Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
489
1494
1973
6
Sweden
Swedish
393
653
2012
6
UK
English
1022
2311
1983
6
USA
English
820
2541
1962
6
USA
English
311
333
1985
6
USA
English
799
2177
1971
6
France
French
756
2225
2011
6
USA
English
853
2215
1912
6
USA
English
745
2365
2014
6
USA
English
342
773
2020
6
Ireland
English
228
306
1973
5
UK
English
462
488
1974
5
Italy
English
650
1005
2009
5
UK
English
317
257
1974
5
USA
English
800
1380
1950
5
USA
English
1157
2458
1915
5
Russia
Russian
293
249
1992
5
USA
English
1103
2313
1987
5
USA
English
206
320
1985
5
France
French
367
909
1952
5
UK
English
439
1032
1983
5
USA
English
880
2034
2015
5
USA
English
247
518
1993
5
USA
English
654
1296
1962
5
Greece
English
991
2097
2004
5
USA
English
875
2043
1951
5
Italy
Italian
628
1556
2006
5
Turkey
Turkish
718
1567
2001
5
France
French
1014
2463
2003
5
USA
English
535
1080
2000
5
USA
English
130
96
1947
5
France
French
997
2373
2001
5
USA
English
1123
2160
1971
5
USA
English
1286
2642
2004
5
Portugal
Portuguese
607
951
1998
5
USA
English
264
520
2007
5
USA
English
867
1970
1991
5
USA
English
915
2268
1959
5
USA
English
1153
2501
2008
5
France
French
851
1475
2006
5
USA
English
836
1825
1952
5
UK
English
1099
2490
1989
5
USA
English
706
1275
2000
5
USA
English
832
1837
2010
5
USA
English
1084
2362
1976
5
Italy
French
914
1761
1928
5
USA
English
1071
2496
1937
5
USA
English
171
127
1975
5
USA
English
911
1652
1944
5
USA
English
833
1714
1963
5
India
Bengali
710
1669
2008
5
USA
English
976
2268
1985
5
UK
English
933
1920
2004
5
USA
English
767
1744
1970
5
USA
English
199
181
1951
5
UK
English
842
2035
2009
5
USA
English
707
1830
1996
5
USA
English
825
1955
1951
5
USA
English
802
2276
2010
5
USA
English
441
965
1931
5
USA
English
1045
2454
1963
5
UK
English
881
1955
1937
5
USA
English
635
1891
1957
5
Japan
Japanese
572
1344
1923
5
USA
English
1169
2544
1986
5
UK
English
1092
2125
1950
5
Netherlands
French
1223
2496
1928
5
USA
English
730
2018
1987
5
UK
English
198
158
2000
5
France
French
522
1513
1940
5
USA
English
908
1915
1937
5
USA
English
1204
2636
1956
5
USA
English
1102
2313
1951
5
USA
English
450
844
1988
5
USA
English
364
361
2006
5
USA
English
741
2058
2005
5
Iran
Persian
495
867
1959
5
USA
English
1098
2458
1928
5
USA
English
556
1038
1988
5
UK
English
309
185
1985
5
Czechoslovakia
Czech
959
2381
1997
5
France
French
828
1811
1974
5
France
French
773
1667
2003
5
Sweden
Swedish
1548
2764
1983
5
France
French
845
1314
1975
5
Soviet Union
Russian
982
2170
1929
5
USA
English
535
1080
2000
5
USA
English
718
1970
1939
5
USA
English
205
300
1954
5
UK
English
1419
2703
1990
5
Germany
German
791
1609
1958
5
USA
English
520
798
2002
5
UK
English
667
1219
1974
5
USA
English
354
678
2009
5
Poland
Polish
636
1068
1978
5
USA
English
442
403
1992
5
USA
English
831
1554
2005
5
USA
English
379
668
2010
5
USA
English
736
2108
2003
5
USA
English
473
472
1973
5
USA
English
194
190
1955
5
USA
English
402
781
1973
5
UK
English
1133
2473
2014
5
USA
English
261
392
2006
5
France
Portuguese
1016
2261
1930
5
USA
English
682
1578
1982
5
France
French
381
351
2006
5
USA
French
498
877
1990
5
USA
English
346
600
1936
5
USA
English
892
2042
1940
5
USA
English
153
222
1938
5
USA
English
344
561
1998
5
Ireland
English
724
1367
1997
5
USA
English
882
1625
1977
5
Canada
English
1024
2467
2002
5
USA
English
980
2470
1926
5
USA
English
319
657
2007
5
USA
English
956
2215
1922
5
Sweden
Swedish
681
1083
2001
5
USA
English
577
942
1999
5
France
French
867
2162
1976
5
Switzerland
French
336
741
1995
5
Hungary
Hungarian
300
169
2001
5
Italy
Italian
435
754
2016
5
Norway
Norwegian
468
412
2000
5
USA
English
530
1331
1989
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
447
415
2005
5
Germany
German
811
1838
2010
5
USA
English
271
74
1928
5
Soviet Union
Russian
643
1115
1981
5
USA
English
1029
2361
2006
5
USA
English
468
412
2000
5
USA
English
427
949
1997
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
686
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
697
1397
1999
5
Australia
English
861
1955
1988
5
West Germany
German
691
1933
2014
5
USA
English
691
1933
2014
5
USA
English
868
2162
1914
5
USA
English
1283
2669
1933
5
USA
English
433
376
2014
5
Romania
English
897
2337
2014
5
USA
English
345
444
2010
5
UK
English
993
2169
2014
5
UK
English
1002
2375
2012
5
USA
English
405
1037
2018
5
USA
English
418
529
2011
5
USA
English
1063
2151
2019
5
USA
English
390
333
1983
4
USA
English
646
792
2000
4
USA
English
1218
2374
1978
4
UK
English
949
1923
1990
4
UK
English
676
1335
2010
4
Sweden
Swedish
412
560
1989
4
Greece
Greek
552
848
1995
4
Australia
English
599
1039
1955
4
USA
English
774
1511
1931
4
USA
English
524
660
1994
4
Sweden
Danish
835
1643
1924
4
USA
English
740
1239
1990
4
USA
English
913
2221
1928
4
USA
English
795
1247
2004
4
France
French
465
356
1938
4
USA
English
1262
2544
1927
4
USA
English
536
752
1957
4
USA
English
936
2283
2009
4
USA
English
1313
2636
1941
4
Italy
Italian
570
841
1930
4
USA
English
1449
2669
1926
4
USA
English
532
747
1980
4
USA
English
679
1719
1963
4
UK
English
1122
2313
1998
4
UK
English
1036
2144
1994
4
USA
English
417
338
1986
4
USA
English
1211
2362
1992
4
USA
English
804
1344
1917
4
USA
English
632
1343
2003
4
France
French
581
1101
2002
4
France
French
1295
2627
1955
4
USA
English
1120
2091
1985
4
Egypt
Arabic
490
1188
2009
4
USA
English
249
80
1934
4
USA
English
725
1520
1987
4
USA
English
297
588
1999
4
USA
English
1029
2099
2008
4
USA
English
603
684
2012
4
USA
English
397
288
2000
4
USA
English
734
1011
1996
4
USA
English
989
2415
2011
4
USA
English
1151
2327
1950
4
France
French
1138
2127
2011
4
France
French
694
1523
1946
4
UK
English
746
1807
1943
4
Soviet Union
Russian
628
1832
1977
4
UK
English
1378
2636
1936
4
Soviet Union
Russian
918
1809
1929
4
USA
English
1079
2361
2012
4
USA
English
410
806
1983
4
UK
English
598
669
1955
4
France
French
1451
2665
1977
4
USA
English
551
810
1999
4
USA
English
1398
2597
2011
4
USA
English
656
905
1973
4
UK
English
1104
2548
1987
4
Spain
Spanish
1017
2366
1922
4
USA
English
1426
2705
1941
4
Italy
Italian
339
594
2005
4
USA
English
625
1058
1950
4
UK
English
372
597
2010
4
UK
English
493
1202
1958
4
USA
English
1424
2636
1936
4
USA
English
715
1699
1980
4
USA
English
1000
2036
2001
4
USA
English
1134
2297
2009
4
USA
English
562
743
1935
4
USA
English
1389
2589
2012
4
USA
English
1361
2576
2002
4
Norway
Norwegian
201
125
1937
4
USA
English
218
68
2001
4
USA
English
1314
2434
1940
4
Germany
German
613
838
1980
4
USA
English
456
352
2000
4
Australia
English
545
737
1988
4
UK
English
703
1189
1964
4
Japan
Japanese
664
1185
2005
4
UK
English
998
2366
1913
4
USA
English
479
652
1986
4
Japan
Japanese
451
505
2005
4
USA
English
905
2023
2003
4
China
Mandarin
369
664
1981
4
UK
English
213
296
2005
4
USA
English
1408
2613
1965
4
Poland
Polish
964
2081
1969
4
USA
English
1173
2500
1957
4
Japan
Japanese
634
893
1935
4
Japan
Japanese
546
889
1963
4
Japan
Japanese
1313
2328
2001
4
Japan
Japanese
872
1533
1949
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1215
2503
1925
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1301
2460
2007
4
Japan
Japanese
1380
2653
1950
4
USA
English
961
1892
1926
4
USA
English
521
1330
1946
4
USA
English
1518
2731
1939
4
USA
English
501
616
1931
4
USA
English
1518
2731
1934
4
USA
English
569
763
1971
4
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1491
2653
1993
4
USA
English
1656
2764
1961
4
Japan
Japanese
506
1362
1976
4
USA
English
422
845
1968
4
USA
English
1382
2665
2005
4
USA
English
658
1054
2005
4
Japan
Japanese
1013
2288
1970
4
USA
English
1075
2380
2013
4
USA
English
304
301
2001
4
USA
English
582
954
1990
4
USA
Spanish
1144
2458
1941
4
USA
English
1161
2178
1949
4
USA
English
1518
2731
2009
4
USA
English
986
1687
1993
4
France
Serbo-Croatian
789
1576
1972
4
USA
English
1518
2731
1999
4
USA
English
273
71
1962
4
Italy
French
1057
2220
2001
4
USA
English
1047
2105
1955
4
USA
English
804
1646
2007
4
UK
English
1277
2586
2002
4
USA
English
571
1065
1965
4
USA
English
1098
2163
2008
4
Mexico
Spanish
230
496
1935
4
Germany
German
946
1874
2005
4
USA
English
757
1878
1982
4
France
French
165
340
1942
4
USA
English
655
1181
1970
4
Brazil
Portuguese
1149
2457
1993
4
USA
English
951
2052
1961
4
France
French
995
2274
1947
4
USA
English
1336
2576
2003
4
USA
English
776
1471
1972
4
USA
English
1393
2576
2007
4
USA
English
1296
2636
1935
4
USA
English
899
1698
1982
4
West Germany
German
884
1613
1936
4
USA
English
1246
2597
1946
4
USA
English
1234
2551
1961
4
USA
English
1518
2731
1944
4
USA
English
540
579
2007
4
USA
English
1382
2665
2005
4
USA
English
558
607
1998
4
USA
English
994
1901
2000
4
USA
English
1031
1981
1928
4
USA
English
1301
2636
1950
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1307
2307
1973
4
Japan
Japanese
990
1793
1997
4
New Zealand
English
871
1787
2007
4
USA
English
1236
2458
1989
4
UK
English
728
1755
2005
4
France
Vietnamese
1339
2519
2005
4
USA
English
378
493
1941
4
USA
English
877
1874
2010
4
USA
English
985
2272
2010
4
USA
English
428
410
2002
4
USA
English
1319
2597
1933
4
USA
English
1180
2361
2005
4
USA
English
492
1036
1978
4
Italy
Italian
1245
2335
2011
4
USA
English
1508
2724
1997
4
USA
English
1335
2636
1970
4
USA
English
1093
2343
1981
4
USA
English
1194
2636
1910
4
UK
English
1216
2636
1916
4
Russia
Russian
1296
2636
1914
4
USA
English
983
2162
1913
4
USA
English
1194
2636
1917
4
UK
English
1424
2636
1926
4
USA
English
1337
2636
1981
4
USA
English
1347
2636
1919
4
USA
English
1420
2636
1942
4
USA
English
553
1093
2012
4
USA
English
1216
2636
1979
4
USA
English
1424
2636
1954
4
USA
English
1518
2731
1935
4
USA
English
750
1427
2014
4
Ireland
English
1424
2636
1954
4
USA
English
863
1688
2012
4
UK
English
792
1804
2013
4
USA
English
453
745
2013
4
USA
English
1252
2345
2014
4
USA
English
419
818
2014
4
UK
English
1350
2521
2014
4
USA
English
544
999
2015
4
Italy
Italian
1088
1985
2012
4
USA
English
1174
2408
2011
4
USA
English
1115
2459
2012
4
USA
English
1082
2405
2013
4
USA
English
1300
2544
1986
4
UK
English
440
1151
2011
4
USA
English
780
1834
2007
4
Argentina
Spanish
921
1875
2012
4
USA
English
1518
2731
1915
4
USA
English
966
1717
2015
4
UK
English
856
1776
2016
4
USA
English
1164
2410
2015
4
USA
English
310
350
2015
4
Iran
Persian
474
673
2016
4
France
French
1326
2528
2017
4
UK
English
683
1175
2015
4
New Zealand
English
1188
2344
2013
4
Canada
French
751
1509
2019
4
USA
English
1066
2312
2017
4
USA
English
1392
2690
2018
4
Italy
Italian
1267
2405
2017
4
USA
English
942
1686
2016
4
Chile
Spanish
352
473
2017
4
USA
English
913
2270
2020
4
UK
English
429
631
2019
4
USA
English
1027
2244
2020
4
USA
English
984
2067
2018
4
USA
English
1078
2129
2020
4
USA
English
692
1482
1951
3
USA
English
567
654
2004
3
USA
English
605
952
1985
3
Cuba
Spanish
1472
2643
1939
3
Italy
Italian
1174
2434
1950
3
France
French
590
1049
2000
3
Spain
Spanish
904
1382
1961
3
USA
English
812
1851
1981
3
France
French
1258
2164
1997
3
USA
English
289
422
1992
3
Canada
French
1091
1859
1989
3
USA
English
177
340
1941
3
USA
English
1237
2222
2006
3
USA
English
1593
2708
2003
3
Italy
Italian
362
468
1985
3
Brazil
Portuguese
615
692
1959
3
UK
English
1683
2665
1996
3
USA
English
1170
2048
1989
3
Brazil
Portuguese
1423
2594
2006
3
USA
English
945
2306
2002
3
France
French
1480
2551
1992
3
USA
English
1555
2636
1945
3
USA
English
1433
2636
1905
3
USA
English
1163
2167
1979
3
USA
English
1500
2636
1993
3
USA
English
815
1763
2001
3
Russia
Russian
1591
2708
2001
3
Portugal
Portuguese
912
1608
2003
3
France
French
698
1588
1953
3
UK
English
1247
2159
1998
3
France
French
1494
2653
1933
3
USA
English
1124
2097
2010
3
USA
English
1263
2368
2003
3
USA
English
1306
2485
2000
3
USA
English
1634
2724
2005
3
USA
English
1591
2708
1998
3
Italy
Italian
917
1539
2007
3
New Zealand
English
1324
2398
1992
3
USA
English
481
753
1944
3
UK
English
1132
1941
2007
3
UK
English
1607
2708
2001
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
955
1961
1988
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1240
2445
1948
3
France
French
290
132
1977
3
USA
English
1563
2650
1951
3
USA
English
688
996
1981
3
Canada
English
1099
2416
1991
3
USA
English
972
2026
1964
3
USA
English
1608
2528
1981
3
USA
English
1524
2625
2008
3
USA
English
1221
2240
1986
3
USA
English
523
855
1952
3
UK
English
1567
2696
2013
3
Italy
Italian
826
1292
2008
3
UK
English
1383
2286
1993
3
West Germany
German
1110
2222
1970
3
UK
English
726
854
2014
3
USA
English
1514
2588
2007
3
USA
English
1100
2292
2000
3
USA
English
722
1223
1950
3
USA
English
979
1903
1994
3
USA
English
1382
2442
1986
3
France
French
1520
2596
2011
3
USA
English
879
1545
1964
3
UK
English
1487
2597
1988
3
USA
English
1182
2203
2009
3
Lebanon
Arabic
1001
1638
1974
3
France
French
883
1832
1992
3
West Germany
English
963
2067
2010
3
Hungary
Hungarian
564
502
1972
3
France
French
864
1640
1996
3
UK
English
1404
2613
1970
3
Hungary
Hungarian
726
854
2014
3
USA
English
250
354
1942
3
USA
English
389
733
2009
3
USA
English
731
1043
2000
3
USA
English
1177
2048
2002
3
France
French
1235
2391
1947
3
Poland
Polish
1656
2731
1938
3
USA
English
1641
2724
1999
3
USA
English
1595
2465
1971
3
USA
English
1309
2250
2013
3
USA
English
1089
2130
1931
3
USA
English
983
1881
1933
3
USA
English
1539
2669
1994
3
USA
English
1159
2184
2008
3
USA
English
1526
2597
2013
3
USA
English
1406
2613
1965
3
Greece
Greek
1557
2653
1993
3
UK
English
1548
2625
1984
3
UK
English
755
1111
1999
3
Italy
Italian
1526
2597
2013
3
USA
English
1290
2215
1998
3
USA
English
1856
2764
1977
3
France
French
775
1278
1991
3
Netherlands
Dutch
1370
2544
1942
3
France
French
1750
2703
1978
3
USA
English
1491
2541
1994
3
USA
English
1244
2257
1931
3
USA
English
1449
2496
1927
3
USA
English
1153
1951
1936
3
France
French
1507
2576
2008
3
USA
English
1488
2653
2012
3
Chad
French
1582
2576
2000
3
USA
English
979
2044
1936
3
USA
English
1535
2606
2012
3
USA
English
1527
2597
1998
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1968
3
USA
English
1021
1893
1974
3
UK
English
1321
2436
1980
3
USA
English
1510
2653
1953
3
USA
English
480
445
2004
3
Germany
German
958
1519
1998
3
Australia
English
404
581
1980
3
USA
English
413
266
1973
3
USA
English
674
903
1967
3
Taiwan
Mandarin
511
1293
1986
3
USA
English
1193
2286
1994
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
965
1648
1970
3
USA
English
1538
2696
1989
3
France
French
1256
2528
1989
3
USA
English
1328
2528
1942
3
UK
English
1061
2313
1978
3
USA
English
566
861
1968
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1148
2406
2004
3
France
French
1131
2195
2011
3
USA
English
773
1160
1977
3
Mexico
Spanish
1076
2268
1957
3
USA
English
1452
2576
2005
3
USA
English
934
1784
1924
3
USA
English
1159
2338
1955
3
West Germany
German
561
812
1970
3
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
459
578
1963
3
Soviet Union
Russian
690
871
2000
3
UK
English
1431
2485
1998
3
USA
English
