Movie Directors Top Films - Page 18
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.
Irvin Kershner
1923 - 2010
1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2. Never Say Never Again (1983)
3. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
4. Raid on Entebbe (1976)
5. The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
6. RoboCop 2 (1990)
7. The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)
8. The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
9. Up the Sandbox (1972)
10. A Fine Madness (1966)
2. Never Say Never Again (1983)
3. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
4. Raid on Entebbe (1976)
5. The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
6. RoboCop 2 (1990)
7. The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964)
8. The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
9. Up the Sandbox (1972)
10. A Fine Madness (1966)
Fyodor Khitruk
1917 - 2012
1. Winnie-the-Pooh (1969)
2. Film, Film, Film (1968)
3. The Story of a Crime (1962)
4. Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting (1971)
5. Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972)
6. Island (1973)
7. Boniface's Holiday (1965)
8. Man in the Frame (1966)
9. I Give You a Star (1975)
10. Icarus and the Wise Men (1976)
2. Film, Film, Film (1968)
3. The Story of a Crime (1962)
4. Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting (1971)
5. Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972)
6. Island (1973)
7. Boniface's Holiday (1965)
8. Man in the Frame (1966)
9. I Give You a Star (1975)
10. Icarus and the Wise Men (1976)
Marlen Khutsiev
1925 - 2019
1. Spring on Zarechnaya Street [with Feliks Mironer] (1956)
2. I Am Twenty (1965)
3. July Rain (1966)
4. Two Fyodors (1958)
5. Epilogue (1983)
6. It Was in May (1970)
7. Infinitas (1992)
8. And Still I Believe... [with Mikhail Romm & Elem Klimov] (1974)
9. People of 1941 (2001)
10. Gradostroiteli (1950)
2. I Am Twenty (1965)
3. July Rain (1966)
4. Two Fyodors (1958)
5. Epilogue (1983)
6. It Was in May (1970)
7. Infinitas (1992)
8. And Still I Believe... [with Mikhail Romm & Elem Klimov] (1974)
9. People of 1941 (2001)
10. Gradostroiteli (1950)
Abbas Kiarostami
1940 - 2016
1. Close-Up (1990)
2. Taste of Cherry (1997)
3. Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987)
4. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
5. Through the Olive Trees (1994)
6. Certified Copy (2010)
7. Life, and Nothing More... (1992)
8. Ten (2002)
9. Like Someone in Love (2012)
10. Homework (1989)
2. Taste of Cherry (1997)
3. Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987)
4. The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
5. Through the Olive Trees (1994)
6. Certified Copy (2010)
7. Life, and Nothing More... (1992)
8. Ten (2002)
9. Like Someone in Love (2012)
10. Homework (1989)
Krzysztof Kieślowski
1941 - 1996
1. Dekalog (1989 - 1990)
2. Three Colors: Red (1994)
3. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
4. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
5. Three Colors: White (1994)
6. A Short Film About Killing (1988)
7. A Short Film About Love (1988)
8. Blind Chance (1981)
9. Camera Buff (1979)
10. No End (1985)
2. Three Colors: Red (1994)
3. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
4. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
5. Three Colors: White (1994)
6. A Short Film About Killing (1988)
7. A Short Film About Love (1988)
8. Blind Chance (1981)
9. Camera Buff (1979)
10. No End (1985)
Kim Jee-Woon
1964 -
1. I Saw the Devil (2010)
2. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
3. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
4. The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
5. The Age of Shadows (2016)
6. The Quiet Family (1998)
7. The Last Stand (2013)
8. The Foul King (2000)
9. Cobweb (2023)
10. Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)
2. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
3. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
4. The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
5. The Age of Shadows (2016)
6. The Quiet Family (1998)
7. The Last Stand (2013)
8. The Foul King (2000)
9. Cobweb (2023)
10. Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)
Kim Ki-Duk
1960 - 2020
1. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
2. 3-Iron (2004)
3. Pietà (2012)
4. The Isle (2000)
5. Samaritan Girl (2004)
6. Time (2006)
7. The Bow (2005)
8. Bad Guy (2001)
9. Address Unknown (2001)
10. Moebius (2013)
2. 3-Iron (2004)
3. Pietà (2012)
4. The Isle (2000)
5. Samaritan Girl (2004)
6. Time (2006)
7. The Bow (2005)
8. Bad Guy (2001)
9. Address Unknown (2001)
10. Moebius (2013)
Henry King
1886 - 1982
1. Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
2. Tol'able David (1921)
3. The Song of Bernadette (1943)
4. The Gunfighter (1950)
5. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
6. The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
7. In Old Chicago (1938)
8. The Black Swan (1942)
9. Stella Dallas (1925)
10. The White Sister (1923)
2. Tol'able David (1921)
3. The Song of Bernadette (1943)
4. The Gunfighter (1950)
5. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
6. The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
7. In Old Chicago (1938)
8. The Black Swan (1942)
9. Stella Dallas (1925)
10. The White Sister (1923)
Keisuke Kinoshita
1912 - 1998
1. The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
2. Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
3. Carmen Comes Home (1951)
4. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
5. Immortal Love (1961)
6. A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
7. The River Fuefuki (1960)
8. Army (1944)
9. Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
10. The Garden of Women (1954)
2. Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
3. Carmen Comes Home (1951)
4. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
5. Immortal Love (1961)
6. A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
7. The River Fuefuki (1960)
8. Army (1944)
9. Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
10. The Garden of Women (1954)
Takeshi Kitano
1947 -
1. Hana-Bi (1997)
2. Sonatine (1993)
3. Zatōichi (2003)
4. Violent Cop (1989)
5. Dolls (2002)
6. Kikujirō (1999)
7. Brother (2000)
8. A Scene at the Sea (1991)
9. Kids Return (1996)
10. Outrage (2010)
2. Sonatine (1993)
3. Zatōichi (2003)
4. Violent Cop (1989)
5. Dolls (2002)
6. Kikujirō (1999)
7. Brother (2000)
8. A Scene at the Sea (1991)
9. Kids Return (1996)
10. Outrage (2010)
Elem Klimov
1933 - 2003
1. Come and See (1985)
2. Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964)
3. Farewell [with Larisa Shepitko] (1983)
4. Agony (1981)
5. Adventures of a Dentist (1965)
2. Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964)
3. Farewell [with Larisa Shepitko] (1983)
4. Agony (1981)
5. Adventures of a Dentist (1965)
Alexander Kluge
1932 -
1. Yesterday Girl (1966)
2. Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968)
3. Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave (1973)
4. Brutality in Stone [with Peter Schamoni] (1961)
5. The Power of Emotion (1983)
6. The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1985)
7. Strongman Ferdinand (1976)
8. The Patriotic Woman (1979)
9. In Danger and Deep Distress, the Middleway Spells Certain Death [with Edgar Reitz] (1974)
10. The Big Mess (1971)
2. Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed (1968)
3. Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave (1973)
4. Brutality in Stone [with Peter Schamoni] (1961)
5. The Power of Emotion (1983)
6. The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1985)
7. Strongman Ferdinand (1976)
8. The Patriotic Woman (1979)
9. In Danger and Deep Distress, the Middleway Spells Certain Death [with Edgar Reitz] (1974)
10. The Big Mess (1971)
Masaki Kobayashi
1916 - 1996
1. Harakiri (1962)
2. Kwaidan (1964)
3. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
4. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
5. Samurai Rebellion (1967)
6. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
7. Black River (1956)
8. The Fossil (1975)
9. Inn of Evil (1971)
10. I Will Buy You (1956)
2. Kwaidan (1964)
3. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
4. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
5. Samurai Rebellion (1967)
6. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
7. Black River (1956)
8. The Fossil (1975)
9. Inn of Evil (1971)
10. I Will Buy You (1956)
Satoshi Kon
1963 - 2010
1. Perfect Blue (1997)
2. Paprika (2006)
3. Millennium Actress (2001)
4. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
5. Paranoia Agent (2004)
2. Paprika (2006)
3. Millennium Actress (2001)
4. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
5. Paranoia Agent (2004)
Andrei Konchalovsky
1937 -
1. Siberiade (1979)
2. Runaway Train (1985)
3. Dear Comrades! (2020)
4. The Odyssey (1997)
5. The First Teacher (1965)
6. The Postman's White Nights (2014)
7. Tango & Cash (1989)
8. Paradise (2016)
9. Uncle Vanya (1970)
10. Maria's Lovers (1984)
2. Runaway Train (1985)
3. Dear Comrades! (2020)
4. The Odyssey (1997)
5. The First Teacher (1965)
6. The Postman's White Nights (2014)
7. Tango & Cash (1989)
8. Paradise (2016)
9. Uncle Vanya (1970)
10. Maria's Lovers (1984)
Alexander Korda
1893 - 1956
1. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
2. Marius (1931)
3. The Prince and the Pauper (1920)
4. That Hamilton Woman (1941)
5. Rembrandt (1936)
6. The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
7. Harrison and Barrison (1917)
8. Perfect Strangers (1945)
9. White Nights (1916)
10. An Ideal Husband (1947)
2. Marius (1931)
3. The Prince and the Pauper (1920)
4. That Hamilton Woman (1941)
5. Rembrandt (1936)
6. The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
7. Harrison and Barrison (1917)
8. Perfect Strangers (1945)
9. White Nights (1916)
10. An Ideal Husband (1947)
Zoltan Korda
1895 - 1961
1. The Four Feathers (1939)
2. Sahara (1943)
3. Jungle Book (1942)
4. Elephant Boy [with Robert J. Flaherty] (1937)
5. Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
6. Sanders of the River (1935)
7. The Macomber Affair (1947)
8. The Drum (1938)
9. A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
10. Counter-Attack (1945)
2. Sahara (1943)
3. Jungle Book (1942)
4. Elephant Boy [with Robert J. Flaherty] (1937)
5. Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
6. Sanders of the River (1935)
7. The Macomber Affair (1947)
8. The Drum (1938)
9. A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
10. Counter-Attack (1945)
Hirokazu Koreeda
1962 -
1. Shoplifters (2018)
2. After Life (1998)
3. Still Walking (2008)
4. Nobody Knows (2004)
5. Monster (2023)
6. Like Father, Like Son (2013)
7. Maborosi (1995)
8. Our Little Sister (2015)
9. After the Storm (2016)
10. I Wish (2011)
2. After Life (1998)
3. Still Walking (2008)
4. Nobody Knows (2004)
5. Monster (2023)
6. Like Father, Like Son (2013)
7. Maborosi (1995)
8. Our Little Sister (2015)
9. After the Storm (2016)
10. I Wish (2011)
Harmony Korine
1973 -
1. Gummo (1997)
2. Spring Breakers (2012)
3. Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
4. The Beach Bum (2019)
5. Trash Humpers (2009)
6. Mister Lonely (2007)
7. Aggro Dr1ft (2023)
8. Umshini Wam (2011)
9. Baby Invasion (2024)
10. David Blaine: Above the Below [with Steve Smith] (2003)
2. Spring Breakers (2012)
3. Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
4. The Beach Bum (2019)
5. Trash Humpers (2009)
6. Mister Lonely (2007)
7. Aggro Dr1ft (2023)
8. Umshini Wam (2011)
9. Baby Invasion (2024)
10. David Blaine: Above the Below [with Steve Smith] (2003)
Henry Koster
1905 - 1988
1. Harvey (1950)
2. The Robe (1953)
3. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
4. Three Smart Girls (1936)
5. One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
6. Flower Drum Song (1961)
7. My Cousin Rachel (1952)
8. Come to the Stable (1949)
9. It Started with Eve (1941)
10. The Inspector General (1949)
2. The Robe (1953)
3. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
4. Three Smart Girls (1936)
5. One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
6. Flower Drum Song (1961)
7. My Cousin Rachel (1952)
8. Come to the Stable (1949)
9. It Started with Eve (1941)
10. The Inspector General (1949)
Ted Kotcheff
1931 - 2025
1. First Blood (1982)
2. Wake in Fright (1971)
3. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
4. North Dallas Forty (1979)
5. Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
6. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
7. Edna, the Inebriate Woman (1971)
8. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
9. Uncommon Valor (1983)
10. Borrowed Hearts (1997)
2. Wake in Fright (1971)
3. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
4. North Dallas Forty (1979)
5. Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
6. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
7. Edna, the Inebriate Woman (1971)
8. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
9. Uncommon Valor (1983)
10. Borrowed Hearts (1997)
Grigori Kozintsev
1905 - 1973
1. Hamlet [with Iosif Shapiro] (1964)
2. The New Babylon [with Leonid Trauberg] (1929)
3. King Lear [with Iosif Shapiro] (1971)
4. The Overcoat [with Leonid Trauberg] (1926)
5. The Youth of Maxim [with Leonid Trauberg] (1935)
6. Alone [with Leonid Trauberg] (1931)
7. Don Quixote (1957)
8. The Club of the Big Deed [with Leonid Trauberg] (1927)
9. The Return of Maxim [with Leonid Trauberg] (1937)
10. The Devil's Wheel [with Leonid Trauberg] (1926)
2. The New Babylon [with Leonid Trauberg] (1929)
3. King Lear [with Iosif Shapiro] (1971)
4. The Overcoat [with Leonid Trauberg] (1926)
5. The Youth of Maxim [with Leonid Trauberg] (1935)
6. Alone [with Leonid Trauberg] (1931)
7. Don Quixote (1957)
8. The Club of the Big Deed [with Leonid Trauberg] (1927)
9. The Return of Maxim [with Leonid Trauberg] (1937)
10. The Devil's Wheel [with Leonid Trauberg] (1926)
Stanley Kramer
1913 - 2001
1. Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
3. The Defiant Ones (1958)
4. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
5. Inherit the Wind (1960)
6. On the Beach (1959)
7. Ship of Fools (1965)
8. The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
9. Not as a Stranger (1955)
10. The Pride and the Passion (1957)
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
3. The Defiant Ones (1958)
4. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
5. Inherit the Wind (1960)
6. On the Beach (1959)
7. Ship of Fools (1965)
8. The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
9. Not as a Stranger (1955)
10. The Pride and the Passion (1957)
Peter Kubelka
1934 -
1. Arnulf Rainer (1960)
2. Unsere Afrikareise (1966)
3. Schwechater (1958)
4. Adebar (1957)
5. Mosaik im Vertrauen (1955)
2. Unsere Afrikareise (1966)
3. Schwechater (1958)
4. Adebar (1957)
5. Mosaik im Vertrauen (1955)
Stanley Kubrick
1928 - 1999
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
4. The Shining (1980)
5. Paths of Glory (1957)
6. Barry Lyndon (1975)
7. Spartacus (1960)
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
9. The Killing (1956)
10. Lolita (1962)
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
4. The Shining (1980)
5. Paths of Glory (1957)
6. Barry Lyndon (1975)
7. Spartacus (1960)
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
9. The Killing (1956)
10. Lolita (1962)
Lev Kuleshov
1899 - 1970
1. By the Law (1926)
2. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924)
3. The Great Consoler (1933)
4. Engineer Prite's Project (1918)
5. On the Red Front (1920)
6. The Death Ray (1925)
7. Your Acquaintance (1927)
8. The Siberians (1940)
9. We from the Urals (1944)
10. Two-Buldi-Two [with Nina Agadzhanova] (1930)
2. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924)
3. The Great Consoler (1933)
4. Engineer Prite's Project (1918)
5. On the Red Front (1920)
6. The Death Ray (1925)
7. Your Acquaintance (1927)
8. The Siberians (1940)
9. We from the Urals (1944)
10. Two-Buldi-Two [with Nina Agadzhanova] (1930)
Akira Kurosawa
1910 - 1998
1. Seven Samurai (1954)
2. Rashōmon (1950)
3. Ikiru (1952)
4. Yojimbo (1961)
5. Ran (1985)
6. Throne of Blood (1957)
7. High and Low (1963)
8. Stray Dog (1949)
9. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
10. Kagemusha (1980)
2. Rashōmon (1950)
3. Ikiru (1952)
4. Yojimbo (1961)
5. Ran (1985)
6. Throne of Blood (1957)
7. High and Low (1963)
8. Stray Dog (1949)
9. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
10. Kagemusha (1980)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1955 -
1. Cure (1997)
2. Pulse (2001)
3. Tokyo Sonata (2008)
4. Bright Future (2002)
5. Wife of a Spy (2020)
6. To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
7. Creepy (2016)
8. Charisma (1999)
9. Chime (2024)
10. Before We Vanish (2017)
2. Pulse (2001)
3. Tokyo Sonata (2008)
4. Bright Future (2002)
5. Wife of a Spy (2020)
6. To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
7. Creepy (2016)
8. Charisma (1999)
9. Chime (2024)
10. Before We Vanish (2017)
Emir Kusturica
1954 -
1. Underground (1995)
2. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
3. Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
4. When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
5. Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
6. Arizona Dream (1993)
7. Life Is a Miracle (2004)
8. Promise Me This (2007)
9. On the Milky Road (2016)
10. El Pepe: A Supreme Life (2018)
2. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
3. Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
4. When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
5. Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981)
6. Arizona Dream (1993)
7. Life Is a Miracle (2004)
8. Promise Me This (2007)
9. On the Milky Road (2016)
10. El Pepe: A Supreme Life (2018)
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