Best Movie Directors by Number of Selected Films
125
2636
1948
85
USA
English
64
201
1913
44
USA
English
22
20
1941
37
USA
English
21
29
1991
36
USA
English
15
12
1978
36
France
French
23
93
1924
35
USA
English
29
111
1925
34
USA
English
20
23
1942
32
Germany
German
40
76
1997
31
USA
English
11
89
1946
31
USA
English
12
84
1961
30
USA
English
67
696
1942
30
USA
English
36
122
1929
30
USA
English
13
101
1945
30
USA
English
25
61
1939
28
USA
English
48
143
1935
28
USA
English
17
6
1940
28
France
French
71
294
1939
28
USA
English
5
16
1965
27
Sweden
Swedish
128
1014
1930
27
USA
English
131
639
1929
27
USA
English
27
54
1983
26
USA
English
38
45
1938
26
USA
English
39
45
1947
25
USA
English
142
302
1926
24
USA
English
60
47
1991
23
West Germany
German
34
205
1953
23
USA
English
113
515
2008
23
USA
English
72
215
1933
23
USA
English
129
1018
1950
22
USA
English
14
13
1970
22
France
French
7
8
1963
21
Japan
Japanese
28
161
1976
21
USA
English
340
1204
1903
21
France
French
158
1232
1934
20
USA
English
9
51
1957
20
France
French
95
263
1978
20
France
French
154
709
1986
20
USA
English
43
45
1938
20
USA
English
87
56
2000
20
USA
English
156
389
2007
20
USA
English
183
412
1992
20
UK
English
50
85
2000
20
USA
English
589
2528
1988
20
USA
English
232
510
1992
19
UK
English
35
81
2002
19
USA
English
33
81
2002
19
USA
English
98
355
2000
19
UK
English
166
670
1953
19
USA
English
31
170
1947
19
UK
English
133
524
1981
19
France
French
106
286
1935
19
USA
English
73
336
1939
19
USA
English
44
100
1959
19
USA
English
49
110
2001
18
Spain
Spanish
90
230
1996
18
UK
English
46
150
1973
18
France
French
75
75
1944
18
Japan
Japanese
89
273
1955
18
USA
English
221
1260
1954
18
USA
English
291
1532
1954
18
USA
English
32
117
1954
18
USA
English
114
359
1965
17
USA
English
425
2054
1937
17
USA
English
99
77
1992
17
USA
English
122
636
1973
17
USA
English
16
9
1965
17
Italy
Italian
226
1299
1961
17
USA
English
30
27
1983
17
USA
English
358
1292
1904
17
USA
English
72
55
1994
17
West Germany
German
91
425
1936
17
USA
English
761
2669
1948
16
USA
English
234
1257
2001
16
USA
English
97
272
1936
16
France
French
223
801
1941
16
USA
English
45
10
1960
16
USA
English
445
1672
1932
16
USA
English
486
1908
1953
16
USA
English
203
622
1944
16
USA
English
79
60
1985
16
USA
English
112
255
1984
16
USA
English
236
563
1944
15
UK
English
82
324
1975
15
West Germany
German
118
223
1977
15
USA
English
24
46
1954
15
USA
English
265
935
1940
15
USA
English
179
549
1964
15
UK
English
61
44
1956
15
USA
English
84
172
1955
15
USA
English
74
156
1969
15
France
French
219
844
1992
15
USA
English
274
553
1955
15
USA
English
376
1421
1954
15
USA
English
182
611
1994
15
France
French
514
1965
2003
15
UK
English
126
366
1998
15
USA
English
195
282
1938
14
USA
English
181
632
1935
14
USA
English
136
331
1939
14
USA
English
189
558
2000
14
USA
English
242
888
1949
14
USA
English
244
343
1928
14
USA
English
81
299
1941
14
USA
English
102
253
1940
14
USA
English
318
1017
1950
14
USA
English
58
4
1945
14
Japan
Japanese
141
399
1968
14
USA
English
37
171
1946
14
USA
English
407
1955
1944
14
USA
English
174
793
2001
14
USA
English
51
154
1961
14
Italy
Italian
65
39
1999
14
China
Mandarin
155
138
1981
13
USA
English
475
1718
1967
13
USA
English
140
669
1963
13
USA
English
139
691
1997
13
USA
English
629
2669
1895
13
USA
English
196
503
1953
13
USA
English
281
450
1999
13
Canada
English
733
2496
1938
13
USA
English
149
414
1960
13
USA
English
190
824
1937
13
USA
English
152
354
1945
13
USA
English
123
298
1991
13
Iran
Persian
145
128
1970
13
UK
English
169
397
1992
13
USA
English
137
222
1952
13
USA
English
57
69
1991
13
USA
English
384
1074
1929
13
USA
English
42
36
1965
13
India
Bengali
78
94
1953
13
Italy
Italian
108
212
1967
13
USA
English
119
384
1995
13
USA
English
86
499
1987
13
USA
English
757
2450
1993
13
Portugal
Portuguese
197
340
1954
12
USA
English
408
1272
2010
12
France
French
52
118
1965
12
France
French
238
466
1928
12
USA
English
138
123
1971
12
USA
English
88
178
2006
12
New Zealand
English
285
614
1943
12
USA
English
188
521
1997
12
Australia
English
255
887
1964
12
UK
English
96
375
2009
12
USA
English
191
141
1967
12
Italy
Italian
54
170
1947
12
UK
English
132
404
1995
12
USA
English
287
1311
1976
12
USA
English
85
145
1974
12
UK
English
266
1187
1995
12
USA
English
224
419
1946
12
USA
English
782
2026
1984
12
France
German
62
19
2005
12
USA
English
115
83
1974
12
Poland
Polish
315
1105
1954
12
USA
English
167
149
2009
12
USA
English
652
2496
1907
11
USA
English
298
950
2005
11
UK
English
83
180
1999
11
USA
English
176
107
1995
11
Australia
English
530
2087
1936
11
USA
English
47
7
1959
11
Italy
Italian
105
297
2007
11
USA
English
330
616
1931
11
USA
English
301
1338
1949
11
USA
English
229
572
1993
11
UK
English
323
697
1999
11
USA
English
528
1981
1917
11
USA
English
143
173
1973
11
USA
English
263
1246
1949
11
USA
English
124
440
1962
11
USA
English
66
99
2002
11
USA
English
163
369
1998
11
USA
English
251
988
1978
11
USA
English
211
917
1985
11
USA
English
80
31
1968
11
USA
English
222
293
1985
11
France
French
540
1118
1990
11
France
French
161
321
1952
11
USA
English
160
228
1948
11
USA
English
164
460
1982
11
France
French
168
647
1994
11
Netherlands
Dutch
454
1394
1997
11
USA
English
103
146
1934
11
USA
English
101
367
2002
11
Denmark
English
248
165
1985
11
Belgium
French
351
495
2005
10
Italy
Italian
77
243
2009
10
USA
English
207
660
2010
10
USA
English
41
32
1962
10
Italy
Italian
237
828
1990
10
USA
English
424
1474
1941
10
USA
English
63
28
1981
10
Italy
Italian
220
454
1984
10
USA
English
117
325
1972
10
USA
English
109
96
1954
10
France
French
587
2199
1987
10
USA
English
178
311
1957
10
USA
English
509
1621
1951
10
USA
English
253
753
1955
10
UK
English
254
443
2003
10
France
French
399
804
1988
10
UK
English
325
846
1939
10
France
French
59
70
1980
10
USA
English
433
798
1941
10
USA
English
741
2271
2002
10
France
Hebrew
225
417
2004
10
USA
English
436
1800
1985
10
USA
English
374
1124
1994
10
Taiwan
Mandarin
838
2026
1987
10
France
German
231
629
2001
10
USA
English
204
290
1999
10
UK
English
186
155
1938
10
USA
English
53
124
1988
10
Poland
French
252
571
1942
10
UK
English
286
263
1965
10
USA
English
144
148
1979
10
USA
English
100
97
1970
10
USA
English
359
1275
2000
10
USA
English
56
120
1943
10
USA
English
368
969
1926
10
USA
English
641
1653
1994
10
USA
English
260
794
2011
9
USA
English
210
314
2011
9
France
French
396
935
2014
9
USA
English
761
1936
1941
9
USA
English
620
1449
2000
9
Italy
Italian
70
66
1934
9
Denmark
Danish
616
1906
1999
9
USA
English
392
1430
1967
9
UK
English
341
707
2006
9
USA
English
1010
2731
1945
9
USA
English
347
939
1972
9
UK
English
703
2191
2009
9
USA
English
302
1096
2010
9
USA
English
170
291
1985
9
UK
English
270
383
1983
9
USA
English
282
1154
2002
9
Finland
Finnish
600
1678
2000
9
Japan
Japanese
383
881
2009
9
Japan
Japanese
335
963
1982
9
USA
English
294
1239
1997
9
France
French
275
902
1933
9
USA
English
175
633
1959
9
USA
English
371
1101
2011
9
USA
English
217
512
1936
9
USA
English
307
462
2014
9
UK
English
135
204
1961
9
France
French
662
1930
2007
9
UK
English
619
2041
1955
9
USA
English
127
108
2001
9
Japan
Japanese
273
686
1998
9
USA
English
93
207
1947
9
France
French
677
2149
1993
9
USA
English
593
2320
2010
9
France
French
209
210
1931
9
Germany
German
356
977
2008
9
Iran
Persian
647
2120
1944
9
USA
English
508
1646
1942
9
USA
English
243
188
1980
9
USA
English
333
1332
1972
9
Italy
Italian
313
488
1982
9
Spain
Spanish
292
362
2006
9
USA
English
326
658
1919
9
USA
English
484
1477
1937
9
USA
English
184
315
1963
9
USA
English
430
1162
1958
9
USA
English
349
879
1998
9
USA
English
385
867
1957
8
USA
English
239
373
1982
8
UK
English
771
2366
1917
8
USA
English
938
2597
1985
8
USA
English
646
2110
1958
8
USA
English
148
233
1982
8
USA
English
212
353
2006
8
UK
English
575
1344
1923
8
USA
English
695
2020
1922
8
USA
English
159
196
1976
8
USA
English
890
2150
1941
8
USA
English
1017
2597
1946
8
USA
English
121
72
1947
8
France
French
769
2219
1959
8
France
French
391
551
2014
8
USA
English
463
1418
1963
8
USA
English
200
231
1970
8
France
French
804
1986
1928
8
USA
English
334
307
1936
8
Soviet Union
Russian
69
62
1935
8
Soviet Union
Russian
660
1724
1929
8
France
French
547
1609
1962
8
USA
English
157
133
1987
8
USA
English
1104
2708
1999
8
France
French
308
244
1965
8
UK
English
120
345
2002
8
Austria
French
366
1035
1970
8
USA
English
442
718
2001
8
Germany
German
305
458
1960
8
Japan
Japanese
104
10
1960
8
USA
English
240
571
1936
8
UK
English
295
430
1931
8
USA
English
694
2241
2008
8
USA
English
559
1452
2009
8
UK
English
526
822
1997
8
USA
English
322
966
1960
8
USA
English
192
283
1959
8
USA
English
599
1583
1937
8
USA
English
180
144
2008
8
USA
English
316
972
1988
8
France
Russian
299
892
2004
8
USA
English
68
49
1926
8
Germany
German
267
621
1996
8
UK
English
420
969
1923
8
USA
English
943
2334
1951
8
USA
English
357
847
1937
8
France
French
116
287
2008
8
USA
English
451
1769
1971
8
USA
English
458
1377
1930
8
Soviet Union
Russian
146
230
1963
8
UK
English
245
326
1989
8
USA
English
235
639
2005
8
USA
English
185
126
1938
8
USA
English
805
2288
1938
8
UK
English
370
913
1991
8
Australia
English
343
457
1985
8
France
German
332
864
1956
8
USA
English
449
979
1933
8
USA
English
331
799
1991
8
UK
English
482
1075
1999
8
Russia
Russian
355
713
1948
8
USA
English
233
856
2014
8
USA
English
751
1929
1934
8
USA
English
107
38
1998
8
Hong Kong
Cantonese
312
675
1978
8
Italy
English
215
246
1923
8
USA
English
377
768
1964
7
USA
English
172
342
1974
7
USA
English
591
1438
1951
7
France
French
861
2434
1956
7
Spain
Spanish
854
1901
2005
7
USA
English
216
206
2005
7
USA
English
280
111
1928
7
USA
English
284
135
1998
7
China
Mandarin
150
151
1951
7
France
French
327
295
2011
7
USA
English
246
277
1974
7
France
French
516
795
1926
7
USA
English
651
1955
1925
7
USA
English
259
874
2005
7
Belgium
French
259
874
2005
7
Belgium
French
468
1309
2004
7
UK
English
554
1136
1916
7
France
French
241
634
1935
7
USA
English
886
2239
2011
7
USA
English
485
1418
1931
7
USA
English
398
1479
1990
7
UK
English
764
2011
1932
7
USA
English
631
1437
1979
7
Japan
Japanese
753
1774
1960
7
USA
English
256
479
1991
7
USA
English
747
2118
1979
7
Soviet Union
Russian
461
1153
1993
7
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
845
2189
2002
7
USA
English
257
305
1997
7
USA
English
726
2146
1950
7
UK
English
386
995
1982
7
France
French
972
2636
1947
7
USA
English
110
35
1984
7
USA
English
712
2160
2000
7
Canada
English
594
1242
1994
7
Iran
Persian
94
191
1999
7
USA
English
1085
2696
2010
7
Italy
Italian
303
571
1939
7
USA
English
353
682
2002
7
India
Hindi
406
1109
1994
7
Australia
English
457
983
1975
7
Japan
Japanese
815
2334
1953
7
USA
English
314
327
2008
7
South Korea
Korean
329
284
1992
7
West Germany
German
737
1363
1979
7
France
French
320
372
1949
7
USA
English
296
427
1994
7
USA
English
532
982
1990
7
USA
English
646
1570
1990
7
USA
English
202
308
1969
7
USA
English
227
80
1935
7
USA
English
872
2362
1994
7
USA
English
579
1891
1982
7
Italy
Italian
350
1042
1981
7
Senegal
French
946
2597
1934
7
USA
English
365
662
1988
7
Hungary
Hungarian
76
116
1974
7
Soviet Union
Russian
92
87
1959
7
France
French
415
1434
1950
7
USA
English
712
2213
1918
7
USA
English
574
1726
2001
7
Taiwan
Mandarin
668
1794
1962
7
France
French
573
1023
1965
7
USA
English
423
1066
2008
7
Thailand
Thai
683
1771
1940
7
USA
English
193
482
1977
7
USA
English
708
2016
1983
7
Poland
Polish
595
1723
2013
7
USA
English
272
317
2013
7
South Korea
Korean
972
2636
1924
7
USA
English
1051
2496
1930
7
USA
English
400
862
2013
7
Italy
Italian
813
2076
2014
7
Germany
German
373
879
2018
7
Italy
English
612
1968
2019
7
Chile
Spanish
611
1694
2012
6
USA
English
542
1363
2009
6
Germany
German
187
62
1933
6
Soviet Union
Russian
780
2303
2011
6
USA
English
1097
2636
1918
6
USA
English
328
240
1983
6
USA
English
1053
2354
1948
6
USA
English
466
1091
1951
6
France
French
214
261
1984
6
USA
English
937
2532
1956
6
Spain
Spanish
558
1559
1996
6
France
English
692
1897
2006
6
Denmark
Danish
375
1076
2009
6
USA
English
452
1212
1981
6
France
French
431
738
1934
6
USA
English
533
1637
1989
6
USA
English
1015
2351
1987
6
UK
English
1018
2510
2001
6
USA
English
278
421
1968
6
UK
English
715
1685
1996
6
Australia
English
491
891
1986
6
USA
English
208
346
1956
6
UK
English
134
131
2006
6
USA
Spanish
1084
2551
1989
6
Australia
English
444
945
2003
6
USA
English
699
1791
1949
6
USA
English
713
1912
1946
6
Mexico
Spanish
474
638
1994
6
USA
English
268
218
1929
6
France
French
487
974
1963
6
Italy
Italian
401
770
1961
6
USA
English
638
1702
1961
6
UK
English
583
1284
1991
6
USA
English
1053
2354
1948
6
USA
English
650
1795
1944
6
USA
English
1223
2576
2000
6
USA
English
173
401
2008
6
USA
English
1094
2524
2003
6
France
French
897
2010
1943
6
UK
English
435
1463
2016
6
USA
English
363
357
1973
6
USA
English
572
1298
2004
6
South Korea
Korean
387
354
1943
6
USA
English
564
1558
1978
6
USA
English
1274
2731
1939
6
USA
English
111
164
1969
6
Italy
English
1281
2724
2012
6
USA
English
553
1249
1968
6
USA
English
258
347
2008
6
Australia
English
147
168
1953
6
UK
English
421
820
1971
6
France
French
608
1453
2009
6
UK
English
426
680
2011
6
USA
English
826
2366
1923
6
USA
English
624
1521
1964
6
Italy
Italian
505
1018
1993
6
Italy
Italian
856
2174
1957
6
Japan
Japanese
469
1281
1965
6
USA
English
500
1344
1923
6
USA
English
786
2273
1916
6
USA
English
784
2086
1998
6
UK
English
512
1387
1979
6
USA
English
283
394
1971
6
UK
English
1280
2586
2007
6
USA
English
443
1082
1976
6
USA
English
1194
2636
1926
6
USA
English
151
224
1975
6
UK
English
621
1645
1934
6
USA
English
464
968
1975
6
USA
English
792
1497
1997
6
USA
English
840
2173
1928
6
USA
English
567
1602
1944
6
USA
English
360
456
2003
6
USA
English
640
1955
1962
6
USA
English
466
1382
1982
6
Sweden
Swedish
269
671
2007
6
USA
English
672
1244
1973
6
UK
English
728
1833
1941
6
UK
English
