Movie Directors Top Films - Page 28

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.

Robert Redford
1936 -
 
  1. Ordinary People (1980)
  2. Quiz Show (1994)
  3. A River Runs Through It (1992)
  4. The Horse Whisperer (1998)
  5. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
Carol Reed
1906 - 1976
 
  1. The Third Man (1949)
  2. Odd Man Out (1947)
  3. The Fallen Idol (1948)
  4. Oliver! (1968)
  5. Our Man in Havana (1959)
  6. Night Train to Munich (1940)
  7. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
  8. The Stars Look Down (1940)
  9. The Way Ahead (1944)
10. Outcast of the Islands (1951)
Matt Reeves
1966 -
 
  1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
  2. Cloverfield (2008)
  3. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
  4. Let Me In (2010)
  5. Felicity [with J. J. Abrams] (1998-2002)
Godfrey Reggio
1940 -
 
  1. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
  2. Powaqqatsi (1988)
  3. Anima Mundi (1992)
  4. Naqoyqatsi (2002)
  5. Visitors (2013)
Kelly Reichardt
1964 -
 
  1. Wendy and Lucy (2008)
  2. Meek's Cutoff (2010)
  3. Certain Women (2016)
  4. Old Joy (2006)
  5. First Cow (2019)
  6. Night Moves (2013)
  7. River of Grass (1994)
  8. Ode (1999)
  9. Travis (2009)
10. Then a Year (2001)
Carl Reiner
1922 -
 
  1. The Jerk (1979)
  2. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966)
  3. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
  4. All of Me (1984)
  5. The Man with Two Brains (1983)
  6. Oh, God! (1977)
  7. Where's Poppa? (1970)
  8. Summer School (1987)
  9. The Comic (1969)
10. Summer Rental (1985)
Rob Reiner
1947 -
 
  1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
  2. The Princess Bride (1987)
  3. Stand by Me (1986)
  4. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
  5. Misery (1990)
  6. A Few Good Men (1992)
  7. The American President (1995)
  8. The Sure Thing (1985)
  9. Flipped (2010)
10. The Bucket List (2007)
Lotte Reiniger
1899 - 1981
 
  1. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
  2. Papageno (1935)
  3. The Ornament of the Lovestruck Heart (1919)
  4. Carmen (1933)
  5. Cinderella (1922)
  6. Dr. Dolittle and His Animals (1928)
  7. The Secret of the Marquise (1922)
  8. Ten Minutes of Mozart (1930)
  9. The Magic Horse (1953)
10. The Gallant Little Tailor (1954)
Karel Reisz
1926 - 2002
 
  1. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
  2. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
  3. Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
  4. Isadora (1968)
  5. The Gambler (1974)
  6. Sweet Dreams (1985)
  7. Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
  8. We Are the Lambeth Boys (1958)
  9. Night Must Fall (1964)
10. Momma Don't Allow [with Tony Richardson] (1955)
Wolfgang Reitherman
1909 - 1985
 
  1. The Jungle Book (1967)
  2. One Hundred and One Dalmatians [with Clyde Geronimi & Hamilton Luske] (1961)
  3. The Aristocats (1970)
  4. Robin Hood (1973)
  5. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
  6. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh [with John Lounsbery] (1977)
  7. The Rescuers [with John Lounsbery & Art Stevens] (1977)
  8. Goliath II (1960)
  9. The Truth About Mother Goose [with Bill Justice] (1957)
10. Aquamania (1961)
Ivan Reitman
1946 - 2022
 
  1. Ghostbusters (1984)
  2. Stripes (1981)
  3. Dave (1993)
  4. Ghostbusters II (1989)
  5. Meatballs (1979)
  6. Kindergarten Cop (1990)
  7. Twins (1988)
  8. No Strings Attached (2011)
  9. Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
10. Legal Eagles (1986)
Jason Reitman
1977 -
 
  1. Juno (2007)
  2. Up in the Air (2009)
  3. Thank You for Smoking (2005)
  4. Young Adult (2011)
  5. Tully (2018)
  6. Labor Day (2013)
  7. The Front Runner (2018)
  8. In God We Trust (2000)
  9. Men, Women & Children (2014)
10. Consent (2004)
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979
 
  1. The Rules of the Game (1939)
  2. Grand Illusion (1937)
  3. Partie de campagne (1946)
  4. La bête humaine (1938)
  5. La chienne (1931)
  6. Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
  7. The River (1951)
  8. French Cancan (1954)
  9. The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
10. The Golden Coach (1952)
Alain Resnais
1922 - 2014
 
  1. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
  2. Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
  3. Night and Fog (1955)
  4. Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)
  5. Providence (1977)
  6. Muriel (1963)
  7. Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
  8. Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968)
  9. Wild Grass (2009)
10. The War Is Over (1966)
Carlos Reygadas
1971 -
 
  1. Silent Light (2007)
  2. Battle in Heaven (2005)
  3. Post tenebras lux (2012)
  4. Japón (2002)
  5. Our Time (2018)
Tony Richardson
1928 - 1991
 
  1. Tom Jones (1963)
  2. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
  3. A Taste of Honey (1961)
  4. Look Back in Anger (1959)
  5. The Entertainer (1960)
  6. The Loved One (1965)
  7. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
  8. Mademoiselle (1966)
  9. Blue Sky (1994)
10. The Phantom of the Opera (1990)
Leni Riefenstahl
1902 - 2003
 
  1. Triumph of the Will (1935)
  2. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
  3. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
  4. The Blue Light (1932)
  5. Tiefland (1954)
Dino Risi
1916 - 2008
 
  1. Il sorpasso (1962)
  2. Scent of a Woman (1974)
  3. A Difficult Life (1961)
  4. I mostri (1963)
  5. Poveri ma belli (1957)
  6. In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
  7. Il vedovo (1959)
  8. The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)
  9. The Sign of Venus (1955)
10. Il mattatore (1960)
Guy Ritchie
1968 -
 
  1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
  2. Snatch (2000)
  3. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  4. The Gentlemen (2019)
  5. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
  6. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
  7. Aladdin (2019)
  8. RocknRolla (2008)
  9. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
10. Revolver (2005)

Last Updated: 2020-06-06