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Movie Directors Top Films - Page 9


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: 2025-03-23
Michael Curtiz
1886 - 1962
Michael Curtiz movie director
  1. Casablanca (1942)
  2. The Adventures of Robin Hood [with William Keighley] (1938)
  3. Mildred Pierce (1945)
  4. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
  5. Captain Blood (1935)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
  7. The Sea Hawk (1940)
  8. White Christmas (1954)
  9. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
10. Life with Father (1947)
Poster for the 1942 movie Casablanca

Stephen Daldry
1961 -
Stephen Daldry movie director
  1. The Hours (2002)
  2. Billy Elliot (2000)
  3. The Reader (2008)
  4. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
  5. Trash (2014)
Poster for the 2000 movie The Hours

Georgiy Daneliya
1930 - 2019
Georgiy Daneliya movie director
  1. Afonya (1975)
  2. Mimino (1977)
  3. Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963)
  4. Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
  5. Autumn Marathon (1979)
  6. Don't Grieve! (1969)
  7. The Passport (1990)
  8. Tears Were Falling (1982)
  9. Splendid Days [with Igor Talankin] (1960)
10. Thirty Three (1965)
Poster for the 1975 movie Afonya

Tage Danielsson
1928 - 1985
Tage Danielsson movie director
  1. Ronja Robbersdaughter (1984)
  2. The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
  3. Docking the Boat (1965)
  4. The Apple War (1971)
  5. Release the Prisoners to Spring (1975)
  6. The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972)
  7. Herkules Jonssons storverk (1969)
  8. Out of an Old Man's Head [with Per Åhlin] (1968)
  9. Swedish Portraits (1964)
10. SOPOR (1981)
DVD for the 1984 movie Ronja Robbersdaughter

Joe Dante
1946 -
Joe Dante movie director
  1. Gremlins (1984)
  2. The Howling (1981)
  3. Piranha (1978)
  4. The 'Burbs (1989)
  5. Innerspace (1987)
  6. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
  7. Explorers (1985)
  8. Matinee (1993)
  9. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
10. Small Soldiers (1998)
Poster for the 1984 movie Gremlins

Frank Darabont
1959 -
Frank Darabont movie director
  1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  2. The Green Mile (1999)
  3. Days Gone Bye [The Walking Dead pilot] (2010)
  4. The Mist (2007)
  5. Mob City [with Guy Ferland] (2013)
Poster for the movie The Shawshank Redemption

Jean-Pierre
& Luc Dardenne
JPD: 1951 - | LD: 1954 -
Jean-Pierre, Luc Dardenne movie director
  1. Rosetta (1999)
  2. The Son (2002)
  3. L'enfant (2005)
  4. The Kid with a Bike (2011)
  5. Two Days, One Night (2014)
  6. La promesse (1996)
  7. Lorna's Silence (2008)
  8. Tori and Lokita (2022)
  9. The Unknown Girl (2016)
10. Young Ahmed (2019)
Poster for the 1999 movie Rosetta

Jules Dassin
1911 - 2008
Jules Dassin movie director
  1. Rififi (1955)
  2. Night and the City (1950)
  3. The Naked City (1948)
  4. Brute Force (1947)
  5. Thieves' Highway (1949)
  6. Topkapi (1964)
  7. Never on Sunday (1960)
  8. The Canterville Ghost (1944)
  9. He Who Must Die (1957)
10. Uptight (1968)
Poster for the 1955 movie Rififi

Delmer Daves
1904 - 1977
Delmer Daves movie director
  1. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
  2. Dark Passage (1947)
  3. Broken Arrow (1950)
  4. Destination Tokyo (1943)
  5. The Hanging Tree (1959)
  6. Pride of the Marines (1945)
  7. A Summer Place (1959)
  8. Jubal (1956)
  9. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
10. The Red House (1947)
DVD cover for the 1957 movie 3:10 to Yuma

Terence Davies
1945 - 2023
Terence Davies movie director
  1. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
  2. The Long Day Closes (1992)
  3. The House of Mirth (2000)
  4. The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
  5. A Quiet Passion (2016)
  6. Of Time and the City (2008)
  7. Benediction (2021)
  8. Sunset Song (2015)
  9. The Neon Bible (1995)
10. Death and Transfiguration (1983)
Poster for the 1988 movie Distant Voices, Still Lives

Andrew Davis
1946 -
Andrew Davis movie director
  1. The Fugitive (1993)
  2. Under Siege (1992)
  3. Holes (2003)
  4. Code of Silence (1985)
  5. Above the Law (1988)
  6. A Perfect Murder (1998)
  7. The Guardian (2006)
  8. The Package (1989)
  9. Chain Reaction (1996)
10. Collateral Damage (2002)
Poster for the 1993 movie The Fugitive

Basil Dearden
1911 - 1971
Basil Dearden movie director
  1. Victim (1961)
  2. The Blue Lamp (1950)
  3. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
  4. Sapphire (1959)
  5. Khartoum (1966)
  6. The Captive Heart (1946)
  7. The Halfway House (1944)
  8. Pool of London (1951)
  9. The Assassination Bureau (1969)
10. The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Poster for the 1961 movie Victim

Roy Del Ruth
1893 - 1961
Roy Del Ruth movie director
  1. Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
  2. Blonde Crazy (1931)
  3. On Moonlight Bay (1951)
  4. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
  5. Employees' Entrance (1933)
  6. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
  7. The Desert Song (1929)
  8. Born to Dance (1936)
  9. The Maltese Falcon (1931)
10. Hold Everything (1930)
Poster for the 1929 movie Gold Diggers of Broadway

Cecil B. DeMille
1881 - 1959
Cecil B. DeMille movie director
  1. The Ten Commandments (1956)
  2. The Cheat (1915)
  3. Samson and Delilah (1949)
  4. The Ten Commandments (1923)
  5. Cleopatra (1934)
  6. The King of Kings (1927)
  7. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
  8. Male and Female (1919)
  9. Union Pacific (1939)
10. The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Poster for the 1956 movie The Ten Commandments

Jonathan Demme
1944 - 2017
Jonathan Demme movie director
  1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  2. Stop Making Sense (1984)
  3. Philadelphia (1993)
  4. Melvin and Howard (1980)
  5. Rachel Getting Married (2008)
  6. Something Wild (1986)
  7. Married to the Mob (1988)
  8. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
  9. Swing Shift (1984)
10. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)
Poster for the 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs

Jacques Demy
1931 - 1990
Jacques Demy movie director
  1. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
  2. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
  3. Lola (1961)
  4. Bay of Angels (1963)
  5. Donkey Skin (1970)
  6. Model Shop (1969)
  7. Une chambre en ville (1982)
  8. The Pied Piper (1972)
  9. Trois places pour le 26 (1988)
10. Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956)
Poster for the movie The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Claire Denis
1946 -
Claire Denis movie director
  1. Beau travail (1999)
  2. White Material (2009)
  3. 35 Shots of Rum (2008)
  4. Chocolat (1988)
  5. The Intruder (2004)
  6. Trouble Every Day (2001)
  7. High Life (2018)
  8. Let the Sunshine In (2017)
  9. Bastards (2013)
10. Friday Night (2002)
Poster for the movie Beau travail

Brian De Palma
1940 -
Brian De Palma movie director
  1. Scarface (1983)
  2. Carrie (1976)
  3. The Untouchables (1987)
  4. Blow Out (1981)
  5. Carlito's Way (1993)
  6. Dressed to Kill (1980)
  7. Mission: Impossible (1996)
  8. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
  9. Body Double (1984)
10. Sisters (1973)
Poster for the movie Scarface