Faust

1h 46m · 1926 · Directed by F. W. Murnau · 4.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

Faust (1926) runs 1h 46m, directed by F. W. Murnau. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.

Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Horror

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.