Movie Directors Top Films - Page 5

Criteria: The movies were ranked according to their influence, their initial and lasting popularity, as well as their initial and lasting acclaim. Most lists rank the director's ten greatest films, while some directors with a particularly small filmography only have five films listed. Feature films, TV films, documentaries, short films, experimental films, essay films, TV miniseries and TV series that were created mainly by the director in question were all eligible.

Danny Boyle
1956 -
  1. Trainspotting (1996)
  2. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  3. 28 Days Later (2002)
  4. 127 Hours (2010)
  5. Shallow Grave (1994)
  6. Sunshine (2007)
  7. Steve Jobs (2015)
  8. Yesterday (2019)
  9. T2 Trainspotting (2017)
10. Millions (2004)
Stan Brakhage
1933 - 2003
 
  1. Dog Star Man (1961-1964)
  2. Mothlight (1963)
  3. Window Water Baby Moving (1959)
  4. The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes (1971)
  5. Songs (1964-1969)
  6. Scenes from Under Childhood (1967-1970)
  7. The Text of Light (1974)
  8. Anticipation of the Night (1958)
  9. The Art of Vision (1965)
10. The Dante Quartet (1987)
Kenneth Branagh
1960 -
 
  1. Henry V (1989)
  2. Hamlet (1996)
  3. Belfast (2021)
  4. Cinderella (2015)
  5. Thor (2011)
  6. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
  7. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
  8. A Haunting in Venice(2023)
  9. Dead Again (1991)
10. Death on the Nile (2022)
Catherine Breillat
1948 -
 
  1. Fat Girl (2001)
  2. Last Summer (2023)
  3. The Last Mistress (2007)
  4. Romance (1999)
  5. Anatomy of Hell (2004)
  6. A Real Young Girl (1976)
  7. 36 fillette (1988)
  8. Sex Is Comedy (2002)
  9. Abuse of Weakness (2013)
10. Brief Crossing (2001)
Robert Bresson
1901 - 1999
  1. A Man Escaped (1956)
  2. Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
  3. Pickpocket (1959)
  4. Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
  5. Mouchette (1967)
  6. L'argent (1983)
  7. The Devil, Probably (1977)
  8. Les dames du bois de Boulogne (1945)
  9. Lancelot du Lac (1974)
10. Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)
Martin Brest
1951 -
 
  1. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
  2. Scent of a Woman (1992)
  3. Midnight Run (1988)
  4. Meet Joe Black (1998)
  5. Going in Style (1979)
Philippe de Broca
1933 - 2004
 
  1. That Man from Rio (1964)
  2. King of Hearts (1966)
  3. Cartouche (1962)
  4. The Man from Acapulco (1973)
  5. On Guard (1997)
  6. Up to His Ears (1965)
  7. Incorrigible (1975)
  8. Dear Inspector (1977)
  9. The Love Game (1960)
10. Viper in the Fist (2004)
Albert Brooks
1947 -
 
  1. Lost in America (1985)
  2. Modern Romance (1981)
  3. Real Life (1979)
  4. Defending Your Life (1991)
  5. Mother (1996)
James L. Brooks
1940 -
  1. Terms of Endearment (1983)
  2. As Good as It Gets (1997)
  3. Broadcast News (1987)
  4. Spanglish (2004)
  5. I'll Do Anything (1994)
Mel Brooks
1926 -
  1. Young Frankenstein (1974)
  2. The Producers (1968)
  3. Blazing Saddles (1974)
  4. Silent Movie (1976)
  5. Spaceballs (1987)
  6. High Anxiety (1977)
  7. History of the World: Part I (1981)
  8. The Twelve Chairs (1970)
  9. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
10. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Richard Brooks
1912 - 1992
  1. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
  2. In Cold Blood (1967)
  3. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
  4. Elmer Gantry (1960)
  5. The Professionals (1966)
  6. Deadline – U.S.A. (1952)
  7. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
  8. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
  9. Lord Jim (1965)
10. Bite the Bullet (1975)
Clarence Brown
1890 - 1987
  1. National Velvet (1944)
  2. Flesh and the Devil (1926)
  3. Anna Karenina (1935)
  4. The Yearling (1946)
  5. The Last of the Mohicans [with Maurice Tourneur] (1920)
  6. Anna Christie (1930)
  7. The Eagle (1925)
  8. A Free Soul (1931)
  9. Intruder in the Dust (1949)
10. The Human Comedy (1943)
Tod Browning
1880 - 1962
  1. Dracula (1931)
  2. Freaks (1932)
  3. The Unknown (1927)
  4. The Unholy Three (1925)
  5. London After Midnight (1927)
  6. Outside the Law (1920)
  7. The Devil-Doll (1936)
  8. West of Zanzibar (1928)
  9. Mark of the Vampire (1935)
10. The Blackbird (1926)
Luis Buñuel
1900 - 1983
  1. Viridiana (1961)
  2. Un chien andalou (1929)
  3. Los olvidados (1950)
  4. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
  5. Belle de jour (1967)
  6. L'âge d'or (1930)
  7. The Exterminating Angel (1962)
  8. Tristana (1970)
  9. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
10. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Charles Burnett
1944 -
 
  1. Killer of Sheep (1977)
  2. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
  3. My Brother's Wedding (1983)
  4. The Glass Shield (1994)
  5. When It Rains (1995)
  6. Several Friends (1969)
  7. Nightjohn (1996)
  8. Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
  9. The Horse (1973)
10. Relative Stranger (2009)
Tim Burton
1958 -
  1. Batman (1989)
  2. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
  3. Ed Wood (1994)
  4. Big Fish (2003)
  5. Beetlejuice (1988)
  6. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
  7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  8. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
  9. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
10. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Michael Cacoyannis
1921 - 2011
  1. Zorba the Greek (1964)
  2. Stella (1955)
  3. Iphigenia (1977)
  4. Electra (1962)
  5. A Girl in Black (1956)
  6. A Matter of Dignity (1958
  7. Windfall in Athens (1954)
  8. The Trojan Women (1971)
  9. Attila '74: The Rape of Cyprus (1975)
10. Our Last Spring (1960)
James Cameron
1954 -
 
  1. The Terminator (1984)
  2. Titanic (1997)
  3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  4. Avatar (2009)
  5. Aliens (1986)
  6. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
  7. The Abyss (1989)
  8. True Lies (1994)
  9. Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
10. Piranha II: The Spawning (1981)

Last Updated: 2025-02-21