Movie Directors Top Films - Page 9
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 Curtiz
1886 - 1962
1. Casablanca (1942)
2. The Adventures of Robin Hood [with William Keighley] (1938)
3. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
4. Mildred Pierce (1945)
5. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
6. Captain Blood (1935)
7. The Sea Hawk (1940)
8. We're No Angels (1955)
9. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
10. Life with Father (1947)
2. The Adventures of Robin Hood [with William Keighley] (1938)
3. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
4. Mildred Pierce (1945)
5. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
6. Captain Blood (1935)
7. The Sea Hawk (1940)
8. We're No Angels (1955)
9. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
10. Life with Father (1947)
Stephen Daldry
1961 -
1. Billy Elliot (2000)
2. The Hours (2002)
3. The Reader (2008)
4. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
5. Trash (2014)
2. The Hours (2002)
3. The Reader (2008)
4. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
5. Trash (2014)
Georgiy Daneliya
1930 - 2019
1. Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963)
2. Mimino (1977)
3. Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
4. Afonya (1975)
5. Autumn Marathon (1979)
6. Don't Grieve! (1969)
7. Seryozha [with Igor Talankin] (1960)
8. Tears Were Falling (1982)
9. Thirty Three (1965)
10. The Passport (1990)
2. Mimino (1977)
3. Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
4. Afonya (1975)
5. Autumn Marathon (1979)
6. Don't Grieve! (1969)
7. Seryozha [with Igor Talankin] (1960)
8. Tears Were Falling (1982)
9. Thirty Three (1965)
10. The Passport (1990)
Tage Danielsson
1928 - 1985
1. Ronja Robbersdaughter (1984)
2. The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
3. Docking the Boat (1965)
4. The Apple War (1971)
5. Release the Prisoners to Spring (1975)
6. The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972)
7. Herkules Jonssons storverk (1969)
8. Out of an Old Man's Head with Per Åhlin] (1968)
9. Swedish Portraits (1964)
10. SOPOR (1981)
2. The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
3. Docking the Boat (1965)
4. The Apple War (1971)
5. Release the Prisoners to Spring (1975)
6. The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972)
7. Herkules Jonssons storverk (1969)
8. Out of an Old Man's Head with Per Åhlin] (1968)
9. Swedish Portraits (1964)
10. SOPOR (1981)
Joe Dante
1946 -
1. Gremlins (1984)
2. The Howling (1981)
3. Matinee (1993)
4. Innerspace (1987)
5. Piranha (1978)
6. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
7. Explorers (1985)
8. The Hole (2009)
9. The 'Burbs (1989)
10. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
2. The Howling (1981)
3. Matinee (1993)
4. Innerspace (1987)
5. Piranha (1978)
6. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
7. Explorers (1985)
8. The Hole (2009)
9. The 'Burbs (1989)
10. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Frank Darabont
1959 -
1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2. The Green Mile (1999)
3. Days Gone Bye [The Walking Dead pilot] (2010)
4. The Mist (2007)
5. The Majestic (2001)
2. The Green Mile (1999)
3. Days Gone Bye [The Walking Dead pilot] (2010)
4. The Mist (2007)
5. The Majestic (2001)
Jean-Pierre
& Luc Dardenne
& Luc Dardenne
JPD: 1951 - | LD: 1954 -
1. Rosetta (1999)
2. The Son (2002)
3. L'enfant (2005)
4. The Kid with a Bike (2011)
5. Two Days, One Night (2014)
6. La promesse (1996)
7. Lorna's Silence (2008)
8. The Unknown Girl (2016)
9. Young Ahmed (2019)
10. I Think of You (1992)
2. The Son (2002)
3. L'enfant (2005)
4. The Kid with a Bike (2011)
5. Two Days, One Night (2014)
6. La promesse (1996)
7. Lorna's Silence (2008)
8. The Unknown Girl (2016)
9. Young Ahmed (2019)
10. I Think of You (1992)
Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
1. Rififi (1955)
2. Night and the City (1950)
3. The Naked City (1948)
4. Brute Force (1947)
5. Thieves' Highway (1949)
6. Topkapi (1964)
7. Never on Sunday (1960)
8. The Canterville Ghost (1944)
9. He Who Must Die (1957)
10. The Law (1959)
2. Night and the City (1950)
3. The Naked City (1948)
4. Brute Force (1947)
5. Thieves' Highway (1949)
6. Topkapi (1964)
7. Never on Sunday (1960)
8. The Canterville Ghost (1944)
9. He Who Must Die (1957)
10. The Law (1959)
Delmer Daves
1904 - 1977
1. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
2. Broken Arrow (1950)
3. Dark Passage (1947)
4. Destination Tokyo (1943)
5. The Hanging Tree (1959)
6. A Summer Place (1959)
7. Jubal (1956)
8. Cowboy (1958)
9. Pride of the Marines (1945)
10. Hollywood Canteen (1944)
2. Broken Arrow (1950)
3. Dark Passage (1947)
4. Destination Tokyo (1943)
5. The Hanging Tree (1959)
6. A Summer Place (1959)
7. Jubal (1956)
8. Cowboy (1958)
9. Pride of the Marines (1945)
10. Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Terence Davies
1945 -
1. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
2. The Long Day Closes (1992)
3. The House of Mirth (2000)
4. The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
5. Of Time and the City (2008)
6. A Quiet Passion (2016)
7. Sunset Song (2015)
8. The Neon Bible (1995)
9. Death and Transfiguration (1983)
10. Children (1976)
2. The Long Day Closes (1992)
3. The House of Mirth (2000)
4. The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
5. Of Time and the City (2008)
6. A Quiet Passion (2016)
7. Sunset Song (2015)
8. The Neon Bible (1995)
9. Death and Transfiguration (1983)
10. Children (1976)
Andrew Davis
1946 -
1. The Fugitive (1993)
2. Under Siege (1992)
3. Holes (2003)
4. Code of Silence (1985)
5. Above the Law (1988)
6. A Perfect Murder (1998)
7. The Guardian (2006)
8. The Package (1989)
9. Chain Reaction (1996)
10. Collateral Damage (2002)
2. Under Siege (1992)
3. Holes (2003)
4. Code of Silence (1985)
5. Above the Law (1988)
6. A Perfect Murder (1998)
7. The Guardian (2006)
8. The Package (1989)
9. Chain Reaction (1996)
10. Collateral Damage (2002)
Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
1. Victim (1961)
2. The Blue Lamp (1950)
3. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
4. Sapphire (1959)
5. Khartoum (1966)
6. The Captive Heart (1946)
7. The Halfway House (1944)
8. Pool of London (1951)
9. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
10. The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
2. The Blue Lamp (1950)
3. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
4. Sapphire (1959)
5. Khartoum (1966)
6. The Captive Heart (1946)
7. The Halfway House (1944)
8. Pool of London (1951)
9. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
10. The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Roy Del Ruth
1893 - 1961
1. Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
2. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
3. The Maltese Falcon (1931)
4. The First Auto (1927)
5. Blonde Crazy (1931)
6. Lady Killer (1933)
7. The Desert Song (1929)
8. Born to Dance (1936)
9. The Terror (1928)
10. Taxi! (1932)
2. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
3. The Maltese Falcon (1931)
4. The First Auto (1927)
5. Blonde Crazy (1931)
6. Lady Killer (1933)
7. The Desert Song (1929)
8. Born to Dance (1936)
9. The Terror (1928)
10. Taxi! (1932)
Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
1. The Ten Commandments (1956)
2. Cleopatra (1934)
3. Samson and Delilah (1949)
4. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
5. The Cheat (1915)
6. Union Pacific (1939)
7. The Sign of the Cross (1932)
8. The Ten Commandments (1923)
9. The King of Kings (1927)
10. Male and Female (1919)
2. Cleopatra (1934)
3. Samson and Delilah (1949)
4. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
5. The Cheat (1915)
6. Union Pacific (1939)
7. The Sign of the Cross (1932)
8. The Ten Commandments (1923)
9. The King of Kings (1927)
10. Male and Female (1919)
Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
2. Stop Making Sense (1984)
3. Philadelphia (1993)
4. Melvin and Howard (1980)
5. Rachel Getting Married (2008)
6. Something Wild (1986)
7. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
8. Swimmimg to Cambodia (1987)
9. Married to the Mob (1988)
10. Handle with Care (1977)
2. Stop Making Sense (1984)
3. Philadelphia (1993)
4. Melvin and Howard (1980)
5. Rachel Getting Married (2008)
6. Something Wild (1986)
7. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
8. Swimmimg to Cambodia (1987)
9. Married to the Mob (1988)
10. Handle with Care (1977)
Jacques Demy
1931 - 1990
1. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
2. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
3. Lola (1961)
4. Bay of Angels (1963)
5. Donkey Skin (1970)
6. Model Shop (1969)
7. Une chambre en ville (1982)
8. The Pied Piper (1972)
9. Trois places pour le 26 (1988)
10. Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)
2. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
3. Lola (1961)
4. Bay of Angels (1963)
5. Donkey Skin (1970)
6. Model Shop (1969)
7. Une chambre en ville (1982)
8. The Pied Piper (1972)
9. Trois places pour le 26 (1988)
10. Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)
Claire Denis
1946 -
1. Beau travail (1999)
2. Chocolat (1988)
3. 35 Shots of Rum (2008)
4. White Material (2009)
5. Nénette et Boni (1996)
6. The Intruder (2004)
7. Trouble Every Day (2001)
8. Let the Sunshine In (2017)
9. High Life (2018)
10. Bastards (2013)
2. Chocolat (1988)
3. 35 Shots of Rum (2008)
4. White Material (2009)
5. Nénette et Boni (1996)
6. The Intruder (2004)
7. Trouble Every Day (2001)
8. Let the Sunshine In (2017)
9. High Life (2018)
10. Bastards (2013)
Brian De Palma
1940 -
1. Scarface (1983)
2. Carrie (1976)
3. The Untouchables (1987)
4. Blow Out (1981)
5. Carlito's Way (1993)
6. Dressed to Kill (1980)
7. Mission: Impossible (1996)
8. Body Double (1984)
9. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
10. Sisters (1973)
2. Carrie (1976)
3. The Untouchables (1987)
4. Blow Out (1981)
5. Carlito's Way (1993)
6. Dressed to Kill (1980)
7. Mission: Impossible (1996)
8. Body Double (1984)
9. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
10. Sisters (1973)
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Last Updated: 2020-05-06