Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
489
1494
1973
6
Sweden
Swedish
393
653
2012
6
UK
English
1021
2311
1983
6
USA
English
819
2541
1962
6
USA
English
311
333
1985
6
USA
English
798
2177
1971
6
France
French
755
2225
2011
6
USA
English
852
2215
1912
6
USA
English
744
2365
2014
6
USA
English
342
773
2020
6
Ireland
English
228
306
1973
5
UK
English
462
488
1974
5
Italy
English
649
1005
2009
5
UK
English
317
257
1974
5
USA
English
799
1380
1950
5
USA
English
1156
2458
1915
5
Russia
Russian
293
249
1992
5
USA
English
1102
2313
1987
5
USA
English
206
320
1985
5
France
French
367
909
1952
5
UK
English
438
1032
1983
5
USA
English
879
2034
2015
5
USA
English
247
518
1993
5
USA
English
653
1296
1962
5
Greece
English
990
2097
2004
5
USA
English
874
2043
1951
5
Italy
Italian
627
1556
2006
5
Turkey
Turkish
717
1567
2001
5
France
French
1013
2463
2003
5
USA
English
534
1080
2000
5
USA
English
130
96
1947
5
France
French
996
2373
2001
5
USA
English
1122
2160
1971
5
USA
English
1285
2642
2004
5
Portugal
Portuguese
606
951
1998
5
USA
English
264
520
2007
5
USA
English
866
1970
1991
5
USA
English
914
2268
1959
5
USA
English
1152
2501
2008
5
France
French
850
1475
2006
5
USA
English
835
1825
1952
5
UK
English
1098
2490
1989
5
USA
English
705
1275
2000
5
USA
English
831
1837
2010
5
USA
English
1083
2362
1976
5
Italy
French
913
1761
1928
5
USA
English
1070
2496
1937
5
USA
English
171
127
1975
5
USA
English
910
1652
1944
5
USA
English
832
1714
1963
5
India
Bengali
709
1669
2008
5
USA
English
975
2268
1985
5
UK
English
932
1920
2004
5
USA
English
766
1744
1970
5
USA
English
199
181
1951
5
UK
English
841
2035
2009
5
USA
English
706
1830
1996
5
USA
English
824
1955
1951
5
USA
English
801
2276
2010
5
USA
English
440
965
1931
5
USA
English
1044
2454
1963
5
UK
English
880
1955
1937
5
USA
English
634
1891
1957
5
Japan
Japanese
571
1344
1923
5
USA
English
1168
2544
1986
5
UK
English
1091
2125
1950
5
Netherlands
French
1222
2496
1928
5
USA
English
729
2018
1987
5
UK
English
198
158
2000
5
France
French
522
1513
1940
5
USA
English
907
1915
1937
5
USA
English
1203
2636
1956
5
USA
English
1101
2313
1951
5
USA
English
450
844
1988
5
USA
English
364
361
2006
5
USA
English
740
2058
2005
5
Iran
Persian
495
867
1959
5
USA
English
1097
2458
1928
5
USA
English
555
1038
1988
5
UK
English
309
185
1985
5
Czechoslovakia
Czech
958
2381
1997
5
France
French
827
1811
1974
5
France
French
772
1667
2003
5
Sweden
Swedish
1547
2764
1983
5
France
French
844
1314
1975
5
Soviet Union
Russian
981
2170
1929
5
USA
English
534
1080
2000
5
USA
English
717
1970
1939
5
USA
English
205
300
1954
5
UK
English
1418
2703
1990
5
Germany
German
790
1609
1958
5
USA
English
520
798
2002
5
UK
English
666
1219
1974
5
USA
English
354
678
2009
5
Poland
Polish
635
1068
1978
5
USA
English
441
403
1992
5
USA
English
830
1554
2005
5
USA
English
379
668
2010
5
USA
English
735
2108
2003
5
USA
English
472
472
1973
5
USA
English
194
190
1955
5
USA
English
402
781
1973
5
UK
English
1132
2473
2014
5
USA
English
261
392
2006
5
France
Portuguese
1015
2261
1930
5
USA
English
681
1578
1982
5
France
French
381
351
2006
5
USA
French
498
877
1990
5
USA
English
346
600
1936
5
USA
English
891
2042
1940
5
USA
English
153
222
1938
5
USA
English
344
561
1998
5
Ireland
English
723
1367
1997
5
USA
English
881
1625
1977
5
Canada
English
1023
2467
2002
5
USA
English
979
2470
1926
5
USA
English
319
657
2007
5
USA
English
955
2215
1922
5
Sweden
Swedish
680
1083
2001
5
USA
English
576
942
1999
5
France
French
866
2162
1976
5
Switzerland
French
336
741
1995
5
Hungary
Hungarian
300
169
2001
5
Italy
Italian
434
754
2016
5
Norway
Norwegian
467
412
2000
5
USA
English
529
1331
1989
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
446
415
2005
5
Germany
German
810
1838
2010
5
USA
English
271
74
1928
5
Soviet Union
Russian
642
1115
1981
5
USA
English
1028
2361
2006
5
USA
English
467
412
2000
5
USA
English
427
949
1997
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
685
1789
2010
5
UK
English
288
202
1991
5
Taiwan
Mandarin
510
1332
1965
5
USA
English
321
333
1984
5
USA
English
388
568
1998
5
USA
English
696
1397
1999
5
Australia
English
860
1955
1988
5
West Germany
German
690
1933
2014
5
USA
English
690
1933
2014
5
USA
English
867
2162
1914
5
USA
English
1282
2669
1933
5
USA
English
896
2337
2014
5
USA
English
345
444
2010
5
UK
English
992
2169
2014
5
UK
English
1001
2375
2012
5
USA
English
405
1037
2018
5
USA
English
418
529
2011
5
USA
English
1062
2151
2019
5
USA
English
390
333
1983
4
USA
English
645
792
2000
4
USA
English
1217
2374
1978
4
UK
English
948
1923
1990
4
UK
English
675
1335
2010
4
Sweden
Swedish
412
560
1989
4
Greece
Greek
551
848
1995
4
Australia
English
598
1039
1955
4
USA
English
773
1511
1931
4
USA
English
524
660
1994
4
Sweden
Danish
834
1643
1924
4
USA
English
739
1239
1990
4
USA
English
912
2221
1928
4
USA
English
794
1247
2004
4
France
French
465
356
1938
4
USA
English
1261
2544
1927
4
USA
English
535
752
1957
4
USA
English
935
2283
2009
4
USA
English
1312
2636
1941
4
Italy
Italian
569
841
1930
4
USA
English
1448
2669
1926
4
USA
English
531
747
1980
4
USA
English
678
1719
1963
4
UK
English
1121
2313
1998
4
UK
English
1035
2144
1994
4
USA
English
417
338
1986
4
USA
English
1210
2362
1992
4
USA
English
803
1344
1917
4
USA
English
631
1343
2003
4
France
French
580
1101
2002
4
France
French
1294
2627
1955
4
USA
English
1119
2091
1985
4
Egypt
Arabic
490
1188
2009
4
USA
English
249
80
1934
4
USA
English
724
1520
1987
4
USA
English
297
588
1999
4
USA
English
1028
2099
2008
4
USA
English
602
684
2012
4
USA
English
397
288
2000
4
USA
English
733
1011
1996
4
USA
English
988
2415
2011
4
USA
English
1150
2327
1950
4
France
French
1137
2127
2011
4
France
French
693
1523
1946
4
UK
English
745
1807
1943
4
Soviet Union
Russian
627
1832
1977
4
UK
English
1377
2636
1936
4
Soviet Union
Russian
917
1809
1929
4
USA
English
1078
2361
2012
4
USA
English
410
806
1983
4
UK
English
597
669
1955
4
France
French
1450
2665
1977
4
USA
English
550
810
1999
4
USA
English
1397
2597
2011
4
USA
English
655
905
1973
4
UK
English
1103
2548
1987
4
Spain
Spanish
1016
2366
1922
4
USA
English
1425
2705
1941
4
Italy
Italian
339
594
2005
4
USA
English
624
1058
1950
4
UK
English
372
597
2010
4
UK
English
493
1202
1958
4
USA
English
1423
2636
1936
4
USA
English
714
1699
1980
4
USA
English
999
2036
2001
4
USA
English
1133
2297
2009
4
USA
English
561
743
1935
4
USA
English
1388
2589
2012
4
USA
English
1360
2576
2002
4
Norway
Norwegian
201
125
1937
4
USA
English
218
68
2001
4
USA
English
1313
2434
1940
4
Germany
German
612
838
1980
4
USA
English
456
352
2000
4
Australia
English
544
737
1988
4
UK
English
702
1189
1964
4
Japan
Japanese
663
1185
2005
4
UK
English
997
2366
1913
4
USA
English
479
652
1986
4
Japan
Japanese
451
505
2005
4
USA
English
904
2023
2003
4
China
Mandarin
369
664
1981
4
UK
English
213
296
2005
4
USA
English
1407
2613
1965
4
Poland
Polish
963
2081
1969
4
USA
English
1172
2500
1957
4
Japan
Japanese
633
893
1935
4
Japan
Japanese
545
889
1963
4
Japan
Japanese
1312
2328
2001
4
Japan
Japanese
871
1533
1949
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1214
2503
1925
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1300
2460
2007
4
Japan
Japanese
1379
2653
1950
4
USA
English
960
1892
1926
4
USA
English
521
1330
1946
4
USA
English
1517
2731
1939
4
USA
English
501
616
1931
4
USA
English
1517
2731
1934
4
USA
English
568
763
1971
4
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1490
2653
1993
4
USA
English
1655
2764
1961
4
Japan
Japanese
506
1362
1976
4
USA
English
422
845
1968
4
USA
English
1381
2665
2005
4
USA
English
657
1054
2005
4
Japan
Japanese
1012
2288
1970
4
USA
English
1074
2380
2013
4
USA
English
304
301
2001
4
USA
English
581
954
1990
4
USA
Spanish
1143
2458
1941
4
USA
English
1160
2178
1949
4
USA
English
1517
2731
2009
4
USA
English
985
1687
1993
4
France
Serbo-Croatian
788
1576
1972
4
USA
English
1517
2731
1999
4
USA
English
273
71
1962
4
Italy
French
1056
2220
2001
4
USA
English
1046
2105
1955
4
USA
English
803
1646
2007
4
UK
English
1276
2586
2002
4
USA
English
570
1065
1965
4
USA
English
1097
2163
2008
4
Mexico
Spanish
230
496
1935
4
Germany
German
945
1874
2005
4
USA
English
756
1878
1982
4
France
French
165
340
1942
4
USA
English
654
1181
1970
4
Brazil
Portuguese
1148
2457
1993
4
USA
English
950
2052
1961
4
France
French
994
2274
1947
4
USA
English
1335
2576
2003
4
USA
English
775
1471
1972
4
USA
English
1392
2576
2007
4
USA
English
1295
2636
1935
4
USA
English
898
1698
1982
4
West Germany
German
883
1613
1936
4
USA
English
1245
2597
1946
4
USA
English
1233
2551
1961
4
USA
English
1517
2731
1944
4
USA
English
539
579
2007
4
USA
English
1381
2665
2005
4
USA
English
557
607
1998
4
USA
English
993
1901
2000
4
USA
English
1030
1981
1928
4
USA
English
1300
2636
1950
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1306
2307
1973
4
Japan
Japanese
989
1793
1997
4
New Zealand
English
870
1787
2007
4
USA
English
1235
2458
1989
4
UK
English
727
1755
2005
4
France
Vietnamese
1338
2519
2005
4
USA
English
378
493
1941
4
USA
English
876
1874
2010
4
USA
English
984
2272
2010
4
USA
English
428
410
2002
4
USA
English
1318
2597
1933
4
USA
English
1179
2361
2005
4
USA
English
492
1036
1978
4
Italy
Italian
1244
2335
2011
4
USA
English
1507
2724
1997
4
USA
English
1334
2636
1970
4
USA
English
1092
2343
1981
4
USA
English
1193
2636
1910
4
UK
English
1215
2636
1916
4
Russia
Russian
1295
2636
1914
4
USA
English
982
2162
1913
4
USA
English
1193
2636
1917
4
UK
English
1423
2636
1926
4
USA
English
1336
2636
1981
4
USA
English
1346
2636
1919
4
USA
English
1419
2636
1942
4
USA
English
552
1093
2012
4
USA
English
1215
2636
1979
4
USA
English
1423
2636
1954
4
USA
English
1517
2731
1935
4
USA
English
749
1427
2014
4
Ireland
English
1423
2636
1954
4
USA
English
448
376
2011
4
Romania
English
862
1688
2012
4
UK
English
791
1804
2013
4
USA
English
453
745
2013
4
USA
English
1251
2345
2014
4
USA
English
419
818
2014
4
UK
English
1349
2521
2014
4
USA
English
543
999
2015
4
Italy
Italian
1087
1985
2012
4
USA
English
1173
2408
2011
4
USA
English
1114
2459
2012
4
USA
English
1081
2405
2013
4
USA
English
1299
2544
1986
4
UK
English
439
1151
2011
4
USA
English
779
1834
2007
4
Argentina
Spanish
920
1875
2012
4
USA
English
1517
2731
1915
4
USA
English
965
1717
2015
4
UK
English
855
1776
2016
4
USA
English
1163
2410
2015
4
USA
English
310
350
2015
4
Iran
Persian
473
673
2016
4
France
French
1325
2528
2017
4
UK
English
682
1175
2015
4
New Zealand
English
1187
2344
2013
4
Canada
French
750
1509
2019
4
USA
English
1065
2312
2017
4
USA
English
1391
2690
2018
4
Italy
Italian
1266
2405
2017
4
USA
English
941
1686
2016
4
Chile
Spanish
352
473
2017
4
USA
English
912
2270
2020
4
UK
English
429
631
2019
4
USA
English
1026
2244
2020
4
USA
English
983
2067
2018
4
USA
English
1077
2129
2020
4
USA
English
691
1482
1951
3
USA
English
566
654
2004
3
USA
English
604
952
1985
3
Cuba
Spanish
1471
2643
1939
3
Italy
Italian
1173
2434
1950
3
France
French
588
1049
2000
3
Spain
Spanish
903
1382
1961
3
USA
English
811
1851
1981
3
France
French
1257
2164
1997
3
USA
English
289
422
1992
3
Canada
French
1090
1859
1989
3
USA
English
177
340
1941
3
USA
English
1236
2222
2006
3
USA
English
1592
2708
2003
3
Italy
Italian
362
468
1985
3
Brazil
Portuguese
614
692
1959
3
UK
English
1681
2665
1996
3
USA
English
1169
2048
1989
3
Brazil
Portuguese
1422
2594
2006
3
USA
English
944
2306
2002
3
France
French
1479
2551
1992
3
USA
English
1554
2636
1945
3
USA
English
1432
2636
1905
3
USA
English
1162
2167
1979
3
USA
English
1499
2636
1993
3
USA
English
814
1763
2001
3
Russia
Russian
1590
2708
2001
3
Portugal
Portuguese
911
1608
2003
3
France
French
697
1588
1953
3
UK
English
1246
2159
1998
3
France
French
1493
2653
1933
3
USA
English
1123
2097
2010
3
USA
English
1262
2368
2003
3
USA
English
1305
2485
2000
3
USA
English
1633
2724
2005
3
USA
English
1590
2708
1998
3
Italy
Italian
916
1539
2007
3
New Zealand
English
1323
2398
1992
3
USA
English
481
753
1944
3
UK
English
1131
1941
2007
3
UK
English
1606
2708
2001
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
954
1961
1988
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1239
2445
1948
3
France
French
290
132
1977
3
USA
English
1562
2650
1951
3
USA
English
687
996
1981
3
Canada
English
1098
2416
1991
3
USA
English
971
2026
1964
3
USA
English
1607
2528
1981
3
USA
English
1523
2625
2008
3
USA
English
1220
2240
1986
3
USA
English
523
855
1952
3
UK
English
1566
2696
2013
3
Italy
Italian
825
1292
2008
3
UK
English
1382
2286
1993
3
West Germany
German
1109
2222
1970
3
UK
English
725
854
2014
3
USA
English
1513
2588
2007
3
USA
English
1099
2292
2000
3
USA
English
721
1223
1950
3
USA
English
978
1903
1994
3
USA
English
1381
2442
1986
3
France
French
1519
2596
2011
3
USA
English
878
1545
1964
3
UK
English
1486
2597
1988
3
USA
English
1181
2203
2009
3
Lebanon
Arabic
1000
1638
1974
3
France
French
882
1832
1992
3
West Germany
English
962
2067
2010
3
Hungary
Hungarian
563
502
1972
3
France
French
863
1640
1996
3
UK
English
1403
2613
1970
3
Hungary
Hungarian
725
854
2014
3
USA
English
250
354
1942
3
USA
English
389
733
2009
3
USA
English
730
1043
2000
3
USA
English
1176
2048
2002
3
France
French
1234
2391
1947
3
Poland
Polish
1655
2731
1938
3
USA
English
1640
2724
1999
3
USA
English
1594
2465
1971
3
USA
English
1308
2250
2013
3
USA
English
1088
2130
1931
3
USA
English
982
1881
1933
3
USA
English
1538
2669
1994
3
USA
English
1158
2184
2008
3
USA
English
1525
2597
2013
3
USA
English
1405
2613
1965
3
Greece
Greek
1556
2653
1993
3
UK
English
1547
2625
1984
3
UK
English
754
1111
1999
3
Italy
Italian
1525
2597
2013
3
USA
English
1289
2215
1998
3
USA
English
1854
2764
1977
3
France
French
774
1278
1991
3
Netherlands
Dutch
1369
2544
1942
3
France
French
1748
2703
1978
3
USA
English
1490
2541
1994
3
USA
English
1243
2257
1931
3
USA
English
1448
2496
1927
3
USA
English
1152
1951
1936
3
France
French
1506
2576
2008
3
USA
English
1487
2653
2012
3
Chad
French
1581
2576
2000
3
USA
English
978
2044
1936
3
USA
English
1534
2606
2012
3
USA
English
1526
2597
1998
3
USA
English
1655
2731
1968
3
USA
English
1020
1893
1974
3
UK
English
1320
2436
1980
3
USA
English
1509
2653
1953
3
USA
English
480
445
2004
3
Germany
German
957
1519
1998
3
Australia
English
404
581
1980
3
USA
English
413
266
1973
3
USA
English
673
903
1967
3
Taiwan
Mandarin
511
1293
1986
3
USA
English
1192
2286
1994
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
964
1648
1970
3
USA
English
1537
2696
1989
3
France
French
1255
2528
1989
3
USA
English
1327
2528
1942
3
UK
English
1060
2313
1978
3
USA
English
565
861
1968
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1147
2406
2004
3
France
French
1130
2195
2011
3
USA
English
772
1160
1977
3
Mexico
Spanish
1075
2268
1957
3
USA
English
1451
2576
2005
3
USA
English
933
1784
1924
3
USA
English
1158
2338
1955
3
West Germany
German
560
812
1970
3
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
459
578
1963
3
Soviet Union
Russian
689
871
2000
3
UK
English
1430
2485
1998
3
USA
English
