My Greatest Directors
by la_beignoire | created - 4 months ago | updated - 19 hours ago | Public----------------- LATEST UPDATE ------------------
Todd Phillips's Joker (2019) 8.5/10
Director upgraded from UNRANKED to #298
Ranking #1 out of 2 seen among the director's work. 6 films not seen.
Pages: #1 to 100 - #101 to 200 - #201 to 300 - #301 to 400
Updated on 10-04-2024
1. Martin Scorsese
Producer | Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later ...
For:
1.Goodfellas (1990) 10/10
2.Raging Bull (1980) 9.5/10
3.Taxi Driver (1976) 9.5/10
4.The Irishman (2019) 9/10
5.Mean Streets (1973) 8.5/10
6.The Departed (2006) 8.5/10
7.The King of Comedy (1982) 8/10
8.Hugo (2011) 8/10
9.After Hours (1985) 8/10
10.The Last Waltz (1978) 8/10
11.The Color of Money (1986) 7.5/10
12.George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011) 7.5/10
13.Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) 7.5/10
14.The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) 7.5/10
15.Silence (2016) 7.5/10
16.The 50 Year Argument (2014) 7.5/10
17.Shutter Island (2010) 7/10
18.American Boy (1978) 7/10
19.A Letter to Elia (2010) 7/10
20.The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 6.5/10
21.New York Stories (1989) 6.5/10 (3 pts)
21.New York, New York (1977) 6.5/10
22.The Audition (2015) 6.5/10
23.I Call First (1967) 6/10
24.The Big Shave (1968) 6/10
25.Public Speaking (2010) 5.5/10
26.The Key to Reserva (2007) 5.5/10
27.It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964) 5/10
28.Italianamerican (1974) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Cape Fear (1991); The Age of Innocence (1993); Casino (1995); A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995); Kundun (1997); Bringing Out the Dead (1999); Il mio viaggio in Italia (2001); Gangs of New York (2002); The Aviator (2004); No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005); Shine a Light (2008); Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019); The Irishman: In Conversation (2019); Pretend It's a City (2021); Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022); Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
2. Steven Spielberg
Producer | Schindler's List
One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...
For:
1.Schindler's List (1993) 9/10
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 8.5/10
3.Jaws (1975) 8.5/10
4.Saving Private Ryan (1998) 8/10
5.Jurassic Park (1993) 8/10
6.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 8/10
7.Munich (2005) 8/10
8.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 8/10
9.Catch Me If You Can (2002) 7.5/10
10.Minority Report (2002) 7.5/10
11.Ready Player One (2018) 7.5/10
12.Bridge of Spies (2015) 7.5/10
13.The Post (2017) 7.5/10
14.Lincoln (2012) 7.5/10
15.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 7.5/10
16.Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) 7/10
17.The Terminal (2004) 7/10
18.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 6.5/10
19.Duel (1971) 6.5/10
20.The Adventures of Tintin (2011) 6.5/10
21.The Sugarland Express (1974) 6.5/10
22.Hook (1991) 6/10
23.War of the Worlds (2005) 6/10
24.The BFG (2016) 6/10
25.Amistad (1997) 5.5/10
26.Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 5.5/10
27.War Horse (2011) 5.5/10
28.Empire of the Sun (1987) 5/10
29.The Color Purple (1985) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
West Side Story (2021); The Fabelmans (2022)
3. Stanley Kubrick
Director | 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Sadie Gertrude (Perveler) and Jacob Leonard Kubrick, a physician. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Austria, Romania, and Russia). Stanley was considered intelligent, despite poor grades at school. Hoping that a change of scenery would ...
For:
1.Dr. Strangelove (1964) 10/10
2.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 10/10
3.A Clockwork Orange (1971) 10/10
4.Paths of Glory (1957) 9.5/10
5.Barry Lyndon (1975) 9.5/10
6.The Shining (1980) 9/10
7.Full Metal Jacket (1987) 9/10
8.Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 8/10
9.Lolita (1962) 8/10
10.The Killing (1956) 8/10
11.Spartacus (1960) 7.5/10
12.Killer's Kiss (1955) 7/10
13.Fear and Desire (1953) 5/10
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4. Alfred Hitchcock
Director | Psycho
Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and ...
For:
1.North by Northwest (1959) 9/10
2.Vertigo (1958) 9/10
3.Rear Window (1954) 8.5/10
4.Psycho(1960) 8/10
5.The 39 Steps(1935) 8/10
6.Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 7.5/10
7.Notorious (1946) 7.5/10
8.Spellbound (1945) 7.5/10
9.Strangers on a Train (1951) 7.5/10
10.The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) 7/10
11.The Birds (1963) 7/10
12.Rebecca (1940) 7/10
13.The Wrong Man (1956) 7/10
14.Frenzy (1972) 7/10
15.To Catch a Thief (1955) 6.5/10
16.Foreign Correspondent (1940) 6.5/10
17.The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 6.5/10
18.Dial M for Murder (1954) 6.5/10
19.Rope (1948) 6.5/10
20.The Lady Vanishes (1938) 6.5/10
21.Saboteur (1942) 6.5/10
22.Young and Innocent (1937) 6.5/10
23.The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) 6/10
24.Blackmail (1929) 6/10
25.Secret Agent (1936) 6/10
26.Murder! (1930) 6/10
27.Suspicion (1941) 5.5/10
28.Stage Fright (1950) 5.5/10
29.Sabotage (1936) 5.5/10
30.The Ring (1927) 5.5/10
31.Lifeboat (1944) 5/10
32.The Manxman (1929) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
I Confess (1953); The Trouble with Harry (1955); Marnie (1964); Torn Curtain (1966); Family Plot (1976)
5. Joel Coen
Producer | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker who regularly collaborates with his younger brother Ethan. They made Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, True Grit, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail Caesar and other projects. Joel ...
& Ethan Coen
For:
1.The Big Lebowski (1998) 9/10
2.Fargo (1996) 9/10
3.No Country for Old Men (2007) 8.5/10
4.True Grit (2010) 8.5/10
5.Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) 8.5/10
6.Miller's Crossing (1990) 8/10
7.Raising Arizona (1987) 8/10
8.Burn After Reading (2008) 8/10
9.The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) 8/10
10.Intolerable Cruelty (2003) 7.5/10
11.Hail, Caesar! (2016) 7.5/10
12.Blood Simple. (1984) 7.5/10
13.Barton Fink (1991) 7/10
14.The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) 7/10
15.The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 7/10
16.O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 6.5/10
17.A Serious Man (2009) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
6. Charles Chaplin
Writer | The Great Dictator
Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...
For:
1.Modern Times (1936) 10/10
2.The Gold Rush (1925) 9.5/10
3.The Great Dictator (1940) 9.5/10
4.The Kid (1921) 8.5/10
5.City Lights (1931) 8.5/10
6.Limelight (1952) 8/10
7.The Circus (1928) 8/10
8.Monsieur Verdoux (1947) 7.5/10
9.A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) 7.5/10
10.The Pilgrim (1923) 7/10
11.A King in New York (1957) 6.5/10
12.The Idle Class (1921) 6.5/10
13.The Rink (1916) 6/10
14.Easy Street (1917) 6/10
15.Pay Day (1922) 6/10
16.The Immigrant (1917) 6/10
17.One A.M. (1916) 5.5/10
18.A Dog's Life (1918) 5.5/10
19.Shoulder Arms (1918) 5.5/10
20.The Rounders (1914) 5.5/10
21.The Cure (1917) 5.5/10
22.The Fireman (1916) 5.5/10
23.Police (1916) 5/10
24.Sunnyside (1919) 5/10
25.The Count (1916) 5/10
26.The Floorwalker (1916) 5/10
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7. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Writer | Trois couleurs: Bleu
Krzysztof Kieslowski graduated from Lódz Film School in 1969, and became a documentary, TV and feature film director and scriptwriter. Before making his first film for TV, Przejscie podziemne (1974) (The Underground Passage), he made a number of short documentaries. His next TV title, Personnel (...
For:
1.Three Colors: Blue (1993) 10/10
2.The Decalogue (1989) 9.5/10
3.La double vie de Véronique (1991) 9/10
4.Three Colors: Red (1994) 9/10
5.A Short Film About Love (1988) 8.5/10
6.Camera Buff (1979) 8/10
7.A Short Film About Killing (1988) 8/10
8.Three Colors: White (1994) 7.5/10
9.Short Working Day (1981) 7.5/10
10.Blind Chance (1987) 7.5/10
11.No End (1985) 7.5/10
12.Talking Heads (1980) 6/10
13.Seven Women of Different Ages (1979) 6/10
14.Pedestrian Subway (1974) 6/10
15.Curriculum Vitae (1975) 6/10
16.The Scar (1976) 5.5/10
17.I Was a Soldier (1971) 5.5/10
18.Refrain (1972) 5.5/10
19.From a Night Porter's Point of View (1979) 5.5/10
20.Concert of Wishes (1967) 5/10
21.The Tram (1966) 5/10
22.Railway Station (1980) 5/10
23.Bricklayer (1973) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Seven Days a Week - CITY LIFE - Warsaw (1990)
8. Jean-Luc Godard
Director | Bande à part
Jean-Luc Godard was born in Paris on December 3, 1930, the second of four children in a bourgeois Franco-Swiss family. His father was a doctor who owned a private clinic, and his mother came from a preeminent family of Swiss bankers. During World War II Godard became a naturalized citizen of ...
For:
1.Pierrot le fou (1965) 10/10
2.Masculin/Féminin (1966) 9/10
3.À bout de souffle (1960) 9/10
4.Le mépris (1963) 8/10
5.Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962) 7.5/10
6.Bande à part (1964) 7.5/10
7.Le petit soldat (1963) 7.5/10
8.Week End (1967) 7.5/10
9.Le livre d'image (2018) 7.5/10
10.Alphaville (1965) 7/10
11.La chinoise (1967) 7/10
12.Tout va bien (1972) 7/10
13.Made in U.S.A (1966) 7/10
14.Une femme mariée: Suite de fragments d'un film tourné en 1964 (1964) 7/10
15.2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle (1967) 6.5/10
16.Adieu au langage (2014) 6.5/10
17.Charlotte et Véronique (1959) 6.5/10
18.Une femme est une femme (1961) 6/10
19.Notre musique (2004) 6/10
20.Les carabiniers (1963) 6/10
21.Charlotte et son Jules (1960) 6/10
22.Une histoire d'eau (1961) 5/10
23.Numéro deux (1975) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980); Passion (1982); Prénom Carmen (1983); 'Je vous salue, Marie' (1985); Détective (1985); Nouvelle vague (1990); Allemagne 90 neuf zéro (1991); Hélas pour moi (1993); Je vous salue, Sarajevo (1993); JLG/JLG - autoportrait de décembre (1994); For Ever Mozart (1996); De l'origine du XXIe siècle (2000)
9. Ingmar Bergman
Writer | Smultronstället
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born July 14, 1918, the son of a priest. The film and T.V. series, The Best Intentions (1992) is biographical and shows the early marriage of his parents. The film Sunday's Children (1992) depicts a bicycle journey with his father. In the miniseries Private Confessions (...
For:
1.The Seventh Seal (1957) 10/10
2.Through a Glass Darkly (1961) 9.5/10
3.Persona (1966) 8.5/10
4.The Virgin Spring (1960) 8/10
5.Wild Strawberries (1957) 8/10
6.Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) 7.5/10
7.Sawdust and Tinsel (1953) 7.5/10
8.Summer with Monika (1953) 7.5/10
9.Shame (1968) 7/10
10.Cries & Whispers (1972) 7/10
11.Winter Light (1963) 7/10
12.Summer Interlude (1951) 7/10
13.Dreams (1955) 7/10
14.To Joy (1950) 7/10
15.The Passion of Anna (1969) 6.5/10
16.Secrets of Women (1952) 6.5/10
17.Thirst (1949) 6.5/10
18.A Lesson in Love (1954) 6/10
19.The Silence (1963) 5.5/10
20.The Magician (1958) 5.5/10
21.Prison (1949) 5.5/10
22.Port of Call (1948) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Brink of Life (1958); The Devil's eye (1960); The Rite (1969); Scenes From a Marriage (1973); The Magic Flute (1975); Face to Face (1976); Autumn sonata (1978); From the Life of the Marionettes (1980); Fanny and Alexander (1982); After the Rehearsal (1984); The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1986); In the Presence of a Clown (1997); Saraband (2003)
10. Quentin Tarantino
Writer | Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.
In January of...
For:
1.Inglourious Basterds (2009) 10/10
2.Django Unchained (2012) 10/10
3.Pulp Fiction (1994) 9.5/10
4.Reservoir Dogs (1992) 9/10
5.Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 9/10
6.Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 8.5/10
7.Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) 8.5/10
8.Jackie Brown (1997) 8/10
9.The Hateful Eight (2015) 7.5/10
10.Death Proof (2007) 7/10
11.My Best Friend's Birthday (1987) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
11. Ridley Scott
Producer | The Martian
Described by film producer Michael Deeley as "the very best eye in the business", director Ridley Scott was born on November 30, 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the United Kingdom ...
For:
1.Blade Runner (1982) 9.5/10
2.Alien (1979) 9/10
3.Gladiator (2000) 9/10
4.The Duellists (1977) 8/10
5.Kingdom of Heaven (2005) 8/10
6.All the Money in the World (2017) 8/10
7.Thelma & Louise (1991) 7.5/10
8.American Gangster (2007) 7.5/10
9.The Last Duel (2021) 7.5/10
10.The Martian (2015) 7.5/10
11.Alien: Covenant (2017) 7.5/10
12.Prometheus (2012) 7.5/10
13.Matchstick Men (2003) 7/10
14.Black Hawk Down (2001) 7/10
15.Body of Lies (2008) 6.5/10
16.Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing (2017) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Hennessy X.O: The Seven Worlds (2019); House of Gucci (2021); Napoleon (2023)
12. Peter Jackson
Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The ...
For:
1.LOTR: The Return of the King (2003) 10/10
2.LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) 9.5/10
3.The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) 8.5/10
4.LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 8.5/10
5.They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) 8.5/10
6.Braindead (1992) 8/10
7.The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) 8/10
8.Heavenly Creatures (1994) 7.5/10
9.The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) 7.5/10
10.Meet the Feebles (1989) 7/10
11.Forgotten Silver (1995) 7/10
12.King Kong (2005) 7/10
13.Bad Taste (1987) 6.5/10
14.The Frighteners (1996) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Beatles: Get Back (2021); The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
(2022); The Beatles: Now and Then (2023)
13. David Lynch
Writer | Twin Peaks
Born in precisely the kind of small-town American setting so familiar from his films, David Lynch spent his childhood being shunted from one state to another as his research scientist father kept getting relocated. He attended various art schools, married Peggy Lynch and then fathered future ...
For:
1.Mulholland Dr. (2001) 10/10
2.Eraserhead (1977) 9.5/10
3.Blue Velvet (1986) 8.5/10
4.Twin Peaks - SEASON 3 (2017) 8.5/10
5.The Elephant Man (1980) 8.5/10
6.Twin Peaks - SEASON 1 (1990) 8/10
7.Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) 8/10
8.Twin Peaks - SEASON 2 (1990) 7.5/10
9.The Grandmother (1970) 7/10
10.Dune (1984) 7/10
11.Wild at Heart (1990) 7/10
12.Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) 7/10
13.Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) 6/10
14.The Alphabet (1968) 6/10
15.Crazy Clown Time (2012) 5.5/10
16.The 3 Rs (2011) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Lost Highway (1997); The Straight Story (1999); Inland Empire (2006); What Did Jack Do? (2017); Fire (PoZar) (2020)
14. John Ford
Director | The Quiet Man
John Ford came to Hollywood following one of his brothers, an actor. Asked what brought him to Hollywood, he replied "the train". He became one of the most respected directors in the business, in spite of being known for his westerns, which were not considered "serious" film. He won six Oscars, ...
For:
1.The Searchers (1956) 9.5/10
2.The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 8.5/10
3.My Darling Clementine (1946) 8.5/10
4.Stagecoach (1939) 8/10
5.The Informer (1935) 8/10
6.The Quiet Man (1952) 8/10
7.How Green Was My Valley (1941) 7.5/10
8.Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) 7/10
9.Fort Apache (1948) 7/10
10.3 Bad Men (1926) 7/10
11.She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) 6.5/10
12.Rio Grande (1950) 6.5/10
13.The Hurricane (1937) 6.5/10
14.The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) 6.5/10
15.Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) 6.5/10
16.Four Sons (1928) 6.5/10
17.The Iron Horse (1924) 6.5/10
18.Air Mail (1932) 6/10
19.Arrowsmith (1931) 6/10
20.Mister Roberts (1955) 5.5/10
21.The Lost Patrol (1934) 5.5/10
22.The Long Voyage Home (1940) 5/10
23.Just Pals (1920) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Whole Town's Talking (1935); Steamboat Round the Bend (1935); Wee Willie Winkie (1937); They Were Expendable (1945); The Fugitive (1947); 3 Godfathers (1948); Wagon Master (1950); The Sun Shines Bright (1953); Mogambo (1953); The Long Gray Line (1955); The Rising of the Moon (1957); The Last Hurrah (1958); The Horse Soldiers (1959); Sergeant Rutledge (1960); Two Rode Together (1961); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); How the West Was Won (1962); Donovan's Reef (1963); Cheyenne Autumn (1964); 7 Women (1966)
15. Akira Kurosawa
Writer | Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
After training as a painter (he storyboards his films as full-scale paintings), Kurosawa entered the film industry in 1936 as an assistant director, eventually making his directorial debut with Sanshiro Sugata (1943). Within a few years, Kurosawa had achieved sufficient stature to allow him greater...
For:
1.Seven Samurai (1954) 10/10
2.Rashômon (1950) 9/10
3.To Live (1952) 9/10
4.The Hidden Fortress (1958) 8.5/10
5.Throne of Blood (1957) 8.5/10
6.Drunken Angel (1948) 8/10
7.The Quiet Duel (1949) 7.5/10
8.Stray Dog (1949) 7/10
9.I Live in Fear (1955) 7/10
10.The Lower Depths (1957) 7/10
11.Scandal (1950) 7/10
12.Judo Saga (1943) 6.5/10
13.No Regrets for My Youth (1946) 6/10
14.The Idiot (1951) 6/10
15.One Wonderful Sunday (1947) 6/10
16.The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Bad Sleep Well (1960); Yojimbo (1961); Sanjuro (1962); High and Low (1963); Red Beard (1965); Dodesukaden (1970); Dersu Uzala (1975); Shadow Warrior (1980); Ran (1985); Dreams (1990); Rhapsody in August (1991); Madadayo (1993)
16. George Cukor
Director | My Fair Lady
George Cukor was an American film director of Hungarian-Jewish descent, better known for directing comedies and literary adaptations. He once won the Academy Award for Best Director, and was nominated other four times for the same Award.
In 1899, George Dewey Cukor was born on the Lower East Side of...
For:
1.The Philadelphia Story (1940) 9.5/10
2.Adam's Rib (1949) 8.5/10
3.Holiday (1938) 8.5/10
4.My Fair Lady (1964) 8.5/10
5.Born Yesterday (1950) 8/10
6.Camille (1936) 8/10
7.David Copperfield (1935) 7.5/10
8.Dinner at Eight (1933) 7.5/10
9.Gaslight (1944) 7/10
10.Little Women (1933) 7/10
11.A Double Life (1947) 7/10
12.A Woman's Face (1941) 7/10
13.What Price Hollywood? (1932) 7/10
14.The Women (1939) 6/10
15.A Star Is Born (1954) 6/10
16.A Bill of Divorcement (1932) 6/10
17.Keeper of the Flame (1942) 5.5/10
18.The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) 5.5/10
19.Sylvia Scarlett (1935) 5/10
20.Romeo and Juliet (1936) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951); The Marrying Kind (1952); Pat and Mike (1952); It Should Happen to You (1954); Bhowani Junction (1956); Lust for Life (1956); Les Girls (1957); Let's Make Love (1960); Something's Got to Give (1962); Love Among the Ruins (1975); The Corn Is Green (1979)
17. Federico Fellini
Writer | Le notti di Cabiria
The women who both attracted and frightened him and an Italy dominated in his youth by Mussolini and Pope Pius XII - inspired the dreams that Fellini started recording in notebooks in the 1960s. Life and dreams were raw material for his films. His native Rimini and characters like Saraghina (the ...
For:
1.La strada (1954) 9.5/10
2.8½ (1963) 9.5/10
3.Le notti di Cabiria (1957) 9/10
4.La dolce vita (1960) 9/10
5.Amarcord (1973) 9/10
6.Il bidone (1955) 8.5/10
7.I vitelloni (1953) 8/10
8.Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) 8/10
9.Lo sceicco bianco (1952) 7.5/10
10.Luci del varietà (1950) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Fellini - Satyricon (1969); Roma (1972); Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976); Prova d'orchestra (1978); La città delle donne (1980); E la nave va (1984); Ginger e Fred (1986); Intervista (1987); La voce della luna (1990)
18. Hayao Miyazaki
Writer | Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's greatest animation directors. The entertaining plots, compelling characters, and breathtaking visuals in his films have earned him international renown from critics as well as public recognition within Japan.
Miyazaki started his career in 1963 as an animator at the ...
For:
1.Spirited Away (2001) 9/10
2.Princess Mononoke (1997) 9/10
3.Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 9/10
4.Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 8.5/10
5.My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 8.5/10
6.Castle in the Sky (1986) 8/10
7.The Wind Rises (2013) 8/10
8.Porco Rosso (1992) 8/10
9.Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 7.5/10
10.Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) 7.5/10
11.Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010) 6.5/10
12.On Your Mark (1995) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Whale Hunt (2001); Mei and the Kitten Bus (2002); Koro's Big Day Out (2002); House-hunting (2006); Monmon the Water Spider (2006); The Day I Bought a Star (2006); Ponyo (2008); Boro the Caterpillar (2018); The Boy and the Heron (2023)
19. Terry Gilliam
Writer | Brazil
Terry Gilliam was born near Medicine Lake, Minnesota. When he was 12 his family moved to Los Angeles where he became a fan of MAD magazine. In his early twenties he was often stopped by the police who suspected him of being a drug addict and Gilliam had to explain that he worked in advertising. In ...
For:
1.Brazil (1985) 10/10
2.Twelve Monkeys (1995) 9/10
3.Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 8.5/10
4.The Meaning of Life (1983) 8.5/10
5.The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) 8/10
6.Time Bandits (1981) 8/10
7.The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) 8/10
8.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) 7.5/10
9.The Fisher King (1991) 7.5/10
10.The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) 6.5/10
11.The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983) 6.5/10
12.The Wholly Family (2011) 6/10
13.Storytime (1968) 5.5/10
14.Miracle of Flight (1974) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
20. Denis Villeneuve
Director | Dune
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), ...
For:
1.Arrival (2016) 9.5/10
2.Prisoners (2013) 9/10
3.Blade Runner 2049 (2017) 9/10
4.Dune: Part One (2021) 8.5/10
5.Incendies (2010) 8.5/10
6.Sicario (2015) 8.5/10
7.Enemy (2013) 8/10
8.Maelström (2000) 7.5/10
9.Next Floor (2008) 7/10
10.Un 32 août sur terre (1998) 7/10
11.Polytechnique (2009) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Dune: Part Two (2024)
21. Billy Wilder
Writer | The Apartment
Originally planning to become a lawyer, Billy Wilder abandoned that career in favor of working as a reporter for a Viennese newspaper, using this experience to move to Berlin, where he worked for the city's largest tabloid. He broke into films as a screenwriter in 1929 and wrote scripts for many ...
For:
1.Sunset Blvd. (1950) 10/10
2.The Apartment (1960) 9.5/10
3.Double Indemnity (1944) 9/10
4.The Lost Weekend (1945) 8.5/10
5.Ace in the Hole (1951) 8.5/10
6.Stalag 17 (1953) 7.5/10
7.Five Graves to Cairo (1943) 7.5/10
8.Death Mills (1945) 7.5/10
9.A Foreign Affair (1948) 7/10
10.The Major and the Minor (1942) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Sabrina (1954); The Seven Year Itch (1955); The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); Love in the Afternoon (1957); Witness for the Prosecution (1957); Some Like It Hot (1959); One, Two, Three (1961); Irma la Douce (1963); Kiss Me, Stupid (1964); The Fortune Cookie (1966); The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970); Avanti! (1972); The Front Page (1974); Fedora (1978)
22. Clint Eastwood
Actor | Million Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood was born May 31, 1930 in San Francisco, to Clinton Eastwood Sr., a bond salesman and later manufacturing executive for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Ruth Wood (née Margret Ruth Runner), a housewife turned IBM clerk. He grew up in nearby Piedmont. At school Clint took interest in ...
For:
1.Unforgiven (1992) 9.5/10
2.Million Dollar Baby (2004) 9/10
3. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) 8.5/10
4.Changeling (2008) 8/10
5.Gran Torino (2008) 8/10
6.High Plains Drifter (1973) 7.5/10
7.Breezy (1973) 7.5/10
8.Play Misty for Me (1971) 7.5/10
9.Sully (2016) 7/10
10.The Mule (2018) 7/10
11.Jersey Boys (2014) 7/10
12.American Sniper (2014) 6.5/10
13.The Eiger Sanction (1975) 6/10
14.The Gauntlet (1977) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Bronco Billy (1980); Honkytonk Man (1982); Pale Rider (1985); Heartbreak Ridge (1986); White Hunter Black Heart (1990); A Perfect World (1993); The Bridges of Madison County (1995); Space Cowboys (2000); Mystic River (2003); Flags of Our Fathers (2006); Letters from Iwo Jima (2006); Invictus (2009); Richard Jewell (2019); Cry Macho (2021)
23. Richard Linklater
Director | Waking Life
Self-taught writer-director Richard Stuart Linklater was born in Houston, Texas, to Diane Margaret (Krieger), who taught at a university, and Charles W. Linklater III. Richard was among the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance of the 1990s. ...
For:
1.Before Sunset (2004) 9/10
2.Before Midnight (2013) 8.5/10
3.The School of Rock (2003) 8/10
4.Everybody Wants Some (2016) 8/10
5.Boyhood (2014) 8/10
6.Before Sunrise (1995) 8/10
7.Dazed and Confused (1993) 7.5/10
8.Waking Life (2001) 7.5/10
9.Bernie (2011) 7.5/10
10.Slacker (1991) 7/10
11.Tape (2001) 7/10
12.SubUrbia (1996) 7/10
13.Live from Shiva's Dance Floor (2003) 6/10
14.Last Flag Flying (2017) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
A Scanner Darkly (2006); Me and Orson Welles (2008); Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019); Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Adventure (2022); Hit Man (2023)
24. Park Chan-wook
Director | Oldeuboi
Park Chan-wook was born on August 23, 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and director, known for Oldboy (2003), The Handmaiden (2016) and Decision to Leave (2022). He is married to Eun-hee Kim. They have one child.
For:
1.The Handmaiden (2016) 10/10
2.Oldboy (2003) 9.5/10
3.Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) 9/10
4.Thirst (2009) 8/10
5.Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) 8/10
6.J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000) 8/10
7.The Little Drummer Girl (2018) 8/10
8.Stoker (2013) 7.5/10
9.I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) 7/10
10.Night Fishing (2011) 6/10
11.Judgement (1999) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Decision to Leave (2022)
25. Yimou Zhang
Director | Ying xiong
Yimou Zhang was born on November 14, 1951 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. He is a director and writer, known for Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004) and Curse of the Golden Flower (2006). He has been married to Ting Chen since December 2011. They have three children. He was previously married to ...
For:
1.Raise the Red Lantern (1991) 9.5/10
2.Ju Dou (1990) 9/10
3.To Live (1994) 8.5/10
4.Red Sorghum (1987) 8/10
5.Shanghai Triad (1995) 8/10
6.Coming Home (2014) 8/10
7.Shadow (2018) 7.5/10
8.Hero (2002) 7.5/10
9.The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) 7.5/10
10.The Flowers of War (2011) 7.5/10
11.Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Keep Cool (1997); Not One Less (1999); The Road Home (1999); Happy Times (2000); House of Flying Daggers (2004); Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005); Curse of the Golden Flower (2006); Cliff Walkers (2021); Full River Red (2023)
26. Lars von Trier
Writer | Dancer in the Dark
Probably the most ambitious and visually distinctive filmmaker to emerge from Denmark since Carl Theodor Dreyer over 60 years earlier, Lars von Trier studied film at the Danish Film School and attracted international attention with his very first feature, The Element of Crime (1984). A highly ...
For:
1.Dogville (2003) 9/10
2.The Idiots (1998) 8.5/10
3.Melancholia (2011) 8/10
4.Dancer in the Dark (2000) 8/10
5.Breaking the Waves (1996) 8/10
6.The Kingdom II (1997) 8/10
7.Medea (1988) 7.5/10
8.The Kingdom I (1994) 7.5/10
9.Europa (1991) 7.5/10
10.The House That Jack Built (2018) 7/10
11.Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) 7/10
12.The Element of Crime (1984) 6.5/10
13.Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) 6.5/10
14.Antichrist (2009) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Manderlay (2005); The Boss of it All (2006)
27. Tim Burton
Producer | Edward Scissorhands
Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was ...
For:
1.Edward Scissorhands (1990) 9.5/10
2.Ed Wood (1994) 8.5/10
3.Beetle Juice (1988) 8/10
4.Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) 8/10
5.Sleepy Hollow (1999) 7.5/10
6.Big Fish (2003) 7.5/10
7.Vincent (1982) 7.5/10
8.Batman Returns (1992) 7/10
9.Batman (1989) 7/10
10.Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) 7/10
11.Big Eyes (2014) 7/10
12.Frankenweenie (2012) 6.5/10
13.Frankenweenie (1984) 6.5/10
14.Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) 6/10
15.The World of Stainboy (2000) 5.5/10
16.Hansel and Gretel (1983) 5.5/10
17.Alice in Wonderland (2010) 5.5/10
18.Stalk of the Celery Monster (1979) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005); Corpse Bride (2005)
28. Luis Buñuel
Writer | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
The father of cinematic Surrealism and one of the most original directors in the history of the film medium, Luis Buñuel was given a strict Jesuit education (which sowed the seeds of his obsession with both religion and subversive behavior), and subsequently moved to Madrid to study at the ...
For:
1.Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) 9/10
2.Los olvidados (1950) 9/10
3.Le journal d'une femme de chambre (1964) 8/10
4.Tristana (1970) 8/10
5.Cet obscur objet du désir (1977) 8/10
6.L'âge d'or (1930) 7.5/10
7.Ensayo de un crimen (1955) 7/10
8.El (1953) 7/10
9.Un chien andalou (1929) 7/10
10.El bruto (1953) 7/10
11.El gran calavera (1949) 7/10
12.Susana (1951) 6.5/10
13.Las Hurdes (1933) 6.5/10
14.Subida al cielo (1952) 6/10
15.La hija del engaño (1951) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
La ilusión viaja en tranvía (1954); Abismos de pasión (1954); Robinson Crusoe (1954); El río y la muerte (1955); Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1956); La mort en ce jardin (1956); Nazarín (1959); La fièvre monte à El Pao (1959); The Young One (1960); Viridiana (1961); El ángel exterminador (1962); Simón del desierto (1965); Belle de jour (1967); La voie lactée (1969); Le fantôme de la liberté (1974)
29. Christopher Nolan
Writer | Tenet
Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed Academy Award winner writer/director/producer Sir Christopher Nolan CBE was born in London, England. Over the course of more than 25 years of filmmaking, Nolan has gone from low-budget independent films to working on some of the ...
For:
1.Inception (2010) 9.5/10
2.Memento (2000) 9/10
3.The Dark Knight (2008) 8.5/10
4.Dunkirk (2017) 8.5/10
5.The Prestige (2006) 8/10
6.Following (1998) 7.5/10
7.Interstellar (2014) 7.5/10
8.Insomnia (2002) 7.5/10
9.Batman Begins (2005) 7.5/10
10.The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 7/10
11.Doodlebug (1997) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Tenet (2020); Oppenheimer (2023)
30. Jean Renoir
Writer | La règle du jeu
Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he ...
For:
1.La grande illusion (1937) 9.5/10
2.La règle du jeu (1939) 8.5/10
3.Les bas-fonds (1936) 8.5/10
4.Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932) 8/10
5.Partie de campagne (1936) 8/10
6.La chienne (1931) 7.5/10
7.Toni (1935) 7.5/10
8.Le crime de Monsieur Lange (1936) 7.5/10
9.La petite marchande d'allumettes (1928) 7.5/10
10.La Marseillaise (1938) 7/10
11.Nana (1926) 6.5/10
12.La fille de l'eau (1925) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
La bête humaine (1938); Swamp Water (1941); This Land Is Mine (1943); The Southerner (1945); The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946); The River (1951); Le carrosse d'or (1952); French Cancan (1954); Elena et les hommes (1956); Le testament du Docteur Cordelier (1959); Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (1959); Le caporal épinglé (1962)
31. Robert Zemeckis
Writer | Back to the Future
A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone (1984), 1941 (1979)) and special effect ...
For:
1.Forrest Gump (1994) 9.5/10
2.Back to the Future (1985) 8.5/10
3.Cast Away (2000) 8.5/10
4.Back to the Future Part II (1989) 8/10
5.Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) 7.5/10
6.Flight (2012) 7.5/10
7.Contact (1997) 7/10
8.The Walk (2015) 7/10
9.Back to the Future Part III (1990) 7/10
10.Romancing the Stone (1984) 6.5/10
11.Allied (2016) 6.5/10
12.Used Cars (1980) 6/10
13.I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) 5.5/10
14.Beowulf (2007) 5.5/10
15.The Polar Express (2004) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
32. Kar-Wai Wong
Director | Yi dai zong shi
Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1956) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylised, emotionally resonant work, including Ah fei zing zyun (1990), Dung che sai duk (1994), Chung Hing sam lam (1994), Do lok tin si (1995), Chun gwong ...
For:
1.In the Mood for Love (2000) 9/10
2.Chungking Express (1994) 9/10
3.Fallen Angels (1995) 8.5/10
4,2046 (2004) 8/10
5.Happy Together (1997) 8/10
6. Ashes of Time (1994) 7.5/10
7.The Grandmaster (2013) 7.5/10
8.Days of Being Wild (1990) 7.5/10
9.As Tears Go By (1988) 7.5/10
10.The Follow (2001) 6.5/10
11.wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net (1996) 5.5/10
12.Deja Vu (2012) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
There's Only One Sun (2007)
33. Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer | Le samouraï
The name "Melville" is not immediately associated with film. It conjures up images of white whales and crackbrained captains, of naysaying notaries and soup-spilling sailors. It is the countersign to a realm of men and their deeds, both heroic and villainous. It is the American novel, with its ...
For:
1.Bob le flambeur (1956) 9/10
2.Le samouraï (1967) 9/10
3.Le deuxième souffle (1966) 8.5/10
4,L'armée des ombres (1969) 8.5/10
5.Le doulos (1962) 8.5/10
6.Léon Morin, prêtre (1961) 8/10
7.Le silence de la mer (1949) 7.5/10
8.Les enfants terribles (1950) 7.5/10
9.Deux hommes dans Manhattan (1959) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Le cercle rouge (1970); Un flic (1972)
34. Werner Herzog
Director | Fitzcarraldo
Director. Writer. Producer. Actor. Poet. He studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didn't finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. Later in his life, Herzog also staged several operas in Bayreuth, Germany, and at the Milan Scala in Italy. Herzog has...
For:
1.Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972) 9/10
2.Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010) 8.5/10
3.Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle (1974) 8/10
4.Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) 8/10
5.Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (1971) 7.5/10
6.Into the Inferno (2016) 7.5/10
7.Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016) 7.5/10
8.Into the Abyss (2011) 7.5/10
9.Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen (1970) 7/10
10.Lebenszeichen (1968) 7/10
11.Fata Morgana (1971) 7/10
12.Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner (1974) 6/10
13.From One Second to the Next (2013) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Herz aus Glas (1976); Mit mir will keiner spielen (1976); Stroszek (1977); La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe (1977); Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979); Woyzeck (1979); Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger (1981); Fitzcarraldo (1982); Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (1984); Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten (1984); Gasherbrum - Der leuchtende Berg (1985); Werner Herzog Filmemacher (1986); Cobra Verde (1987); Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara (1989); Echos aus einem düsteren Reich (1990); Cerro Torre: Schrei aus Stein (1991); Lektionen in Finsternis (1992); Glocken aus der Tiefe - Glaube und Aberglaube in Rußland (1993); Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997); Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (1999); Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel (2000); Wheel of Time (2003); The White Diamond (2004); Grizzly Man (2005); The Wild Blue Yonder (2005); Rescue Dawn (2006); Encounters at the End of the World (2007); The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009); Meeting Gorbachev (2018); Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019); Family Romance, LLC (2019); Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020); The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2022); Theatre of Thought (2022)
35. Ang Lee
Director | Wo hu cang long
Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then came to the U.S. to receive a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre/Theater Direction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ...
For:
1.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 8.5/10
2.Brokeback Mountain (2005) 8.5/10
3.The Ice Storm (1997) 8.5/10
4.The Wedding Banquet (1993) 8/10
5.Sense and Sensibility (1995) 8/10
6.Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) 8/10
7.Ride with the Devil (1999) 7.5/10
8.Life of Pi (2012) 7.5/10
9.Lust, Caution (2007) 7/10
10.Pushing Hands (1992) 7/10
11.Chosen (2001) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
36. Robert Bresson
Writer | Au hasard Balthazar
Robert Bresson trained as a painter before moving into films as a screenwriter, making a short film (atypically a comedy), Public Affairs (1934) in 1934. After spending more than a year as a German POW during World War II, he made his debut with Angels of Sin (1943) in 1943. His next film, The ...
For:
1.Au hasard Balthazar (1966) 10/10
2.Un condamné à mort s'est échappé (1956) 9.5/10
3.Pickpocket (1959) 8.5/10
4.Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951) 8.5/10
5.Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945) 8/10
6.Les anges du péché (1943) 8/10
7.Procès de Jeanne d'Arc (1962) 7.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Mouchette (1967); Une femme douce (1969); Quatre nuits d'un rêveur (1971); Lancelot du Lac (1974); Le diable probablement (1977); L'argent (1983)
37. David Fincher
Director | Se7en
David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983. Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials...
For:
1.Se7en (1995) 9.5/10
2.Zodiac (2007) 8.5/10
3.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 8.5/10
4.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) 8/10
5.Fight Club (1999) 8/10
6.Gone Girl (2014) 8/10
7.The Social Network (2010) 8/10
8.Panic Room (2002) 7/10
9.The Game (1997) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Mank (2020); The Killer (2023)
38. Francis Ford Coppola
Producer | Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...
For:
1.The Godfather: Part II (1974) 10/10
2.The Godfather (1972) 10/10
3.Apocalypse Now (1979) 9.5/10
4.The Conversation (1974) 8.5/10
5.The Godfather: Part III (1990) 7.5/10
6.The Rain People (1969) 7/10
7.You're a Big Boy Now (1966) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Outsiders (1983); Rumble Fish (1983); The Cotton Club (1984); Peggy Sue Got Married (1986); Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988); New York Stories (1989); Dracula (1992); The Rainmaker (1997); Tetro (2009)
39. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Director | Biutiful
Alejandro González Iñárritu (ih-nyar-ee-too), born August 15th, 1963, is a Mexican film director.
González Iñárritu is the first Mexican director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and by the Directors Guild of America for Best Director. He is also the first Mexican-born ...
For:
1.Birdman (2014) 10/10
2.Amores perros (2000) 9.5/10
3.The Revenant (2015) 9/10
4.Babel (2006) 8.5/10
5.21 Grams (2003) 8/10
6.Biutiful (2010) 7.5/10
7.Powder Keg (2001) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)
40. Buster Keaton
Actor | The General
Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, ever-changing variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine ...
For:
1.The General (1926) 9/10
2.Sherlock Jr. (1924) 8.5/10
3.Seven Chances (1925) 8.5/10
4.Our Hospitality (1923) 7.5/10
5.The Navigator (1924) 7/10
6.The Scarecrow (1920) 7/10
7.One Week (1920) 6.5/10
8.Three Ages (1923) 6/10
9.The Goat (1921) 6/10
10.Cops (1922) 6/10
11.Neighbors (1920) 6/10
12.Hard Luck (1921) 6/10
13.Battling Butler (1926) 5.5/10
14.Go West (1925) 5.5/10
15.The Play House (1921) 5.5/10
16.The 'High Sign' (1921) 5.5/10
17.My Wife's Relations (1922) 5.5/10
18.The Blacksmith (1922) 5.5/10
19.The Boat (1921) 5.5/10
20.The Haunted House (1921) 5/10
21.The Balloonatic (1923) 5/10
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41. Michael Mann
Producer | The Insider
As a director, screenwriter, and producer, four-time Academy Award nominee Michael Mann has established himself as one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema. After writing and directing the Primetime Emmy Award-winning television movie The Jericho Mile (1979), Mann ...
For:
1.The Last of the Mohicans (1992) 9/10
2.Heat (1995) 8.5/10
3.The Insider (1999) 8.5/10
4.Thief (1981) 8/10
5.Collateral (2004) 8/10
6.Manhunter (1986) 8/10
7.Ali (2001) 7/10
8.The Jericho Mile (1979) 7/10
9.Public Enemies (2009) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Ferrari (2023)
42. Sergio Leone
Writer | Once Upon a Time in America
Sergio Leone was virtually born into the cinema - he was the son of Roberto Roberti (A.K.A. Vincenzo Leone), one of Italy's cinema pioneers, and actress Bice Valerian. Leone entered films in his late teens, working as an assistant director to both Italian directors and U.S. directors working in ...
For:
1.The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) 10/10
2.Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 9/10
3.Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 8.5/10
4.A Fistful of Dollars (1964) 8.5/10
5.For a Few Dollars More (1965) 8.5/10
6.Duck, You Sucker (1971) 7.5/10
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43. Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer | The Neon Demon
Writer, director, and producer Nicolas Winding Refn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1970, to Anders Refn, a film director and editor, and Vibeke Winding (née Tuxen), a cinematographer. Just before he turned 11, in 1981, he moved to New York with his parents, where he lived out his teen years. ...
For:
1.Drive (2011) 9/10
2.Bronson (2008) 8.5/10
3.The Neon Demon (2016) 8/10
4.Pusher II (2004) 8/10
5.Only God Forgives (2013) 7.5/10
6.Pusher III (2005) 7.5/10
7.Pusher (1996) 7.5/10
8.Bleeder (1999) 7/10
9.Valhalla Rising (2009) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Too Old to Die Young (2019); Touch of Crude (2022)
44. Paul Thomas Anderson
Director | Punch-Drunk Love
Anderson was born in 1970. He was one of the first of the "video store" generation of film-makers. His father was the first man on his block to own a V.C.R., and from a very early age Anderson had an infinite number of titles available to him. While film-makers like Spielberg cut their teeth making...
For:
1.Magnolia (1999) 9/10
2.Phantom Thread (2017) 8.5/10
3.The Master (2012) 8/10
4.Junun (2015) 8/10
5.Inherent Vice (2014) 7.5/10
6.Radiohead: Present Tense, Jonny, Thom & a CR78 (2016) 7/10
7.Back Beyond (2013) 6.5
8.Haim: Right Now (2017) 6.5/10
9.Fiona Apple: Hot Knife (2013) 6/10
10.Radiohead: Daydreaming (2016) 6/10
11.Joanna Newsom: Divers (2015) 6/10
12.Radiohead: The Numbers (2016) 5.5/10
13.Joanna Newsom: Sapokanikan (2015) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Cigarettes & Coffee (1993); Sydney (1996); Boogie Nights (1997); Fiona Apple: Across the Universe (1998); Aimee Mann: Save Me (1999); Punch-Drunk Love (2002); Mattress Man Commercial (2003); There Will Be Blood (2007); Anima (2019); Haim: Summer Girl (2019); Licorice Pizza (2021)
45. Jim Jarmusch
Director | Paterson
Moved to New York City at the age of seventeen from Akron, Ohio. Graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in English, class of '75. Without any prior film experience, he was accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts, New York.
For:
1.Paterson (2016) 9/10
2.Dead Man (1995) 8.5/10
3.Down by Law (1986) 8/10
4.Mystery Train (1989) 7.5/10
5.Stranger Than Paradise (1984) 7.5/10
6.Night on Earth (1991) 7/10
7.Broken Flowers (2005) 7/10
8.Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) 7/10
9.Permanent Vacation 1980) 6.5/10
10.Year of the Horse (1997) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999); Only Lovers Left Alive (2013); Gimme Danger (2016)
46. Danny Boyle
Director | 127 Hours
Daniel Francis Boyle is a British filmmaker, producer and writer from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. He is known for directing 28 Days Later, 127 Hours, Trainspotting, T2 Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, Millions, Shallow Grave, The Beach, Yesterday, and Steve Jobs. He won many awards for ...
For:
1.Trainspotting (1996) 9/10
2.T2 Trainspotting (2017) 8.5/10
3.28 Days Later... (2002) 8/10
4.127 Hours (2010) 8/10
5.Steve Jobs (2015) 8/10
6.Shallow Grave (1994) 7/10
7.Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 7/10
8.Trance (2013) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Millions (2004); Sunshine (2007); Yesterday (2019)
47. Wes Anderson
Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wesley Wales Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. His mother, Texas Ann (Burroughs), is an archaeologist turned real estate agent, and his father, Melver Leonard Anderson, worked in advertising and PR. He has two brothers, Eric and Mel. Anderson's parents divorced when he was a young child, an ...
For:
1.The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 9/10
2.Moonrise Kingdom (2012) 8.5/10
3.Isle of Dogs (2018) 8/10
4.The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) 8/10
5.Rushmore (1998) 8/10
6.Bottle Rocket (1996) 7.5/10
7.Come Together: H&M (2016) 6/10
8.Castello Cavalcanti (2013) 6/10
9.Bottle Rocket (1994) 5.5/10
10.Prada: Candy (2013) 5.5/10
11.Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman (2012) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004); The Darjeeling Limited (2007); Hotel Chevalier (2007); Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009); The French Dispatch (2021); Asteroid City (2023); Asteroid City Location Featurette (2023); The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023); The Swan (2023); The Rat Catcher (2023); Poison (2023)
48. Darren Aronofsky
Writer | Pi
Darren Aronofsky was born February 12, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, Darren was always artistic: he loved classic movies and, as a teenager, he even spent time doing graffiti art. After high school, Darren went to Harvard University to study film (both live-action and animation). He won ...
For:
1.The Wrestler (2008) 9.5/10
2.Black Swan (2010) 9.5/10
3.Requiem for a Dream (2000) 8.5/10
4.Mother! (2017) 7.5/10
5.Pi (1998) 7.5/10
6.Noah (2014) 7/10
7.The Fountain (2006) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Whale (2022)
49. Roman Polanski
Director | Chinatown
Roman Polanski is a Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few truly international filmmakers. Roman Polanski was born in Paris in 1933.
His parents returned to Poland from France in 1936, three years ...
For:
1.Chinatown (1974) 9/10
2.Repulsion (1965) 8.5/10
3.Knife in the Water (1962) 8/10
4.The Ghost Writer (2010) 7.5/10
5.Cul-de-sac (1966) 7.5/10
6.La Vénus à la fourrure (2013) 7.5/10
7.Dance of the Vampires (1967) 6.5/10
8.Carnage (2011) 6/10
9.When Angels Fall (1959) 6/10
10.The Lamp (1959) 6/10
11.Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) 5.5/10
12.A Therapy (2012) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Rosemary's Baby (1968); The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971); Le locataire (1976); Tess (1979); Frantic (1988); Bitter Moon (1992); Death and the Maiden (1994); The Ninth Gate (1999); The Pianist (2002); Oliver Twist (2005); J'accuse (2019)
50. Kenji Mizoguchi
Director | Ugetsu monogatari
Coming from a lower class family Mizoguchi entered the production company Nikkatsu as an actor specialized in female roles. Later he became an assistant director and made his first film in 1922. Although he filmed almost 90 movies in the silent era, only his last 12 productions are really known ...
For:
1.Sanshô dayû (1954) 8.5/10
2.The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) 8.5/10
3.Osaka Elegy (1936) 8/10
4.Sisters of the Gion (1936) 7.5/10
5.Flame of My Love (1949) 7.5/10
6.Women of the Night (1948) 7/10
7.Cascading White Threads (1933) 7/10
8.The 47 Ronin (1941) 6.5/10
9.The Paper Cranes of Osen (1935) 6.5/10
10.Five Women Around Utamaro (1946) 6/10
11.Tokyo March (1929) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947); Lady Ôyu (1951); Lady Musashino (1951); The Life of Oharu (1952); Ugetsu (1953); A Geisha (1953); The Crucified Woman (1954); The Tale of the Crucified Lovers (1954); Empress Yank Kwei Fei (1955); Legend of the Taira Clan (1955); Street of Shame (1956)
51. Andrei Tarkovsky
Writer | Offret
The most famous Soviet film-maker since Sergei Eisenstein, Andrei Tarkovsky (the son of noted poet Arseniy Tarkovsky) studied music and Arabic in Moscow before enrolling in the Soviet film school VGIK. He shot to international attention with his first feature, Ivan's Childhood (1962), which won the...
For:
1.Solyaris (1972) 9/10
2.Stalker (1979) 9/10
3.Andrei Rublev (1966) 8.5/10
4.The Mirror (1975) 8/10
5.Ivan's Childhood (1962) 8/10
6.The Steamroller and the Violin (1960) 7/10
7.The Killers (1956) 5.5/10
8.There Will Be No Leave Today (1959) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Nostalghia (1983); The Sacrifice (1986)
52. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Director | Un long dimanche de fiançailles
Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a self-taught director who was very quickly interested by cinema, with a predilection for a fantastic cinema where form is as important as the subject. Thus he started directing TV commercials and video clips (such as Julien Clerc in 1984). At the same time he met designer/...
For:
1.Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) 10/10
2.La cité des enfants perdus (1995) 8.5/10
3.Delicatessen (1991) 8.5/10
4.Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) 8/10
5.Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009) 7.5/10
6.Foutaises (1989) 6.5/10
7.The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
53. Jean-Marc Vallée
Director | C.R.A.Z.Y.
Jean-Marc Vallée was a Canadian filmmaker, editor and screenwriter from Montreal. He directed Black List, C.R.A.Z.Y., The Young Victoria, Wild, Dallas Buyers Club, Los Locos, Loser Love and Café de Flore. He also created the HBO shows Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects. He was married to Chantal ...
For:
1.C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) 9.5/10
2.Dallas Buyers Club (2013) 9/10
3.Wild (2014) 8.5/10
4.Big Little Lies (2017) 7.5/10
5.Demolition (2015) 7/10
6.Sharp Objects (2018) 7/10
7.Café de Flore (2011) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Young Victoria (2009)
54. Fritz Lang
Actor | Le mépris
Fritz Lang was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1890. His father managed a construction company. His mother, Pauline Schlesinger, was Jewish but converted to Catholicism when Lang was ten. After high school, he enrolled briefly at the Technische Hochschule Wien and then started to train as a painter. ...
For:
1.Metropolis (1927) 9/10
2.M (1931) 8.5/10
3.Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) 8/10
4.Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache (1924) 8/10
5.Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) 8/10
6.Der müde Tod (1921) 7.5/10
7.Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Spione (1928); Frau im Mond (1929); Liliom (1934); Fury (1936); You Only Live Once (1937); You and Me (1938); The Return of Frank James (1940); Western Union (1941); Man Hunt (1941); Hangmen Also Die! (1943); Ministry of Fear (1944); The Woman in the Window (1944); Scarlet Street (1945); House by the River (1950); Rancho Notorious (1952); Clash by Night (1952); The Blue Gardenia (1953); The Big Heat (1953); Human Desire (1954); Moonfleet (1955); While the City Sleeps (1956); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956); Der Tiger von Eschnapur (1959); Das indische Grabmal (1959); Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse (1960)
55. Jacques Audiard
Writer | De rouille et d'os
Born in Paris, France, in 1952. Jacques Audiard's family has always been involved in movie business. His father, Michel, was a popular screenwriter and director and his uncle a producer. But in his teens he refused that world and wanted to be a teacher. He studied literature and philosophy at the ...
For:
1.Un prophète (2009) 9/10
2.Sur mes lèvres (2001) 8.5/10
3.Dheepan (2015) 8/10
4.De rouille et d'os (2012) 7.5/10
5.The Sisters Brothers (2018) 7.5/10
6.De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté (2005) 7.5/10
7.Un héros très discret (1996) 7/10
8.Regarde les hommes tomber (1994) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Les Olympiades, Paris 13e (2021)
56. Bong Joon Ho
Writer | Snowpiercer
Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his filmography is characterized by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the ...
For:
1.Memories of Murder (2003) 8.5/10
2.Mother (2009) 8.5/10
3.Parasite (2019) 8.5/10
4.Snowpiercer (2013) 8/10
5.The Host (2006) 7.5/10
6.Okja (2017) 7.5/10
7.Tokyo! (2008) 7/10 (4 pts)
8.Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
57. Howard Hawks
Director | Red River
What do the classic films Scarface (1932), Twentieth Century (1934), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), Sergeant York (1941), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Rio Bravo (1959) have in...
For:
1.The Big Sleep (1946) 8.5/10
2.To Have and Have Not (1944) 8.5/10
3.Scarface (1932) 8.5/10
4.Bringing Up Baby (1938) 8/10
5.Red River (1948) 8/10
6.His Girl Friday (1940) 8/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
A Girl in Every Port (1928); The Dawn Patrol (1930); Twentieth Century (1934); Barbary Coast (1935); Ceiling Zero (1936); The Road to Glory (1936); Come and Get It (1936); Only Angels Have Wings (1939); Sergeant York (1941); Ball of Fire (1941); Air Force (1943); A Song Is Born (1948); I Was a Male War Bride (1949); The Big Sky (1952); Full House (1952); Monkey Business (1952); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); Land of the Pharaohs (1955); Rio Bravo (1959); Hatari! (1962); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); El Dorado (1966); Rio Lobo (1970)
58. Makoto Shinkai
Writer | Suzume no Tojimari
Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese director, writer, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer. Shinkai studied Japanese literature at Chuo University where he was a member of juvenile literature club where he drew picture books. In 1999, Shinkai ...
For:
1.Your Name (2016) 9/10
2.The Garden of Words (2013) 8.5/10
3.5 Centimeters Per Second (2007) 8/10
4.Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) 7.5/10
5.Voices of a Distant Star (2003) 7.5/10
6.The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) 7/10
7.Someone's Gaze (2013) 6.5/10
8.She and Her Cat (1999) 6.5/10
9.The Smile (2003) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Cross Road (2014); Weathering with You (2019); Suzume (2022)
59. David Cronenberg
Actor | The Fly
David Cronenberg, also known as the King of Venereal Horror or the Baron of Blood, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. His father, Milton Cronenberg, was a journalist and editor, and his mother, Esther (Sumberg), was a piano player. After showing an inclination for literature at an early...
For:
1.Videodrome (1983) 8.5/10
2.The Fly (1986) 8/10
3.Eastern Promises (2007) 8/10
4.Naked Lunch (1991) 8/10
5.A History of Violence (2005) 7.5/10
6.The Brood (1979) 7.5/10
7.A Dangerous Method (2011) 7/10
8.Shivers (1975) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Scanners (1981); The Dead Zone (1983); Dead Ringers (1988); Crash (1996); eXistenZ (1999); Camera (2000); Spider (2002); Crimes of the Future (2022)
60. Clyde Geronimi
Director | Cinderella
Clyde Geronimi was born on June 12, 1901 in Chiavenna, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director, known for Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953). He died on April 24, 1989 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
& other disney golden age directors
For:
1.Pinocchio (1940) 8/10
2.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 8/10
3.Dumbo (1941) 7.5/10
4.Bambi (1942) 7.5/10
5.Peter Pan (1953) 7.5/10
6.Fantasia (1940) 7.5/10
7.Cinderella (1950) 7/10
8.The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) 7/10
9.The Three Caballeros (1944) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Reluctant Dragon (1941); Song of the South (1946); Melody Time (1948); Alice in Wonderland (1951); Lady and the Tramp (1955); Sleeping Beauty (1959); One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
61. Jee-woon Kim
Director | Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom
Kim Ji-woon was born in Seoul, South Korea. He began his career as an actor before becoming a stage director with productions such as "Hot Sea" in 1994 and "Movie, Movie" in 1995. He then began scripting for films, his first work, 97's "Wonderful Seasons" won Best Screenplay award at Korea's ...
For:
1.I Saw the Devil (2010) 9/10
2.The Age of Shadows (2016) 8.5/10
3.A Bittersweet Life (2005) 8/10
4.A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) 8/10
5.The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) 7/10
6.The Quiet Family (1998) 6.5/10
7.The Last Stand (2013) 6.5/10
8.The Foul King (2000) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
62. Ken Russell
Director | The Devils
Ken Russell tried several professions before choosing to become a film director; he was a still photographer and a dancer and he even served in the Army, but film was his destiny. He began by making several short films which paved the way for his brilliant television films of the 1960s that are ...
For:
1.The Devils (1971) 9/10
2.Women in Love (1969) 8/10
3.Mahler (1974) 8/10
4.Savage Messiah (1972) 7.5/10
5.The Music Lovers (1970) 7.5/10
6.The Boy Friend (1971) 7/10
7.Lisztomania (1975) 6.5/10
8.Tommy (1975) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Altered States (1980); Salome's Last Dance (1988); The Rainbow (1989)
63. James Cameron
Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his ...
For:
1.The Terminator (1984) 9/10
2.Aliens (1986) 8.5/10
3.Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 8.5/10
4.The Abyss (1989) 8/10
5.Titanic (1997) 7.5/10
6.True Lies (1994) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Avatar (2009); Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
64. Orson Welles
Actor | Citizen Kane
His father, Richard Head Welles, was a well-to-do inventor, his mother, Beatrice (Ives) Welles, a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. When his mother died in 1924 (when he was nine) he traveled the world with his father. He was ...
For:
1.Citizen Kane (1941) 9/10
2.Touch of Evil (1958) 8.5/10
3.The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 8.5/10
4.Othello (1952) 7.5/10
5.The Other Side of the Wind (2018) 7.5/10
6.The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) 7.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Stranger (1946); Macbeth (1948); Mr. Arkadin (1955); The Fountain of Youth (1958); Le procès (1962); Campanadas a medianoche (1965); Histoire immortelle (1968); Vienna (1968); F for Fake (1973)
65. Thomas Vinterberg
Director | Jagten
With Sidste omgang (1993) (Last Round), his graduation short from The National Film School of Denmark, Thomas Vinterberg got an early taste of critical success. He received the Jury's and Producers' Awards at the International Student Film Fest in Munich and won the 1st Prize at the Tel Aviv Film ...
For:
1.The Hunt (2012) 9.5/10
2.The Celebration (1998) 9/10
3.Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) 7.5/10
4.Submarino (2010) 7.5/10
5.Kursk (2018) 7/10
6.The Commune (2016) 6.5/10
7.The Boy Who Walked Backwards (1995) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Another Round (2020)
66. Isao Takahata
Director | Hotaru no haka
Isao Takahata was born on October 29, 1935 in Ise, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Pom Poko (1994) and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013). He died on April 5, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
For:
1.Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 9.5/10
2.The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) 9/10
3.Pom Poko (1994) 8/10
4.Only Yesterday (1991) 7.5/10
5.Little Norse Prince (1968) 6.5/10
6.Gauche the Cellist (1982) 6.5/10
7.Panda! Go Panda! (1972) 5.5/10
8.Panda Kopanda Rainy Day Circus (1973) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
67. Spike Jonze
Producer | Her
Spike Jonze made up one-third (along with Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman) of the triumvirate of genius minds behind Dirt Magazine, the brother publication of the much lamented ground-breaking Sassy Magazine. These three uncommon characters were all editors for Grand Royal Magazine as well, under the ...
For:
1.Being John Malkovitch (1999) 9.5/10
2.Her (2013) 9/10
3. Adaptation. (2002) 8/10
4.I'm Here (2010) 7/10
5.Where the Wild Things Are (2009) 6/10
6.Aziz Ansari: Right Now (2019) 6/10
7.Welcome Home (2018) 6/10
8.How They Get There (1997) 5.5/10
9.Mourir auprès de toi (2011) 5.5/10
10.Kenzo World (2016) 5/10
11.We Were Once a Fairytale (2009) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
68. Tom Tykwer
Writer | Lola rennt
Director, writer, producer and composer Tom Tykwer was born in 1965 in Wuppertal, Germany. He showed an interest in film-making from childhood, making super 8 films from the age of 11. Among his first jobs was working at a local art-house cinema. Tykwer eventually relocated to Berlin, first working...
For:
1.Lola rennt (1998) 8.5/10
2.Heaven (2002) 8/10
3.Cloud Atlas (2012) 7.5/10
4.Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (2000) 7.5/10
5.Winterschläfer (1997) 7.5/10
6.Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) 7/10
7.Die tödliche Maria (1993) 6.5/10
8.True (2004) 6/10
9.A Hologram for the King (2016) 6/10
10.Epilog (1992) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
69. David Lean
Director | Lawrence of Arabia
An important British filmmaker, David Lean was born in Croydon on March 25, 1908 and brought up in a strict Quaker family (ironically, as a child he wasn't allowed to go to the movies). During the 1920s, he briefly considered the possibility of becoming an accountant like his father before finding ...
For:
1.Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 8.5/10
2.The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 8.5/10
3.Brief Encounter (1945) 8/10
4.Great Expectations (1946) 8/10
5.Oliver Twist (1948) 8/10
6.A Passage to India (1984) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
In Which We Serve (1942); This Happy Breed (1944); Blithe Spirit (1945); The Passionate Friends (1949); Madeleine (1950); The Sound Barrier (1952); Hobson's Choice (1954); Summertime (1955); Doctor Zhivago (1965); Ryan's Daughter (1970)
70. Hideo Gosha
Director | Goyôkin
Hideo Gosha was born on February 26, 1929 in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan (undisclosed). He was a director and writer, known for The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969), Yôkirô (1983) and Onimasa (1982). He died on August 30, 1992.
For:
1.Official Gold (1969) 8.5/10
2.Tenchu! (1969) 8.5/10
3.Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) 8/10
4.Sword of the Beast (1965) 7.5/10
5.The Wolves (1971) 7/10
6.Violent Streets (1974) 7/10
7.The Geisha (1983) 6/10
8.Bandit vs. Samurai Squad (1978) 6/10
9.Hunter in the Dark (1979) 5.5/10
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71. Brian De Palma
Director | Body Double
Brian De Palma is one of the well-known directors who spear-headed the new movement in Hollywood during the 1970s. He is known for his many films that go from violent pictures, to Hitchcock-like thrillers. Born on September 11, 1940, De Palma was born in Newark, New Jersey in an Italian-American ...
For:
1.Scarface (1983) 9/10
2.Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 8.5/10
3.Carrie (1976) 8/10
4.Sisters (1973) 8/10
5.Obsession (1976) 6.5/10
6.Dressed to Kill (1980) 6/10
7.Hi, Mom! (1970) 6/10
8.The Fury (1978) 5.5/10
9.Greetings (1968) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Blow Out (1981); Body Double (1984); The Untouchables (1987); Casualties of War (1989); Carlito's Way (1993); Mission: Impossible (1996)
72. Jacques Tati
Writer | Playtime
The comic genius Jacques Tati was born Taticheff, descended from a noble Russian family. His grandfather, Count Dimitri, had been a general in the Imperial Army and had served as military attaché to the Russian Embassy in Paris. His father, Emmanuel Taticheff, was a well-to-do picture framer who ...
For:
1.Mon oncle (1958) 9.5/10
2.Playtime (1967) 9/10
3.Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) 8/10
4.Jour de fête (1949) 7.5/10
5.Trafic (1971) 7/10
6.L'école des facteurs (1947) 5.5/10
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73. Frank Capra
Director | It's a Wonderful Life
One of seven children, Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, Sicily. On May 10, 1903, his family left for America aboard the ship Germania, arriving in New York on May 23rd. "There's no ventilation, and it stinks like hell. They're all miserable. It's the most degrading place you ...
For:
1.It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 9/10
2.It Happened One Night (1934) 9/10
3.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 8.5/10
4.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 8.5/10
5.Long Pants (1927) 5.5/10
6.The Strong Man (1926) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Matinee Idol (1928); Ladies of Leisure (1930); The Miracle Woman (1931); Platinum Blonde (1931); Forbidden (1932); American Madness (1932); The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933); Lady for a Day (1933); Broadway Bill (1934); Lost Horizon (1937); You Can't Take It with You (1938); Meet John Doe (1941); Arsenic and Old Lace (1944); State of the Union (1948); Here Comes the Groom (1951); Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
74. Milos Forman
Director | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Milos Forman was born Jan Tomas Forman in Caslav, Czechoslovakia, to Anna (Svabova), who ran a summer hotel, and Rudolf Forman, a professor. During World War II, his parents were taken away by the Nazis, after being accused of participating in the underground resistance. His father died in ...
For:
1.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 10/10
2.Amadeus (1984) 9/10
3.The Firemen's Ball (1967) 8.5/10
4.Loves of a Blonde (1965) 7.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Black Peter (1964); Taking Off (1971); Hair (1979); Ragtime (1981); Valmont (1989); The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996); Man on the Moon (1999)
75. Elia Kazan
Director | On the Waterfront
Known for his creative stage direction, Elia Kazan was born Elias Kazantzoglou on September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey). Noted for drawing out the best dramatic performances from his actors, he directed 21 actors to Oscar nominations, resulting in nine wins. He ...
For:
1.A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) 9.5/10
2.On the Waterfront (1954) 9/10
3.A Face in the Crowd (1957) 8.5/10
4.East of Eden (1955) 8/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945); Boomerang! (1947); Gentleman's Agreement (1947); Pinky (1949); Panic in the Streets (1950); Viva Zapata! (1952); Man on a Tightrope (1953); Baby Doll (1956); Wild River (1960); Splendor in the Grass (1961); America, America (1963)
76. Edgar Wright
Director | Shaun of the Dead
Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his comedic Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), made with recurrent collaborators Simon Pegg...
For:
1.Shaun of the Dead (2004) 8.5/10
2.Baby Driver (2017) 8.5/10
3.Hot Fuzz (2007) 8/10
4.Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) 7.5/10
5.The World's End (2013) 7.5/10
6. A Fistful of Fingers (1995) 6.5/10
7.Beck: Colors (2018) 5.5/10
8.Funky Pete (2004) 5/10
9.The Man Who Would Be Shaun (2004) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Sparks Brothers (2021); Last Night in Soho (2021)
77. Brad Bird
Writer | The Incredibles
Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, known for both animated and live-action films. Bird was born in Kalispell, Montana, the youngest of four children of Marjorie A. (née Cross) and Philip Cullen Bird. His father worked in...
For:
1.Ratatouille (2007) 9.5/10
2,The Iron Giant (1999) 8/10
3.The Incredibles (2004) 8/10
4.Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) 7.5/10
5.Incredibles 2 (2018) 7.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:
Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
78. Steven Soderbergh
Director | Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Steven Andrew Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the second of six children of Mary Ann (Bernard) and Peter Soderbergh. His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, and his mother was of Italian ancestry. While he was still at a very young age, his family moved to ...
For:
1.Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) 8/10
2.Contagion (2011) 7.5/10
3.Logan Lucky (2017) 7.5/10
4.Ocean's Eleven (2001) 7/10
5.Behind the Candelabra (2013) 7/10
6.And Everything Is Going Fine (2010) 7/10
7.Unsane (2018) 6.5/10
8.Side Effects (2013) 6.5/10
9.High Flying Bird (2019) 6/10
10.Haywire (2011) 6/10
11.Magic Mike (2012) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Kafka (1991); King of the Hill (1993); Gray's Anatomy (1996); Schizopolis (1996); Out of Sight (1998); The Limey (1999); Erin Brockovich (2000); Traffic (2000); Solaris (2002); Ocean's Twelve (2004); Bubble (2005); Ocean's Thirteen (2007); Che: Part One (2008); Che: Part Two (2008); The Informant! (2009); Let Them All Talk (2020); No Sudden Move (2021); Kimi (2022); Presence (2024)
79. F.W. Murnau
Director | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
F.W. Murnau was a German film director. He was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Shakespeare and Ibsen plays he had seen at the age of 12, and became a friend of director Max Reinhardt. During World War I he served as a company commander at the eastern front and was in the German air ...
For:
1.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) 9.5/10
2.Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) 8.5/10
3.Der letzte Mann (1924) 8.5/10
4.Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926) 8/10
5.Herr Tartüff (1925) 5.5/10
6.Der brennende Acker (1922) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
City Girl (1930); Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
80. Denys Arcand
Writer | Les invasions barbares
One of Québec's most politically aware filmmakers, Denys Arcand studied history at Université de Montréal, where he co-directed Seul ou avec d'autres (1962) with Denis Héroux and co-written with Stéphane Venne. He joined the National Film Board (NFB) in 1963, where his feature-length documentary on...
For:
1.Les invasions barbares (2003) 9/10
2.Le déclin de l'empire américain (1986) 9/10
3.L'âge des ténèbres (2007) 8/10
4.Jésus de Montréal (1989) 7.5/10
5.Réjeanne Padovani (1973) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Testament (2023)
81. Xavier Dolan
Actor | J'ai tué ma mère
Xavier Dolan was born on March 20, 1989 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for I Killed My Mother (2009), Tom at the Farm (2013) and Heartbeats (2010).
For:
1.Mommy (2014) 8.5/10
2.J'ai tué ma mère (2009) 8/10
3.Laurence Anyways (2012) 7.5/10
4.Tom à la ferme (2013) 7.5/10
5.Les amours imaginaires (2010) 7/10
6.Matthias et Maxime (2019) 6.5/10
7.Juste la fin du monde (2016) 6.5/10
8.Indochine: College Boy (2013) 5.5/10
9.Adele: Hello (2015) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé (2022) 5/10
82. Guy Ritchie
Director | Sherlock Holmes
Guy Ritchie was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK on September 10, 1968. After watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as a child, Guy realized that what he wanted to do was make films. He never attended film school, saying that the work of film school graduates was boring and ...
For:
1.Snatch. (2000) 9.5/10
2.Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 9/10
3.The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) 7/10
4.Sherlock Holmes (2009) 7/10
5.Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) 6.5/10
6.The Hard Case (1995) 6/10
7.Star (2001) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
RocknRolla (2008); Aladdin (2019); The Gentlemen (2019); Wrath of Man (2021); Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023); Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
83. Lee Unkrich
Editor | Coco
Lee Unkrich is an Academy Award-winning director at Pixar Animation Studios. He most recently directed Disney.Pixar's critically-acclaimed "Coco", which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Song.
As the director of Disney.Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Lee was also awarded an ...
For:
1.Toy Story 3 (2010) 9.5/10
2.Toy Story 2 (1999) 9/10
3.Coco (2017) 8/10
4.Finding Nemo (2003) 7.5/10
5.Dante's Lunch: A Short Tail (2017) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
84. Michael Powell
Director | Peeping Tom
The son of Thomas William Powell and Mabel (nee Corbett). Michael Powell was always a self-confessed movie addict. He was brought up partly in Canterbury ("The Garden of England") and partly in the south of France (where his parents ran a hotel). Educated at Kings School, Canterbury and Dulwich ...
& Emeric Pressburger
For:
1.The Red Shoes (1948) 9.5/10
2.The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 8.5/10
3.Peeping Tom (1960) 8/10
4.Black Narcissus (1947) 8/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Edge of the World (1937); The Spy in Black (1939); Contraband (1940); The Thief of Bagdad (1940); 49th Parallel (1941); One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942); A Canterbury Tale (1944); I Know Where I'm Going! (1945); A Matter of Life and Death (1946); The Small Back Room (1949); The Elusive Pimpernel (1949); Gone to Earth (1950); The Tales of Hoffmann (1951); The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955); The Battle of the River Plate (1956); Age of Consent (1969)
85. Michel Gondry
Director | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
He grew up in Versailles with a family who was very influenced by pop music. When he was young, Gondry wanted to be a painter or an inventor. In the 80s he entered in an art school in Paris where he could develop his graphic skills and where he also met friends with whom he created a pop-rock band ...
For:
1.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 9.5/10
2.La science des rêves (2006) 7.5/10
3.Microbe et Gasoil (2015) 7.5/10
4.Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) 7/10
5.Tokyo! (2008) 7/10 (2 pts)
6.Be Kind Rewind (2008) 6.5/10
7.L'écume des jours (2013) 6/10
8.Détour (2017) 5.5/10
9.La lettre (2001) 5.5/10
10.The We and the I (2012) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Le Livre des solutions (2023)
86. Ron Howard
Producer | Arrested Development
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard is one of this generation's most popular directors. From the critically acclaimed dramas A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Apollo 13 (1995) to the hit comedies Parenthood (1989) and Splash (1983), he has created some of Hollywood's most memorable films.
Howard ...
For:
1.A Beautiful Mind (2001) 8.5/10
2.Apollo 13 (1995) 8/10
3.Rush (2013) 8/10
4.Frost/Nixon (2008) 7.5/10
5.The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) 7/10
6.Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) 6/10
7.Presidential Reunion (2010) 5.5/10
8.Backdraft (1991) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Night Shift (1982); Splash (1984); Cocoon (1985); Willow (1988); Parenthood (1989); The Paper (1994); Ransom (1996); Cinderella Man (2005); Pavarotti (2019); Rebuilding Paradise (2020); We Feed People (2022); Thirteen Lives (2022)
87. Woody Allen
Writer | Annie Hall
Woody Allen was born on November 30, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in The Bronx, NY, the son of Martin Konigsberg and Nettie Konigsberg. He has one younger sister, Letty Aronson. As a young boy, he became intrigued with magic tricks and playing the clarinet, two hobbies that he continues today.
Allen ...
For:
1.Annie Hall (1977) 8.5/10
2.Midnight in Paris (2011) 8/10
3.Blue Jasmine (2013) 7.5/10
4.Radio Days (1987) 7/10
5.Match Point (2005) 7/10
6.New York Stories (1989) 6.5/10 (3 pts)
7.Café Society (2016) 6.5/10
8.What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Take the Money and Run (1969); Bananas (1971); Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972); Sleeper (1973); Love and Death (1975); Interiors (1978); Manhattan (1979); Stardust Memories (1980); A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982); Zelig (1983); Broadway Danny Rose (1984); The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985); Hannah and Her Sisters (1986); Another Woman (1988); Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989); Alice (1990); Husbands and Wives (1992); Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993); Bullets Over Broadway (1994); Mighty Aphrodite (1995); Everyone Says I Love You (1996); Deconstructing Harry (1997); Sweet and Lowdown (1999); Small Time Crooks (2000); Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008); A Rainy Day in New York (2019); Coup de chance (2023)
88. Damien Chazelle
Writer | La La Land
Damien Sayre Chazelle is an American director and screenwriter. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother, Celia Sayre (Martin) Chazelle, is an American-Canadian writer and professor of history at The College of New Jersey. His father, Bernard Chazelle, is a French-American Eugene Higgins...
For:
1.Whiplash (2014) 9.5/10
2.La La Land (2016) 9/10
3.First Man (2018) 8/10
4.Whiplash (2013) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009); Babylon (2022)
89. Guillermo del Toro
Writer | El laberinto del fauno
Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Raised by his Catholic grandmother, del Toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary Dick Smith (The Exorcist (1973)) and worked on making his ...
For:
1.El laberinto del fauno (2006) 9.5/10
2.The Shape of Water (2017) 8/10
3.El espinazo del diablo (2001) 7/10
4.Pacific Rim (2013) 7/10
5.Crimson Peak (2015) 6.5/10
6.Geometria (1987) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Cronos (1993); Blade II (2002); Hellboy (2004); Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008); Nightmare Alley (2021); Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
90. Noah Baumbach
Writer | The Squid and the Whale
Born in Brooklyn in 1969 Noah Baumbach is the son of two film critics, Georgia Brown and Jonathan Baumbach (also a writer). His studies at Vassar College were the subject of his first film (made as he was 26 years old), Kicking and Screaming (1995). His second major picture, made ten years later, ...
For:
1.Frances Ha (2012) 8/10
2.While We're Young (2014) 8/10
3.De Palma (2015) 8/10
4.The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) 7.5/10
5.Mistress America (2015) 7/10
6.Greenberg (2010) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Kicking and Screaming (1995); Mr. Jealousy (1997); Conrad & Butler Take a Vacation (2000); The Squid and the Whale (2005); Margot at the Wedding (2007); Marriage Story (2019)
91. Rob Reiner
Actor | All in the Family
Robert Reiner was born in New York City, to Estelle Reiner (née Lebost) and Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer, and producer Carl Reiner.
As a child, his father was his role model, as Carl Reiner created and starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Estelle was also an inspiration for him to become a ...
For:
1.When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 9/10
2.The Princess Bride (1987) 8.5/10
3.Stand by Me (1986) 8/10
4.Misery (1990) 7.5/10
5.Flipped (2010) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
This Is Spinal Tap (1984); The Sure Thing (1985); A Few Good Men (1992); The American President (1995); The Bucket List (2007); Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
92. George Lucas
Writer | Star Wars
George Walton Lucas, Jr. was raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. During his late teen years, he went to Thomas Downey High School and was very much interested in drag racing. He planned to become a professional racecar ...
For:
1.Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 10/10
2.American Graffiti (1973) 8/10
3.Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 7/10
4.THX 1138 (1971) 6.5/10
5.Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) 6/10
6.Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
None
93. Frantisek Vlácil
Director | Marketa Lazarová
Frantisek Vlácil was born on February 19, 1924 in Cesky Tesin, Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic. He was a director and writer, known for Marketa Lazarová (1967), The Valley of the Bees (1968) and Adelheid (1969). He died on January 28, 1999 in Prague, Czech Republic.
For:
1.Marketa Lazarová (1967) 9/10
2.Valley of the Bees (1968) 8.5/10
3.The Devil's Trap (1962) 7.5/10
4.Adelheid (1970) 7/10
5.The White Dove (1960) 6/10
6.Smoke on the Potato Fields (1977) 5.5/10
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94. Henry Selick
Director | Coraline
Henry Selick is a film director, specializing in films with stop-motion animation. He has formal training as an animator.
Selick was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, son of Charles H. Selick and Melanie Molan. He was mostly raised in Rumson, New Jersey. As a child, Selick took up drawing as a hobby. ...
For:
1.Coraline (2009) 9.5/10
2.The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 9.5/10
3.James and the Giant Peach (1996) 7/10
4.Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions (1991) 5.5/10
5.Moongirl (2005) 5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Wendell & Wild (2022)
95. Joe Wright
Director | Pride & Prejudice
Joe Wright is an English film director. He is best known for Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Darkest Hour (2017).
Wright always had an interest in the arts, especially painting. He would also make films on his Super 8 camera as well as spend time in the evenings...
For:
1.Pride & Prejudice (2005) 9/10
2.Atonement (2007) 8.5/10
3.Darkest Hour (2017) 8/10
4.Hanna (2011) 6.5/10
5.Anna Karenina (2012) 6/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
The Soloist (2009); Cyrano (2021); Princess & Peppernose (2021)
96. Paul Greengrass
Director | United 93
Paul Greengrass started his filmmaking career with a super 8 camera he found in his art room in secondary school. Those short movies were animation horror films he made using old dolls, artist dummies, and the general art room clutter.
After studying in Cambridge University he got into Granada ...
For:
1.The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 8.5/10
2.The Bourne Supremacy (2004) 8/10
3.Captain Phillips (2013) 7.5/10
4.22 July (2018) 7/10
5.United 93 (2006) 6.5/10
6.Jason Bourne (2016) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:
Bloody Sunday (2002); News of the World (2020)
97. David O. Russell
Director | American Hustle
David Owen Russell is an American film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragi-comedic characters whose love of life can surpass dark circumstances faced in very specific worlds. His films address such themes as mental illness as stigma or hope; invention of self and ...
For:
1.Silver Linings Playbook (2012) 9/10
2.The Fighter (2010) 8.5/10
3.American Hustle (2013) 7.5/10
4.Spanking the Monkey (1994) 6.5/10
5.Joy (2015) 6.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:√
Hairway to the Stars (1989); Flirting with Disaster (1996); Three Kings (1999); I Heart Huckabees (2004)
98. Olivier Assayas
Writer | Personal Shopper
Olivier Assayas is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is best know for his films Demonlover (2002), Something in the Air (2012), Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Personal Shopper (2016).
Assayas is the son of French director/screenwriter Raymond Assayas, alias Jacques Rémy.
His ...
For:
1.Carlos (2010) 8.5/10
2.Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) 8/10
3.Doubles vies (2018) 7.5/10
4.Après mai (2012) 7.5/10
5.Personal Shopper (2016) 7/10
Notable films not yet seen:
L'eau froide (1994); Irma Vep (1996); Fin août, début septembre (1998); Les destinées sentimentales (2000); Clean (2004); L'heure d'été (2008)
99. Tomm Moore
Producer | WolfWalkers
Tomm Moore was born on January 7, 1977 in Newry, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Wolfwalkers (2020), Song of the Sea (2014) and The Secret of Kells (2009). He is married to Liselott Olofsson. They have one child.
For:
1.Song of the Sea (2014) 9.5/10
2.WolfWalkers (2020) 8.5/10
3.The Secret of Kells (2009) 8/10
4.The Prophet (2014) 7.5/10 (2 pts)
Notable films not yet seen:√
Greenpeace: There's a Monster in My Kitchen (2020)
100. John Huston
Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English,...
For:
1.The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 9/10
2.The Asphalt Jungle (1950) 8/10
3.The African Queen (1951) 7.5/10
4.The Maltese Falcon (1941) 7.5/10
5.Annie (1982) 5.5/10
Notable films not yet seen:
In This Our Life (1942); Across the Pacific (1942); Key Largo (1948); We Were Strangers (1949); The Red Badge of Courage (1951); Moulin Rouge (1952); Beat the Devil (1953); Moby Dick (1956); Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957); The Unforgiven (1960); The Misfits (1961); Freud (1962); The List of Adrian Messenger (1963); The Night of the Iguana (1964); Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967); Fat City (1972); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Man Who Would Be King (1975); Wise Blood (1979); Victory (1981); Under the Volcano (1984); Prizzi's Honor (1985); The Dead (1987)
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