Direction: Dennis Gansel

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Dennis Gansel. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Wave

2008 · Movie · 110 min. · Germany

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Jürgen Vogel · Frederick Lau · Jennifer Ulrich · Max Riemelt

Plot A high-school teacher assigned the thankless task of teaching autocracy as part of the school's project week decides to spice up his lessons by conducting a decidedly unorthodox experiment in...

7.4

82K votes

7.4

82K votes

Before the Fall

2004 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany

6.8

4K votes

6.8

4K votes

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

2018 · Movie · 105 min. · Germany

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Uwe Ochsenknecht · Annette Frier · Christoph Maria Herbst · Henning Baum

Plot An orphan boy in search of his origin. A young princess held prisoner in deadly Dragon City. Jim and his friend Luke discovering mysterious lands on the quest of a...

6.0

23 votes

6.0

23 votes

The Fourth State

2012 · Movie · 112 min. · Germany

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Moritz Bleibtreu · Rade Serbedzija · Kasia Smutniak · Mark Ivanir

Plot A journalist gets caught up a terrorist plot in Moscow while investigating the Russian secret service.

5.7

146 votes

5.7

146 votes

We Are the Night

2010 · Movie · 100 min. · Germany

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Karoline Herfurth · Nina Hoss · Jennifer Ulrich · Anna Fischer

Plot 18-year old Lena lives an unhappy life in Berlin with an uncaring mother and problems to fit in, constantly shoplifting and stealing. One night while visiting a nightclub, Lena is...

5.1

2K votes

5.1

2K votes

Mechanic: Resurrection

2016 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Jason Statham · Jessica Alba · Tommy Lee Jones · Michelle Yeoh

Plot The most dangerous hitman in the world, Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now...

4.8

5K votes

4.8

5K votes

Girls on Top

2001 · Movie · 85 min. · Germany

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Diana Amft · Karoline Herfurth · Felicitas Woll · Andreas Christ

Plot Inken (Diana Amft) is an 18 years old girl, frustrated for not having had an orgasm yet with her boyfriend. Her two best friends are Vicky (Felicitas Woll), who is...

4.3

117 votes

4.3

117 votes

Berlin, I Love You

2019 · Movie · 120 min. · Germany

Direction Dianna Agron · Peter Chelsom · Fernando Eimbcke · Justin Franklin

Cast Keira Knightley · Helen Mirren · Luke Wilson · Jim Sturgess

Plot Latest installment of the Cities of Love franchise (Paris, je t'aime / New York, I Love You / Rio, Eu Te Amo), this collective feature-film is made of ten stories...

4.0

89 votes

4.0

89 votes

The Phantom (TV)

2000 · Movie · 95 min. · Germany

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Jürgen Vogel · Nadeshda Brennicke · Mathias Herrmann · Hilmi Sözer

Plot Policeman Leon Kramer (Vogel) and his partner Pit (Sözer) are observing two people in a car. When Kramer goes to fetch some coffee the two people in the car and...

Not rated

Not rated

Jim Button and the Wild 13

2020 · Movie · 110 min. · Germany

Direction Dennis Gansel

Cast Solomon Gordon · Henning Baum · Annette Frier · Uwe Ochsenknecht

Plot To protect Morrowland from another threat, Jim and Luke must embark on a dangerous journey. On their adventure, Jim's most fervent wish may also come true: to discover the truth...

Not rated

Not rated