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Movie Directors Top Films - Page 15


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: 2025-05-16
Howard Hawks
1896 - 1977
Howard Hawks movie director
  1. Rio Bravo (1959)
  2. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
  3. His Girl Friday (1940)
  4. Scarface (1932)
  5. The Big Sleep (1946)
  6. Red River (1948)
  7. To Have and Have Not (1944)
  8. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
  9. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
10. Sergeant York (1941)
Poster for the movie Rio Bravo

Todd Haynes
1961 -
Todd Haynes movie director
  1. Far from Heaven (2002)
  2. Carol (2015)
  3. Safe (1995)
  4. I'm Not There (2007)
  5. May December (2023)
  6. Velvet Goldmine (1998)
  7. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
  8. Dark Waters (2019)
  9. Poison (1991)
10. Mildred Pierce (2011)
Poster for the movie Far from Heaven

Amy Heckerling
1954 -
Amy Heckerling movie director
  1. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
  2. Clueless (1995)
  3. Look Who's Talking (1989)
  4. National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
  5. Johnny Dangerously (1984)
  6. Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
  7. Loser (2000)
  8. I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
  9. Vamps (2012)
10. Clueless [TV series] (1996-1999)
Poster for the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Monte Hellman
1929 - 2021
Monte Hellman movie director
  1. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
  2. The Shooting (1966)
  3. Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)
  4. Cockfighter (1974)
  5. Road to Nowhere (2010)
  6. China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
  7. Iguana (1988)
  8. Back Door to Hell (1964)
  9. Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (1989)
10. Beast from Haunted Cave (1959)
Poster for the movie Two-Lane Blacktop

Cecil Hepworth
1874 - 1953
Cecil Hepworth movie director
  1. Rescued by Rover [with Lewin Fitzhamon] (1905)
  2. Alice in Wonderland [with Percy Stow] (1903)
  3. Explosion of a Motor Car (1900)
  4. How It Feels to Be Run Over (1900)
  5. Alf's Button (1920)
  6. Helen of Four Gates (1920)
  7. Tansy (1921)
  8. The Beggar's Deceit (1900)
  9. The Narrow Valley (1921)
10. Funeral of Queen Victoria (1901)
Image of baby and dog from the movie Rescued by Rover

Werner Herzog
1942 -
Werner Herzog movie director
  1. Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972)
  2. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
  3. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
  4. Grizzly Man (2005)
  5. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
  6. Stroszek (1977)
  7. Lessons of Darkness (1992)
  8. Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
  9. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
10. Fata Morgana (1971)
Poster for the movie Aguirre: The Wrath of God

George Roy Hill
1921 - 2002
George Roy Hill movie director
  1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
  2. The Sting (1973)
  3. The World According to Garp (1982)
  4. Slap Shot (1977)
  5. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
  6. Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
  7. The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
  8. A Little Romance (1979)
  9. Hawaii (1966)
10. The World of Henry Orient (1964)
Poster for the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Jack Hill
1933 -
Jack Hill movie director
  1. Coffy (1973)
  2. Foxy Brown (1974)
  3. Spider Baby (1968)
  4. Switchblade Sisters (1975)
  5. The Big Doll House (1971)
  6. Pit Stop (1969)
  7. The Big Bird Cage (1972)
  8. Blood Bath [with Stephanie Rothman] (1966)
  9. The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)
10. The Host (1961)
Poster for the movie Coffy

Walter Hill
1942 -
Walter Hill movie director
  1. The Warriors (1979)
  2. 48 Hrs. (1982)
  3. The Driver (1978)
  4. Southern Comfort (1981)
  5. Hard Times (1975)
  6. The Long Riders (1980)
  7. Crossroads (1986)
  8. Streets of Fire (1984)
  9. Red Heat (1988)
10. Last Man Standing (1996)
Poster for the movie The Warriors

Arthur Hiller
1923 - 2016
Arthur Hiller movie director
  1. Love Story (1970)
  2. Silver Streak (1976)
  3. The In-Laws (1979)
  4. The Americanization of Emily (1964)
  5. The Hospital (1971)
  6. The Out-of-Towners (1970)
  7. See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
  8. Plaza Suite (1971)
  9. Outrageous Fortune (1987)
10. Making Love (1982)
Love Story movie poster

Oliver Hirschbiegel
1957 -
Oliver Hirschbiegel movie director
  1. Downfall (2004)
  2. The Experiment (2001)
  3. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
  4. 13 Minutes (2015)
  5. The Invasion (2007)
Downfall movie poster

Alfred Hitchcock
1899-1980
Alfred Hitchcock movie director
  1. Psycho (1960)
  2. Vertigo (1958)
  3. Rear Window (1954)
  4. North by Northwest (1959)
  5. Notorious (1946)
  6. The Birds (1963)
  7. Rebecca (1940)
  8. Strangers on a Train (1951)
  9. The 39 Steps (1935)
10. Rope (1948)
Poster for the movie Psycho

Agnieszka Holland
1948 -
Agnieszka Holland movie director
  1. Europa Europa (1990)
  2. The Secret Garden (1993)
  3. In Darkness (2011)
  4. Olivier, Olivier (1992)
  5. Green Border (2023)
  6. Burning Bush (2013)
  7. Angry Harvest (1985)
  8. Mr. Jones (2019)
  9. A Lonely Woman (1981)
10. Spoor (2017)
Europa Europa movie poster cover

Ishirō Honda
1911 - 1993
Ishiro Honda movie director
  1. Godzilla (1954)
  2. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
  3. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
  4. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
  5. Mothra (1961)
  6. The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
  7. Rodan (1956)
  8. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
  9. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
10. Atragon (1963)
Poster for the 1954 movie Godzilla

Hong Sang-Soo
1960 -
Hong Sang-Soo movie director
  1. Right Now, Wrong Then (2015)
  2. On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)
  3. The Day He Arrives (2011)
  4. The Day After (2017)
  5. Tale of Cinema (2005)
  6. Woman on the Beach (2006)
  7. The Woman Who Ran (2020)
  8. Yourself and Yours (2016)
  9. The Novelist's Film (2022)
10. In Front of Your Face (2021)
Poster for the 2015 movie Right Now, Wrong Then

Tobe Hooper
1943 - 2017
Tobe Hooper movie director
  1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
  2. Poltergeist [with Steven Spielberg] (1982)
  3. Salem's Lot (1979)
  4. Lifeforce (1985)
  5. The Funhouse (1981)
  6. Invaders from Mars (1986)
  7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
  8. Toolbox Murders (2004)
  9. Eaten Alive (1977)
10. The Mangler (1995)
Poster for the movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Tom Hooper
1972 -
Tom Hooper movie director
  1. The King's Speech (2010)
  2. Les Misérables (2012)
  3. John Adams (2008)
  4. Elizabeth I (2005)
  5. The Danish Girl (2015)
  6. Longford (2006)
  7. The Damned United (2009)
  8. Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003)
  9. Daniel Deronda (2002)
10. Cats (2019)
Poster for the movie The King's Speech

Dennis Hopper
1936 - 2010
Dennis Hopper movie director and actor
  1. Easy Rider (1969)
  2. Out of the Blue (1980)
  3. Colors (1988)
  4. The Last Movie (1971)
  5. The Hot Spot (1990)
DVD cover for the movie Easy Rider

Mamoru Hosoda
1967 -
Mamoru Hosoda movie director
  1. Wolf Children (2012)
  2. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
  3. Belle (2021)
  4. The Boy and the Beast (2015)
  5. Summer Wars (2009)
  6. Mirai (2018)
  7. Digimon: The Movie (2000)
  8. One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
  9. Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (2000)
10. Digimon Adventure [short film] (1999)
Poster for the movie Wolf Children

Hou Hsiao-Hsien
1947 -
Hou Hsiao-Hsien movie director
  1. A City of Sadness (1989)
  2. The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985)
  3. The Puppetmaster (1993)
  4. Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
  5. Dust in the Wind (1987)
  6. The Assassin (2015)
  7. Millennium Mambo (2001)
  8. Three Times (2005)
  9. Café Lumière (2003)
10. Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)
Poster for the movie A City of Sadness