Movie Directors Top Films - Page 11
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.
Sergei M. Eisenstein
1898 - 1948
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1. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
2. Ivan the Terrible, Part 1 (1944)
3. Alexander Nevsky [with Dmitri Vasilyev] (1938)
4. Strike (1925)
5. Ivan the Terrible, Part 2 (1946/1958)
6. October: Ten Days That Shook the World [with Grigori Aleksandrov] (1928)
7. The General Line [with Grigori Aleksandrov] (1929)
8. ¡Que viva México! (1932)
9. Glumov's Diary (1923)
10. Romance sentimentale [with Grigori Aleksandrov] (1930)
2. Ivan the Terrible, Part 1 (1944)
3. Alexander Nevsky [with Dmitri Vasilyev] (1938)
4. Strike (1925)
5. Ivan the Terrible, Part 2 (1946/1958)
6. October: Ten Days That Shook the World [with Grigori Aleksandrov] (1928)
7. The General Line [with Grigori Aleksandrov] (1929)
8. ¡Que viva México! (1932)
9. Glumov's Diary (1923)
10. Romance sentimentale [with Grigori Aleksandrov] (1930)
Roland Emmerich
1955 -
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1. Independence Day (1996)
2. 2012 (2009)
3. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
4. Stargate (1994)
5. The Patriot (2000)
6. Godzilla (1998)
7. 10,000 BC (2008)
8. Universal Soldier (1992)
9. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
10. White House Down (2013)
2. 2012 (2009)
3. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
4. Stargate (1994)
5. The Patriot (2000)
6. Godzilla (1998)
7. 10,000 BC (2008)
8. Universal Soldier (1992)
9. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
10. White House Down (2013)
Cy Endfield
1914 - 1995
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1. Zulu (1964)
2. Mysterious Island (1961)
3. The Sound of Fury (1950)
4. Hell Drivers (1957)
5. The Underworld Story (1950)
6. Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
7. Jet Storm (1959)
8. The Argyle Secrets (1948)
9. The Limping Man (1953)
10. Sea Fury (1958)
2. Mysterious Island (1961)
3. The Sound of Fury (1950)
4. Hell Drivers (1957)
5. The Underworld Story (1950)
6. Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
7. Jet Storm (1959)
8. The Argyle Secrets (1948)
9. The Limping Man (1953)
10. Sea Fury (1958)
Nora Ephron
1941 - 2012
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1. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
2. You've Got Mail (1998)
3. Julie & Julia (2009)
4. Michael (1996)
5. Bewitched (2005)
2. You've Got Mail (1998)
3. Julie & Julia (2009)
4. Michael (1996)
5. Bewitched (2005)
Jean Epstein
1897 - 1953
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1. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
2. Cœur fidèle (1923)
3. La glace à trois faces (1927)
4. Finis terræ (1929)
5. Le tempestaire (1947)
6. L'auberge rouge (1923)
7. La belle Nivernaise (1924)
8. Mauprat (1926)
9. Chanson d'Armor (1934)
10. Mor vran (1931)
2. Cœur fidèle (1923)
3. La glace à trois faces (1927)
4. Finis terræ (1929)
5. Le tempestaire (1947)
6. L'auberge rouge (1923)
7. La belle Nivernaise (1924)
8. Mauprat (1926)
9. Chanson d'Armor (1934)
10. Mor vran (1931)
Víctor Erice
1940 -
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1. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
2. The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
3. El sur (1983)
4. Close Your Eyes (2023)
5. La morte rouge (2006
2. The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
3. El sur (1983)
4. Close Your Eyes (2023)
5. La morte rouge (2006
Jean Eustache
1938 - 1981
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1. The Mother and the Whore (1973)
2. My Little Loves (1974)
3. A Dirty Story (1977)
4. Numéro zéro (1971)
5. Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes (1966)
6. Le cochon [with Jean-Michel Barjol] (1970)
7. Les photos d'Alix (1980)
8. Bad Company (1963)
9. Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Delights (1980)
10. The Virgin of Pessac (1968)
2. My Little Loves (1974)
3. A Dirty Story (1977)
4. Numéro zéro (1971)
5. Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes (1966)
6. Le cochon [with Jean-Michel Barjol] (1970)
7. Les photos d'Alix (1980)
8. Bad Company (1963)
9. Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Delights (1980)
10. The Virgin of Pessac (1968)
Asghar Farhadi
1972 -
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1. A Separation (2011)
2. About Elly (2009)
3. The Salesman (2016)
4. The Past (2013)
5. A Hero (2021)
6. Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
7. Everybody Knows (2018)
8. Beautiful City (2004)
9. Dancing in the Dust (2003)
10. Story of a City (2000-2001)
2. About Elly (2009)
3. The Salesman (2016)
4. The Past (2013)
5. A Hero (2021)
6. Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
7. Everybody Knows (2018)
8. Beautiful City (2004)
9. Dancing in the Dust (2003)
10. Story of a City (2000-2001)
Bobby & Peter Farrelly
BF: 1958 - | PF: 1956 -
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1. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
2. There's Something About Mary (1998)
3. Green Book [PF] (2018)
4. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
5. Stuck on You (2003)
6. Shallow Hal (2001)
7. Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
8. Kingpin (1996)
9. The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
10. Hall Pass (2011)
2. There's Something About Mary (1998)
3. Green Book [PF] (2018)
4. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
5. Stuck on You (2003)
6. Shallow Hal (2001)
7. Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
8. Kingpin (1996)
9. The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
10. Hall Pass (2011)
John Farrow
1904 - 1963
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1. The Big Clock (1948)
2. Hondo (1953)
3. Five Came Back (1939)
4. His Kind of Woman [with Richard Fleischer] (1951)
5. Wake Island (1942)
6. The Sea Chase (1955)
7. Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
8. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
9. Where Danger Lives (1950)
10. California (1947)
2. Hondo (1953)
3. Five Came Back (1939)
4. His Kind of Woman [with Richard Fleischer] (1951)
5. Wake Island (1942)
6. The Sea Chase (1955)
7. Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
8. Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
9. Where Danger Lives (1950)
10. California (1947)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1945 - 1982
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1. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
2. The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
3. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
4. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
5. In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
6. Veronika Voss (1982)
7. Fox and His Friends (1975)
8. Lola (1981)
9. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
10. Querelle (1982)
2. The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
3. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
4. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
5. In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
6. Veronika Voss (1982)
7. Fox and His Friends (1975)
8. Lola (1981)
9. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
10. Querelle (1982)
Jon Favreau
1966 -
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1. Iron Man (2008)
2. The Mandalorian (2019-)
3. The Jungle Book (2016)
4. Elf (2003)
5. Iron Man 2 (2010)
6. The Lion King (2019)
7. Chef (2014)
8. Zathura (2005)
9. The Chef Show (2019-)
10. Made (2001)
2. The Mandalorian (2019-)
3. The Jungle Book (2016)
4. Elf (2003)
5. Iron Man 2 (2010)
6. The Lion King (2019)
7. Chef (2014)
8. Zathura (2005)
9. The Chef Show (2019-)
10. Made (2001)
Paul Feig
1962 -
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1. Bridesmaids (2011)
2. Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)
3. Spy (2015)
4. Ghostbusters (2016)
5. The Heat (2013)
6. A Simple Favor (2018)
7. Other Space (2015)
8. Last Christmas (2019)
9. The School for Good and Evil (2022)
10. Jackpot! (2024)
2. Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)
3. Spy (2015)
4. Ghostbusters (2016)
5. The Heat (2013)
6. A Simple Favor (2018)
7. Other Space (2015)
8. Last Christmas (2019)
9. The School for Good and Evil (2022)
10. Jackpot! (2024)
Federico Fellini
1920 - 1993
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1. 8½ (1963)
2. La dolce vita (1960)
3. La strada (1954)
4. Amarcord (1973)
5. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
6. I vitelloni (1953)
7. Fellini Satyricon (1969)
8. Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
9. Fellini's Roma (1972)
10. Fellini's Casanova (1976)
2. La dolce vita (1960)
3. La strada (1954)
4. Amarcord (1973)
5. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
6. I vitelloni (1953)
7. Fellini Satyricon (1969)
8. Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
9. Fellini's Roma (1972)
10. Fellini's Casanova (1976)
Abel Ferrara
1951 -
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1. Bad Lieutenant (1992)
2. King of New York (1990)
3. The Addiction (1995)
4. Ms. 45 (1981)
5. The Funeral (1996)
6. Body Snatchers (1993)
7. The Driller Killer (1979)
8. New Rose Hotel (1998)
9. Dangerous Game (1993)
10. Pasolini (2014)
2. King of New York (1990)
3. The Addiction (1995)
4. Ms. 45 (1981)
5. The Funeral (1996)
6. Body Snatchers (1993)
7. The Driller Killer (1979)
8. New Rose Hotel (1998)
9. Dangerous Game (1993)
10. Pasolini (2014)
Marco Ferreri
1928 - 1997
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1. La grande bouffe (1973)
2. Dillinger Is Dead (1969)
3. Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
4. Bye Bye Monkey (1978)
5. El cocechito (1960)
6. El pisito [with Isidoro M. Ferry] (1959)
7. The Ape Woman (1964)
8. L'udienza (1972)
9. The Last Woman (1976)
10. The Conjugal Bed (1963)
2. Dillinger Is Dead (1969)
3. Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)
4. Bye Bye Monkey (1978)
5. El cocechito (1960)
6. El pisito [with Isidoro M. Ferry] (1959)
7. The Ape Woman (1964)
8. L'udienza (1972)
9. The Last Woman (1976)
10. The Conjugal Bed (1963)
Louis Feuillade
1873 - 1925
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1. Les Vampires (1915-1916)
2. Fantômas (1913-1914)
3. Judex (1917)
4. Tih Minh (1919)
5. Barrabas (1920)
6. La vie telle qu'elle est (1911)
7. Bébé (1910-1912)
8. Bout de Zan (1912-1916)
9. Vendémiaire (1919)
10. Parisette (1922)
2. Fantômas (1913-1914)
3. Judex (1917)
4. Tih Minh (1919)
5. Barrabas (1920)
6. La vie telle qu'elle est (1911)
7. Bébé (1910-1912)
8. Bout de Zan (1912-1916)
9. Vendémiaire (1919)
10. Parisette (1922)
David Fincher
1962 -
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1. Fight Club (1999)
2. The Social Network (2010)
3. Se7en (1995)
4. Gone Girl (2014)
5. Zodiac (2007)
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
8. Mank (2020)
9. George Michael: Freedom '90 (1990)
10. The Game (1997)
2. The Social Network (2010)
3. Se7en (1995)
4. Gone Girl (2014)
5. Zodiac (2007)
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
7. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
8. Mank (2020)
9. George Michael: Freedom '90 (1990)
10. The Game (1997)
Edited By: pauldrach, Deany, PBR Streetgang, Sodacake, AgentAJD, erikk, Tim
Last Updated: 2025-04-06