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. Little Caesar (1931)
2. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
3. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
4. Mister Roberts [with John Ford] (1955)
5. Random Harvest (1942)
6. Quo Vadis (1951)
7. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
8. The Bad Seed (1956)
9. Five Star Final (1931)
10. They Won't Forget (1937)
2. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
3. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
4. Mister Roberts [with John Ford] (1955)
5. Random Harvest (1942)
6. Quo Vadis (1951)
7. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
8. The Bad Seed (1956)
9. Five Star Final (1931)
10. They Won't Forget (1937)
Richard Lester
1932 -
1. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
2. Superman II (1980)
3. Help! (1965)
4. The Three Musketeers (1973)
5. The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
6. Petulia (1968)
7. The Four Musketeers (1974)
8. Robin and Marian (1976)
9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
10. Juggernaut (1974)
2. Superman II (1980)
3. Help! (1965)
4. The Three Musketeers (1973)
5. The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
6. Petulia (1968)
7. The Four Musketeers (1974)
8. Robin and Marian (1976)
9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
10. Juggernaut (1974)
Barry Levinson
1942 -
1. Rain Man (1988)
2. Diner (1982)
3. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
4. Wag the Dog (1997)
5. Bugsy (1991)
6. The Natural (1984)
7. Sleepers (1996)
8. You Don't Know Jack (2010)
9. Avalon (1990)
10. Bandits (2001)
2. Diner (1982)
3. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
4. Wag the Dog (1997)
5. Bugsy (1991)
6. The Natural (1984)
7. Sleepers (1996)
8. You Don't Know Jack (2010)
9. Avalon (1990)
10. Bandits (2001)
Shawn Levy
1968 -
1. Night at the Museum (2006)
2. Real Steel (2011)
3. Date Night (2010)
4. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
6. The Internship (2013)
7. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
8. The Pink Panther (2006)
9. This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
10. Just Married (2003)
2. Real Steel (2011)
3. Date Night (2010)
4. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
6. The Internship (2013)
7. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
8. The Pink Panther (2006)
9. This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
10. Just Married (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. The Undercover Man (1949)
6. A Lawless Street (1955)
7. Invisible Ghost (1941)
8. Retreat, Hell! (1952)
9. Pride of the Bowery (1940)
10. A Lady Without Passport (1950)
2. The Big Combo (1955)
3. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
4. Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
5. The Undercover Man (1949)
6. A Lawless Street (1955)
7. Invisible Ghost (1941)
8. Retreat, Hell! (1952)
9. Pride of the Bowery (1940)
10. A Lady Without Passport (1950)
Doug Liman
1965 -
1. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
2. The Bourne Identity (2002)
3. Swingers (1996)
4. Go (1999)
5. American Made (2017)
6. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
7. Fair Game (2010)
8. Jumper (2008)
9. The Wall (2017)
10. Getting In (1994)
2. The Bourne Identity (2002)
3. Swingers (1996)
4. Go (1999)
5. American Made (2017)
6. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
7. Fair Game (2010)
8. Jumper (2008)
9. The Wall (2017)
10. Getting In (1994)
Richard Linklater
1960 -
1. Dazed and Confused (1993)
2. Before Sunrise (1995)
3. Boyhood (2014)
4. Before Sunset (2004)
5. Before Midnight (2013)
6. Waking Life (2001)
7. Slacker (1990)
8. School of Rock (2003)
9. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
2. Before Sunrise (1995)
3. Boyhood (2014)
4. Before Sunset (2004)
5. Before Midnight (2013)
6. Waking Life (2001)
7. Slacker (1990)
8. School of Rock (2003)
9. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
10. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Anatole Litvak
1902 - 1974
1. The Snake Pit (1948)
2. All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
3. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
4. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
5. Mayerling (1936)
6. Anastasia (1956)
7. The Night of the Generals (1967)
8. City for Conquest (1940)
9. Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia [with Frank Capra] (1943)
10. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
2. All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
3. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
4. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
5. Mayerling (1936)
6. Anastasia (1956)
7. The Night of the Generals (1967)
8. City for Conquest (1940)
9. Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia [with Frank Capra] (1943)
10. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
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. The Divine Lady (1929)
5. Berkeley Square (1933)
6. If I Were King (1938)
7. East Lynne (1931)
8. Oliver Twist (1922)
9. A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
10. Blood on the Sun (1945)
2. Cavalcade (1933)
3. The Sea Hawk (1924)
4. The Divine Lady (1929)
5. Berkeley Square (1933)
6. If I Were King (1938)
7. East Lynne (1931)
8. Oliver Twist (1922)
9. A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
10. Blood on the Sun (1945)
Ken Loach
1936 -
1. Kes (1969)
2. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
3. Family Life (1971)
4. Land and Freedom (1995)
5. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
6. My Name Is Joe (1998)
7. Sweet Sixteen (2002)
8. Cathy Come Home (1966)
9. Sorry We Missed You (2019)
10. Riff-Raff (1991)
2. I, Daniel Blake (2016)
3. Family Life (1971)
4. Land and Freedom (1995)
5. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
6. My Name Is Joe (1998)
7. Sweet Sixteen (2002)
8. Cathy Come Home (1966)
9. Sorry We Missed You (2019)
10. Riff-Raff (1991)
Joshua Logan
1908 - 1988
1. Picnic (1955)
2. South Pacific (1958)
3. Bus Stop (1956)
4. Sayonara (1957)
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. Bus Stop (1956)
4. Sayonara (1957)
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 (2002-2003)
2. 21 Jump Street (2012)
3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
4. 22 Jump Street (2014)
5. Clone High (2002-2003)
Joseph Losey
1909 - 1984
1. The Servant (1963)
2. The Go-Between (1970)
3. Accident (1967)
4. Mr. Klein (1976)
5. King & Country (1964)
6. The Prowler (1951)
7. The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
8. Eva (1962)
9. The Damned (1963)
10. Secret Ceremony (1968)
2. The Go-Between (1970)
3. Accident (1967)
4. Mr. Klein (1976)
5. King & Country (1964)
6. The Prowler (1951)
7. The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
8. Eva (1962)
9. The Damned (1963)
10. Secret Ceremony (1968)
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