Movie Directors Top Films - Page 30

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.

David O. Russell
1958 -
 
  1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
  2. The Fighter (2010)
  3. American Hustle (2013)
  4. Three Kings (1999)
  5. I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
  6. Flirting with Disaster (1996)
  7. Joy (2015)
  8. Spanking the Monkey (1994)
  9. Hairway to the Stars (1989)
10. Soldiers Pay (2004)
Anthony & Joe Russo
AR: 1970 - | JR: 1971 -
 
  1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
  2. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
  3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
  4. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
  5. Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
Ken Russell
1927 - 2011
 
  1. The Devils (1971)
  2. Women in Love (1969)
  3. Tommy (1975)
  4. Altered States (1980)
  5. The Music Lovers (1970)
  6. Mahler (1974)
  7. The Boy Friend (1971)
  8. Crimes of Passion (1984)
  9. Gothic (1986)
10. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Eldar Ryazanov
1927 - 2015
 
  1. Beware of the Car (1966)
  2. The Irony of Fate (1975)
  3. Office Romance (1977)
  4. A Cruel Romance (1984)
  5. Carnival Night (1956)
  6. Hussar Ballad (1962)
  7. The Garage (1979)
  8. Station for Two (1982)
  9. Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia [with Franco Prosperi] (1974)
10. Old Men: Robbers (1971)
Walter Salles
1956 -
 
  1. Central Station (1998)
  2. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
  3. Behind the Sun (2001)
  4. Linha de Passe [with Daniela Thomas] (2008)
  5. Foreign Land [with Daniela Thomas] (1996)
  6. On the Road (2012)
  7. Midnight [with Daniela Thomas] (1998)
  8. Dark Water (2005)
  9. Exposure (1991)
10. Life Somewhere Else (1996)
Mark Sandrich
1900 - 1945
 
  1. Top Hat (1935)
  2. The Gay Divorcee (1934)
  3. Holiday Inn (1942)
  4. Shall We Dance (1937)
  5. Follow the Fleet (1936)
  6. So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
  7. Carefree (1938)
  8. Skylark (1941)
  9. Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
10. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Carlos Saura
1932 -
 
  1. Cría cuervos (1976)
  2. Carmen (1983)
  3. La caza (1966)
  4. Tango (1998)
  5. Blood Wedding (1981)
  6. Ana and the Wolves (1973)
  7. ¡Ay Carmela! (1990)
  8. Peppermint Frappé (1967)
  9. Deprisa, deprisa (1981)
10. Mama Turns 100 (1979)
Claude Sautet
1924 - 2000
 
  1. A Heart in Winter (1992)
  2. The Things of Life (1970)
  3. The Big Risk (1960)
  4. Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (1995)
  5. Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974)
  6. Max and the Junkmen (1971)
  7. César and Rosalie (1972)
  8. A Bad Son (1980)
  9. Mado (1976)
10. A Simple Story (1978)
John Sayles
1950 -
 
  1. Lone Star (1996)
  2. Matewan (1987)
  3. Eight Men Out (1988)
  4. The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
  5. Passion Fish (1992)
  6. Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)
  7. Limbo (1999)
  8. Men with Guns (1997)
  9. City of Hope (1991)
10. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Franklin J. Schaffner
1920 - 1989
 
  1. Patton (1970)
  2. Planet of the Apes (1968)
  3. Papillon (1973)
  4. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
  5. Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
  6. The Best Man (1964)
  7. The War Lord (1965)
  8. Islands in the Stream (1977)
  9. The Stripper (1963)
10. Twelve Angry Men [Studio One] (1954)
Jerry Schatzberg
1927 -
 
  1. Scarecrow (1973)
  2. The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
  3. Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
  4. The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
  5. Street Smart (1987)
  6. Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
  7. Reunion (1989)
  8. No Small Affair (1984)
  9. Misunderstood (1984)
10. Clinton and Nadine (1988)
Fred Schepisi
1939 -
 
  1. Roxanne (1987)
  2. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
  3. The Devil's Playground (1976)
  4. Last Orders (2001)
  5. Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
  6. Empire Falls (2005)
  7. Evil Angels (1988)
  8. I.Q. (1994)
  9. The Russia House (1990)
10. Fierce Creatures (1997)
John Schlesinger
1926 - 2003
 
  1. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
  2. Marathon Man (1976)
  3. Billy Liar (1963)
  4. Darling (1965)
  5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
  6. A Kind of Loving (1962)
  7. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
  8. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
  9. The Day of the Locust (1975)
10. Yanks (1979)
Volker Schlöndorff
1939 -
 
  1. The Tin Drum (1979)
  2. The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum [with Margarethe von Trotta] (1975)
  3. Young Törless (1966)
  4. Death of a Salesman (1985)
  5. The Legend of Rita (2000)
  6. Coup de grâce (1976)
  7. Voyager (1991)
  8. Swann in Love (1984)
  9. The Ogre (1996)
10. The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971)
Paul Schrader
1946 -
 
  1. American Gigolo (1980)
  2. First Reformed (2017)
  3. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
  4. Blue Collar (1978)
  5. Affliction (1997)
  6. Light Sleeper (1992)
  7. Hardcore (1979)
  8. Cat People (1982)
  9. Auto Focus (2002)
10. The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
Joel Schumacher
1939 -
 
  1. The Lost Boys (1987)
  2. Falling Down (1993)
  3. The Client (1994)
  4. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
  5. A Time to Kill (1996)
  6. Phone Booth (2002)
  7. Batman Forever (1995)
  8. Tigerland (2000)
  9. Flatliners (1990)
10. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Ettore Scola
1931 - 2016
 
  1. We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
  2. A Special Day (1977)
  3. Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976)
  4. Le bal (1983)
  5. That Night in Varennes (1982)
  6. The Family (1987)
  7. La terrazza (1980)
  8. Jealousy, Italian Style (1970)
  9. Unfair Competition (2001)
10. The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990)
Martin Scorsese
1942 -
 
  1. Taxi Driver (1976)
  2. Raging Bull (1980)
  3. GoodFellas (1990)
  4. Mean Streets (1973)
  5. The King of Comedy (1983)
  6. Casino (1995)
  7. The Departed (2006)
  8. The Irishman (2019)
  9. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
10. Hugo (2011)
Ridley Scott
1937 -
 
  1. Blade Runner (1982)
  2. Alien (1979)
  3. Gladiator (2000)
  4. Thelma & Louise (1991)
  5. The Martian (2015)
  6. American Gangster (2007)
  7. The Duellists (1977)
  8. Black Hawk Down (2001)
  9. Prometheus (2012)
10. Matchstick Men (2003)
Tony Scott
1944 - 2012
 
  1. Top Gun (1986)
  2. True Romance (1993)
  3. Crimson Tide (1995)
  4. Enemy of the State (1998)
  5. Unstoppable (2010)
  6. Man on Fire (2004)
  7. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
  8. Spy Game (2001)
  9. Déjà vu (2006)
10. The Hunger (1983)

Last Updated: 2020-05-10