Movie Directors Top Films - Page 20
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.
Mervyn LeRoy
1900 - 1987
1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
2. Little Caesar (1931)
3. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
4. Random Harvest (1942)
5. Quo Vadis (1951)
6. Mister Roberts [with John Ford] (1955)
7. Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944)
8. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
9. The Bad Seed (1956)
10. Five Star Final (1931)
2. Little Caesar (1931)
3. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
4. Random Harvest (1942)
5. Quo Vadis (1951)
6. Mister Roberts [with John Ford] (1955)
7. Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944)
8. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
9. The Bad Seed (1956)
10. Five Star Final (1931)
Richard Lester
1932 -
1. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
2. Superman II (1980)
3. Help! (1965)
4. The Three Musketeers (1973)
5. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
6. Petulia (1968)
7. The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
8. Robin and Marian (1976)
9. The Four Musketeers (1974)
10. Juggernaut (1974)
2. Superman II (1980)
3. Help! (1965)
4. The Three Musketeers (1973)
5. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
6. Petulia (1968)
7. The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
8. Robin and Marian (1976)
9. The Four Musketeers (1974)
10. Juggernaut (1974)
Barry Levinson
1942 -
1. Rain Man (1988)
2. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
3. Diner (1982)
4. The Natural (1984)
5. Bugsy (1991)
6. Wag the Dog (1997)
7. Avalon (1990)
8. Sleepers (1996)
9. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
10. Disclosure (1994)
2. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
3. Diner (1982)
4. The Natural (1984)
5. Bugsy (1991)
6. Wag the Dog (1997)
7. Avalon (1990)
8. Sleepers (1996)
9. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
10. Disclosure (1994)
Shawn Levy
1968 -
1. Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
2. Free Guy (2021)
3. Night at the Museum (2006)
4. Real Steel (2011)
5. The Adam Project (2022)
6. Date Night (2010)
7. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
8. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
9. The Internship (2013)
10. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
2. Free Guy (2021)
3. Night at the Museum (2006)
4. Real Steel (2011)
5. The Adam Project (2022)
6. Date Night (2010)
7. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
8. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
9. The Internship (2013)
10. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Herschell Gordon Lewis
1929 - 2016
1. Blood Feast (1963)
2. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
3. The Wizard of Gore (1970)
4. The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
5. Color Me Blood Red (1965)
6. The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
7. She-Devils on Wheels (1968)
8. Something Weird (1967)
9. A Taste of Blood (1967)
10. Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
2. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
3. The Wizard of Gore (1970)
4. The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
5. Color Me Blood Red (1965)
6. The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
7. She-Devils on Wheels (1968)
8. Something Weird (1967)
9. A Taste of Blood (1967)
10. Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
Jerry Lewis
1926 - 2017
1. The Nutty Professor (1963)
2. The Ladies Man (1961)
3. The Bellboy (1960)
4. The Errand Boy (1961)
5. The Patsy (1964)
6. The Family Jewels (1965)
7. The Big Mouth (1967)
8. Three on a Couch (1966)
9. Cracking Up (1983)
10. Hardly Working (1980)
2. The Ladies Man (1961)
3. The Bellboy (1960)
4. The Errand Boy (1961)
5. The Patsy (1964)
6. The Family Jewels (1965)
7. The Big Mouth (1967)
8. Three on a Couch (1966)
9. Cracking Up (1983)
10. Hardly Working (1980)
Joseph H. Lewis
1907 - 2000
1. Gun Crazy (1950)
2. The Big Combo (1955)
3. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
4. Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
5. So Dark the Night (1946)
6. The Undercover Man (1949)
7. A Lawless Street (1955)
8. A Lady Without Passport (1950)
9. Retreat, Hell! (1952)
10. Boys of the City (1940)
2. The Big Combo (1955)
3. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
4. Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
5. So Dark the Night (1946)
6. The Undercover Man (1949)
7. A Lawless Street (1955)
8. A Lady Without Passport (1950)
9. Retreat, Hell! (1952)
10. Boys of the City (1940)
Doug Liman
1965 -
1. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
2. The Bourne Identity (2002)
3. Swingers (1996)
4. Go (1999)
5. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
6. American Made (2017)
7. Fair Game (2010)
8. Road House (2024)
9. Jumper (2008)
10. Chaos Walking (2021)
2. The Bourne Identity (2002)
3. Swingers (1996)
4. Go (1999)
5. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
6. American Made (2017)
7. Fair Game (2010)
8. Road House (2024)
9. Jumper (2008)
10. Chaos Walking (2021)
Richard Linklater
1960 -
1. Boyhood (2014)
2. Before Sunrise (1995)
3. Dazed and Confused (1993)
4. Before Sunset (2004)
5. Slacker (1990)
6. Before Midnight (2013)
7. Waking Life (2001)
8. School of Rock (2003)
9. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. Hit Man (2023)
2. Before Sunrise (1995)
3. Dazed and Confused (1993)
4. Before Sunset (2004)
5. Slacker (1990)
6. Before Midnight (2013)
7. Waking Life (2001)
8. School of Rock (2003)
9. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. Hit Man (2023)
Anatole Litvak
1902 - 1974
1. The Snake Pit (1948)
2. All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
3. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
4. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
5. Anastasia (1956)
6. City for Conquest (1940)
7. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
8. Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia [with Frank Capra] (1943)
9. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
10. The Night of the Generals (1967)
2. All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
3. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
4. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
5. Anastasia (1956)
6. City for Conquest (1940)
7. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
8. Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia [with Frank Capra] (1943)
9. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
10. The Night of the Generals (1967)
Liu Chia-Liang
1936 - 2013
1. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
2. Drunken Master II (1994)
3. Heroes of the East (1978)
4. The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
5. Dirty Ho (1979)
6. Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
7. Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
8. Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
9. Tiger on Beat (1988)
10. Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
2. Drunken Master II (1994)
3. Heroes of the East (1978)
4. The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
5. Dirty Ho (1979)
6. Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
7. Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
8. Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
9. Tiger on Beat (1988)
10. Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
Frank Lloyd
1886 - 1960
1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
2. Cavalcade (1933)
3. The Sea Hawk (1924)
4. Oliver Twist (1922)
5. Blood on the Sun (1945)
6. If I Were King (1938)
7. Children of Divorce (1927)
8. A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
9. The Divine Lady (1929)
10. Berkeley Square (1933)
2. Cavalcade (1933)
3. The Sea Hawk (1924)
4. Oliver Twist (1922)
5. Blood on the Sun (1945)
6. If I Were King (1938)
7. Children of Divorce (1927)
8. A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
9. The Divine Lady (1929)
10. Berkeley Square (1933)
Ken Loach
1936 -
1. Kes (1969)
2. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
3. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
4. Land and Freedom (1995)
5. My Name Is Joe (1998)
6. Riff-Raff (1991)
7. Cathy Come Home (1966)
8. Raining Stones (1993)
9. Sorry We Missed You (2019)
10. Sweet Sixteen (2002)
2. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
3. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
4. Land and Freedom (1995)
5. My Name Is Joe (1998)
6. Riff-Raff (1991)
7. Cathy Come Home (1966)
8. Raining Stones (1993)
9. Sorry We Missed You (2019)
10. Sweet Sixteen (2002)
Joshua Logan
1908 - 1988
1. Picnic (1955)
2. South Pacific (1958)
3. Sayonara (1957)
4. Bus Stop (1956)
5. Paint Your Wagon (1969)
6. Fanny (1961)
7. Camelot (1967)
8. Tall Story (1960)
9. Ensign Pulver (1964)
10. I Met My Love Again [with Arthur Ripley] (1938)
2. South Pacific (1958)
3. Sayonara (1957)
4. Bus Stop (1956)
5. Paint Your Wagon (1969)
6. Fanny (1961)
7. Camelot (1967)
8. Tall Story (1960)
9. Ensign Pulver (1964)
10. I Met My Love Again [with Arthur Ripley] (1938)
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
PL: 1975- | CM: 1975-
1. The Lego Movie (2014)
2. 21 Jump Street (2012)
3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
4. 22 Jump Street (2014)
5. Clone High [with Bill Lawrence] (2002-2003)
2. 21 Jump Street (2012)
3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
4. 22 Jump Street (2014)
5. Clone High [with Bill Lawrence] (2002-2003)
Joseph Losey
1909 - 1984
1. The Servant (1963)
2. The Go-Between (1970)
3. Mr. Klein (1976)
4. Accident (1967)
5. The Prowler (1951)
6. The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
7. King & Country (1964)
8. M (1951)
9. The Damned (1963)
10. Time Without Pity (1957)
2. The Go-Between (1970)
3. Mr. Klein (1976)
4. Accident (1967)
5. The Prowler (1951)
6. The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
7. King & Country (1964)
8. M (1951)
9. The Damned (1963)
10. Time Without Pity (1957)
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Last Updated: 2025-07-19
Last Updated: 2025-07-19