Best Jürgen Prochnow movies
We present our ranking of the best Jürgen Prochnow movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Jürgen Prochnow.
TOP 25: Sinners and Saints
Jürgen Prochnow as: Mr. Rhykin
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 2010
In lawless storm ravaged New Orleans, eleaguered Detective Sean Riley is trying to cope with the death of his young son and the abandonment of his wife. Facing a probable suspension from the department, Riley is teamed with a young homicide Detective, Will Ganz, to help solve a series of brutal murders that have plunged the city into a major gang war. The two quickly realize there is something far more sinister going on than either could have ever imagined.
TOP 24: Judge Dredd
Jürgen Prochnow as: Judge Griffin
Genre: Science Fiction
Release: 1995
In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.
TOP 23: Damascus Cover
Jürgen Prochnow as: Franz Ludin
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2018
A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.
TOP 22: Hitman: Agent 47
Jürgen Prochnow as: Tobias
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 2015
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
TOP 21: The Dark Side of the Moon
Original Title: Die dunkle Seite des Mondes
Jürgen Prochnow as: Pius Ott
Genre: Thriller
Release: 2016
A psychedelic mushroom trip turns a successful lawyer into a wanted man.
TOP 20: The Keep
Jürgen Prochnow as: Captain Klaus Woermann
Genre: Horror
Release: 1983
Nazis take over an ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.
TOP 19: Robin Hood
Jürgen Prochnow as: Sir Miles Folcanet
Genre: Adventure
Release: 1991
The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.
TOP 18: Beerfest
Jürgen Prochnow as: Baron Wolfgang von Wolfhausen
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2006
During a trip to Germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes, German-American brothers Todd and Jan discover Beerfest, the secret Olympics of downing stout, and want to enter the contest to defend their family's beer-guzzling honor. Their Old Country cousins sneer at the Yanks' chances, prompting the siblings to return to America to prepare for a showdown the following year.
TOP 17: The Replacement Killers
Jürgen Prochnow as: Michael Kogan
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Release: 1998
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
TOP 16: Kundschafter des Friedens
Jürgen Prochnow as: Kern
Genre: Comedy
Release: 2017
Four very retired, ex-GDR spies, or "Kundschafter des Friedens" as they were officially named, led by the once legendary Jochen Falk, are called on by the German government. Their mission is to rescue the interim president of the divided Republic of Katschekistan, who has been kidnapped by separatists, along with Berlin's official man on the ground, Franz Kern. To keep Jochen and his maybe no longer so crack team under control, all of whom are determined to prove they were treated unfairly by history, they are put under the command of the young and enthusiastic BND agent Paula Kern.
TOP 15: The Seventh Sign
Jürgen Prochnow as: David Bannon
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Release: 1988
Abby is a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse by bloodying rivers, egging on plagues and following scripture word for word.
TOP 14: Alisea and the Dream Prince
Original Title: Sorellina e il principe del sogno
Jürgen Prochnow as: Kurdok
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release: 1996
Alisea and her brothers have been captured by Azaret, an evil wizard. Alisea escapes the castle and meets the young Prince Demian, with whom she falls in love. The spirit of the source promises that they will always be together if they are to drink from its source. Alisea is again caught by the magician, and Demian has to return to his father's cone, which aims to turn him into a warrior. Seven years later, Demian becomes a warrior, but has not forgotten Alisea, who he sees in his dreams. Azaret tries to prevent Demian and Alisea from begin together.
TOP 13: Dune
Jürgen Prochnow as: Duke Leto Atreides
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Release: 1984
In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Dune—the only place where the time-travel substance 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.
TOP 12: Beverly Hills Cop II
Jürgen Prochnow as: Maxwell Dent
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Release: 1987
Axel heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
TOP 11: Air Force One
Jürgen Prochnow as: General Ivan Radek
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release: 1997
Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold his principles - and the integrity of the nation.
TOP 10: The Da Vinci Code
Jürgen Prochnow as: André Vernet
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Release: 2006
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
TOP 9: A Dry White Season
Jürgen Prochnow as: Captain Stolz
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Release: 1989
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
TOP 8: The Merchant of Four Seasons
Original Title: Händler der vier Jahreszeiten
Jürgen Prochnow as: weiterer Stammtisch-Bruder
Genre: Drama
Release: 1972
Hans is a street fruit peddler and born-loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.
TOP 7: The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Original Title: Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
Jürgen Prochnow as: Ludwig Götten
Genre: Drama, Crime
Release: 1975
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
TOP 6: In the Mouth of Madness
Jürgen Prochnow as: Sutter Cane
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 1994
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
TOP 5: A Hidden Life
Jürgen Prochnow as: Major Schlegel
Genre: Drama, History, War
Release: 2019
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
TOP 4: The English Patient
Jürgen Prochnow as: Major Muller
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Release: 1996
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
TOP 3: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Jürgen Prochnow as: Woodsman
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Release: 1992
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.
TOP 2: Remember
Jürgen Prochnow as: Rudy Kurlander #4
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2015
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
TOP 1: Das Boot
Jürgen Prochnow as: Kapitän-Leutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
Genre: Drama, History, War
Release: 1981
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.