of Desire (1988) leads with 1 win from 2 nominations.
The Latest Wim Wenders Movies
The most recent films Wim Wenders is credited on, newest first — starting with Anselm (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Anselm 2023 · Director
- Perfect Days 2023 · Director
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some body comes into the light 2023 · Director -
From Our Side 2022 · Animation -
A Future Together 2021 · Director -
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper 2020 · Director - Submergence 2018 · Director
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Jil Sander: Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign 2017 · Director -
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez 2016 · Director -
Every Thing Will Be Fine 2015 · Director -
A Trick of the Light (1995) 2015 · Director - The Salt of the Earth 2015 · Director
The Best Wim Wenders Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Wim Wenders films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Wim Wenders movie?
Anselm (2023) is the best-rated Wim Wenders film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Perfect Days (2023) (80) and Submergence (2018) (50). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Anselm: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Wim Wenders movie?
Land of Plenty (2005) made the most at the box office, with $47.1M worldwide, followed by Perfect Days (2023) with $27.9M. Together, Wim Wenders's films with box office figures have made $144M.
Which Wim Wenders movie won the most awards?
Wings of Desire (1988) is the most decorated Wim Wenders 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 Wim Wenders drama movie?
Perfect Days (2023) is the best-rated of Wim Wenders's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Anselm (documentary), Buena Vista Social Club (music) and The Salt of the Earth (biography).
What is the newest Wim Wenders movie?
The newest film on Wim Wenders's filmography is Anselm (2023), directed by Wim Wenders.
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