Movie Directors Top Films - Page 19
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.
Gregory La Cava
1892 - 1952
1. My Man Godfrey (1936)
2. Stage Door (1937)
3. So's Your Old Man (1926)
4. 5th Ave Girl (1939)
5. Primrose Path (1940)
6. Gabriel over the White House (1933)
7. Running Wild (1927)
8. Bed of Roses (1933)
9. Symphony of Six Million (1932)
10. The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
2. Stage Door (1937)
3. So's Your Old Man (1926)
4. 5th Ave Girl (1939)
5. Primrose Path (1940)
6. Gabriel over the White House (1933)
7. Running Wild (1927)
8. Bed of Roses (1933)
9. Symphony of Six Million (1932)
10. The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
René Laloux
1929 - 2004
1. Fantastic Planet (1973)
2. Time Masters (1982)
3. Gandahar (1988)
4. The Snails (1965)
5. How Wang-Fo Was Saved (1987)
6. Dead Times (1964)
7. Monkey's Teeth (1960)
8. The Captive [with Philippe Caza] (1988)
9. Tick-Tock (1957)
10. Les achalunés (1958)
2. Time Masters (1982)
3. Gandahar (1988)
4. The Snails (1965)
5. How Wang-Fo Was Saved (1987)
6. Dead Times (1964)
7. Monkey's Teeth (1960)
8. The Captive [with Philippe Caza] (1988)
9. Tick-Tock (1957)
10. Les achalunés (1958)
Ringo Lam
1955 - 2018
1. City on Fire (1987)
2. Full Contact (1992)
3. Prison on Fire (1987)
4. Full Alert (1997)
5. Prison on Fire II (1991)
6. Twin Dragons [with Tsui Hark] (1992)
7. Burning Paradise (1994)
8. Maximum Risk (1996)
9. Victim (1999)
10. School on Fire (1988)
2. Full Contact (1992)
3. Prison on Fire (1987)
4. Full Alert (1997)
5. Prison on Fire II (1991)
6. Twin Dragons [with Tsui Hark] (1992)
7. Burning Paradise (1994)
8. Maximum Risk (1996)
9. Victim (1999)
10. School on Fire (1988)
John Landis
1950 -
1. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
2. The Blues Brothers (1980)
3. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
4. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
5. Trading Places (1983)
6. Coming to America (1988)
7. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
8. Spies Like Us (1985)
9. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
10. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
2. The Blues Brothers (1980)
3. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
4. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
5. Trading Places (1983)
6. Coming to America (1988)
7. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
8. Spies Like Us (1985)
9. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
10. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
Fritz Lang
1890 - 1976
1. Metropolis (1927)
2. M (1931)
3. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
4. The Big Heat (1953)
5. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
6. Scarlet Street (1945)
7. The Woman in the Window (1944)
8. Fury (1936)
9. Destiny (1921)
10. Die Nibelungen (1924)
2. M (1931)
3. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
4. The Big Heat (1953)
5. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
6. Scarlet Street (1945)
7. The Woman in the Window (1944)
8. Fury (1936)
9. Destiny (1921)
10. Die Nibelungen (1924)
Walter Lang
1896 - 1972
1. The King and I (1956)
2. State Fair (1945)
3. Sitting Pretty (1948)
4. Desk Set (1957)
5. The Little Princess (1939)
6. Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
7. With a Song in My Heart (1952)
8. Call Me Madam (1953)
9. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
10. Mother Wore Tights (1947)
2. State Fair (1945)
3. Sitting Pretty (1948)
4. Desk Set (1957)
5. The Little Princess (1939)
6. Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
7. With a Song in My Heart (1952)
8. Call Me Madam (1953)
9. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
10. Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Yorgos Lanthimos
1973-
1. Poor Things (2023)
2. The Favourite (2018)
3. Dogtooth (2009)
4. The Lobster (2015)
5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
2. The Favourite (2018)
3. Dogtooth (2009)
4. The Lobster (2015)
5. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Claude Lanzmann
1925 - 2018
1. Shoah (1985)
2. The Last of the Unjust (2013)
3. Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. (2001)
4. Shoah: Four Sisters (2018)
5. Israel, Why (1973)
6. Tsahal (1994)
7. A Visitor from the Living (1999)
8. The Karski Report (2010)
9. Napalm (2017)
10. Lights and Shadows (2008)
2. The Last of the Unjust (2013)
3. Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. (2001)
4. Shoah: Four Sisters (2018)
5. Israel, Why (1973)
6. Tsahal (1994)
7. A Visitor from the Living (1999)
8. The Karski Report (2010)
9. Napalm (2017)
10. Lights and Shadows (2008)
John Lasseter
1957 -
1. Toy Story (1995)
2. Toy Story 2 (1999)
3. A Bug's Life (1998)
4. Luxo Jr. (1986)
5. Cars (2006)
6. Tin Toy (1988)
7. Knick Knack (1989)
8. Cars 2 (2011)
9. Red's Dream (1987)
10. Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
2. Toy Story 2 (1999)
3. A Bug's Life (1998)
4. Luxo Jr. (1986)
5. Cars (2006)
6. Tin Toy (1988)
7. Knick Knack (1989)
8. Cars 2 (2011)
9. Red's Dream (1987)
10. Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
Francis Lawrence
1971 -
1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
2. I Am Legend (2007)
3. Lady Gaga: Bad Romance (2009)
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
5. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
6. Constantine (2005)
7. Jennifer Lopez: Waiting For Tonight (1999)
8. Justin Timberlake: Cry Me A River (2002)
9. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird & Snakes (2022)
10. Red Sparrow (2018)
2. I Am Legend (2007)
3. Lady Gaga: Bad Romance (2009)
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
5. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
6. Constantine (2005)
7. Jennifer Lopez: Waiting For Tonight (1999)
8. Justin Timberlake: Cry Me A River (2002)
9. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird & Snakes (2022)
10. Red Sparrow (2018)
David Lean
1908 - 1991
1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
3. Brief Encounter (1945)
4. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
5. Great Expectations (1946)
6. Oliver Twist (1948)
7. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
8. In Which We Serve [with Noël Coward] (1942)
9. A Passage to India (1984)
10. Hobson's Choice (1954)
2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
3. Brief Encounter (1945)
4. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
5. Great Expectations (1946)
6. Oliver Twist (1948)
7. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
8. In Which We Serve [with Noël Coward] (1942)
9. A Passage to India (1984)
10. Hobson's Choice (1954)
Patrice Leconte
1947 -
1. Monsieur Hire (1989)
2. The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
3. Girl on the Bridge (1999)
4. French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
5. Ridicule (1996)
6. French Fried Vacation (1978)
7. The Man on the Train (2002)
8. The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
9. Intimate Strangers (2004)
10. Tandem (1987)
2. The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
3. Girl on the Bridge (1999)
4. French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
5. Ridicule (1996)
6. French Fried Vacation (1978)
7. The Man on the Train (2002)
8. The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
9. Intimate Strangers (2004)
10. Tandem (1987)
Mimi Leder
1952 -
1. Deep Impact (1998)
2. On the Basis of Sex (2018)
3. Pay It Forward (2000)
4. The Peacemaker (1997)
5. Thick as Thieves (2009)
6. A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)
7. House of Secrets (1993)
8. There Was a Little Boy (1993)
9. Woman with a Past (1992)
10. The Innocent (1994)
2. On the Basis of Sex (2018)
3. Pay It Forward (2000)
4. The Peacemaker (1997)
5. Thick as Thieves (2009)
6. A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)
7. House of Secrets (1993)
8. There Was a Little Boy (1993)
9. Woman with a Past (1992)
10. The Innocent (1994)
Ang Lee
1954 -
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
3. Life of Pi (2012)
4. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
5. The Ice Storm (1997)
6. Lust, Caution (2007)
7. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
8. The Wedding Banquet (1993)
9. Hulk (2003)
10. Ride with the Devil (1999)
2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
3. Life of Pi (2012)
4. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
5. The Ice Storm (1997)
6. Lust, Caution (2007)
7. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
8. The Wedding Banquet (1993)
9. Hulk (2003)
10. Ride with the Devil (1999)
Lee Chang-Dong
1954 -
1. Burning (2018)
2. Poetry (2010)
3. Oasis (2002)
4. Peppermint Candy (1999)
5. Secret Sunshine (2007)
2. Poetry (2010)
3. Oasis (2002)
4. Peppermint Candy (1999)
5. Secret Sunshine (2007)
Spike Lee
1957 -
1. Do the Right Thing (1989)
2. Malcolm X (1992)
3. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
4. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
5. 25th Hour (2002)
6. Inside Man (2006)
7. Da 5 Bloods (2020)
8. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
9. David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
10. Crooklyn (1994)
2. Malcolm X (1992)
3. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
4. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
5. 25th Hour (2002)
6. Inside Man (2006)
7. Da 5 Bloods (2020)
8. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
9. David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
10. Crooklyn (1994)
Mike Leigh
1943 -
1. Naked (1993)
2. Secrets & Lies (1996)
3. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
4. Life Is Sweet (1990)
5. Vera Drake (2004)
6. Another Year (2010)
7. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
8. Mr. Turner (2014)
9. Meantime (1983)
10. High Hopes (1988)
2. Secrets & Lies (1996)
3. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
4. Life Is Sweet (1990)
5. Vera Drake (2004)
6. Another Year (2010)
7. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
8. Mr. Turner (2014)
9. Meantime (1983)
10. High Hopes (1988)
Mitchell Leisen
1898 - 1972
1. Midnight (1939)
2. Easy Living (1937)
3. Remember the Night (1940)
4. Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
5. Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
6. To Each His Own (1946)
7. Hands Across the Table (1935)
8. The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
9. The Mating Season (1951)
10. No Man of Her Own (1950)
2. Easy Living (1937)
3. Remember the Night (1940)
4. Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
5. Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
6. To Each His Own (1946)
7. Hands Across the Table (1935)
8. The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
9. The Mating Season (1951)
10. No Man of Her Own (1950)
Claude Lelouch
1937 -
1. A Man and a Woman (1966)
2. Les misérables (1995)
3. And Now My Love (1974)
4. Les uns et les autres (1981)
5. C'était un rendez-vous (1976)
6. Live for Life (1967)
7. L'aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972)
8. Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
9. Roman de gare (2007)
10. La bonne année (1973)
2. Les misérables (1995)
3. And Now My Love (1974)
4. Les uns et les autres (1981)
5. C'était un rendez-vous (1976)
6. Live for Life (1967)
7. L'aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972)
8. Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
9. Roman de gare (2007)
10. La bonne année (1973)
Kasi Lemmons
1961 -
1. Eve's Bayou (1997)
2. Talk to Me (2007)
3. Harriet (2019)
4. Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker [with DeMane Davis] (2020)
5. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
2. Talk to Me (2007)
3. Harriet (2019)
4. Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker [with DeMane Davis] (2020)
5. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
Umberto Lenzi
1931 - 2017
1. Cannibal Ferox (1981)
2. Almost Human (1974)
3. Man from Deep River (1972)
4. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
5. Rome Armed to the Teeth (1976)
6. Eaten Alive! (1980)
7. Orgasmo (1969)
8. Nightmare City (1980)
9. Violent Naples (1976)
10. Eyeball (1975)
2. Almost Human (1974)
3. Man from Deep River (1972)
4. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
5. Rome Armed to the Teeth (1976)
6. Eaten Alive! (1980)
7. Orgasmo (1969)
8. Nightmare City (1980)
9. Violent Naples (1976)
10. Eyeball (1975)
Robert Z. Leonard
1889 - 1968
1. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
2. Pride and Prejudice (1940)
3. The Divorcee (1930)
4. Dancing Lady (1933)
5. Naughty Marietta [with W.S. Van Dyke] (1935)
6. Maytime (1937)
7. In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
8. Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
9. April Folly (1920)
10. The Delicious Little Devil (1919)
2. Pride and Prejudice (1940)
3. The Divorcee (1930)
4. Dancing Lady (1933)
5. Naughty Marietta [with W.S. Van Dyke] (1935)
6. Maytime (1937)
7. In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
8. Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
9. April Folly (1920)
10. The Delicious Little Devil (1919)
Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
2. Once upon a Time in the West (1968)
3. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
4. Once upon a Time in America (1984)
5. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
2. Once upon a Time in the West (1968)
3. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
4. Once upon a Time in America (1984)
5. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
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Last Updated: 2025-07-12
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