Fritz Lang

Director

Fritz Lang has a .406 batting average: 13 of 32 films rated 80/100 or higher.

Batting average

.406

Hits

13 of 32 feature films rated 80/100 or higher

Percentile

top 9% of 941 directors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)

Career

1921–1960

Films, ranked by rating

1. M (1931) — 100/100 · hit
2. Metropolis (1927) — 88/100 · hit
3. Scarlet Street (1945) — 86/100 · hit
4. The Big Heat (1953) — 85/100 · hit
5. Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) — 85/100 · hit
6. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) — 84/100 · hit
7. Fury (1936) — 83/100 · hit
8. You Only Live Once (1937) — 83/100 · hit
9. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge (1924) — 82/100 · hit
10. Spies (1928) — 82/100 · hit
11. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) — 81/100 · hit
12. The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960) — 81/100 · hit
13. Rancho Notorious (1952) — 80/100 · hit
14. The Woman in the Window (1944) — 78/100
15. Hangmen Also Die! (1943) — 78/100
16. While the City Sleeps (1956) — 78/100
17. Man Hunt (1941) — 77/100
18. Destiny (1921) — 77/100
19. Ministry of Fear (1944) — 76/100
20. Woman in the Moon (1929) — 75/100
21. The Blue Gardenia (1953) — 74/100
22. The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) — 74/100
23. The Indian Tomb (1959) — 73/100
24. Cloak and Dagger (1946) — 71/100
25. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) — 69/100
26. Western Union (1941) — 68/100
27. Moonfleet (1955) — 67/100
28. The Return of Frank James (1940) — 67/100
29. Secret Beyond the Door (1947) — 65/100
30. Human Desire (1954) — 65/100
31. Clash by Night (1952) — 65/100
32. House by the River (1950) — 65/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

1. M (1931) — 100/100 · hit
2. Metropolis (1927) — 88/100 · hit
3. Scarlet Street (1945) — 86/100 · hit

Lowest rated

1. House by the River (1950) — 65/100
2. Clash by Night (1952) — 65/100
3. Human Desire (1954) — 65/100

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How these numbers work: Methodology