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Dennis Gansel

Dennis Gansel

Directing
2001 — present · 9 films
Born
4 October 1973 · age 52
From
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor.

Acting
2004 · 1 film
Born
4 October 1973 · age 52
From
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor.

Career Signature

How Dennis Gansel’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
coming of age
ensemble mosaic
friendship and loss

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

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Career Signature

How Dennis Gansel’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

coming of age
heavy emotional
emotionally devastating
end-of-an-era
friendship and loss

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

The Tank

2025

Jim Button and the Wild 13

2020

Berlin, I Love You

2019

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

2018

Mechanic: Resurrection

2016

We Are the Night

2010

The Wave

2008

Before the Fall

2004

Girls on Top

2001

Filmography

Before the Fall

2004