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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.

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Last Updated: 2020-06-06

Sam Wood

1883 - 1949

  1. A Night at the Opera (1935)
  2. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
  3. A Day at the Races (1937)
  4. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
  5. Kings Row (1942)
  6. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
  7. The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
  8. Beyond the Rocks (1922)
  9. Kitty Foyle (1940)
10. Our Town (1940)

Poster for the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera

Edgar Wright

1974 -

  1. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  2. Hot Fuzz (2007)
  3. Baby Driver (2017)
  4. Spaced (1999-2001)
  5. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

DVD cover for the movie Shaun of the Dead

Joe Wright

1972 -

  1. Atonement (2007)
  2. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
  3. Darkest Hour (2017)
  4. Hanna (2011)
  5. Anna Karenina (2012)
  6. Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003)
  7. Nature Boy (2000)
  8. The Soloist (2009)
  9. Pan (2015)
10. Bodily Harm (2002)

William Wyler

1902 - 1981

  1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
  2. Ben-Hur (1959)
  3. Roman Holiday (1953)
  4. Dodsworth (1936)
  5. The Heiress (1949)
  6. Wuthering Heights (1939)
  7. The Letter (1940)
  8. Jezebel (1938)
  9. The Little Foxes (1941)
10. Friendly Persuasion (1956)

Poster for the movie The Best Years of Our Lives

Boaz Yakin

1966 -

  1. Remember the Titans (2000)
  2. Fresh (1994)
  3. Safe (2012)
  4. Uptown Girls (2003)
  5. Max (2015)

Poster for the movie Remember the Titans

Sadao Yamanaka

1909 - 1938

  1. Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
  2. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)
  3. Kōchiyama Sōshun (1936)
  4. The Life of Bangaku (1933)
  5. The Village Tattooed Man (1935)
  6. Sleeping with a Long Sword (1932)
  7. Chūji Kunisada (1935)
  8. Money Trickles Down (1932)
  9. The Elegant Swordsman (1934)
10. Ishimatsu of the Forest (1937)

Poster for the movie Humanity and Paper Balloons

Edward Yang

1947 - 2007

  1. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (2000)
  2. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
  3. The Terrorizers (1986)
  4. Taipei Story (1985)
  5. Mahjong (1996)

Poster for the movie Yi Yi: A One and a Two

David Yates

1963 -

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
  2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
  3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
  4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
  5. State of Play (2003)
  6. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
  7. Sex Traffic (2004)
  8. The Way We Live Now (2001)
  9. The Girl in the Café (2005)
10. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Poster for the movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Peter Yates

1929 - 2011

  1. Bullitt (1968)
  2. Breaking Away (1979)
  3. The Dresser (1983)
  4. The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
  5. The Hot Rock (1972)
  6. The Deep (1977)
  7. Robbery (1967)
  8. Eyewitness (1981)
  9. Krull (1983)
10. Suspect (1987)

Poster for the 1968 Steve McQueen movie Bullitt

Wilson Yip

1963 -

  1. Ip Man (2008)
  2. Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
  3. SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
  4. Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
  5. Ip Man 3 (2015)
  6. Paradox (2017)
  7. Juliet in Love (2000)
  8. Bullets over Summer (1999)
  9. Flash Point (2007)
10. Bio Zombie (1998)

Terence Young

1915 - 1994

  1. Dr. No (1962)
  2. From Russia with Love (1963)
  3. Wait Until Dark (1967)
  4. Thunderball (1965)
  5. Red Sun (1971)
  6. The Valachi Papers (1972)
  7. Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
  8. Triple Cross (1966)
  9. Mayerling (1968)
10. The Klansman (1974)

Masaaki Yuasa

1965 -

  1. Mind Game (2004)
  2. Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
  3. Devilman Crybaby (2018)
  4. The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
  5. Kaiba (2008)
  6. Ping Pong: The Animation (2014)
  7. Ride Your Wave (2019)
  8. Lu over the Wall (2017)
  9. Kick-Heart (2013)
10. Kemonozume (2006)

Yuen Woo-Ping

1945 -

  1. Drunken Master (1978)
  2. Iron Monkey (1993)
  3. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
  4. Tai Chi Master (1993)
  5. Magnificent Butcher (1979)
  6. The Miracle Fighters (1982)
  7. Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979)
  8. Wing Chun (1994)
  9. Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018)
10. Dreadnaught (1981)

Franco Zeffirelli

1923 - 2019

  1. Romeo and Juliet (1968)
  2. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
  3. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
  4. La traviata (1982)
  5. Hamlet (1990)
  6. Otello (1986)
  7. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
  8. The Champ (1979)
  9. Tea with Mussolini (1999)
10. Jane Eyre (1996)

Robert Zemeckis

1951 -

  1. Back to the Future (1985)
  2. Forrest Gump (1994)
  3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
  4. Cast Away (2000)
  5. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
  6. Flight (2012)
  7. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
  8. Contact (1997)
  9. Romancing the Stone (1984)
10. The Polar Express (2004)

Zhang Yimou

1951 -

  1. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
  2. To Live (1994)
  3. Hero (2002)
  4. Red Sorghum (1987)
  5. Ju Dou [with Yang Fengliang] (1990)
  6. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
  7. The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)
  8. Not One Less (1999)
  9. The Road Home (1999)
10. Shanghai Triad (1995)

Poster for the movie Raise the Red Lantern

Fred Zinnemann

1907 - 1997

  1. High Noon (1952)
  2. From Here to Eternity (1953)
  3. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
  4. The Day of the Jackal (1973)
  5. The Nun's Story (1959)
  6. Julia (1977)
  7. The Search (1948)
  8. Act of Violence (1948)
  9. Oklahoma! (1955)
10. The Sundowners (1960)

Poster for the 1952 western movie High Noon

Rob Zombie

1965 -

  1. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
  2. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
  3. Halloween (2007)
  4. The Lords of Salem (2012)
  5. Halloween II (2009)
  6. 3 from Hell (2019)
  7. 31 (2016)
  8. More Human than Human (1995)
  9. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
10. Tom Papa: Live in New York City (2011)

Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker

JA: 1944 - | DZ: 1947 - | JZ: 1950 -

  1. Airplane! (1980)
  2. Police Squad! (1982)
  3. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! [David Zucker] (1988)
  4. Ruthless People (1986)
  5. Top Secret! (1984)
  6. Hot Shots! [Jim Abrahams] (1991)
  7. Ghost [Jerry Zucker] (2001)
  8. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear [David Zucker] (1991)
  9. Hot Shots! Part Deux [Jim Abrahams] (1993)
10. BASEketball [David Zucker] (1998)

Andrzej Żuławski

1940 - 2016

  1. Possession (1981)
  2. L'important c'est d'aimer (1975)
  3. The Third Part of the Night (1971)
  4. The Devil (1972)
  5. On the Silver Globe (1988)
  6. La femme publique (1984)
  7. Fidelity (2000)
  8. L'amour braque (1985)
  9. Cosmos (2015)
10. Szamanka (1996)

Andrey Zvyagintsev

1964 -

  1. The Return (2003)
  2. Leviathan (2014)
  3. Loveless (2017)
  4. Elena (2011)
  5. The Banishment (2007)

Edward Zwick

1952 -

  1. Glory (1989)
  2. thirtysomething [with Marshall Herskovitz] (1987-1991)
  3. The Last Samurai (2003)
  4. Blood Diamond (2006)
  5. Once and Again [with Marshall Herskovitz] (1999-2002)
  6. Special Bulletin (1983)
  7. Courage Under Fire (1996)
  8. Legends of the Fall (1994)
  9. Defiance (2008)
10. Pawn Sacrifice (2015)

Terry Zwigoff

1949 -

  1. Crumb (1994)
  2. Ghost World (2001)
  3. Bad Santa (2003)
  4. Art School Confidential (2006)
  5. Louie Bluie (1985)