Movie Directors Top Films - Page 7
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.
Michael Cimino
1939 - 2016
1. The Deer Hunter (1978)
2. Heaven's Gate (1980)
3. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
4. Year of the Dragon (1985)
5. Desperate Hours (1990)
2. Heaven's Gate (1980)
3. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
4. Year of the Dragon (1985)
5. Desperate Hours (1990)
René Clair
1898 - 1981
1. À nous la liberté (1931)
2. Le million (1931)
3. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
4. Entr'acte (1924)
5. And Then There Were None (1945)
6. The Italian Straw Hat (1928)
7. I Married a Witch (1942)
8. Paris qui dort (1925)
9. It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
10. Beauty and the Devil (1950)
2. Le million (1931)
3. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
4. Entr'acte (1924)
5. And Then There Were None (1945)
6. The Italian Straw Hat (1928)
7. I Married a Witch (1942)
8. Paris qui dort (1925)
9. It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
10. Beauty and the Devil (1950)
Bob Clampett
1913 - 1984
1. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
2. The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946)
3. Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
4. Time for Beany (1949-1955)
5. A Corny Concerto (1943)
6. Book Revue (1946)
7. Beany and Cecil (1962-1969)
8. Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942)
9. The Big Snooze (1946)
10. Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)
2. The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946)
3. Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943)
4. Time for Beany (1949-1955)
5. A Corny Concerto (1943)
6. Book Revue (1946)
7. Beany and Cecil (1962-1969)
8. Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942)
9. The Big Snooze (1946)
10. Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)
Bob Clark
1939 - 2007
1. A Christmas Story (1983)
2. Black Christmas (1974)
3. Porky's (1982)
4. Deathdream (1972)
5. Murder by Decree (1979)
6. Tribute (1980)
7. Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973)
8. Turk 182 (1985)
9. Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
10. Baby Geniuses (1999)
2. Black Christmas (1974)
3. Porky's (1982)
4. Deathdream (1972)
5. Murder by Decree (1979)
6. Tribute (1980)
7. Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973)
8. Turk 182 (1985)
9. Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
10. Baby Geniuses (1999)
Jack Clayton
1921 - 1995
1. The Innocents (1961)
2. Room at the Top (1959)
3. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
4. Our Mother's House (1967)
5. The Great Gatsby (1974)
6. The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)
7. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
8. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
9. Naples Is a Battlefield (1944)
10. Memento mori [Screen Two episode] (1992)
2. Room at the Top (1959)
3. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
4. Our Mother's House (1967)
5. The Great Gatsby (1974)
6. The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)
7. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
8. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
9. Naples Is a Battlefield (1944)
10. Memento mori [Screen Two episode] (1992)
René Clément
1913 - 1996
1. Forbidden Games (1952)
2. Purple Noon (1960)
3. Gervaise (1956)
4. Rider on the Rain (1970)
5. The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
6. The Battle of the Rails (1946)
7. Knave of Hearts (1954)
8. The Damned (1947)
9. Joy House (1964)
10. Is Paris Burning? (1966)
2. Purple Noon (1960)
3. Gervaise (1956)
4. Rider on the Rain (1970)
5. The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
6. The Battle of the Rails (1946)
7. Knave of Hearts (1954)
8. The Damned (1947)
9. Joy House (1964)
10. Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Ron Clements
& John Musker
& John Musker
RC: 1953 - | JM: 1953 -
1. Aladdin (1992)
2. The Little Mermaid (1989)
3. Moana (2016)
4. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
5. Hercules (1997)
2. The Little Mermaid (1989)
3. Moana (2016)
4. The Princess and the Frog (2009)
5. Hercules (1997)
Edward F. Cline
1892 - 1961
1. The Bank Dick (1940)
2. One Week [with Buster Keaton] (1920)
3. Cops [with Buster Keaton] (1922)
4. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
5. The Playhouse [with Buster Keaton] (1921)
6. Three Ages [with Buster Keaton] (1923)
7. My Little Chickadee (1940)
8. The Scarecrow [with Buster Keaton] (1920)
9. Neighbors [with Buster Keaton] (1920)
10. Million Dollar Legs (1932)
2. One Week [with Buster Keaton] (1920)
3. Cops [with Buster Keaton] (1922)
4. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
5. The Playhouse [with Buster Keaton] (1921)
6. Three Ages [with Buster Keaton] (1923)
7. My Little Chickadee (1940)
8. The Scarecrow [with Buster Keaton] (1920)
9. Neighbors [with Buster Keaton] (1920)
10. Million Dollar Legs (1932)
George Clooney
1961 -
1. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
2. The Ides of March (2011)
3. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
4. The Monuments Men (2014)
5. Leatherheads (2008)
2. The Ides of March (2011)
3. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
4. The Monuments Men (2014)
5. Leatherheads (2008)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
1907 - 1977
1. The Wages of Fear (1953)
2. Les diaboliques (1955)
3. Le corbeau (1943)
4. Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
5. The Mystery of Picasso (1957)
6. The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
7. The Truth (1960)
8. Manon (1949)
9. Les espions (1957)
10. La prisonnière (1968)
2. Les diaboliques (1955)
3. Le corbeau (1943)
4. Quai des Orfèvres (1947)
5. The Mystery of Picasso (1957)
6. The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)
7. The Truth (1960)
8. Manon (1949)
9. Les espions (1957)
10. La prisonnière (1968)
Jean Cocteau
1889 - 1963
1. Beauty and the Beast (1946)
2. Orpheus (1950)
3. The Blood of a Poet (1932)
4. Testament of Orpheus (1960)
5. Les parents terribles (1948)
2. Orpheus (1950)
3. The Blood of a Poet (1932)
4. Testament of Orpheus (1960)
5. Les parents terribles (1948)
Joel & Ethan Coen
JC: 1954 - | EC: 1957 -
1. Fargo (1996)
2. The Big Lebowski (1998)
3. No Country for Old Men (2007)
4. Barton Fink (1991)
5. Miller's Crossing (1990)
6. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
7. Raising Arizona (1987)
8. True Grit (2010)
9. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
10. Blood Simple (1984)
2. The Big Lebowski (1998)
3. No Country for Old Men (2007)
4. Barton Fink (1991)
5. Miller's Crossing (1990)
6. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
7. Raising Arizona (1987)
8. True Grit (2010)
9. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
10. Blood Simple (1984)
Rob Cohen
1949 -
1. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
3. Dragonheart (1996)
4. xXx (2002)
5. The Rat Pack (1998)
6. Daylight (1996)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
8. Stealth (2005)
9. The Boy Next Door (2015)
10. The Skulls (2000)
2. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
3. Dragonheart (1996)
4. xXx (2002)
5. The Rat Pack (1998)
6. Daylight (1996)
7. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
8. Stealth (2005)
9. The Boy Next Door (2015)
10. The Skulls (2000)
Chris Columbus
1958 -
1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
3. Home Alone (1990)
4. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
6. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
7. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
8. Only the Lonely (1991)
9. Stepmom (1998)
10. Bicentennial Man (1999)
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
3. Home Alone (1990)
4. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
6. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
7. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
8. Only the Lonely (1991)
9. Stepmom (1998)
10. Bicentennial Man (1999)
Luigi Comencini
1916 - 2007
1. Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
2. Everybody Go Home (1960)
3. The Scientific Cardplayer (1972)
4. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
5. Misunderstood (1966)
6. On the Tiger's Back (1961)
7. Bebo's Girl (1963)
8. Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954)
9. The Sunday Woman (1975)
10. Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
2. Everybody Go Home (1960)
3. The Scientific Cardplayer (1972)
4. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
5. Misunderstood (1966)
6. On the Tiger's Back (1961)
7. Bebo's Girl (1963)
8. Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954)
9. The Sunday Woman (1975)
10. Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
Bill Condon
1955 -
1. Gods and Monsters (1998)
2. Kinsey (2004)
3. Dreamgirls (2006)
4. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
5. Mr. Holmes (2015)
6. The Good Liar (2019)
7. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
8. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)
9. The Fifth Estate (2013)
10. Murder 101 (1991)
2. Kinsey (2004)
3. Dreamgirls (2006)
4. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
5. Mr. Holmes (2015)
6. The Good Liar (2019)
7. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
8. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)
9. The Fifth Estate (2013)
10. Murder 101 (1991)
Jack Conway
1887 - 1952
1. Libeled Lady (1936)
2. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
3. Red-Headed Woman (1932)
4. Viva Villa! (1934)
5. Boom Town (1940)
6. Love Crazy (1941)
7. Saratoga (1937)
8. Dragon Seed [with Harold S. Bucquet] (1944)
9. Brown of Harvard (1926)
10. The Hucksters (1947)
2. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
3. Red-Headed Woman (1932)
4. Viva Villa! (1934)
5. Boom Town (1940)
6. Love Crazy (1941)
7. Saratoga (1937)
8. Dragon Seed [with Harold S. Bucquet] (1944)
9. Brown of Harvard (1926)
10. The Hucksters (1947)
Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
MCC: 1893-1973 | EBS: 1893-1979
1. King Kong (1933)
2. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925)
3. The Most Dangerous Game [EBS with Irving Pichel] (1932)
4. This Is Cinerama [MCC] (1952)
5. Mighty Joe Young [EBS] (1949)
6. Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
7. Dr. Cyclops [EBS] (1940)
8. The Son of Kong [EBS] (1933)
9. The Last Days of Pompeii [EBS] (1935)
10. Rango [EBS] (1931)
2. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925)
3. The Most Dangerous Game [EBS with Irving Pichel] (1932)
4. This Is Cinerama [MCC] (1952)
5. Mighty Joe Young [EBS] (1949)
6. Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
7. Dr. Cyclops [EBS] (1940)
8. The Son of Kong [EBS] (1933)
9. The Last Days of Pompeii [EBS] (1935)
10. Rango [EBS] (1931)
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