Movie Directors Top Films - Page 22
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.
Rouben Mamoulian
1897 - 1987
1. Love Me Tonight (1932)
2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
3. Queen Christina (1933)
4. The Mark of Zorro (1940)
5. Applause (1929)
6. Becky Sharp (1935)
7. Blood and Sand (1941)
8. City Streets (1931)
9. Silk Stockings (1957)
10. Golden Boy (1939)
2. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
3. Queen Christina (1933)
4. The Mark of Zorro (1940)
5. Applause (1929)
6. Becky Sharp (1935)
7. Blood and Sand (1941)
8. City Streets (1931)
9. Silk Stockings (1957)
10. Golden Boy (1939)
James Mangold
1963 -
1. Logan (2017)
2. Walk the Line (2005)
3. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
4. A Complete Unknown (2024)
5. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
6. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
7. Cop Land (1997)
8. Identity (2003)
9. The Wolverine (2013)
10. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
2. Walk the Line (2005)
3. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
4. A Complete Unknown (2024)
5. 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
6. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
7. Cop Land (1997)
8. Identity (2003)
9. The Wolverine (2013)
10. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1909 - 1993
1. All About Eve (1950)
2. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
3. A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
4. Sleuth (1972)
5. Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
6. Guys and Dolls (1955)
7. Cleopatra (1963)
8. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
9. Julius Caesar (1953)
10. 5 Fingers (1952)
2. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
3. A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
4. Sleuth (1972)
5. Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
6. Guys and Dolls (1955)
7. Cleopatra (1963)
8. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
9. Julius Caesar (1953)
10. 5 Fingers (1952)
Anthony Mann
1906 - 1967
1. Winchester '73 (1950)
2. The Naked Spur (1953)
3. The Man from Laramie (1955)
4. Bend of the River (1952)
5. Man of the West (1958)
6. El Cid (1961)
7. The Far Country (1954)
8. The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
9. T-Men (1947)
10. Raw Deal (1948)
2. The Naked Spur (1953)
3. The Man from Laramie (1955)
4. Bend of the River (1952)
5. Man of the West (1958)
6. El Cid (1961)
7. The Far Country (1954)
8. The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
9. T-Men (1947)
10. Raw Deal (1948)
Daniel Mann
1912 - 1991
1. Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
2. The Rose Tattoo (1955)
3. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
4. BUtterfield 8 (1960)
5. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
6. Our Man Flint (1966)
7. Willard (1971)
8. Playing for Time (1980)
9. For Love of Ivy (1968)
10. The Last Angry Man (1959)
2. The Rose Tattoo (1955)
3. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
4. BUtterfield 8 (1960)
5. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
6. Our Man Flint (1966)
7. Willard (1971)
8. Playing for Time (1980)
9. For Love of Ivy (1968)
10. The Last Angry Man (1959)
Delbert Mann
1920 - 2007
1. Marty (1955)
2. Separate Tables (1958)
3. Lover Come Back (1961)
4. That Touch of Mink (1962)
5. All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
6. Middle of the Night (1959)
7. The Bachelor Party (1957)
8. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
9. Dear Heart (1964)
10. Heidi (1968)
2. Separate Tables (1958)
3. Lover Come Back (1961)
4. That Touch of Mink (1962)
5. All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
6. Middle of the Night (1959)
7. The Bachelor Party (1957)
8. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
9. Dear Heart (1964)
10. Heidi (1968)
Michael Mann
1943 -
1. Heat (1995)
2. The Insider (1999)
3. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
4. Collateral (2004)
5. Manhunter (1986)
6. Thief (1981)
7. Public Enemies (2009)
8. Miami Vice (2006)
9. Ali (2001)
10. Ferrari (2023)
2. The Insider (1999)
3. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
4. Collateral (2004)
5. Manhunter (1986)
6. Thief (1981)
7. Public Enemies (2009)
8. Miami Vice (2006)
9. Ali (2001)
10. Ferrari (2023)
Chris Marker
1921 - 2012
1. La jetée (1962)
2. Sans soleil (1983)
3. A Grin Without a Cat (1977)
4. Statues Also Die [with Ghislain Cloquet & Alain Resnais] (1953)
5. The Last Bolshevik (1993)
6. Le joli mai [with Pierre Lhomme] (1963)
7. Letter from Siberia (1958)
8. The Koumiko Mystery (1965)
9. A.K. (1985)
10. Level Five (1997)
2. Sans soleil (1983)
3. A Grin Without a Cat (1977)
4. Statues Also Die [with Ghislain Cloquet & Alain Resnais] (1953)
5. The Last Bolshevik (1993)
6. Le joli mai [with Pierre Lhomme] (1963)
7. Letter from Siberia (1958)
8. The Koumiko Mystery (1965)
9. A.K. (1985)
10. Level Five (1997)
Garry Marshall
1934 - 2016
1. Pretty Woman (1990)
2. Happy Days (1974-1984)
3. The Odd Couple [with Jerry Belson] (1970-1975)
4. Laverne & Shirley [with Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman] (1976-1983)
5. The Flamingo Kid (1984)
6. Mork & Mindy [with Joe Glauberg & Dale McRaven] (1978-1982)
7. The Princess Diaries (2001)
8. Runaway Bride (1999)
9. Frankie and Johnny (1991)
10. Beaches (1988)
2. Happy Days (1974-1984)
3. The Odd Couple [with Jerry Belson] (1970-1975)
4. Laverne & Shirley [with Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman] (1976-1983)
5. The Flamingo Kid (1984)
6. Mork & Mindy [with Joe Glauberg & Dale McRaven] (1978-1982)
7. The Princess Diaries (2001)
8. Runaway Bride (1999)
9. Frankie and Johnny (1991)
10. Beaches (1988)
George Marshall
1920 - 2007
1. Destry Rides Again (1939)
2. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
3. The Ghost Breakers (1940)
4. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man [with Edward F. Cline] (1939)
5. The Sheepman (1958)
6. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
7. Towed in a Hole (1932)
8. The Mating Game (1959)
9. Murder, He Says (1945)
10. Pack Up Your Troubles [with Ray McCarey] (1932)
2. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
3. The Ghost Breakers (1940)
4. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man [with Edward F. Cline] (1939)
5. The Sheepman (1958)
6. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
7. Towed in a Hole (1932)
8. The Mating Game (1959)
9. Murder, He Says (1945)
10. Pack Up Your Troubles [with Ray McCarey] (1932)
Penny Marshall
1943 - 2018
1. Big (1988)
2. Awakenings (1990)
3. A League of Their Own (1992)
4. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
5. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
2. Awakenings (1990)
3. A League of Their Own (1992)
4. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
5. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Rob Marshall
1960 -
1. Chicago (2002)
2. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
3. The Little Mermaid (2023)
4. Into the Woods (2014)
5. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
2. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
3. The Little Mermaid (2023)
4. Into the Woods (2014)
5. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Lucrecia Martel
1966 -
1. La ciénaga (2001)
2. Zama (2017)
3. The Headless Woman (2008)
4. The Holy Girl (2004)
5. Dead King (1995)
2. Zama (2017)
3. The Headless Woman (2008)
4. The Holy Girl (2004)
5. Dead King (1995)
Sergio Martino
1938 -
1. Torso (1973)
2. The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
3. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
4. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
5. All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
6. The Violent Professionals (1973)
7. L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
8. The Mountain of the Cannibal God (1978)
9. 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)
10. Mannaja (1977)
2. The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
3. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
4. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
5. All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
6. The Violent Professionals (1973)
7. L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
8. The Mountain of the Cannibal God (1978)
9. 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)
10. Mannaja (1977)
Yasuzō Masumura
1924 - 1986
1. Red Angel (1966)
2. Blind Beast (1969)
3. Seisaku's Wife (1965)
4. A Wife Confesses (1961)
5. Giants and Toys (1958)
6. Kisses (1957)
7. Manji (1964)
8. Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
9. Irezumi (1966)
10. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
2. Blind Beast (1969)
3. Seisaku's Wife (1965)
4. A Wife Confesses (1961)
5. Giants and Toys (1958)
6. Kisses (1957)
7. Manji (1964)
8. Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
9. Irezumi (1966)
10. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
Elaine May
1932 -
1. A New Leaf (1971)
2. Mikey and Nicky (1976)
3. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
4. Ishtar (1987)
5. American Masters: Mike Nichols (2016)
2. Mikey and Nicky (1976)
3. The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
4. Ishtar (1987)
5. American Masters: Mike Nichols (2016)
Archie Mayo
1891 - 1968
1. The Petrified Forest (1936)
2. A Night in Casablanca (1946)
3. The Doorway to Hell (1930)
4. It's Love I'm After (1937)
5. Black Legion (1937)
6. Svengali (1931)
7. Orchestra Wives (1942)
8. Crash Dive (1943)
9. Moontide (1942)
10. Charley's Aunt (1941)
2. A Night in Casablanca (1946)
3. The Doorway to Hell (1930)
4. It's Love I'm After (1937)
5. Black Legion (1937)
6. Svengali (1931)
7. Orchestra Wives (1942)
8. Crash Dive (1943)
9. Moontide (1942)
10. Charley's Aunt (1941)
Albert & David Maysles
AM: 1926-2015
DM: 1931-1987
DM: 1931-1987
1. Salesman [with Charlotte Zwerin] (1969)
2. Gimme Shelter [with Charlotte Zwerin] (1970)
3. Grey Gardens [with Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer] (1975)
4. Meet Marlon Brando (1966)
5. What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964)
6. Iris [AM] (2014)
7. Muhammad and Larry (1980)
8. The Gates [with Antonio Ferrera & Matthew Prinzing] (2007)
9. LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton [AM with Deborah Dickson & Susan Froemke] (2001)
10. Running Fence [with Charlotte Zwerin] (1977)
2. Gimme Shelter [with Charlotte Zwerin] (1970)
3. Grey Gardens [with Ellen Hovde & Muffie Meyer] (1975)
4. Meet Marlon Brando (1966)
5. What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A. (1964)
6. Iris [AM] (2014)
7. Muhammad and Larry (1980)
8. The Gates [with Antonio Ferrera & Matthew Prinzing] (2007)
9. LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton [AM with Deborah Dickson & Susan Froemke] (2001)
10. Running Fence [with Charlotte Zwerin] (1977)
Paul Mazursky
1930 - 2014
1. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
2. An Unmarried Woman (1978)
3. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
4. Harry and Tonto (1974)
5. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
6. Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
7. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
8. Tempest (1982)
9. Blume in Love (1973)
10. Winchell (1998)
2. An Unmarried Woman (1978)
3. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
4. Harry and Tonto (1974)
5. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
6. Enemies, a Love Story (1989)
7. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
8. Tempest (1982)
9. Blume in Love (1973)
10. Winchell (1998)
Leo McCarey
1898 - 1969
1. Duck Soup (1933)
2. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
3. The Awful Truth (1937)
4. Going My Way (1944)
5. An Affair to Remember (1957)
6. Love Affair (1939)
7. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
8. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
9. Liberty (1929)
10. Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
2. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
3. The Awful Truth (1937)
4. Going My Way (1944)
5. An Affair to Remember (1957)
6. Love Affair (1939)
7. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
8. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
9. Liberty (1929)
10. Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
Tom McCarthy
1966 -
1. Spotlight (2015)
2. The Station Agent (2003)
3. The Visitor (2007)
4. Win Win (2011)
5. Stillwater (2021)
2. The Station Agent (2003)
3. The Visitor (2007)
4. Win Win (2011)
5. Stillwater (2021)
Winsor McCay
c. 1869 - 1934
1. Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
2. Little Nemo [with J. Stuart Blackton] (1911)
3. The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)
4. How a Mosquito Operates (1912)
5. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet (1921)
6. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (1921)
7. The Centaurs (1921)
8. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville (1921)
9. Gertie on Tour (1921)
10. Flip's Circus (1921)
2. Little Nemo [with J. Stuart Blackton] (1911)
3. The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918)
4. How a Mosquito Operates (1912)
5. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet (1921)
6. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (1921)
7. The Centaurs (1921)
8. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville (1921)
9. Gertie on Tour (1921)
10. Flip's Circus (1921)
Martin McDonagh
1970 -
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1. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
2. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
3. In Bruges (2008)
4. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
5. Six Shooter (2004)
2. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
3. In Bruges (2008)
4. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
5. Six Shooter (2004)
McG
1968 -
1. Charlie's Angels (2000)
2. Terminator Salvation (2009)
3. This Means War (2012)
4. The Babysitter (2017)
5. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
6. We Are Marshall (2006)
7. 3 Days to Kill (2014)
8. Family Switch (2023)
9. The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
10. Rim of the World (2019)
2. Terminator Salvation (2009)
3. This Means War (2012)
4. The Babysitter (2017)
5. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
6. We Are Marshall (2006)
7. 3 Days to Kill (2014)
8. Family Switch (2023)
9. The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
10. Rim of the World (2019)
Adam McKay
1968 -
1. The Big Short (2015)
2. Don't Look Up (2021)
3. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
4. Step Brothers (2008)
5. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
2. Don't Look Up (2021)
3. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
4. Step Brothers (2008)
5. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Norman McLaren
1914 - 1987
1. Neighbours (1952)
2. Begone Dull Care [with Evelyn Lambart] (1949)
3. Pas de deux (1968)
4. A Chairy Tale [with Claude Jutra] (1957)
5. Blinkity Blank (1955)
6. Synchromy (1971)
7. Lines: Horizontal [with Evelyn Lambart] (1962)
8. Dots (1940)
9. Boogie-Doodle (1941)
10. Rythmetic [with Evelyn Lambart] (1956)
2. Begone Dull Care [with Evelyn Lambart] (1949)
3. Pas de deux (1968)
4. A Chairy Tale [with Claude Jutra] (1957)
5. Blinkity Blank (1955)
6. Synchromy (1971)
7. Lines: Horizontal [with Evelyn Lambart] (1962)
8. Dots (1940)
9. Boogie-Doodle (1941)
10. Rythmetic [with Evelyn Lambart] (1956)
Norman Z. McLeod
1898 - 1964
1. Horse Feathers (1932)
2. Monkey Business (1931)
3. It's a Gift (1934)
4. Topper (1937)
5. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
6. The Paleface (1948)
7. Merrily We Live (1938)
8. Road to Rio (1947)
9. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
10. My Favorite Spy (1951)
2. Monkey Business (1931)
3. It's a Gift (1934)
4. Topper (1937)
5. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
6. The Paleface (1948)
7. Merrily We Live (1938)
8. Road to Rio (1947)
9. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
10. My Favorite Spy (1951)
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Last Updated: 2026-02-14
Last Updated: 2026-02-14
