Movie Directors Top Films - Page 8
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.
Francis Ford Coppola
1939 -
1. The Godfather (1972)
2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
3. The Godfather Part II (1974)
4. The Conversation (1974)
5. The Godfather Part III (1990)
6. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
7. Rumble Fish (1983)
8. The Outsiders (1983)
9. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
10. The Rainmaker (1997)
2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
3. The Godfather Part II (1974)
4. The Conversation (1974)
5. The Godfather Part III (1990)
6. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
7. Rumble Fish (1983)
8. The Outsiders (1983)
9. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
10. The Rainmaker (1997)
Sofia Coppola
1971 -
1. Lost in Translation (2003)
2. The Virgin Suicides (1999)
3. Marie Antoinette (2006)
4. Priscilla (2023)
5. The Beguiled (2017)
6. Somewhere (2010)
7. On the Rocks (2020)
8. The Bling Ring (2013)
9. A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
10. Lick the Star (1998)
2. The Virgin Suicides (1999)
3. Marie Antoinette (2006)
4. Priscilla (2023)
5. The Beguiled (2017)
6. Somewhere (2010)
7. On the Rocks (2020)
8. The Bling Ring (2013)
9. A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
10. Lick the Star (1998)
Sergio Corbucci
1926 - 1990
1. Django (1966)
2. The Great Silence (1968)
3. The Mercenary (1968)
4. Compañeros (1970)
5. A Friend Is a Treasure (1981)
6. The Hellbenders (1967)
7. The Con Artists (1976)
8. Odds and Evens (1978)
9. Navajo Joe (1966)
10. Gli specialisti (1969)
2. The Great Silence (1968)
3. The Mercenary (1968)
4. Compañeros (1970)
5. A Friend Is a Treasure (1981)
6. The Hellbenders (1967)
7. The Con Artists (1976)
8. Odds and Evens (1978)
9. Navajo Joe (1966)
10. Gli specialisti (1969)
Roger Corman
1926 - 2024
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1. Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
2. House of Usher (1960)
3. The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
4. The Wild Angels (1966)
5. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
6. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
7. The Haunted Palace (1963)
8. The Trip (1967)
9. The Raven (1963)
10. A Bucket of Blood (1959)
2. House of Usher (1960)
3. The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
4. The Wild Angels (1966)
5. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
6. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
7. The Haunted Palace (1963)
8. The Trip (1967)
9. The Raven (1963)
10. A Bucket of Blood (1959)
George P. Cosmatos
1941 - 2005
1. Tombstone (1993)
2. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
3. Cobra (1986)
4. Leviathan (1989)
5. The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
6. Escape to Athena (1979)
7. Massacre in Rome (1973)
8. Of Unknown Origin (1983)
9. Sin (1971)
10. Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
2. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
3. Cobra (1986)
4. Leviathan (1989)
5. The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
6. Escape to Athena (1979)
7. Massacre in Rome (1973)
8. Of Unknown Origin (1983)
9. Sin (1971)
10. Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
Pedro Costa
1959 -
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1. In Vanda's Room (2000)
2. Colossal Youth (2006)
3. Vitalina Varela (2019)
4. Horse Money (2014)
5. Ossos (1997)
6. O Sangue (1989)
7. Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie? [with Thierry Lounas] (2001)
8. Casa de Lava (1994)
9. Change Nothing (2009)
10. The Daughters of Fire (2023)
2. Colossal Youth (2006)
3. Vitalina Varela (2019)
4. Horse Money (2014)
5. Ossos (1997)
6. O Sangue (1989)
7. Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie? [with Thierry Lounas] (2001)
8. Casa de Lava (1994)
9. Change Nothing (2009)
10. The Daughters of Fire (2023)
Costa-Gavras
1933 -
1. Z (1969)
2. Missing (1982)
3. The Confession (1970)
4. State of Siege (1972)
5. Section spéciale (1975)
6. Music Box (1989)
7. The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
8. The Ax (2005)
9. Amen. (2002)
10. Betrayed (1988)
2. Missing (1982)
3. The Confession (1970)
4. State of Siege (1972)
5. Section spéciale (1975)
6. Music Box (1989)
7. The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
8. The Ax (2005)
9. Amen. (2002)
10. Betrayed (1988)
Alex Cox
1954 -
1. Repo Man (1984)
2. Sid and Nancy (1986)
3. Walker (1987)
4. Straight to Hell (1986)
5. Highway Patrolman (1991)
6. Three Businessmen (1998)
7. Revengers Tragedy (2002)
8. The Winner (1996)
9. Death and the Compass (1992)
10. Repo Chick (2009)
2. Sid and Nancy (1986)
3. Walker (1987)
4. Straight to Hell (1986)
5. Highway Patrolman (1991)
6. Three Businessmen (1998)
7. Revengers Tragedy (2002)
8. The Winner (1996)
9. Death and the Compass (1992)
10. Repo Chick (2009)
Wes Craven
1939 - 2015
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
2. Scream (1996)
3. The Last House on the Left (1972)
4. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
5. Red Eye (2005)
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
7. Scream 2 (1997)
8. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
9. The People Under the Stairs (1991)
10. Swamp Thing (1982)
2. Scream (1996)
3. The Last House on the Left (1972)
4. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
5. Red Eye (2005)
6. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
7. Scream 2 (1997)
8. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
9. The People Under the Stairs (1991)
10. Swamp Thing (1982)
Charles Crichton
1910 - 1999
1. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
2. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
3. Hue and Cry (1947)
4. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
5. Hunted (1952)
6. The Divided Heart (1954)
7. The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
8. The Third Secret (1964)
9. Against the Wind (1948)
10. Law and Disorder (1958)
2. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
3. Hue and Cry (1947)
4. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
5. Hunted (1952)
6. The Divided Heart (1954)
7. The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
8. The Third Secret (1964)
9. Against the Wind (1948)
10. Law and Disorder (1958)
John Cromwell
1887 - 1979
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1. Since You Went Away (1944)
2. Of Human Bondage (1934)
3. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
4. Caged (1950)
5. Algiers (1938)
6. Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
7. The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
8. Dead Reckoning (1947)
9. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
10. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
2. Of Human Bondage (1934)
3. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
4. Caged (1950)
5. Algiers (1938)
6. Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
7. The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
8. Dead Reckoning (1947)
9. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
10. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
David Cronenberg
1943 -
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1. The Fly (1986)
2. Videodrome (1983)
3. A History of Violence (2005)
4. Dead Ringers (1988)
5. Eastern Promises (2007)
6. Crash (1996)
7. Naked Lunch (1991)
8. Scanners (1981)
9. The Dead Zone (1983)
10. Shivers (1975)
2. Videodrome (1983)
3. A History of Violence (2005)
4. Dead Ringers (1988)
5. Eastern Promises (2007)
6. Crash (1996)
7. Naked Lunch (1991)
8. Scanners (1981)
9. The Dead Zone (1983)
10. Shivers (1975)
Cameron Crowe
1957 -
1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. Jerry Maguire (1996)
3. Say Anything... (1989)
4. Vanilla Sky (2001)
5. Singles (1992)
6. We Bought A Zoo (2011)
7. Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)
8. Elizabethtown (2005)
9. Roadies (2016)
10. Aloha (2015)
2. Jerry Maguire (1996)
3. Say Anything... (1989)
4. Vanilla Sky (2001)
5. Singles (1992)
6. We Bought A Zoo (2011)
7. Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)
8. Elizabethtown (2005)
9. Roadies (2016)
10. Aloha (2015)
Alfonso Cuarón
1961 -
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1. Gravity (2013)
2. Roma (2018)
3. Children of Men (2006)
4. Y tu mamá también (2001)
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
6. A Little Princess (1995)
7. Disclaimer (2024)
8. Sólo con tu pareja (1991)
9. Great Expectations (1998)
10. Believe [with Mark Friedman] (2014)
2. Roma (2018)
3. Children of Men (2006)
4. Y tu mamá también (2001)
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
6. A Little Princess (1995)
7. Disclaimer (2024)
8. Sólo con tu pareja (1991)
9. Great Expectations (1998)
10. Believe [with Mark Friedman] (2014)
George Cukor
1899 - 1983
1. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
2. My Fair Lady (1964)
3. A Star Is Born (1954)
4. Gaslight (1944)
5. Adam's Rib (1949)
6. Holiday (1938)
7. The Women (1939)
8. Dinner at Eight (1933)
9. Camille (1936)
10. Born Yesterday (1950)
2. My Fair Lady (1964)
3. A Star Is Born (1954)
4. Gaslight (1944)
5. Adam's Rib (1949)
6. Holiday (1938)
7. The Women (1939)
8. Dinner at Eight (1933)
9. Camille (1936)
10. Born Yesterday (1950)
Irving Cummings
1888 - 1959
1. In Old Arizona [with Raoul Walsh] (1928)
2. Down Argentine Way (1940)
3. Curly Top (1935)
4. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
5. Little Miss Broadway (1938)
6. The Johnstown Flood (1926)
7. The Dolly Sisters (1945)
8. The White Parade (1934)
9. Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
10. That Night in Rio (1941)
2. Down Argentine Way (1940)
3. Curly Top (1935)
4. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
5. Little Miss Broadway (1938)
6. The Johnstown Flood (1926)
7. The Dolly Sisters (1945)
8. The White Parade (1934)
9. Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
10. That Night in Rio (1941)
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Last Updated: 2026-02-07
Last Updated: 2026-02-07
