Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1938
2769
1969
1
Argentina
Spanish
1938
2769
1992
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2008
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1978
1
Colombia
Spanish
1938
2769
1978
1
Colombia
Spanish
1938
2769
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1912
2731
1934
1
USA
English
1883
2701
2024
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2023
1
UK
English
888
1110
2024
1
France
Malayalam
1898
2715
2024
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2024
1
USA
English
1940
2774
1976
1
UK
English
1940
2774
1973
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2022
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2022
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2023
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2024
1
Canada
English
1940
2774
2016
1
USA
English
1940
2774
1997
1
Japan
Japanese
1940
2774
1997
1
Japan
Japanese
1521
2193
2023
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2024
1
Switzerland
English
1912
2731
2024
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2024
1
France
French
1891
2708
2024
1
France
French
1542
2231
2024
1
Netherlands
English
1891
2708
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2024
1
Argentina
Spanish
1891
2708
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2024
1
France
French
1891
2708
2024
1
France
French
1891
2708
2024
1
Singapore
Mandarin
1891
2708
2024
1
France
French
1580
2300
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2024
1
France
Mandarin
1852
2658
2024
1
USA
English
1886
2704
2024
1
Canada
Somali
1895
2712
2024
1
Spain
Spanish
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1898
2715
1996
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1944
2781
2024
1
Canada
English
1912
2731
2024
1
Brazil
English
1912
2731
1932
1
USA
English
1323
1894
2024
1
Poland
English
1921
2742
2024
1
Italy
English
1921
2742
2023
1
USA
English
1183
1674
2024
1
UK
English
1271
1812
2024
1
Latvia
French
1863
2672
2024
1
USA
English
1863
2672
2024
1
USA
English
1572
2289
2024
1
Germany
English
1437
2080
2024
1
Denmark
Danish
1847
2653
2024
1
UK
Hindi
1847
2653
2024
1
Canada
Persian
1062
1456
2024
1
USA
English
1714
2486
2024
1
Ireland
English
1815
2609
1999
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1988
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1981
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1975
1
USA
English
1943
2778
1979
1
USA
English
1943
2778
1969
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1940
2774
1929
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1940
2774
1983
1
USA
English
1940
2774
1980
1
France
French
1835
2636
1986
1
USA
English
1943
2778
2016
1
Germany
German
1943
2778
1985
1
Canada
English
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2024
1
USA
English
1943
2778
1974
1
France
French
1943
2778
1977
1
Austria
German
1943
2778
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1937
2768
2025
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2025
1
Qatar
Persian
1937
2768
2025
1
Qatar
Persian
1937
2768
2025
1
India
Marathi
1937
2768
2025
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2024
1
UK
English
1943
2778
2012
1
UK
English
1943
2778
2012
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2024
1
New Zealand
English
1943
2778
2001
1
Japan
Japanese
1943
2778
2007
1
India
Hindi
1943
2778
2009
1
China
Mandarin
1619
2348
2025
1
USA
English
834
998
2025
1
France
Spanish
1601
2325
2025
1
Germany
German
1943
2778
1967
1
Argentina
Spanish
1943
2778
1977
1
UK
English
1943
2778
1977
1
UK
English
1898
2715
2025
1
UK
English
1780
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1780
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1780
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2024
1
Australia
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1880
2698
1983
1
UK
English
1880
2698
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1880
2698
2014
1
China
Mandarin
1880
2698
1963
1
Japan
Japanese
1880
2698
2013
1
Romania
Romanian
1880
2698
1963
1
Turkey
Turkish
1880
2698
1951
1
Switzerland
English
1880
2698
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1880
2698
1959
1
Spain
Spanish
1880
2698
1979
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1880
2698
2018
1
Romania
English
1880
2698
2006
1
China
Mandarin
1880
2698
2005
1
South Africa
Xhosa
1880
2698
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1880
2698
1951
1
France
French
1880
2698
1985
1
East Germany
German
1880
2698
1993
1
China
Mandarin
1899
2716
1973
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1895
2712
2023
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1878
2696
1983
1
France
French
1884
2702
2025
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1889
2706
1976
1
Mexico
Spanish
1878
2696
1986
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2706
1961
1
South Korea
Korean
1889
2706
1968
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2706
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2706
1975
1
France
French
1878
2696
1952
1
France
French
1899
2716
2020
1
France
French
1899
2716
2020
1
France
French
1899
2716
1973
1
West Germany
German
1889
2706
1957
1
India
Hindi
1895
2712
2025
1
Argentina
Spanish
1889
2706
1989
1
China
Mandarin
1884
2702
2017
1
France
Lingala
1889
2706
1985
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1884
2702
2009
1
Uruguay
Spanish
1899
2716
1953
1
Italy
Italian
1884
2702
2002
1
Germany
German
1895
2712
2021
1
Germany
German
1878
2696
1987
1
Sweden
Swedish
1884
2702
2010
1
Romania
Romanian
1899
2716
1969
1
West Germany
German
1899
2716
1974
1
West Germany
German
1884
2702
1965
1
Sweden
Swedish
1884
2702
2012
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1899
2716
1951
1
Sweden
Swedish
1884
2702
2004
1
Argentina
Spanish
1899
2716
1969
1
Sweden
Swedish
1884
2702
1967
1
West Germany
German
1884
2702
2007
1
France
Spanish
1884
2702
2005
1
China
Mandarin
1899
2716
1995
1
Russia
Russian
1889
2706
1978
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1889
2706
1978
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1895
2712
2022
1
Mexico
Spanish
1889
2706
1991
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2706
1966
1
West Germany
German
1889
2706
1983
1
Turkey
Turkish
1889
2706
1981
1
Poland
Polish
1884
2702
2006
1
Denmark
Danish
1878
2696
1986
1
Italy
Italian
1878
2696
1981
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1899
2716
1973
1
UK
English
1889
2706
1957
1
Spain
Spanish
1898
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2021
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2021
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2021
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2021
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2021
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2025
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
Australia
English
1441
2085
2025
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2025
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2025
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1892
2709
2025
1
India
Hindi
1921
2742
2023
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
France
French
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1578
2296
2025
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1713
2485
2025
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1847
2653
2025
1
Japan
English
1921
2742
2025
1
Argentina
Spanish
1944
2781
2025
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2025
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2024
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1986
1
UK
English
1619
2348
2025
1
France
French
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
Canada
English
1835
2636
1987
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2025
1
Australia
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2026
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1914
1
USA
English
1861
2669
2011
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1916
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1916
1
USA
English
1844
2649
2026
1
Canada
Inuktitut
1844
2649
2026
1
Canada
Inuktitut
1937
2768
2026
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Albanian
1861
2669
1926
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2026
1
Montenegro
Montenegrin
1937
2768
2026
1
Montenegro
Montenegrin
1861
2669
1896
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
Japanese
1921
2742
2020
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2020
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2020
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2020
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
Canada
English
1721
2496
1928
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1934
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1914
1
UK
English
1835
2636
1914
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1898
1
USA
English
1817
2612
1953
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1900
1
USA
English
1796
2589
1972
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2025
1
France
French
1342
1927
2012
1
Chile
Spanish
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2025
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2026
1
USA
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