Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
1908
2726
1999
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1924
1
Japan
Japanese
1908
2726
2000
1
Sweden
English
1836
2637
1922
1
Germany
German
1913
2732
1983
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1992
1
USA
English
1908
2726
2002
1
Germany
English
1908
2726
1972
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1922
1
Norway
Norwegian
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1922
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1922
1
USA
English
1908
2726
1969
1
Italy
Italian
1836
2637
1924
1
Japan
Japanese
1908
2726
2007
1
USA
English
1373
1976
1923
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1975
1
USA
English
1908
2726
1971
1
USA
English
1697
2459
1927
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1836
2637
1926
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1836
2637
1926
1
Denmark
Danish
1836
2637
1926
1
Spain
Spanish
1836
2637
1927
1
Egypt
Arabic
1836
2637
1927
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1926
1
Germany
German
1836
2637
1927
1
Norway
Norwegian
1836
2637
1931
1
India
Hindi
1836
2637
1929
1
Egypt
Arabic
1836
2637
1929
1
Egypt
Arabic
1836
2637
1931
1
Germany
German
1633
2367
1931
1
USA
Spanish
1836
2637
1933
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1913
2732
2005
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1836
2637
1939
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1836
2637
1930
1
Spain
Spanish
1836
2637
1937
1
Poland
Polish
1836
2637
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1836
2637
1934
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1836
2637
1933
1
Germany
English
1690
2449
1929
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1938
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1934
1
India
Hindi
1697
2459
1927
1
UK
English
1697
2459
1929
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1836
2637
1931
1
Canada
English
1836
2637
1933
1
China
Mandarin
1836
2637
1934
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1930
1
Spain
Spanish
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2004
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2004
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1849
2655
2006
1
India
Hindi
1836
2637
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1836
2637
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1836
2637
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1836
2637
1942
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1938
2769
2006
1
Israel
Hebrew
1938
2769
1987
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1993
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1993
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2002
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2002
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2006
1
Denmark
English
1938
2769
1989
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1998
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1994
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1997
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1997
1
USA
English
1707
2474
2006
1
USA
English
1707
2474
2006
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1990
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2004
1
Angola
Portuguese
1938
2769
2006
1
Mexico
Spanish
1938
2769
2000
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2000
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2007
1
Brazil
English
1938
2769
2007
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1985
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1983
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1983
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1993
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1993
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2001
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2004
1
Netherlands
Indonesian
1938
2769
1998
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1998
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1995
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1995
1
USA
English
1778
2564
1989
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2004
1
France
French
1913
2732
2007
1
USA
English
1945
2782
2007
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1944
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1945
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1944
1
Germany
German
1913
2732
1957
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1957
1
USA
English
1332
1905
1930
1
Germany
German
1836
2637
1947
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1947
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1949
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1946
1
Italy
Italian
1836
2637
1947
1
China
Mandarin
1836
2637
1950
1
India
Hindi
1836
2637
1951
1
India
Hindi
1836
2637
1950
1
India
Hindi
1836
2637
1950
1
India
Tamil
1836
2637
1950
1
India
Tamil
1836
2637
1950
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1913
2732
1930
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1950
1
China
Russian
1913
2732
1920
1
USA
English
1901
2718
2007
1
USA
English
1901
2718
2007
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1953
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2002
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1953
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1913
2732
1959
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1959
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2006
1
France
French
1836
2637
1953
1
Japan
Japanese
1836
2637
1953
1
Japan
Japanese
1836
2637
1954
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1697
2459
1955
1
USA
English
1697
2459
1955
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1670
2416
2007
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1957
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1957
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1956
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1956
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1956
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1957
1
Australia
English
1836
2637
1955
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2008
1
USA
English
1869
2682
2007
1
France
Japanese
1836
2637
1982
1
USA
English
1776
2562
2007
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1927
1
France
French
885
1107
2007
1
France
French
1697
2459
1975
1
USA
English
1697
2459
1973
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2005
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1958
1
East Germany
German
1913
2732
2006
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1959
1
USA
English
1697
2459
1959
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1947
1
USA
English
1508
2176
2007
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1987
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1995
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1995
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1995
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1917
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2007
1
France
French
1629
2363
1960
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1952
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1945
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1942
1
USA
English
1892
2709
2007
1
Spain
Spanish
1892
2709
2007
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1892
2709
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1744
2521
2007
1
France
French
1892
2709
2007
1
Italy
Italian
863
1071
2007
1
USA
English
1892
2709
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1892
2709
2007
1
China
Mandarin
1913
2732
2007
1
USA
English
1945
2782
2006
1
UK
English
1945
2782
2006
1
UK
English
1464
2115
2007
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1930
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2007
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2007
1
USA
English
1893
2710
2007
1
USA
English
1893
2710
2007
1
USA
English
1897
2714
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1897
2714
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1887
2705
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1887
2705
2007
1
Mexico
Spanish
1913
2732
1957
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1976
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1920
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1922
1
USA
English
1886
2704
2006
1
India
Telugu
1907
2725
2006
1
Italy
French
1311
1871
2007
1
Austria
German
1660
2399
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1949
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1926
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1953
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2006
1
Japan
Japanese
1913
2732
2007
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1957
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1938
1
USA
English
1886
2704
1979
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1980
1
Japan
English
1804
2598
2006
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2006
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1963
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1962
1
UK
English
1907
2725
2006
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1963
1
USA
English
1497
2161
2008
1
USA
English
1938
2769
2007
1
Sweden
Swedish
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1295
1846
2008
1
USA
English
1295
1846
2008
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1966
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1966
1
UK
English
1913
2732
2006
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1900
1
France
French
1836
2637
1910
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2007
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1913
2732
2000
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1836
2637
1968
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1968
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
France
French
1919
2741
2007
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1970
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1970
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1970
1
USA
English
1722
2497
1919
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2007
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1971
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1971
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1971
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1836
2637
1972
1
USA
English
1748
2529
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1913
2732
1952
1
France
French
1760
2542
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1963
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2007
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1973
1
USA
English
1867
2680
2007
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2010
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
Canada
English
1836
2637
1974
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1974
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1974
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1975
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1976
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1977
1
Italy
Italian
1836
2637
1976
1
Canada
English
1913
2732
1925
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1930
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1920
1
USA
English
1629
2363
1977
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2008
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2008
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2007
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1993
1
UK
English
1836
2637
1978
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1978
1
USA
English
1892
2709
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1892
2709
2008
1
USA
English
1892
2709
2008
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1892
2709
2008
1
Algeria
French
1892
2709
2008
1
France
French
1892
2709
2008
1
France
French
1892
2709
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1622
2354
2008
1
Australia
English
1915
2737
2008
1
Canada
French
1773
2558
2008
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2008
1
USA
English
497
353
2008
1
UK
English
1646
2383
2008
1
USA
Persian
1783
2571
2007
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1748
2529
1938
1
UK
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2007
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2007
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2008
1
USA
English
515
387
2008
1
Israel
Hebrew
1913
2732
1949
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1949
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1949
1
USA
English
1753
2536
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2006
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1964
1
UK
English
1913
2732
1950
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1950
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1950
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1946
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1951
1
West Germany
German
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1957
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1992
1
India
Hindi
1763
2545
1947
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1956
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1956
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
UK
English
1862
2670
1964
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1972
1
UK
English
1862
2670
1973
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1957
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1999
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1999
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1999
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1999
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1999
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1999
1
USA
English
1763
2545
1958
1
Italy
French
1862
2670
1910
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1950
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1941
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2006
1
Switzerland
Swiss German
1748
2529
1983
1
USA
English
1748
2529
1938
1
USA
English
1180
1667
2008
1
Japan
Japanese
1450
2096
2008
1
Austria
German
1419
2050
2009
1
Chile
Spanish
1901
2718
2008
1
France
English
1913
2732
2005
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2007
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2007
1
France
Hebrew
1748
2529
2004
1
Canada
English
1748
2529
1992
1
USA
English
1748
2529
1992
1
USA
English
1748
2529
1992
1
USA
English
1748
2529
1992
1
USA
English
1748
2529
1992
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1980
1
USA
English
1836
2637
1980
1
Canada
English
1836
2637
1980
1
USA
English
1888
2706
2008
1
USA
English
1660
2399
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1929
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1951
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1931
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1924
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1929
1
USA
English
1633
2367
1982
1
USA
English
1633
2367
1982
1
USA
English
1633
2367
1982
1
USA
English
1704
2468
1982
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1932
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1933
1
USA
English
1924
2745
2008
1
USA
English
1924
2745
2008
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2008
1
Belgium
English
1907
2725
2008
1
USA
English
1765
2547
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
Spanish
958
1260
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2009
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1984
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1985
1
USA
English
1861
2666
2004
1
Argentina
Spanish
1861
2666
2002
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1998
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1970
1
France
French
1657
2395
2008
1
USA
English
1886
2704
2008
1
Germany
Kazakh
1886
2704
2008
1
France
French
1907
2725
2007
1
Japan
Japanese
1861
2666
2003
1
USA
English
1861
2666
2003
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1997
1
UK
English
1907
2725
2012
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1997
1
USA
English
1748
2529
2008
1
Denmark
English
1913
2732
2009
1
USA
English
1776
2562
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1963
1
USA
English
1874
2692
1956
1
Japan
Japanese
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
926
1184
2009
1
South Africa
English
1892
2709
2009
1
Italy
Italian
1923
2744
2008
1
UK
English
1892
2709
2009
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1892
2709
2009
1
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
1587
2307
2009
1
Germany
Hebrew
1892
2709
2009
1
Egypt
Arabic
1892
2709
2009
1
Germany
Persian
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1915
2737
2009
1
Canada
English
1924
2745
2009
1
Canada
French
1897
2714
2009
1
India
Konkani
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1427
2061
2007
1
USA
English
1612
2337
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2008
1
USA
English
1785
2577
2009
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2013
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2007
1
USA
English
1639
2375
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1975
1
UK
English
1861
2666
1982
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1994
1
UK
English
1778
2564
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2003
1
France
English
1862
2670
1931
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1967
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1967
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1967
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1949
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1914
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1976
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1994
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1936
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1936
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1995
1
Canada
English
1862
2670
1927
1
USA
English
1862
2670
1932
1
USA
English
1910
2729
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1861
2666
1965
1
UK
English
1907
2725
1959
1
Venezuela
Spanish
1785
2577
2010
1
France
French
1785
2577
2010
1
France
French
1861
2666
1998
1
Russia
Russian
1661
2401
2009
1
USA
English
1705
2469
2010
1
Australia
English
1907
2725
2008
1
South Korea
Korean
1938
2769
2009
1
Denmark
Danish
1820
2615
2010
1
USA
English
1820
2615
2010
1
USA
English
1819
2614
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1819
2614
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1637
2372
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1923
2744
2003
1
Thailand
Thai
1629
2363
1986
1
USA
English
1861
2666
1980
1
UK
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1954
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2002
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2010
1
USA
English
1031
1401
2009
1
Sweden
Swedish
1861
2666
1980
1
UK
English
1861
2666
1980
1
UK
English
1913
2732
2010
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1966
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1927
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1925
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2010
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2009
1
UK
English
1923
2744
2010
1
USA
English
1797
2590
2010
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1944
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2008
1
Australia
English
1907
2725
2008
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2010
1
USA
English
1785
2577
2009
1
USA
English
1785
2577
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1925
1
USA
English
1913
2732
1953
1
USA
English
1796
2589
2008
1
Germany
German
1861
2666
1993
1
Italy
Italian
1861
2666
1992
1
UK
French
1913
2732
2009
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2009
1
France
French
1658
2397
2010
1
USA
English
1658
2397
2010
1
USA
English
1660
2399
2010
1
USA
English
1886
2704
2010
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1907
2725
2009
1
USA
English
1907
2725
2010
1
USA
English
1913
2732
2009
1
UK
English
1913
2732
2008
1
Ireland
English
