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Movie Directors Top Films - Page 1

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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.

Last Updated: 2020-05-29
Lenny Abrahamson
1966 -
Lenny Abrahamson movie director
  1. Room (2015)
  2. Frank (2014)
  3. Garage (2007)
  4. Adam & Paul (2004)
  5. What Richard Did (2012)
Image of poster for the 2015 movie "Room"

J. J. Abrams
1966 -
JJ Abrams movie director
  1. Lost [with Jeffrey Lieber & Damon Lindelof] (2004-2010)
  2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
  3. Star Trek (2009)
  4. Alias (2001-2006)
  5. Super 8 (2011)
  6. Fringe [with Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci] (2008-2013)
  7. Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
  8. Felicity [with Matt Reeves] (1998-2002)
  9. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
10. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Image for Lost season 1 series DVD cover

Andrew Adamson
1966 -
Andrew Adamson movie director
  1. Shrek [with Vicky Jenson] (2001)
  2. Shrek 2 [with Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon] (2004)
  3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
  4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
  5. Mr. Pip (2012)
Image of poster for the movie Shrek

Alexandre Aja
1978 -
Alexandre Aja movie director
  1. High Tension (2003)
  2. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
  3. Crawl (2019)
  4. Piranha 3D (2010)
  5. Mirrors (2008)
Image of poster for the movie High Tension

Chantal Akerman
1950 - 2015
Chantal Akerman movie director
  1. Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
  2. News from Home (1977)
  3. D'est (1993)
  4. Je, tu, il, elle (1976)
  5. Les rendez-vous d'Anna (1978)
  6. La captive (2000)
  7. Toute une nuit (1982)
  8. Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 1960s in Brussels (1994)
  9. No Home Movie (2015)
10. La chambre (1972)
Image for the movie Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Fatih Akın
1973 -
Fatih Akın movie director
  1. Head-On (2004)
  2. The Edge of Heaven (2007)
  3. Soul Kitchen (2009)
  4. In the Fade (2017)
  5. In July (2000)
  6. Short Sharp Shock (1998)
  7. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
  8. Solino (2002)
  9. Tschick (2016)
10. The Golden Glove (2019)
Image for the movie Head-On directed by Fatih Akin

Robert Aldrich
1918 - 1983
Robert Aldrich movie director
  1. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
  2. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
  3. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
  4. The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
  5. Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
  6. Attack! (1956)
  7. The Longest Yard (1974)
  8. Ulzana's Raid (1972)
  9. Vera Cruz (1954)
10. Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
Image for the 1955 movie Kiss Me Deadly

Grigori Aleksandrov
1903 - 1983
Grigori Aleksandrov movie director
  1. Jolly Fellows (1934)
  2. Volga-Volga (1938)
  3. Circus [with Isidor Simkov] (1936)
  4. Spring (1947)
  5. Svetlyy put (1940)
  6. Meeting on the Elbe [with Aleksei Utkin] (1949)
  7. The Composer Glinka (1952)
  8. Russkiy suvenir (1960)
  9. A Family [with Mikayil Mikayilov & Rza Takhmasib] (1943)
10. Internationale (1932)
Image of video cover for the 1934 movie Jolly Fellows

James Algar
1912 - 1998
James Algar movie director
  1. The Living Desert (1953)
  2. The Vanishing Prairie (1954)
  3. White Wilderness (1958)
  4. Seal Island (1948)
  5. In Beaver Valley (1950)
  6. The African Lion (1955)
  7. Secrets of Life (1956)
  8. Grand Canyon (1958)
  9. Jungle Cat (1960)
10. The Legend of Lobo [with Jack Couffer] (1962)
Poster for the movie The Living Desert

Woody Allen
1935 -
Woody Allen movie director and actor
  1. Annie Hall (1977)
  2. Manhattan (1979)
  3. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
  4. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
  5. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
  6. Zelig (1983)
  7. Love and Death (1975)
  8. Stardust Memories (1980)
  9. Husbands and Wives (1992)
10. Sleeper (1973)
Image of DVD cover for the 1977 movie Annie Hall

Pedro Almodóvar
1949 -
Pedro Almodóvar movie director
  1. Talk to Her (2002)
  2. All About My Mother (1999)
  3. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
  4. Volver (2006)
  5. The Skin I Live In (2011)
  6. Pain and Glory (2019)
  7. Law of Desire (1987)
  8. Bad Education (2004)
  9. Live Flesh (1997)
10. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
Image of DVD cover for the movie Talk to Her

Robert Altman
1925 - 2006
Robert Altman movie director
  1. Nashville (1975)
  2. M·A·S·H (1970)
  3. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
  4. Short Cuts (1993)
  5. The Long Goodbye (1973)
  6. The Player (1992)
  7. 3 Women (1977)
  8. Gosford Park (2001)
  9. Tanner '88 (1988)
10. California Split (1974)
Nashville movie poster

Alejandro Amenábar
1972 -
Alejandro Amenábar movie director
  1. The Others (2001)
  2. The Sea Inside (2004)
  3. Open Your Eyes (1997)
  4. Tesis (1996)
  5. Agora (2009)
Image of DVD cover for the movie The Others

Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
Lindsay Anderson movie director
  1. if.... (1968)
  2. O Lucky Man! (1973)
  3. This Sporting Life (1963)
  4. The Whales of August (1987)
  5. Britannia Hospital (1982)
  6. O Dreamland (1953)
  7. Thursday's Children (1954)
  8. In Celebration (1975)
  9. Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
10. The White Bus (1967)
Image of DVD cover for the 1968 movie "if...."

Michael Anderson
1920 - 2018
Michael Anderson movie director
  1. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
  2. Logan's Run (1976)
  3. The Dam Busters (1955)
  4. The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
  5. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
  6. Operation Crossbow (1965)
  7. 1984 (1956)
  8. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
  9. Orca (1977)
10. Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
Image of poster for the 1956 movie "Around the World in 80 Days"

Paul Thomas Anderson
1970 -
Paul Thomas Anderson movie director
  1. There Will Be Blood (2007)
  2. Boogie Nights (1997)
  3. Magnolia (1999)
  4. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
  5. Phantom Thread (2017)
  6. The Master (2012)
  7. Inherent Vice (2014)
  8. Hard Eight (1996)
  9. Anima (2019)
10. Junun (2015)
Image of poster for the 2007 movie There Will Be Blood

Paul W. S. Anderson
1965 -
Paul W. S. Anderson movie director
  1. Mortal Kombat (1995)
  2. Resident Evil (2002)
  3. Death Race (2008)
  4. Event Horizon (1997)
  5. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
  6. Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
  7. Alien vs. Predator (2004)
  8. The Three Musketeers (2011)
  9. Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
10. Pompeii (2014)
Image of poster for the movie Mortal Kombat

Wes Anderson
1969 -
Wes Anderson movie director
  1. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
  2. Rushmore (1998)
  3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
  4. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  5. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
  6. Isle of Dogs (2018)
  7. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
  8. Bottle Rocket (1996)
  9. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
10. Hotel Chevalier (2007)
Image of DVD cover for the movie The Royal Tenenbaums

Roy Andersson
1943 -
Roy Andersson movie director
  1. Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
  2. You, the Living (2007)
  3. A Swedish Love Story (1970)
  4. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
  5. World of Glory (1991)
  6. About Endlessness (2019)
  7. Something Happened (1987)
  8. Giliap (1975)
  9. Visiting One's Son (1967)
10. To Fetch a Bike (1968)
Image of DVD cover for the movie Songs from the Second Floor