Directed credits
53
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Wim Wenders
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
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Directed movies: 53Directed series: 0All crew credits: 114
TMDB ID: 2303
IMDb ID: nm0000694
Known for: Directing
Born: August 14, 1945
Age: 80
Place of birth: Düsseldorf, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2026
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q55411
Also known as
Vimu Vendâsu • 文溫德斯 • 빔 벤더스 • Вим Вендерс • Вім Вендерс • ویم وندرس • Ernst Wilhelm Wenders
Frequent jobs
Director (52)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (17)Producer (15)Writer (9)Screenplay (6)Co-Producer (3)Thanks (3)Associate Producer (2)Additional Camera (1)
Biography
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023). Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018). Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Wenders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Wim Wenders.
The Keys to Freedom
Director
2025 Movie
5.0
some body comes into the light
Director
2023 Movie
6.7
Anselm
Director
2023 Movie
Présence
Director
2022 Movie
A Future Together
Director
2021 Movie
Veränderung
Director
2020 Movie
5.5
Submergence
Director
2017 Movie
4.4
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
Director
2016 Movie
5.4
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Director
2015 Movie
8.1
The Salt of the Earth
Director
2014 Movie
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
2014 Movie
5.7
Cathedrals of Culture
Director
2014 Movie
5.7
Invisible World
Director
2013 Movie
Il Volo
Director
2010 Movie
6.2
Palermo Shooting
Director
2008 Movie
5.2
8
Director
2008 Movie
Person to Person
Director
2008 Movie
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
Invisible Crimes
Director
2007 Movie
6.2
Don't Come Knocking
Director
2005 Movie
6.5
The Soul of a Man
Director
2003 Movie
3.0
The Other Side of the Road
Director
2003 Movie
6.7
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Director
2002 Movie
5.6
BAP - Ode to Cologne
Director
2002 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Wim Wenders.
8.1
The Salt of the Earth
Director
2014 Movie
8.1
Paris, Texas
Director
1984 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
Director
1987 Movie
7.8
Perfect Days
Producer
2023 Movie
7.7
Alice in the Cities
Screenplay
1974 Movie
7.5
Buena Vista Social Club
Director
1999 Movie
7.4
Pina
Screenplay
2011 Movie
7.4
Kings of the Road
Director
1976 Movie
7.2
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Writer
2018 Movie
7.1
Lisbon Story
Director
1994 Movie
7.1
Stories We Tell
Thanks
2012 Movie
7.1
The American Friend
Screenplay
1977 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Wim Wenders.
7.8
Perfect Days
Producer
2023 Movie
6.8
City of Angels
Original Film Writer
1998 Movie
5.1
Zeroville
as Larry
2019 Movie
8.1
Paris, Texas
Director
1984 Movie
6.7
Wrong Move
Director
1975 Movie
6.2
Cannes Uncut
as Self
2023 Movie
4.0
Snowblind
as Gray Fox
2010 Movie
5.0
Fools
Producer
2003 Movie
5.9
Speaking Parts
Thanks
1990 Movie
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
7.8
Wings of Desire
Director
1987 Movie
6.0
Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund
Sound Mix Technician
1987 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Wim Wenders.
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.1
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self • 2 eps
1995 Series
3.5
Morgenmagazin
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.5
NDR Talk Show
as Self • 3 eps
1979 Series
3.8
Volle Kanne
as Self • 3 eps
1999 Series
Spécial cinéma
as Self • 3 eps
1974 Series
6.0
Kölner Treff
as Self • 2 eps
1976 Series
4.7
Nachtcafé
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
10.0
Midi Première
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
4.0
Riverboat
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Wim Wenders.
6.7
From Darkness to Light
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
7.8
Perfect Days
Producer
2023 Movie
5.9
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Producer
2023 Movie
6.5
An Endless Sunday
Co-Producer
2023 Movie
7.1
Songs of Earth
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
6.3
Roving Woman
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
5.8
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.6
Souad
Co-Producer
2021 Movie
8.0
Reality Winner
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
8.0
A Black Jesus
Producer
2020 Movie
8.0
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
Writer
2020 Movie
5.8
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
8.2
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
7.2
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Writer
2018 Movie
7.0
Little Hands
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
7.4
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Wim Wenders.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Wim Wenders.
Films to Die For
as Self - Interviewee
2025 Movie
7.0
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
2025 Movie
The Ozu Diaries
as Self
2025 Movie
8.0
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
as Self
2025 Movie
The Keys to Freedom
as Wim Wenders
2025 Movie
5.6
Room 999
as Self
2023 Movie
6.2
Cannes Uncut
as Self
2023 Movie
7.9
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self
2022 Movie
6.0
CAN and Me
as Self
2022 Movie
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
as Lui-même
2022 Movie
5.5
From Our Side
2022 Movie
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
as Self
2022 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Wim Wenders.
Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm
as Self • 1 eps
2026 Series
Directors Talks
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.5
German Genius
as Wim Wenders • 1 eps
2023 Series
10.0
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
as Self • 4 eps
2020 Series
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.0
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
3.8
Volle Kanne
as Self • 3 eps
1999 Series
7.1
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self • 2 eps
1995 Series
3.5
Morgenmagazin
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
4.0
Riverboat
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
4.7
Nachtcafé
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series