Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1143
2358
1967
3
Israel
Hebrew
1825
2724
2000
3
France
French
670
821
1979
3
USA
English
1599
2690
1969
3
West Germany
German
638
1266
1990
3
USA
English
1139
2055
2002
3
USA
English
743
1302
1983
3
France
French
1697
2708
1929
3
France
French
1137
1932
1935
3
USA
English
1055
2299
1939
3
USA
English
1624
2703
1971
3
USA
English
975
1577
1955
3
UK
English
984
1762
2010
3
South Korea
Korean
588
1071
1935
3
USA
English
1251
2147
2007
3
USA
English
1355
2400
1949
3
Switzerland
English
394
749
2009
3
USA
English
1284
2544
1895
3
France
French
1255
2561
2009
3
USA
English
808
1378
2010
3
USA
English
1156
2399
2000
3
Iran
Persian
657
787
1988
3
Senegal
Wolof
687
992
1983
3
USA
English
702
1277
1991
3
USA
English
586
1315
1990
3
USA
English
1358
2458
1932
3
Germany
German
438
845
1971
3
USA
English
1591
2708
2002
3
Italy
Italian
701
1099
1983
3
USA
English
1033
2162
1914
3
USA
English
790
1169
1996
3
USA
English
503
1370
2015
3
USA
English
902
1357
1991
3
USA
English
494
603
1990
3
USA
English
1302
2113
2004
3
Canada
Hindi
262
109
2008
3
USA
Portuguese
1145
2031
1980
3
UK
English
858
1951
1933
3
USA
English
988
2002
1986
3
USA
English
960
1904
1971
3
USA
English
1261
2379
2004
3
USA
English
1734
2753
1978
3
France
French
1044
1810
1925
3
USA
English
472
763
2010
3
USA
English
1517
2456
2004
3
USA
English
675
792
2000
3
USA
English
744
1206
1946
3
USA
English
631
1023
1968
3
USA
English
1463
2587
2004
3
USA
English
1641
2715
2012
3
USA
English
1243
2268
1921
3
USA
English
829
1310
1975
3
USA
English
1323
2558
2005
3
USA
English
1559
2597
1983
3
USA
English
896
1243
2003
3
France
French
1175
2233
1957
3
UK
English
865
1717
1989
3
USA
English
448
536
1975
3
Italy
Italian
416
541
1977
3
France
French
1154
1924
1991
3
Burkina Faso
Mòoré
1535
2653
2006
3
Brazil
Portuguese
361
544
1974
3
Soviet Union
Ukrainian
806
1173
1923
3
USA
English
1400
2501
2003
3
USA
English
1481
2636
1959
3
UK
English
764
1336
1984
3
USA
English
1228
2278
2003
3
France
French
903
2027
1972
3
USA
English
685
1061
2001
3
USA
English
940
1500
1969
3
Italy
Italian
1204
2343
1942
3
Soviet Union
Russian
1591
2708
2005
3
Italy
Italian
1456
2538
2002
3
USA
English
1256
2057
1974
3
France
French
1663
2724
1994
3
Canada
French
1353
2597
1972
3
USA
English
1364
2613
1949
3
Soviet Union
Russian
737
1002
1968
3
Netherlands
Dutch
739
1087
1994
3
Italy
Italian
1754
2669
1979
3
USA
English
1519
2596
2008
3
USA
English
1687
2731
2012
3
USA
English
1603
2691
1955
3
West Germany
German
1227
2380
1947
3
USA
English
672
843
1931
3
USA
English
606
635
1981
3
West Germany
German
1501
2613
1971
3
Italy
Italian
769
1536
1995
3
USA
English
1334
2398
1960
3
Mexico
Spanish
1126
1985
1975
3
USA
English
1559
2643
1934
3
UK
English
748
1213
2004
3
USA
English
1476
2576
1998
3
USA
English
1181
2239
1998
3
Italy
Italian
1116
2424
2012
3
USA
English
1443
2653
1961
3
USA
English
1043
2276
1991
3
USA
English
971
2062
1974
3
USA
English
1610
2698
1986
3
West Germany
German
798
1300
1984
3
USA
English
771
1488
1999
3
USA
English
1217
2193
1991
3
France
French
629
693
1989
3
USA
English
518
583
1933
3
USA
English
1095
2290
1972
3
Japan
Japanese
1007
2033
2000
3
USA
English
1242
2383
2009
3
USA
English
901
1413
2005
3
USA
English
1486
2621
1983
3
Argentina
Spanish
761
1287
1969
3
USA
English
1608
2597
1996
3
UK
English
1905
2731
1932
3
China
Mandarin
597
699
1996
3
Czech Republic
Czech
1292
2398
1963
3
Soviet Union
Russian
660
785
2010
3
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbo-Croatian
460
493
1990
3
Italy
Italian
460
493
1990
3
Italy
Italian
992
1612
1935
3
USA
English
1197
2292
1963
3
UK
English
1752
2764
1984
3
USA
English
667
1164
1993
3
China
Mandarin
1443
2502
2008
3
USA
English
1129
2162
1996
3
USA
English
950
1981
2006
3
Spain
Spanish
1130
2145
2004
3
UK
English
927
1495
1935
3
USA
English
916
1396
1965
3
UK
English
1066
2139
1979
3
USA
English
1266
2184
2002
3
USA
English
277
198
2010
3
Denmark
Danish
455
410
2000
3
USA
English
1213
2511
2003
3
USA
English
1556
2689
2006
3
China
Mandarin
1096
1883
1993
3
Australia
English
721
1459
2008
3
USA
English
985
1804
1963
3
USA
English
1042
2358
1915
3
USA
English
1593
2708
1961
3
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1072
2075
2012
3
USA
English
507
436
1924
3
Germany
English
539
898
1949
3
USA
English
1267
2443
1929
3
UK
English
1248
2307
1969
3
UK
English
1829
2636
1936
3
Japan
Japanese
1555
2636
1950
3
USA
English
1648
2724
2007
3
USA
English
1434
2636
1946
3
Soviet Union
Russian
471
845
1975
3
USA
English
1136
2313
1973
3
USA
English
1162
2042
1998
3
France
French
1455
2653
1932
3
Germany
German
952
2006
1947
3
USA
English
711
1044
2007
3
USA
English
1407
2297
2011
3
USA
English
380
278
2011
3
Germany
German
1384
2636
1910
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1955
3
USA
English
1409
2636
1915
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1953
3
USA
English
1466
2636
1920
3
USA
English
1466
2636
1925
3
USA
English
1353
2467
1925
3
USA
English
1555
2636
1957
3
USA
English
1555
2636
1927
3
USA
English
1555
2636
1932
3
USA
English
1555
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1555
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1674
2731
2010
3
USA
English
1261
2419
2012
3
USA
English
1053
2267
2014
3
USA
English
1406
2418
2015
3
USA
English
587
1398
2013
3
Canada
English
517
485
2012
3
France
French
1493
2561
2011
3
USA
English
1347
2458
1965
3
USA
English
788
1034
2013
3
USA
English
1009
1994
2010
3
USA
English
932
1424
2009
3
Russia
Russian
1190
2024
2007
3
USA
English
1475
2528
1945
3
USA
English
986
1711
2011
3
Israel
Hebrew
1273
2458
1974
3
USA
English
1464
2528
1950
3
UK
English
719
1251
2014
3
USA
English
1190
2410
2012
3
USA
English
1257
2405
2009
3
USA
English
409
459
2014
3
USA
English
1279
2467
1983
3
UK
English
1254
2361
2014
3
USA
English
1652
2717
2012
3
USA
English
1453
2665
1987
3
USA
English
1073
2262
2014
3
USA
Khmer
821
1861
2015
3
UK
English
666
842
2017
3
USA
English
1130
2212
2015
3
USA
English
1065
2175
2013
3
USA
English
1200
2407
2015
3
Germany
French
1346
2322
2011
3
USA
English
1346
2322
2011
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1948
3
USA
English
578
591
2013
3
France
French
1591
2708
2015
3
Italy
Italian
1656
2731
1930
3
USA
English
1446
2513
2012
3
USA
English
671
1040
2018
3
USA
English
943
2048
2012
3
USA
English
1373
2551
1988
3
USA
English
1579
2669
1954
3
USA
English
1458
2558
2016
3
France
French
1479
2528
2015
3
USA
English
1534
2546
2013
3
USA
English
1353
2526
2013
3
USA
English
466
729
2017
3
Russia
Russian
1532
2596
2015
3
USA
English
1695
2596
2015
3
USA
English
1214
2365
2018
3
Italy
Italian
824
1257
2015
3
Ireland
English
1112
1927
2016
3
Russia
Russian
526
1228
2017
3
Sweden
Swedish
1099
2264
2018
3
UK
English
866
1149
2007
3
France
French
557
546
2019
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1130
2129
2018
3
USA
English
1101
2267
2017
3
USA
English
1450
2561
2018
3
USA
English
1450
2561
2018
3
USA
English
1239
2348
2018
3
UK
English
1395
2459
2017
3
USA
English
1008
1856
2018
3
USA
English
1591
2708
2020
3
France
French
1616
2701
2019
3
USA
English
616
911
2019
3
USA
English
977
1564
2020
3
USA
English
583
1020
2020
3
USA
English
414
997
2019
3
USA
English
810
1355
2019
3
USA
English
382
464
2020
3
USA
English
1097
2320
2020
3
USA
English
1377
2573
2021
3
Denmark
Swedish
1297
2511
2020
3
UK
English
1661
2715
2021
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1926
3
USA
English
1579
2702
2020
3
Poland
Polish
1445
2568
2021
3
Mexico
English
1568
2689
2021
3
France
Hebrew
760
972
2019
3
Japan
Japanese
1670
2702
2020
3
South Korea
Korean
720
835
1997
2
Japan
Japanese
782
1133
2009
2
France
Arabic
1374
2160
1997
2
Canada
English
1748
2708
2002
2
Austria
German
1659
2613
1963
2
Mexico
Spanish
1538
2436
1983
2
USA
English
1468
2454
1955
2
UK
English
987
1955
1949
2
USA
English
1504
2367
2010
2
USA
English
1663
2636
1957
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1562
2423
1988
2
USA
English
1766
2708
2000
2
USA
English
1644
2597
1964
2
USA
English
923
1400
1993
2
Mexico
Spanish
1340
2110
1944
2
UK
English
999
1394
1995
2
USA
English
1166
1981
1964
2
USA
English
614
695
1977
2
Denmark
Danish
1431
2268
1923
2
USA
English
1798
2734
2012
2
Canada
English
1732
2669
1966
2
USA
English
1275
2126
1972
2
USA
English
1524
2538
1934
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1353
2268
1978
2
USA
English
1774
2710
1960
2
USA
English
1721
2669
1971
2
USA
English
1059
1695
1957
2
Italy
Italian
1457
2296
2004
2
France
French
504
654
1983
2
France
French
1342
2284
1965
2
Spain
Spanish
1729
2576
1988
2
USA
English
1585
2613
1985
2
Argentina
Spanish
1666
2669
1966
2
USA
English
1787
2696
1970
2
Italy
Italian
1125
1738
1983
2
USA
English
929
1637
1947
2
USA
English
1628
2653
1935
2
France
French
859
1155
2006
2
USA
English
1793
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1360
2094
1947
2
USA
English
1579
2568
2012
2
USA
English
1358
2140
1993
2
USA
English
1366
2141
2006
2
USA
English
1591
2597
1974
2
USA
English
1217
2088
2004
2
USA
English
1659
2597
1979
2
USA
English
1351
2194
1984
2
USA
English
1759
2669
1976
2
USA
English
1910
2768
2009
2
USA
English
919
1833
1979
2
UK
English
1527
2209
1974
2
Philippines
Tagalog
1712
2679
2009
2
Australia
English
1865
2724
2001
2
USA
English
930
1811
1942
2
USA
English
1767
2705
2006
2
USA
English
1108
1841
1976
2
Italy
Italian
1657
2613
1964
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1591
2597
1953
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1940
2
USA
English
1665
2597
1986
2
USA
English
668
767
1973
2
UK
English
681
789
2005
2
Argentina
Spanish
1842
2698
1988
2
Spain
Spanish
1369
2162
1951
2
USA
English
640
683
1962
2
UK
English
537
500
1993
2
France
French
1690
2653
1987
2
Italy
Italian
1311
2080
1998
2
Mexico
Spanish
1784
2724
2008
2
USA
English
1462
2400
2006
2
USA
English
528
429
2008
2
UK
English
877
1446
1964
2
UK
English
1579
2496
1928
2
USA
English
1737
2679
2005
2
USA
English
1748
2708
2002
2
Italy
Italian
794
1229
2004
2
USA
English
717
833
1964
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1917
2743
1935
2
USA
English
1222
2019
1949
2
France
French
705
797
1971
2
USA
English
1322
2061
2005
2
France
English
1146
1616
1968
2
UK
English
1499
2396
2008
2
Italy
Italian
1104
1708
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1798
2597
1966
2
USA
English
1512
2386
2004
2
USA
English
938
1429
1971
2
USA
English
1587
2515
1974
2
UK
English
962
1400
2003
2
USA
English
1381
2358
1991
2
Belgium
French
1748
2708
2002
2
Italy
Italian
496
511
1996
2
USA
English
1692
2653
1970
2
UK
English
1356
2380
2002
2
USA
English
970
1871
1960
2
Italy
French
1226
1918
1946
2
UK
English
1506
2562
2007
2
USA
English
803
1015
1924
2
USA
English
1700
2653
1993
2
Spain
Spanish
1521
2576
2003
2
USA
English
1692
2653
1950
2
UK
English
502
782
1960
2
USA
English
1114
1793
1986
2
USA
English
1793
2731
1958
2
USA
English
1501
2398
1952
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1374
2291
1933
2
UK
English
1865
2724
1998
2
USA
English
1542
2436
1971
2
France
French
654
698
1943
2
USA
English
1543
2445
2000
2
USA
English
1794
2724
2001
2
USA
English
1312
2178
1981
2
Brazil
Portuguese
1044
1589
1999
2
France
French
1748
2708
1963
2
Sweden
Swedish
1572
2366
1983
2
USA
English
1806
2736
2008
2
Canada
English
1766
2708
1996
2
USA
English
1646
2650
1961
2
USA
English
1857
2764
1983
2
USA
English
1212
1884
1958
2
India
Hindi
1345
2126
1990
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1901
2
USA
English
1796
2724
2005
2
USA
English
1409
2366
1916
2
USA
English
1817
2731
1938
2
USA
English
1469
2537
2001
2
USA
English
1395
2205
2005
2
USA
English
1028
1496
1927
2
France
French
276
82
1982
2
Spain
Spanish
1784
2724
1987
2
USA
English
1591
2597
2000
2
USA
English
1708
2653
1934
2
Germany
Japanese
1791
2697
1989
2
West Germany
German
1701
2643
1949
2
USA
English
1874
2742
2000
2
France
French
894
1647
1950
2
USA
English
1777
2669
1987
2
USA
English
830
1148
1957
2
UK
English
1784
2724
2000
2
USA
English
1902
2724
1975
2
USA
English
1447
2482
2001
2
France
French
1822
2636
1966
2
UK
English
1764
2703
1991
2
USA
English
1897
2719
1963
2
Italy
Italian
689
1091
1944
2
UK
English
1362
2149
1933
2
USA
English
1023
1540
1950
2
UK
English
1757
2613
1992
2
Iceland
Icelandic
1616
2636
1932
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
759
1241
1985
2
Japan
Japanese
1666
2479
2000
2
USA
English
1869
2731
1999
2
USA
English
1077
1624
2010
2
USA
English
1273
2021
2004
2
USA
English
1515
2425
1936
2
Italy
Italian
1829
2717
2000
2
USA
English
1607
2549
2009
2
France
French
1666
2669
1960
2
USA
English
1748
2708
2006
2
Italy
Italian
1659
2613
1985
2
West Germany
German
876
1136
2000
2
UK
English
1836
2697
1987
2
Russia
Russian
1748
2708
2006
2
Russia
Russian
1902
2724
1996
2
India
Hindi
1051
1607
2002
2
Iran
Persian
1626
2576
1995
2
USA
English
862
1290
1995
2
Canada
English
1151
2075
2010
2
USA
English
1777
2669
1980
2
USA
English
1659
2613
1975
2
Israel
Hebrew
1876
2744
1997
2
USA
English
1724
2679
1998
2
USA
English
1799
2731
2004
2
USA
English
563
619
2007
2
USA
English
1060
1670
1975
2
Switzerland
French
1656
2636
1944
2
Japan
Japanese
1665
2597
1976
2
USA
English
1919
2744
1995
2
Canada
English
1238
2062
1971
2
USA
English
1729
2689
2013
2
Germany
Bulgarian
1617
2636
1963
2
UK
English
1455
2207
1976
2
USA
English
1678
2613
2004
2
Sweden
Swedish
542
596
2005
2
USA
English
852
1139
1988
2
USA
English
649
698
1941
2
USA
English
1037
1572
1999
2
UK
English
1648
2576
2007
2
USA
English
1026
1398
1972
2
USA
English
483
356
1940
2
USA
English
1535
2597
1981
2
USA
English
1337
2106
2005
2
USA
English
1316
2063
1998
2
UK
English
1399
2334
1945
2
USA
English
1738
2679
1991
2
USA
English
1282
1998
2004
2
USA
English
1496
2314
1969
2
USA
English
1243
2121
1998
2
USA
English
690
758
1967
2
UK
English
1417
2313
1969
2
Poland
Polish
1231
1970
1982
2
West Germany
German
618
1055
1988
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1895
2
USA
English
1671
2665
1993
2
USA
English
1865
2724
2003
2
UK
English
1626
2538
2002
2
USA
English
960
1400
1996
2
USA
English
1793
2731
1958
2
USA
English
926
1753
1930
2
USA
English
1470
2369
2007
2
USA
English
1780
2724
1998
2
USA
English
1723
2691
1957
2
West Germany
German
1869
2731
2000
2
UK
English
549
741
2005
2
Hungary
Hungarian
411
225
1982
2
UK
English
1528
2501
1994
2
USA
English
1528
2501
1994
2
USA
English
1017
1691
1936
2
USA
English
1268
2014
1984
2
USA
English
924
1611
1953
2
UK
English
1535
2597
1971
2
UK
English
1869
2731
2000
2
UK
English
1374
2125
1978
2
France
French
1198
1983
1964
2
Italy
Italian
928
1306
2006
2
USA
English
1117
1734
1970
2
UK
English
1654
2636
1960
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1291
2273
2010
2
USA
English
1793
2731
2009
2
UK
English
1478
2535
2009
2
Denmark
Danish
627
654
2002
2
USA
English
395
348
1985
2
UK
English
1242
2119
2003
2
USA
English
1196
2268
1985
2
UK
English
878
1201
2009
2
France
English
1327
2041
1982
2
USA
English
610
600
1924
2
USA
English
1195
1886
2008
2
USA
English
1458
2311
1958
2
USA
English
1683
2665
2002
2
France
French
1571
2598
2008
2
UK
English
1128
2217
1983
2
USA
English
1784
2724
2009
2
USA
English
747
888
1998
2
France
French
708
731
1953
2
India
Hindi
1459
2433
1948
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1793
2731
1957
2
USA
English
1701
2643
1940
2
USA
English
1857
2764
1974
2
West Germany
French
1647
2653
1938
2
USA
English
1417
2382
1933
2
Germany
German
