What is the best Werner Herzog movie of all time?

From haunting jungle epics to unflinching documentaries about obsession and nature, this lineup spans five decades of uncompromising filmmaking. Which vision wins?

1. 1
   Aguirre, the Wrath of God

   Herzog's 1972 epic starring Klaus Kinski as a conquistador descending into madness on the Amazon.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Rescue Dawn

   A 2006 war drama starring Christian Bale as a pilot who escapes a Laotian POW camp during the Vietnam War.
   622pts
3. 3
   Fata Morgana

   A 1971 experimental documentary of mirage-like desert landscapes across the Sahara.
   551pts
4. 4
   Nosferatu the Vampyre

   Herzog's 1979 gothic remake of the silent classic, starring Klaus Kinski as Count Dracula.
   551pts
5. 5
   Fitzcarraldo

   A 1982 epic about an obsessive dreamer who hauls a steamship over a mountain to build an opera house in the jungle.
   466pts
6. 6
   Stroszek

   A 1977 drama following a Berlin street musician's doomed attempt at the American dream.
   466pts
7. 7
   Encounters at the End of the World

   A 2007 documentary exploring the lives of scientists and workers stationed in Antarctica.
   466pts
8. 8
   Heart of Glass

   A 1976 drama about a Bavarian glassblowing village's collapse after losing the secret of its ruby glass.
   466pts
9. 9
   Woyzeck

   A 1979 adaptation of Georg Büchner's play about a downtrodden soldier's descent into violence, starring Klaus Kinski.
   363pts
10. 10
    The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

    A 1974 drama based on the true story of a young man who appeared mysteriously in 19th-century Nuremberg.
    363pts
11. 11
    My Best Fiend

    A 1999 documentary about Herzog's turbulent creative partnership with actor Klaus Kinski.
    363pts
12. 12
    Into the Abyss

    A 2011 documentary examining a death-row murder case in Texas and its lasting impact.
    363pts
13. 13
    Grizzly Man

    A 2005 documentary chronicling bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell's life and death among Alaskan grizzlies.
    233pts
14. 14
    Cave of Forgotten Dreams

    A 2010 3D documentary exploring the prehistoric cave paintings of the Chauvet Cave in France.
    233pts
15. 15
    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

    A 2009 crime drama starring Nicolas Cage as a corrupt, drug-addicted police detective.
    233pts
16. 16
    Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    A 1997 documentary profiling pilot Dieter Dengler's escape from a Vietnam War prison camp.
    233pts