Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1771
2702
2019
2
Japan
English
1034
1553
2019
2
USA
English
1805
2733
2019
2
USA
English
1805
2733
2019
2
USA
English
1651
2579
2020
2
USA
English
547
1006
2020
2
USA
English
638
716
2021
2
USA
English
1769
2702
2019
2
USA
English
1358
2128
2022
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2022
2
USA
English
1254
2010
2021
2
France
Wolof
1794
2732
2021
2
USA
English
1700
2670
2014
2
USA
English
1801
2737
2021
2
Canada
French
1737
2701
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1337
2134
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1736
2693
2021
2
Germany
English
1619
2555
2020
2
USA
English
1749
2709
2021
2
Italy
Italian
1749
2709
2021
2
Poland
Polish
1749
2709
2022
2
USA
English
1731
2701
2022
2
Georgia
Georgian
1339
2099
2021
2
USA
English
767
919
2021
2
UK
English
1099
2130
2021
2
USA
English
1812
2743
2022
2
USA
English
1757
2654
2021
2
Chile
Spanish
839
1109
2021
2
UK
English
1065
1619
2021
2
USA
English
1033
1670
2022
2
Tunisia
Arabic
1752
2709
2023
2
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1599
2529
2022
2
USA
English
1041
1558
2023
2
USA
English
599
1115
2023
2
USA
English
779
1504
2023
2
South Korea
Korean
1446
2529
2024
2
Canada
English
1794
2732
1929
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1300
2088
2024
2
Germany
German
1546
2557
1973
2
France
French
1732
2699
2024
2
Norway
Norwegian
838
1122
2022
2
Germany
Persian
1838
2699
1982
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1933
2779
1971
2
Argentina
Spanish
1651
2569
2024
2
USA
English
1651
2569
2024
2
USA
English
1756
2707
1978
2
Argentina
Spanish
1741
2699
1955
2
Spain
Spanish
1803
2732
2021
2
USA
English
1824
2622
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
975
1303
1962
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1497
2161
2003
1
Canada
English
1907
2725
2002
1
USA
English
1092
1513
1987
1
Soviet Union
Georgian
1945
2782
1994
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1959
1
USA
English
1698
2460
1997
1
UK
English
1213
1726
1978
1
USA
English
1274
1816
1987
1
West Germany
English
1742
2519
2005
1
USA
English
1785
2577
2006
1
USA
English
1936
2765
1987
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2005
1
USA
English
1270
1810
1932
1
France
French
1226
1745
1965
1
USA
English
1617
2344
1965
1
France
French
1951
2788
1976
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1999
1
France
French
1952
2790
1985
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1862
2670
1930
1
USA
English
1747
2527
1971
1
India
Urdu
1869
2682
1946
1
India
Hindi
1464
2115
1992
1
USA
English
1797
2590
2008
1
UK
English
1678
2424
1974
1
USA
English
1785
2577
2005
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1966
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1998
1
France
French
1867
2680
1998
1
USA
English
1760
2542
2005
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1819
2614
1975
1
Poland
Polish
1888
2706
1941
1
Germany
German
1907
2725
1998
1
USA
English
1842
2644
2000
1
Japan
Japanese
1907
2725
2004
1
USA
English
1874
2692
1954
1
Argentina
Spanish
1804
2598
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1952
2790
1979
1
India
Malayalam
1886
2704
1991
1
Ireland
English
1892
2709
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1819
2614
1992
1
Argentina
Spanish
1886
2704
1971
1
USA
English
1636
2371
1979
1
USA
English
1924
2745
1987
1
Canada
English
1819
2614
1997
1
France
Spanish
1862
2670
1901
1
USA
English
749
827
1994
1
Denmark
Danish
1936
2765
1998
1
Austria
English
1892
2709
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1913
2732
1993
1
Japan
English
1794
2586
2004
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1995
1
USA
English
1209
1720
1953
1
USA
English
1808
2602
1960
1
India
Urdu
1765
2547
2006
1
USA
English
1936
2765
1995
1
France
French
1630
2364
2004
1
UK
English
1931
2756
2002
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1968
1
USA
English
1719
2494
1991
1
USA
English
1936
2765
1966
1
USA
English
1424
2055
1946
1
USA
English
1638
2373
2000
1
Morocco
Arabic
1722
2497
1953
1
USA
English
1695
2457
1994
1
USA
English
1872
2690
1991
1
Belgium
French
1031
1401
1991
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2002
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1932
1
Germany
German
1894
2711
1995
1
France
French
1907
2725
2004
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1961
1
USA
English
1819
2614
1956
1
Denmark
Danish
1650
2387
1998
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1999
1
USA
English
1936
2765
1959
1
France
English
1819
2614
1984
1
Israel
Hebrew
1936
2765
1970
1
France
English
1945
2782
1997
1
France
English
1299
1852
2003
1
Afghanistan
Dari
1081
1485
2004
1
France
French
1819
2614
1995
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1907
2725
1984
1
USA
English
1892
2709
2000
1
France
French
1862
2670
1968
1
USA
English
1660
2399
2002
1
Ireland
English
1862
2670
1968
1
USA
English
1544
2233
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1377
1984
1954
1
UK
English
1862
2670
1939
1
USA
English
1579
2297
1941
1
UK
English
1848
2654
1964
1
UK
English
1832
2632
2001
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1971
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1983
1
USA
English
666
650
2003
1
Germany
German
1952
2790
1989
1
Iran
Persian
1907
2725
1999
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1940
1
USA
English
985
1319
1992
1
Belgium
French
1887
2705
2001
1
France
French
612
551
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1892
2709
2003
1
Italy
Italian
625
572
1940
1
UK
English
1870
2686
2004
1
USA
English
1945
2782
1992
1
Sweden
Swedish
1449
2095
1997
1
France
French
1907
2725
1985
1
USA
English
1952
2790
1980
1
Philippines
Filipino
1709
2476
1934
1
France
French
1862
2670
1942
1
USA
English
1819
2614
1975
1
East Germany
German
870
1080
2002
1
India
Hindi
1952
2790
1952
1
India
Hindi
972
1296
1954
1
USA
English
1511
2181
2000
1
Argentina
Spanish
1886
2704
1985
1
USA
English
1578
2296
1994
1
UK
English
1819
2614
1993
1
France
English
1907
2725
2000
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1961
1
Argentina
Spanish
1746
2525
1995
1
UK
English
1867
2680
1994
1
Australia
English
1945
2782
1994
1
France
French
1440
2083
1980
1
USA
English
1874
2692
1952
1
Finland
Finnish
1936
2765
1988
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1941
1
USA
English
1039
1418
1920
1
Germany
German
1819
2614
1970
1
Belgium
French
1804
2598
2001
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2003
1
Spain
Spanish
1907
2725
1987
1
USA
English
605
534
1966
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1892
2709
2002
1
Germany
German
1913
2732
1993
1
Japan
English
985
1319
1992
1
Belgium
French
1872
2690
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1936
2765
1996
1
USA
English
1407
2032
1982
1
Canada
English
1842
2644
2002
1
Spain
Spanish
1945
2782
1995
1
New Zealand
English
896
1124
1962
1
France
French
1217
1730
2005
1
UK
English
1936
2765
1986
1
USA
English
1793
2584
2004
1
USA
English
1842
2644
1944
1
USA
English
754
833
1961
1
USA
English
850
1032
1999
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1913
2732
1961
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1931
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1934
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1986
1
USA
English
1166
1654
1983
1
USA
English
1867
2680
1996
1
USA
English
1888
2706
1934
1
Italy
Italian
1434
2072
2004
1
India
Bengali
1915
2737
1985
1
Canada
English
1924
2745
1999
1
USA
English
1924
2745
1999
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1907
2725
2002
1
USA
English
1886
2704
2000
1
USA
English
1600
2322
1944
1
UK
English
1431
2068
1966
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1923
1
USA
English
1784
2572
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1804
2598
1983
1
USA
English
1952
2790
1991
1
UK
English
1565
2277
1982
1
Poland
Polish
1938
2769
1999
1
Vietnam
English
1936
2765
1964
1
France
French
1602
2326
1965
1
UK
English
1848
2654
1939
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1911
2730
1995
1
USA
English
1915
2737
2000
1
Canada
English
1945
2782
1994
1
Australia
English
1936
2765
1992
1
Germany
German
1924
2745
1999
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1986
1
USA
English
1869
2682
1946
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1892
2709
1996
1
Colombia
Spanish
1913
2732
1995
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1995
1
USA
English
1940
2773
1912
1
France
English
1945
2782
1996
1
France
Italian
1892
2709
1997
1
Spain
Spanish
1562
2269
1974
1
USA
English
1894
2711
1994
1
France
Italian
733
777
1959
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1773
2558
2003
1
USA
English
1546
2236
1990
1
USA
English
1945
2782
1994
1
USA
English
1717
2491
2002
1
USA
English
1917
2739
2002
1
USA
English
1218
1732
2007
1
France
French
1894
2711
1993
1
Italy
Italian
1345
1931
1979
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1966
1
Denmark
Norwegian
1907
2725
1988
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2003
1
USA
English
1433
2071
2004
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1983
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1925
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1989
1
USA
English
1294
1845
1970
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1734
2512
1986
1
France
French
1595
2315
2002
1
Italy
English
1377
1984
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1913
2732
2004
1
USA
English
1936
2765
1996
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1594
2314
1978
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1892
2709
2002
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1913
2732
2005
1
UK
English
1842
2644
1983
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2002
1
USA
English
1897
2714
2000
1
Singapore
Cantonese
1943
2778
1998
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1691
2452
1935
1
France
French
1842
2644
1960
1
UK
English
1907
2725
2002
1
USA
English
1594
2314
1987
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1213
1726
1978
1
USA
English
1594
2314
1995
1
India
Hindi
1835
2635
1985
1
UK
English
1594
2314
1975
1
India
Hindi
1288
1837
2010
1
China
Cantonese
1076
1475
1922
1
Denmark
Swedish
1660
2399
1961
1
Denmark
Danish
1872
2690
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
923
1180
1997
1
Russia
Russian
890
1113
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1907
2725
2004
1
UK
English
1892
2709
1955
1
France
French
624
571
1987
1
Mali
French
1862
2670
1966
1
USA
English
1387
1997
1959
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2002
1
USA
English
1304
1861
1967
1
UK
English
787
898
1988
1
USA
English
1691
2452
1982
1
USA
English
970
1288
1965
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2000
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2005
1
USA
English
1886
2704
2003
1
New Zealand
English
997
1345
1925
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2000
1
USA
English
1709
2476
1958
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1974
1
USA
English
1943
2778
2002
1
France
French
1652
2389
1961
1
France
French
1819
2614
1992
1
Belgium
Dutch
1264
1801
1936
1
USA
English
1413
2041
2004
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1970
1
UK
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1938
1
UK
English
1429
2064
1991
1
France
French
1377
1984
1936
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1986
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1962
1
USA
English
1819
2614
1970
1
France
French
1785
2577
1987
1
USA
English
968
1284
1942
1
UK
English
1936
2765
1982
1
France
French
1945
2782
1994
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1995
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1914
1
USA
English
1638
2373
2006
1
UK
English
1892
2709
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1693
2454
2002
1
France
Mandarin
1848
2654
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1832
2632
1936
1
India
Hindi
1848
2654
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1645
2382
2004
1
USA
English
1867
2680
2007
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1936
1
France
French
1892
2709
2000
1
India
Bengali
1804
2598
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1894
2711
1978
1
Israel
Hebrew
1153
1627
1974
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1983
1
France
French
1913
2732
1916
1
USA
English
1842
2644
1958
1
UK
English
1892
2709
1999
1
Italy
Italian
1709
2476
1958
1
USA
English
1428
2062
2001
1
France
English
1952
2790
1978
1
France
French
1804
2598
2001
1
Belgium
Dutch
1907
2725
2003
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
UK
English
1594
2314
1965
1
Belgium
Dutch
1609
2334
1984
1
France
French
1819
2614
2000
1
Belgium
Dutch
1907
2725
1989
1
UK
English
1602
2326
1965
1
UK
English
1894
2711
1961
1
France
French
1945
2782
1998
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1998
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2004
1
USA
English
1660
2399
1992
1
Germany
German
1952
2790
1975
1
Cameroon
French
1842
2644
2000
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1986
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1997
1
USA
English
1733
2511
1999
1
UK
English
1892
2709
1967
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1842
2644
2002
1
Spain
Spanish
1082
1486
1960
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1956
1
USA
Spanish
1685
2437
1961
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1983
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1958
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1991
1
Ireland
English
1862
2670
1939
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1939
1
USA
English
1945
2782
1994
1
Australia
English
1207
1715
1925
1
USA
English
1506
2173
1996
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1943
2778
1994
1
Cyprus
Serbo-Croatian
1804
2598
1962
1
UK
English
1804
2598
1985
1
UK
English
1804
2598
1996
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1982
1
Japan
Mandarin
1193
1698
1962
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1842
2644
2001
1
Israel
English
1577
2295
1932
1
Germany
German
1585
2304
1973
1
Yugoslavia
English
1892
2709
1994
1
Netherlands
French
1907
2725
1997
1
Canada
English
1824
2622
1992
1
USA
English
1331
1902
1972
1
USA
English
1497
2161
1923
1
France
French
1907
2725
2003
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2004
1
UK
English
1894
2711
1962
1
UK
English
796
905
1968
1
UK
English
1936
2765
1987
1
USA
English
1693
2454
2003
1
France
French
1418
2049
1929
1
UK
English
1415
2046
1925
1
Germany
German
1571
2287
1985
1
India
Bengali
1819
2614
1996
1
France
French
1848
2654
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1862
2670
1977
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1977
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2002
1
USA
English
1952
2790
1991
1
Mexico
Spanish
1633
2367
1916
1
USA
English
1524
2195
1988
1
UK
English
1913
2732
2004
1
Mexico
Spanish
1848
2654
1931
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1907
2725
1999
1
USA
English
1444
2087
1994
1
Australia
English
1849
2655
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1525
2198
1978
1
UK
English
1209
1720
1953
1
USA
English
1848
2654
1933
1
France
French
1936
2765
1985
1
USA
English
1945
2782
2004
1
USA
English
1750
2533
2006
1
USA
English
1952
2790
1999
1
Mexico
Spanish
1894
2711
1999
1
Germany
German
1894
2711
1996
1
Czech Republic
Slovak
1892
2709
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1892
2709
2005
1
Italy
Italian
1936
2765
1989
1
USA
English
1476
2135
1986
1
Australia
English
1804
2598
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1848
2654
1934
1
France
English
955
1256
1963
1
Iran
Persian
1832
2632
1936
1
India
Hindi
1728
2505
2000
1
Canada
English
1250
1783
1948
1
China
Mandarin
1922
2743
2005
1
UK
English
1892
2709
1991
1
Morocco
Arabic
1702
2464
1951
1
USA
English
1646
2383
2004
1
France
French
1922
2743
2005
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1991
1
USA
English
1554
2253
1935
1
USA
English
848
1029
1958
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1913
2732
2004
1
USA
English
1334
1912
1967
1
UK
English
1760
2542
1947
1
USA
English
1678
2424
1974
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1981
1
USA
English
1683
2435
1997
1
UK
English
1907
2725
1999
1
France
English
1375
1982
1967
1
USA
English
1471
2127
1932
1
USA
English
1204
1713
1932
1
UK
English
1892
2709
1939
1
Germany
German
1913
2732
1995
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1985
1
UK
English
1360
1956
1946
1
USA
English
1654
2391
2006
1
USA
English
1848
2654
2004
1
Israel
English
1886
2704
1970
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1996
1
USA
English
1842
2644
1960
1
UK
English
1119
1564
1979
1
UK
English
1862
2670
1976
1
USA
English
1907
2725
1993
1
USA
English
1903
2720
1952
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1969
1
USA
English
1901
2718
2001
1
Spain
Spanish
1465
2117
1994
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1955
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1938
1
Germany
German
1907
2725
1992
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1972
1
Canada
English
1907
2725
2003
1
UK
English
1605
2329
2003
1
Japan
Japanese
1907
2725
2003
1
UK
English
1519
2188
1979
1
Hungary
Hungarian
808
938
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
808
938
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
1872
2690
1970
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1804
2598
1926
1
Germany
German
1804
2598
1983
1
USA
English
1566
2279
1930
1
USA
English
1945
2782
1996
1
USA
English
1842
2644
1940
1
USA
English
1309
1869
1996
1
USA
English
1936
2765
1993
1
France
French
1544
2233
1987
1
Norway
Saami
1660
2399
1960
1
Mexico
Spanish
1892
2709
2002
1
Italy
Italian
1907
2725
1997
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1970
1
USA
English
1824
2622
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
1936
2765
1987
1
West Germany
Italian
1872
2690
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1936
2765
2001
1
USA
English
1321
1890
1934
1
USA
English
1892
2709
1953
1
Spain
Spanish
1936
2765
1990
1
Canada
English
1907
2725
2001
1
USA
English
1785
2577
2003
1
USA
English
1659
2398
1999
1
USA
English
1819
2614
1986
1
Austria
German
1660
2399
1992
1
USA
English
1660
2399
1992
1
USA
English
1924
2745
1999
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2002
1
France
French
1862
2670
1938
1
USA
English
1952
2790
1972
1
Argentina
Spanish
