Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1142
2358
1967
3
Israel
Hebrew
1823
2724
2000
3
France
French
669
821
1979
3
USA
English
1598
2690
1969
3
West Germany
German
637
1266
1990
3
USA
English
1138
2055
2002
3
USA
English
742
1302
1983
3
France
French
1695
2708
1929
3
France
French
1136
1932
1935
3
USA
English
1054
2299
1939
3
USA
English
1623
2703
1971
3
USA
English
974
1577
1955
3
UK
English
983
1762
2010
3
South Korea
Korean
586
1071
1935
3
USA
English
1250
2147
2007
3
USA
English
1354
2400
1949
3
Switzerland
English
394
749
2009
3
USA
English
1283
2544
1895
3
France
French
1254
2561
2009
3
USA
English
807
1378
2010
3
USA
English
1155
2399
2000
3
Iran
Persian
656
787
1988
3
Senegal
Wolof
686
992
1983
3
USA
English
701
1277
1991
3
USA
English
584
1315
1990
3
USA
English
1357
2458
1932
3
Germany
German
437
845
1971
3
USA
English
1590
2708
2002
3
Italy
Italian
700
1099
1983
3
USA
English
1032
2162
1914
3
USA
English
789
1169
1996
3
USA
English
503
1370
2015
3
USA
English
901
1357
1991
3
USA
English
494
603
1990
3
USA
English
1301
2113
2004
3
Canada
Hindi
262
109
2008
3
USA
Portuguese
1144
2031
1980
3
UK
English
857
1951
1933
3
USA
English
987
2002
1986
3
USA
English
959
1904
1971
3
USA
English
1260
2379
2004
3
USA
English
1732
2753
1978
3
France
French
1043
1810
1925
3
USA
English
471
763
2010
3
USA
English
1516
2456
2004
3
USA
English
674
792
2000
3
USA
English
743
1206
1946
3
USA
English
630
1023
1968
3
USA
English
1462
2587
2004
3
USA
English
1640
2715
2012
3
USA
English
1242
2268
1921
3
USA
English
828
1310
1975
3
USA
English
1322
2558
2005
3
USA
English
1558
2597
1983
3
USA
English
895
1243
2003
3
France
French
1174
2233
1957
3
UK
English
864
1717
1989
3
USA
English
447
536
1975
3
Italy
Italian
416
541
1977
3
France
French
1153
1924
1991
3
Burkina Faso
Mòoré
1534
2653
2006
3
Brazil
Portuguese
361
544
1974
3
Soviet Union
Ukrainian
805
1173
1923
3
USA
English
1399
2501
2003
3
USA
English
1480
2636
1959
3
UK
English
763
1336
1984
3
USA
English
1227
2278
2003
3
France
French
902
2027
1972
3
USA
English
684
1061
2001
3
USA
English
939
1500
1969
3
Italy
Italian
1203
2343
1942
3
Soviet Union
Russian
1590
2708
2005
3
Italy
Italian
1455
2538
2002
3
USA
English
1255
2057
1974
3
France
French
1662
2724
1994
3
Canada
French
1352
2597
1972
3
USA
English
1363
2613
1949
3
Soviet Union
Russian
736
1002
1968
3
Netherlands
Dutch
738
1087
1994
3
Italy
Italian
1752
2669
1979
3
USA
English
1518
2596
2008
3
USA
English
1685
2731
2012
3
USA
English
1602
2691
1955
3
West Germany
German
1226
2380
1947
3
USA
English
671
843
1931
3
USA
English
605
635
1981
3
West Germany
German
1500
2613
1971
3
Italy
Italian
768
1536
1995
3
USA
English
1333
2398
1960
3
Mexico
Spanish
1125
1985
1975
3
USA
English
1558
2643
1934
3
UK
English
747
1213
2004
3
USA
English
1475
2576
1998
3
USA
English
1180
2239
1998
3
Italy
Italian
1115
2424
2012
3
USA
English
1442
2653
1961
3
USA
English
1042
2276
1991
3
USA
English
970
2062
1974
3
USA
English
1609
2698
1986
3
West Germany
German
797
1300
1984
3
USA
English
770
1488
1999
3
USA
English
1216
2193
1991
3
France
French
628
693
1989
3
USA
English
518
583
1933
3
USA
English
1094
2290
1972
3
Japan
Japanese
1006
2033
2000
3
USA
English
1241
2383
2009
3
USA
English
900
1413
2005
3
USA
English
1485
2621
1983
3
Argentina
Spanish
760
1287
1969
3
USA
English
1607
2597
1996
3
UK
English
1903
2731
1932
3
China
Mandarin
596
699
1996
3
Czech Republic
Czech
1291
2398
1963
3
Soviet Union
Russian
659
785
2010
3
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbo-Croatian
460
493
1990
3
Italy
Italian
460
493
1990
3
Italy
Italian
991
1612
1935
3
USA
English
1196
2292
1963
3
UK
English
1750
2764
1984
3
USA
English
666
1164
1993
3
China
Mandarin
1442
2502
2008
3
USA
English
1128
2162
1996
3
USA
English
949
1981
2006
3
Spain
Spanish
1129
2145
2004
3
UK
English
926
1495
1935
3
USA
English
915
1396
1965
3
UK
English
1065
2139
1979
3
USA
English
1265
2184
2002
3
USA
English
277
198
2010
3
Denmark
Danish
455
410
2000
3
USA
English
1212
2511
2003
3
USA
English
1555
2689
2006
3
China
Mandarin
1095
1883
1993
3
Australia
English
720
1459
2008
3
USA
English
984
1804
1963
3
USA
English
1041
2358
1915
3
USA
English
1592
2708
1961
3
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1071
2075
2012
3
USA
English
507
436
1924
3
Germany
English
538
898
1949
3
USA
English
1266
2443
1929
3
UK
English
1247
2307
1969
3
UK
English
1827
2636
1936
3
Japan
Japanese
1554
2636
1950
3
USA
English
1647
2724
2007
3
USA
English
1433
2636
1946
3
Soviet Union
Russian
470
845
1975
3
USA
English
1135
2313
1973
3
USA
English
1161
2042
1998
3
France
French
1454
2653
1932
3
Germany
German
951
2006
1947
3
USA
English
710
1044
2007
3
USA
English
1406
2297
2011
3
USA
English
380
278
2011
3
Germany
German
1383
2636
1910
3
USA
English
1655
2731
1955
3
USA
English
1408
2636
1915
3
USA
English
1655
2731
1953
3
USA
English
1465
2636
1920
3
USA
English
1465
2636
1925
3
USA
English
1352
2467
1925
3
USA
English
1554
2636
1957
3
USA
English
1554
2636
1927
3
USA
English
1554
2636
1932
3
USA
English
1554
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1554
2636
1939
3
USA
English
1260
2419
2012
3
USA
English
1052
2267
2014
3
USA
English
1405
2418
2015
3
USA
English
585
1398
2013
3
Canada
English
517
485
2012
3
France
French
1492
2561
2011
3
USA
English
1346
2458
1965
3
USA
English
787
1034
2013
3
USA
English
1008
1994
2010
3
USA
English
931
1424
2009
3
Russia
Russian
1189
2024
2007
3
USA
English
1474
2528
1945
3
USA
English
985
1711
2011
3
Israel
Hebrew
1272
2458
1974
3
USA
English
1463
2528
1950
3
UK
English
718
1251
2014
3
USA
English
1189
2410
2012
3
USA
English
1256
2405
2009
3
USA
English
409
459
2014
3
USA
English
1278
2467
1983
3
UK
English
1253
2361
2014
3
USA
English
1651
2717
2012
3
USA
English
1452
2665
1987
3
USA
English
1072
2262
2014
3
USA
Khmer
820
1861
2015
3
UK
English
665
842
2017
3
USA
English
1129
2212
2015
3
USA
English
1064
2175
2013
3
USA
English
1199
2407
2015
3
Germany
French
1345
2322
2011
3
USA
English
1345
2322
2011
3
USA
English
1655
2731
1948
3
USA
English
577
591
2013
3
France
French
1590
2708
2015
3
Italy
Italian
1655
2731
1930
3
USA
English
1445
2513
2012
3
USA
English
670
1040
2018
3
USA
English
942
2048
2012
3
USA
English
1372
2551
1988
3
USA
English
1578
2669
1954
3
USA
English
1457
2558
2016
3
France
French
1478
2528
2015
3
USA
English
1533
2546
2013
3
USA
English
1352
2526
2013
3
USA
English
1531
2596
2015
3
USA
English
1693
2596
2015
3
USA
English
1213
2365
2018
3
Italy
Italian
823
1257
2015
3
Ireland
English
1111
1927
2016
3
Russia
Russian
525
1228
2017
3
Sweden
Swedish
1098
2264
2018
3
UK
English
865
1149
2007
3
France
French
556
546
2019
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1129
2129
2018
3
USA
English
1100
2267
2017
3
USA
English
1449
2561
2018
3
USA
English
1449
2561
2018
3
USA
English
1238
2348
2018
3
UK
English
1394
2459
2017
3
USA
English
1007
1856
2018
3
USA
English
1590
2708
2020
3
France
French
1615
2701
2019
3
USA
English
615
911
2019
3
USA
English
976
1564
2020
3
USA
English
582
1020
2020
3
USA
English
414
997
2019
3
USA
English
809
1355
2019
3
USA
English
382
464
2020
3
USA
English
1096
2320
2020
3
USA
English
1376
2573
2021
3
Denmark
Swedish
1296
2511
2020
3
UK
English
1660
2715
2021
3
USA
English
1655
2731
1926
3
USA
English
1578
2702
2020
3
Poland
Polish
1444
2568
2021
3
Mexico
English
1567
2689
2021
3
France
Hebrew
759
972
2019
3
Japan
Japanese
1669
2702
2020
3
South Korea
Korean
719
835
1997
2
Japan
Japanese
781
1133
2009
2
France
Arabic
1373
2160
1997
2
Canada
English
1746
2708
2002
2
Austria
German
1658
2613
1963
2
Mexico
Spanish
1537
2436
1983
2
USA
English
1467
2454
1955
2
UK
English
986
1955
1949
2
USA
English
1503
2367
2010
2
USA
English
1662
2636
1957
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1561
2423
1988
2
USA
English
1764
2708
2000
2
USA
English
1643
2597
1964
2
USA
English
922
1400
1993
2
Mexico
Spanish
1339
2110
1944
2
UK
English
998
1394
1995
2
USA
English
1165
1981
1964
2
USA
English
613
695
1977
2
Denmark
Danish
1430
2268
1923
2
USA
English
1796
2734
2012
2
Canada
English
1730
2669
1966
2
USA
English
1274
2126
1972
2
USA
English
1523
2538
1934
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1352
2268
1978
2
USA
English
1772
2710
1960
2
USA
English
1719
2669
1971
2
USA
English
1058
1695
1957
2
Italy
Italian
1456
2296
2004
2
France
French
504
654
1983
2
France
French
1341
2284
1965
2
Spain
Spanish
1727
2576
1988
2
USA
English
1584
2613
1985
2
Argentina
Spanish
1665
2669
1966
2
USA
English
1785
2696
1970
2
Italy
Italian
1124
1738
1983
2
USA
English
928
1637
1947
2
USA
English
1627
2653
1935
2
France
French
858
1155
2006
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1359
2094
1947
2
USA
English
1578
2568
2012
2
USA
English
1357
2140
1993
2
USA
English
1365
2141
2006
2
USA
English
1590
2597
1974
2
USA
English
1216
2088
2004
2
USA
English
1658
2597
1979
2
USA
English
1350
2194
1984
2
USA
English
1757
2669
1976
2
USA
English
1908
2768
2009
2
USA
English
918
1833
1979
2
UK
English
1526
2209
1974
2
Philippines
Tagalog
1710
2679
2009
2
Australia
English
1863
2724
2001
2
USA
English
929
1811
1942
2
USA
English
1765
2705
2006
2
USA
English
1107
1841
1976
2
Italy
Italian
1656
2613
1964
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1590
2597
1953
2
USA
English
1694
2636
1940
2
USA
English
1664
2597
1986
2
USA
English
667
767
1973
2
UK
English
680
789
2005
2
Argentina
Spanish
1840
2698
1988
2
Spain
Spanish
1368
2162
1951
2
USA
English
639
683
1962
2
UK
English
536
500
1993
2
France
French
1688
2653
1987
2
Italy
Italian
1310
2080
1998
2
Mexico
Spanish
1782
2724
2008
2
USA
English
1461
2400
2006
2
USA
English
527
429
2008
2
UK
English
876
1446
1964
2
UK
English
1578
2496
1928
2
USA
English
1735
2679
2005
2
USA
English
1746
2708
2002
2
Italy
Italian
793
1229
2004
2
USA
English
716
833
1964
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1915
2743
1935
2
USA
English
1221
2019
1949
2
France
French
704
797
1971
2
USA
English
1321
2061
2005
2
France
English
1145
1616
1968
2
UK
English
1498
2396
2008
2
Italy
Italian
1103
1708
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1796
2597
1966
2
USA
English
1511
2386
2004
2
USA
English
937
1429
1971
2
USA
English
1586
2515
1974
2
UK
English
961
1400
2003
2
USA
English
1380
2358
1991
2
Belgium
French
1746
2708
2002
2
Italy
Italian
496
511
1996
2
USA
English
1690
2653
1970
2
UK
English
1355
2380
2002
2
USA
English
969
1871
1960
2
Italy
French
1225
1918
1946
2
UK
English
1505
2562
2007
2
USA
English
802
1015
1924
2
USA
English
1698
2653
1993
2
Spain
Spanish
1520
2576
2003
2
USA
English
1690
2653
1950
2
UK
English
502
782
1960
2
USA
English
1113
1793
1986
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1958
2
USA
English
1500
2398
1952
2
Italy
Italian
1746
2708
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1373
2291
1933
2
UK
English
1863
2724
1998
2
USA
English
1541
2436
1971
2
France
French
653
698
1943
2
USA
English
1542
2445
2000
2
USA
English
1792
2724
2001
2
USA
English
1311
2178
1981
2
Brazil
Portuguese
1043
1589
1999
2
France
French
1746
2708
1963
2
Sweden
Swedish
1571
2366
1983
2
USA
English
1804
2736
2008
2
Canada
English
1764
2708
1996
2
USA
English
1645
2650
1961
2
USA
English
1855
2764
1983
2
USA
English
1211
1884
1958
2
India
Hindi
1344
2126
1990
2
USA
English
1665
2669
1901
2
USA
English
1794
2724
2005
2
USA
English
1408
2366
1916
2
USA
English
1815
2731
1938
2
USA
English
1468
2537
2001
2
USA
English
1394
2205
2005
2
USA
English
1027
1496
1927
2
France
French
276
82
1982
2
Spain
Spanish
1782
2724
1987
2
USA
English
1590
2597
2000
2
USA
English
1706
2653
1934
2
Germany
Japanese
1789
2697
1989
2
West Germany
German
1699
2643
1949
2
USA
English
1872
2742
2000
2
France
French
893
1647
1950
2
USA
English
1775
2669
1987
2
USA
English
829
1148
1957
2
UK
English
1782
2724
2000
2
USA
English
1900
2724
1975
2
USA
English
1446
2482
2001
2
France
French
1820
2636
1966
2
UK
English
1762
2703
1991
2
USA
English
1895
2719
1963
2
Italy
Italian
688
1091
1944
2
UK
English
1361
2149
1933
2
USA
English
1022
1540
1950
2
UK
English
1755
2613
1992
2
Iceland
Icelandic
1615
2636
1932
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
758
1241
1985
2
Japan
Japanese
1665
2479
2000
2
USA
English
1867
2731
1999
2
USA
English
1076
1624
2010
2
USA
English
1272
2021
2004
2
USA
English
1514
2425
1936
2
Italy
Italian
1827
2717
2000
2
USA
English
1606
2549
2009
2
France
French
1665
2669
1960
2
USA
English
1746
2708
2006
2
Italy
Italian
1658
2613
1985
2
West Germany
German
875
1136
2000
2
UK
English
1834
2697
1987
2
Russia
Russian
1746
2708
2006
2
Russia
Russian
1900
2724
1996
2
India
Hindi
1050
1607
2002
2
Iran
Persian
1625
2576
1995
2
USA
English
861
1290
1995
2
Canada
English
1150
2075
2010
2
USA
English
1775
2669
1980
2
USA
English
1658
2613
1975
2
Israel
Hebrew
1874
2744
1997
2
USA
English
1722
2679
1998
2
USA
English
1797
2731
2004
2
USA
English
562
619
2007
2
USA
English
1059
1670
1975
2
Switzerland
French
1655
2636
1944
2
Japan
Japanese
1664
2597
1976
2
USA
English
1917
2744
1995
2
Canada
English
1237
2062
1971
2
USA
English
1616
2636
1963
2
UK
English
1454
2207
1976
2
USA
English
1676
2613
2004
2
Sweden
Swedish
541
596
2005
2
USA
English
851
1139
1988
2
USA
English
648
698
1941
2
USA
English
1036
1572
1999
2
UK
English
1647
2576
2007
2
USA
English
1025
1398
1972
2
USA
English
483
356
1940
2
USA
English
1534
2597
1981
2
USA
English
1336
2106
2005
2
USA
English
1315
2063
1998
2
UK
English
1398
2334
1945
2
USA
English
1736
2679
1991
2
USA
English
1281
1998
2004
2
USA
English
1495
2314
1969
2
USA
English
1242
2121
1998
2
USA
English
689
758
1967
2
UK
English
1416
2313
1969
2
Poland
Polish
1230
1970
1982
2
West Germany
German
617
1055
1988
2
USA
English
1665
2669
1895
2
USA
English
1670
2665
1993
2
USA
English
1863
2724
2003
2
UK
English
1625
2538
2002
2
USA
English
959
1400
1996
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1958
2
USA
English
925
1753
1930
2
USA
English
1469
2369
2007
2
USA
English
1778
2724
1998
2
USA
English
1721
2691
1957
2
West Germany
German
1867
2731
2000
2
UK
English
548
741
2005
2
Hungary
Hungarian
411
225
1982
2
UK
English
1527
2501
1994
2
USA
English
1527
2501
1994
2
USA
English
1016
1691
1936
2
USA
English
1267
2014
1984
2
USA
English
923
1611
1953
2
UK
English
1534
2597
1971
2
UK
English
1867
2731
2000
2
UK
English
1373
2125
1978
2
France
French
1197
1983
1964
2
Italy
Italian
927
1306
2006
2
USA
English
1116
1734
1970
2
UK
English
1653
2636
1960
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1290
2273
2010
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2009
2
UK
English
1477
2535
2009
2
Denmark
Danish
626
654
2002
2
USA
English
395
348
1985
2
UK
English
1241
2119
2003
2
USA
English
1195
2268
1985
2
UK
English
877
1201
2009
2
France
English
1326
2041
1982
2
USA
English
609
600
1924
2
USA
English
1194
1886
2008
2
USA
English
1457
2311
1958
2
USA
English
1681
2665
2002
2
France
French
1570
2598
2008
2
UK
English
1127
2217
1983
2
USA
English
1782
2724
2009
2
USA
English
746
888
1998
2
France
French
707
731
1953
2
India
Hindi
1458
2433
1948
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1791
2731
1957
2
USA
English
1699
2643
1940
2
USA
English
1855
2764
1974
2
West Germany
French
1646
2653
1938
2
USA
English
1416
2382
1933
2
Germany
German
1671
2597
2013
2
USA
English
1887
2764
1979
2
USA
English
1370
2261
1971
2
USA
English
