Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1770
2701
2019
2
Japan
English
1033
1552
2019
2
USA
English
1804
2732
2019
2
USA
English
1804
2732
2019
2
USA
English
1650
2578
2020
2
USA
English
547
1005
2020
2
USA
English
637
715
2021
2
USA
English
1768
2701
2019
2
USA
English
1357
2127
2022
2
USA
English
1647
2575
2022
2
USA
English
1253
2009
2021
2
France
Wolof
1793
2731
2021
2
USA
English
1699
2669
2014
2
USA
English
1800
2736
2021
2
Canada
French
1736
2700
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1336
2133
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1735
2692
2021
2
Germany
English
1618
2554
2020
2
USA
English
1748
2708
2021
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
2021
2
Poland
Polish
1748
2708
2022
2
USA
English
1730
2700
2022
2
Georgia
Georgian
1338
2098
2021
2
USA
English
766
918
2021
2
UK
English
1098
2129
2021
2
USA
English
1811
2742
2022
2
USA
English
1756
2653
2021
2
Chile
Spanish
838
1108
2021
2
UK
English
1064
1618
2021
2
USA
English
1032
1669
2022
2
Tunisia
Arabic
1751
2708
2023
2
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1598
2528
2022
2
USA
English
1040
1557
2023
2
USA
English
598
1114
2023
2
USA
English
778
1503
2023
2
South Korea
Korean
1793
2731
1929
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1299
2087
2024
2
Germany
German
1545
2556
1973
2
France
French
1731
2698
2024
2
Norway
Norwegian
837
1121
2022
2
Germany
Persian
1837
2698
1982
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1932
2778
1971
2
Argentina
Spanish
1755
2706
1978
2
Argentina
Spanish
1740
2698
1955
2
Spain
Spanish
1802
2731
2021
2
USA
English
1823
2621
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
974
1302
1962
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1495
2160
2003
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1091
1512
1987
1
Soviet Union
Georgian
1944
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1959
1
USA
English
1697
2459
1997
1
UK
English
1212
1725
1978
1
USA
English
1273
1815
1987
1
West Germany
English
1741
2518
2005
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2006
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1269
1809
1932
1
France
French
1225
1744
1965
1
USA
English
1616
2343
1965
1
France
French
1950
2787
1976
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1999
1
France
French
1951
2789
1985
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1861
2669
1930
1
USA
English
1746
2526
1971
1
India
Urdu
1868
2681
1946
1
India
Hindi
1462
2114
1992
1
USA
English
1796
2589
2008
1
UK
English
1677
2423
1974
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2005
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1998
1
France
French
1866
2679
1998
1
USA
English
1759
2541
2005
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1818
2613
1975
1
Poland
Polish
1887
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
1906
2724
1998
1
USA
English
1841
2643
2000
1
Japan
Japanese
1906
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1873
2691
1954
1
Argentina
Spanish
1803
2597
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1951
2789
1979
1
India
Malayalam
1885
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1891
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1818
2613
1992
1
Argentina
Spanish
1885
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1635
2370
1979
1
USA
English
1923
2744
1987
1
Canada
English
1818
2613
1997
1
France
Spanish
1861
2669
1901
1
USA
English
748
826
1994
1
Denmark
Danish
1935
2764
1998
1
Austria
English
1891
2708
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1912
2731
1993
1
Japan
English
1793
2585
2004
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1807
2601
1960
1
India
Urdu
1764
2546
2006
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1995
1
France
French
1629
2363
2004
1
UK
English
1930
2755
2002
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1968
1
USA
English
1718
2493
1991
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1966
1
USA
English
1422
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1637
2372
2000
1
Morocco
Arabic
1721
2496
1953
1
USA
English
1694
2456
1994
1
USA
English
1871
2689
1991
1
Belgium
French
1030
1400
1991
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2002
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1932
1
Germany
German
1893
2710
1995
1
France
French
1906
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1961
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1956
1
Denmark
Danish
1649
2386
1998
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1999
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1959
1
France
English
1818
2613
1984
1
Israel
Hebrew
1935
2764
1970
1
France
English
1944
2781
1997
1
France
English
1298
1851
2003
1
Afghanistan
Dari
1080
1484
2004
1
France
French
1818
2613
1995
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1906
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2000
1
France
French
1861
2669
1968
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2002
1
Ireland
English
1861
2669
1968
1
USA
English
1543
2232
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1376
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1578
2296
1941
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1964
1
UK
English
1831
2631
2001
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1971
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1983
1
USA
English
665
649
2003
1
Germany
German
1951
2789
1989
1
Iran
Persian
1906
2724
1999
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1940
1
USA
English
984
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
1886
2704
2001
1
France
French
611
550
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2003
1
Italy
Italian
624
571
1940
1
UK
English
1869
2685
2004
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1992
1
Sweden
Swedish
1447
2094
1997
1
France
French
1906
2724
1985
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1980
1
Philippines
Filipino
1708
2475
1934
1
France
French
1861
2669
1942
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1975
1
East Germany
German
869
1079
2002
1
India
Hindi
1951
2789
1952
1
India
Hindi
971
1295
1954
1
USA
English
1509
2180
2000
1
Argentina
Spanish
1885
2703
1985
1
USA
English
1577
2295
1994
1
UK
English
1818
2613
1993
1
France
English
1906
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1961
1
Argentina
Spanish
1745
2524
1995
1
UK
English
1866
2679
1994
1
Australia
English
1944
2781
1994
1
France
French
1438
2082
1980
1
USA
English
1873
2691
1952
1
Finland
Finnish
1935
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1038
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
1818
2613
1970
1
Belgium
French
1803
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2003
1
Spain
Spanish
1906
2724
1987
1
USA
English
604
533
1966
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1891
2708
2002
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
1993
1
Japan
English
984
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
1871
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1935
2764
1996
1
USA
English
1405
2031
1982
1
Canada
English
1841
2643
2002
1
Spain
Spanish
1944
2781
1995
1
New Zealand
English
895
1123
1962
1
France
French
1216
1729
2005
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1986
1
USA
English
1792
2583
2004
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1944
1
USA
English
753
832
1961
1
USA
English
849
1031
1999
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1912
2731
1961
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1931
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1934
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1986
1
USA
English
1165
1653
1983
1
USA
English
1866
2679
1996
1
USA
English
1887
2705
1934
1
Italy
Italian
1432
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1914
2736
1985
1
Canada
English
1923
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1923
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1906
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1885
2703
2000
1
USA
English
1599
2321
1944
1
UK
English
1429
2067
1966
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1923
1
USA
English
1783
2571
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1991
1
UK
English
1564
2276
1982
1
Poland
Polish
1937
2768
1999
1
Vietnam
English
1935
2764
1964
1
France
French
1601
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1847
2653
1939
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1910
2729
1995
1
USA
English
1914
2736
2000
1
Canada
English
1944
2781
1994
1
Australia
English
1935
2764
1992
1
Germany
German
1923
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1986
1
USA
English
1868
2681
1946
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1891
2708
1996
1
Colombia
Spanish
1912
2731
1995
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1995
1
USA
English
1939
2772
1912
1
France
English
1944
2781
1996
1
France
Italian
1891
2708
1997
1
Spain
Spanish
1561
2268
1974
1
USA
English
1893
2710
1994
1
France
Italian
732
776
1959
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1772
2557
2003
1
USA
English
1545
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1716
2490
2002
1
USA
English
1916
2738
2002
1
USA
English
1217
1731
2007
1
France
French
1893
2710
1993
1
Italy
Italian
1344
1930
1979
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1966
1
Denmark
Norwegian
1906
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1431
2070
2004
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1983
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1925
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1989
1
USA
English
1293
1844
1970
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1733
2511
1986
1
France
French
1594
2314
2002
1
Italy
English
1376
1983
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1996
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1593
2313
1978
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1891
2708
2002
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1912
2731
2005
1
UK
English
1841
2643
1983
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1896
2713
2000
1
Singapore
Cantonese
1942
2777
1998
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1690
2451
1935
1
France
French
1841
2643
1960
1
UK
English
1906
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1593
2313
1987
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1212
1725
1978
1
USA
English
1593
2313
1995
1
India
Hindi
1834
2634
1985
1
UK
English
1593
2313
1975
1
India
Hindi
1287
1836
2010
1
China
Cantonese
1075
1474
1922
1
Denmark
Swedish
1659
2398
1961
1
Denmark
Danish
1871
2689
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
922
1179
1997
1
Russia
Russian
889
1112
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1906
2724
2004
1
UK
English
1891
2708
1955
1
France
French
623
570
1987
1
Mali
French
1861
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1386
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1303
1860
1967
1
UK
English
786
897
1988
1
USA
English
1690
2451
1982
1
USA
English
969
1287
1965
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1885
2703
2003
1
New Zealand
English
996
1344
1925
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2000
1
USA
English
1708
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1974
1
USA
English
1942
2777
2002
1
France
French
1651
2388
1961
1
France
French
1818
2613
1992
1
Belgium
Dutch
1263
1800
1936
1
USA
English
1411
2040
2004
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1970
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1427
2063
1991
1
France
French
1376
1983
1936
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1986
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1970
1
France
French
1784
2576
1987
1
USA
English
967
1283
1942
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1982
1
France
French
1944
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1914
1
USA
English
1637
2372
2006
1
UK
English
1891
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1692
2453
2002
1
France
Mandarin
1847
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1831
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1847
2653
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1644
2381
2004
1
USA
English
1866
2679
2007
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1936
1
France
French
1891
2708
2000
1
India
Bengali
1803
2597
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1893
2710
1978
1
Israel
Hebrew
1152
1626
1974
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1983
1
France
French
1912
2731
1916
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1958
1
UK
English
1891
2708
1999
1
Italy
Italian
1708
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1426
2061
2001
1
France
English
1951
2789
1978
1
France
French
1803
2597
2001
1
Belgium
Dutch
1906
2724
2003
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2005
1
UK
English
1593
2313
1965
1
Belgium
Dutch
1608
2333
1984
1
France
French
1818
2613
2000
1
Belgium
Dutch
1906
2724
1989
1
UK
English
1601
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1893
2710
1961
1
France
French
1944
2781
1998
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1998
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1659
2398
1992
1
Germany
German
1951
2789
1975
1
Cameroon
French
1841
2643
2000
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1986
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1732
2510
1999
1
UK
English
1891
2708
1967
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1841
2643
2002
1
Spain
Spanish
1081
1485
1960
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1956
1
USA
Spanish
1684
2436
1961
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1835
2636
1958
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1994
1
Australia
English
1206
1714
1925
1
USA
English
1504
2172
1996
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1942
2777
1994
1
Cyprus
Serbo-Croatian
1803
2597
1962
1
UK
English
1803
2597
1985
1
UK
English
1803
2597
1996
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1982
1
Japan
Mandarin
1192
1697
1962
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1841
2643
2001
1
Israel
English
1576
2294
1932
1
Germany
German
1584
2303
1973
1
Yugoslavia
English
1891
2708
1994
1
Netherlands
French
1906
2724
1997
1
Canada
English
1823
2621
1992
1
USA
English
1330
1901
1972
1
USA
English
1495
2160
1923
1
France
French
1906
2724
2003
1
USA
English
1802
2596
2004
1
UK
English
1893
2710
1962
1
UK
English
795
904
1968
1
UK
English
1935
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1692
2453
2003
1
France
French
1416
2048
1929
1
UK
English
1413
2045
1925
1
Germany
German
1570
2286
1985
1
India
Bengali
1818
2613
1996
1
France
French
1847
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1861
2669
1977
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1977
1
USA
English
1906
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1991
1
Mexico
Spanish
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1522
2194
1988
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2004
1
Mexico
Spanish
1847
2653
1931
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1906
2724
1999
1
USA
English
1442
2086
1994
1
Australia
English
1848
2654
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1523
2197
1978
1
UK
English
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1847
2653
1933
1
France
French
1935
2764
1985
1
USA
English
1944
2781
2004
1
USA
English
1749
2532
2006
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1999
1
Mexico
Spanish
1893
2710
1999
1
Germany
German
1893
2710
1996
1
Czech Republic
Slovak
1891
2708
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1891
2708
2005
1
Italy
Italian
1935
2764
1989
1
USA
English
1474
2134
1986
1
Australia
English
1803
2597
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1847
2653
1934
1
France
English
954
1255
1963
1
Iran
Persian
1831
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1727
2504
2000
1
Canada
English
1249
1782
1948
1
China
Mandarin
1921
2742
2005
1
UK
English
1891
2708
1991
1
Morocco
Arabic
1701
2463
1951
1
USA
English
1645
2382
2004
1
France
French
1921
2742
2005
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1991
1
USA
English
1553
2252
1935
1
USA
English
847
1028
1958
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1912
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1333
1911
1967
1
UK
English
1759
2541
1947
1
USA
English
1677
2423
1974
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1981
1
USA
English
1682
2434
1997
1
UK
English
1906
2724
1999
1
France
English
1374
1981
1967
1
USA
English
1469
2126
1932
1
USA
English
1203
1712
1932
1
UK
English
1891
2708
1939
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
1995
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1985
1
UK
English
1359
1955
1946
1
USA
English
1653
2390
2006
1
USA
English
1847
2653
2004
1
Israel
English
1885
2703
1970
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1960
1
UK
English
1118
1563
1979
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1976
1
USA
English
1906
2724
1993
1
USA
English
1902
2719
1952
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1969
1
USA
English
1900
2717
2001
1
Spain
Spanish
1463
2116
1994
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1955
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1938
1
Germany
German
1906
2724
1992
1
USA
English
1885
2703
1972
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
2003
1
UK
English
1604
2328
2003
1
Japan
Japanese
1906
2724
2003
1
UK
English
1517
2187
1979
1
Hungary
Hungarian
807
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
807
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
1871
2689
1970
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1803
2597
1926
1
Germany
German
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1565
2278
1930
1
USA
English
1944
2781
1996
1
USA
English
1841
2643
1940
1
USA
English
1308
1868
1996
1
USA
English
1935
2764
1993
1
France
French
1543
2232
1987
1
Norway
Saami
1659
2398
1960
1
Mexico
Spanish
1891
2708
2002
1
Italy
Italian
1906
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1970
1
USA
English
1823
2621
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
1935
2764
1987
1
West Germany
Italian
1871
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1935
2764
2001
1
USA
English
1320
1889
1934
1
USA
English
1891
2708
1953
1
Spain
Spanish
1935
2764
1990
1
Canada
English
1906
2724
2001
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2003
1
USA
English
1658
2397
1999
1
USA
English
1818
2613
1986
1
Austria
German
1659
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1659
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1923
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2002
1
France
French
1861
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1951
2789
1972
1
Argentina
Spanish
1906
2724
1992
1
France
English
1713
2485
2001
1
UK
English
1803
2597
2001
1
USA
English
