Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1802
2732
2019
2
USA
English
1649
2578
2020
2
USA
English
546
1005
2020
2
USA
English
636
715
2021
2
USA
English
1766
2701
2019
2
USA
English
1356
2127
2022
2
USA
English
1646
2575
2022
2
USA
English
1252
2009
2021
2
France
Wolof
1791
2731
2021
2
USA
English
1697
2669
2014
2
USA
English
1798
2736
2021
2
Canada
French
1734
2700
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1335
2133
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1733
2692
2021
2
Germany
English
1617
2554
2020
2
USA
English
1746
2708
2021
2
Italy
Italian
1746
2708
2021
2
Poland
Polish
1746
2708
2022
2
USA
English
1728
2700
2022
2
Georgia
Georgian
1337
2098
2021
2
USA
English
765
918
2021
2
UK
English
1097
2129
2021
2
USA
English
1809
2742
2022
2
USA
English
1754
2653
2021
2
Chile
Spanish
837
1108
2021
2
UK
English
1063
1618
2021
2
USA
English
1031
1669
2022
2
Tunisia
Arabic
1749
2708
2023
2
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1597
2528
2022
2
USA
English
1039
1557
2023
2
USA
English
597
1114
2023
2
USA
English
777
1503
2023
2
South Korea
Korean
1791
2731
1929
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1298
2087
2024
2
Germany
German
1544
2556
1973
2
France
French
1729
2698
2024
2
Norway
Norwegian
836
1121
2022
2
Germany
Persian
1835
2698
1982
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1930
2778
1971
2
Argentina
Spanish
1753
2706
1978
2
Argentina
Spanish
1738
2698
1955
2
Spain
Spanish
1800
2731
2021
2
USA
English
1821
2621
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
973
1302
1962
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1494
2160
2003
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1090
1512
1987
1
Soviet Union
Georgian
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1959
1
USA
English
1695
2459
1997
1
UK
English
1211
1725
1978
1
USA
English
1272
1815
1987
1
West Germany
English
1739
2518
2005
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2006
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1268
1809
1932
1
France
French
1224
1744
1965
1
USA
English
1615
2343
1965
1
France
French
1948
2787
1976
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1999
1
France
French
1949
2789
1985
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1859
2669
1930
1
USA
English
1744
2526
1971
1
India
Urdu
1866
2681
1946
1
India
Hindi
1461
2114
1992
1
USA
English
1794
2589
2008
1
UK
English
1675
2423
1974
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2005
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1998
1
France
French
1864
2679
1998
1
USA
English
1757
2541
2005
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1816
2613
1975
1
Poland
Polish
1885
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
1904
2724
1998
1
USA
English
1839
2643
2000
1
Japan
Japanese
1904
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1871
2691
1954
1
Argentina
Spanish
1801
2597
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1949
2789
1979
1
India
Malayalam
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1889
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1816
2613
1992
1
Argentina
Spanish
1883
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1634
2370
1979
1
USA
English
1921
2744
1987
1
Canada
English
1816
2613
1997
1
France
Spanish
1859
2669
1901
1
USA
English
747
826
1994
1
Denmark
Danish
1933
2764
1998
1
Austria
English
1889
2708
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1910
2731
1993
1
Japan
English
1791
2585
2004
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1805
2601
1960
1
India
Urdu
1762
2546
2006
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1995
1
France
French
1628
2363
2004
1
UK
English
1928
2755
2002
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1968
1
USA
English
1716
2493
1991
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1966
1
USA
English
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1636
2372
2000
1
Morocco
Arabic
1719
2496
1953
1
USA
English
1692
2456
1994
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1991
1
Belgium
French
1029
1400
1991
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2002
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1932
1
Germany
German
1891
2710
1995
1
France
French
1904
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1961
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1956
1
Denmark
Danish
1648
2386
1998
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1999
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1959
1
France
English
1816
2613
1984
1
Israel
Hebrew
1933
2764
1970
1
France
English
1942
2781
1997
1
France
English
1297
1851
2003
1
Afghanistan
Dari
1079
1484
2004
1
France
French
1816
2613
1995
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1904
2724
1984
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2000
1
France
French
1859
2669
1968
1
USA
English
1658
2398
2002
1
Ireland
English
1859
2669
1968
1
USA
English
1542
2232
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1375
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1577
2296
1941
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1964
1
UK
English
1829
2631
2001
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1971
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1983
1
USA
English
664
649
2003
1
Germany
German
1949
2789
1989
1
Iran
Persian
1904
2724
1999
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1940
1
USA
English
983
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
1884
2704
2001
1
France
French
610
550
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2003
1
Italy
Italian
623
571
1940
1
UK
English
1867
2685
2004
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1992
1
Sweden
Swedish
1446
2094
1997
1
France
French
1904
2724
1985
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1980
1
Philippines
Filipino
1706
2475
1934
1
France
French
1859
2669
1942
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1975
1
East Germany
German
868
1079
2002
1
India
Hindi
1949
2789
1952
1
India
Hindi
970
1295
1954
1
USA
English
1508
2180
2000
1
Argentina
Spanish
1883
2703
1985
1
USA
English
1576
2295
1994
1
UK
English
1816
2613
1993
1
France
English
1904
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1961
1
Argentina
Spanish
1743
2524
1995
1
UK
English
1864
2679
1994
1
Australia
English
1942
2781
1994
1
France
French
1437
2082
1980
1
USA
English
1871
2691
1952
1
Finland
Finnish
1933
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1941
1
USA
English
1037
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
1816
2613
1970
1
Belgium
French
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2003
1
Spain
Spanish
1904
2724
1987
1
USA
English
603
533
1966
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2708
2002
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
1993
1
Japan
English
983
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1933
2764
1996
1
USA
English
1404
2031
1982
1
Canada
English
1839
2643
2002
1
Spain
Spanish
1942
2781
1995
1
New Zealand
English
894
1123
1962
1
France
French
1215
1729
2005
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1986
1
USA
English
1790
2583
2004
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1944
1
USA
English
752
832
1961
1
USA
English
848
1031
1999
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1910
2731
1961
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1931
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1934
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1986
1
USA
English
1164
1653
1983
1
USA
English
1864
2679
1996
1
USA
English
1885
2705
1934
1
Italy
Italian
1431
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1912
2736
1985
1
Canada
English
1921
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1921
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2000
1
USA
English
1598
2321
1944
1
UK
English
1428
2067
1966
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1923
1
USA
English
1781
2571
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1991
1
UK
English
1563
2276
1982
1
Poland
Polish
1935
2768
1999
1
Vietnam
English
1933
2764
1964
1
France
French
1600
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1845
2653
1939
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1908
2729
1995
1
USA
English
1912
2736
2000
1
Canada
English
1942
2781
1994
1
Australia
English
1933
2764
1992
1
Germany
German
1921
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1986
1
USA
English
1866
2681
1946
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1889
2708
1996
1
Colombia
Spanish
1910
2731
1995
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1995
1
USA
English
1937
2772
1912
1
France
English
1942
2781
1996
1
France
Italian
1889
2708
1997
1
Spain
Spanish
1560
2268
1974
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1994
1
France
Italian
731
776
1959
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1770
2557
2003
1
USA
English
1544
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1714
2490
2002
1
USA
English
1914
2738
2002
1
USA
English
1216
1731
2007
1
France
French
1891
2710
1993
1
Italy
Italian
1343
1930
1979
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1966
1
Denmark
Norwegian
1904
2724
1988
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2003
1
USA
English
1430
2070
2004
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1983
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1925
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1989
1
USA
English
1292
1844
1970
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
USA
English
1731
2511
1986
1
France
French
1593
2314
2002
1
Italy
English
1375
1983
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1996
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1592
2313
1978
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1889
2708
2002
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1910
2731
2005
1
UK
English
1839
2643
1983
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2000
1
Singapore
Cantonese
1940
2777
1998
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1688
2451
1935
1
France
French
1839
2643
1960
1
UK
English
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1592
2313
1987
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1211
1725
1978
1
USA
English
1592
2313
1995
1
India
Hindi
1832
2634
1985
1
UK
English
1592
2313
1975
1
India
Hindi
1286
1836
2010
1
China
Cantonese
1074
1474
1922
1
Denmark
Swedish
1658
2398
1961
1
Denmark
Danish
1869
2689
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
921
1179
1997
1
Russia
Russian
888
1112
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1904
2724
2004
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1955
1
France
French
622
570
1987
1
Mali
French
1859
2669
1966
1
USA
English
1385
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1302
1860
1967
1
UK
English
785
897
1988
1
USA
English
1688
2451
1982
1
USA
English
968
1287
1965
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2000
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2005
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2003
1
New Zealand
English
995
1344
1925
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2000
1
USA
English
1706
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1974
1
USA
English
1940
2777
2002
1
France
French
1650
2388
1961
1
France
French
1816
2613
1992
1
Belgium
Dutch
1262
1800
1936
1
USA
English
1410
2040
2004
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1970
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2006
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1938
1
UK
English
1426
2063
1991
1
France
French
1375
1983
1936
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1986
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1970
1
France
French
1782
2576
1987
1
USA
English
966
1283
1942
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1982
1
France
French
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1995
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1914
1
USA
English
1636
2372
2006
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1690
2453
2002
1
France
Mandarin
1845
2653
1934
1
Denmark
Danish
1829
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1845
2653
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1643
2381
2004
1
USA
English
1864
2679
2007
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1936
1
France
French
1889
2708
2000
1
India
Bengali
1801
2597
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1891
2710
1978
1
Israel
Hebrew
1151
1626
1974
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1983
1
France
French
1910
2731
1916
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1958
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1999
1
Italy
Italian
1706
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1425
2061
2001
1
France
English
1949
2789
1978
1
France
French
1801
2597
2001
1
Belgium
Dutch
1904
2724
2003
1
USA
English
1910
2731
2005
1
UK
English
1592
2313
1965
1
Belgium
Dutch
1607
2333
1984
1
France
French
1816
2613
2000
1
Belgium
Dutch
1904
2724
1989
1
UK
English
1600
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1961
1
France
French
1942
2781
1998
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1998
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2004
1
USA
English
1658
2398
1992
1
Germany
German
1949
2789
1975
1
Cameroon
French
1839
2643
2000
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1986
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1730
2510
1999
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1967
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1839
2643
2002
1
Spain
Spanish
1080
1485
1960
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1956
1
USA
Spanish
1682
2436
1961
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1958
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1939
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
Australia
English
1205
1714
1925
1
USA
English
1503
2172
1996
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1940
2777
1994
1
Cyprus
Serbo-Croatian
1801
2597
1962
1
UK
English
1801
2597
1985
1
UK
English
1801
2597
1996
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1982
1
Japan
Mandarin
1191
1697
1962
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1839
2643
2001
1
Israel
English
1575
2294
1932
1
Germany
German
1583
2303
1973
1
Yugoslavia
English
1889
2708
1994
1
Netherlands
French
1904
2724
1997
1
Canada
English
1821
2621
1992
1
USA
English
1329
1901
1972
1
USA
English
1494
2160
1923
1
France
French
1904
2724
2003
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2004
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1962
1
UK
English
794
904
1968
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1690
2453
2003
1
France
French
1415
2048
1929
1
UK
English
1412
2045
1925
1
Germany
German
1569
2286
1985
1
India
Bengali
1816
2613
1996
1
France
French
1845
2653
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1859
2669
1977
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1977
1
USA
English
1904
2724
2002
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1991
1
Mexico
Spanish
1631
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1521
2194
1988
1
UK
English
1910
2731
2004
1
Mexico
Spanish
1845
2653
1931
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1904
2724
1999
1
USA
English
1441
2086
1994
1
Australia
English
1846
2654
1950
1
Italy
Italian
1522
2197
1978
1
UK
English
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1845
2653
1933
1
France
French
1933
2764
1985
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2004
1
USA
English
1747
2532
2006
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1999
1
Mexico
Spanish
1891
2710
1999
1
Germany
German
1891
2710
1996
1
Czech Republic
Slovak
1889
2708
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1889
2708
2005
1
Italy
Italian
1933
2764
1989
1
USA
English
1473
2134
1986
1
Australia
English
1801
2597
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1845
2653
1934
1
France
English
953
1255
1963
1
Iran
Persian
1829
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1725
2504
2000
1
Canada
English
1248
1782
1948
1
China
Mandarin
1919
2742
2005
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1991
1
Morocco
Arabic
1699
2463
1951
1
USA
English
1644
2382
2004
1
France
French
1919
2742
2005
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1991
1
USA
English
1552
2252
1935
1
USA
English
846
1028
1958
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1910
2731
2004
1
USA
English
1332
1911
1967
1
UK
English
1757
2541
1947
1
USA
English
1675
2423
1974
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1981
1
USA
English
1680
2434
1997
1
UK
English
1904
2724
1999
1
France
English
1373
1981
1967
1
USA
English
1468
2126
1932
1
USA
English
1202
1712
1932
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1939
1
Germany
German
1910
2731
1995
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1985
1
UK
English
1358
1955
1946
1
USA
English
1652
2390
2006
1
USA
English
1845
2653
2004
1
Israel
English
1883
2703
1970
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1996
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1960
1
UK
English
1117
1563
1979
1
UK
English
1859
2669
1976
1
USA
English
1904
2724
1993
1
USA
English
1900
2719
1952
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1969
1
USA
English
1898
2717
2001
1
Spain
Spanish
1462
2116
1994
1
USA
English
1910
2731
1955
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1938
1
Germany
German
1904
2724
1992
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1972
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
2003
1
UK
English
1603
2328
2003
1
Japan
Japanese
1904
2724
2003
1
UK
English
1516
2187
1979
1
Hungary
Hungarian
806
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
806
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
1869
2689
1970
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1801
2597
1926
1
Germany
German
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1564
2278
1930
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1996
1
USA
English
1839
2643
1940
1
USA
English
1307
1868
1996
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1993
1
France
French
1542
2232
1987
1
Norway
Saami
1658
2398
1960
1
Mexico
Spanish
1889
2708
2002
1
Italy
Italian
1904
2724
1997
1
USA
English
1859
2669
1970
1
USA
English
1821
2621
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
1933
2764
1987
1
West Germany
Italian
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1933
2764
2001
1
USA
English
1319
1889
1934
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1953
1
Spain
Spanish
1933
2764
1990
1
Canada
English
1904
2724
2001
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2003
1
USA
English
1657
2397
1999
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1986
1
Austria
German
1658
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1658
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1921
2744
1999
1
USA
English
1920
2743
2002
1
France
French
1859
2669
1938
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1972
1
Argentina
Spanish
1904
2724
1992
1
France
English
1711
2485
2001
1
UK
English
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1912
2736
1988
1
Canada
English
1949
2789
1933
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1965
1
Iran
Persian
