Best Movie Directors by Rank
1933
2764
1987
1
West Germany
Italian
1933
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1985
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1998
1
UK
Persian
1933
2764
2000
1
Iran
Persian
1933
2764
2003
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1971
1
Japan
Japanese
1933
2764
1976
1
France
French
1933
2764
1991
1
UK
English
1933
2764
1951
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1970
1
Spain
English
1933
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1999
1
Thailand
Thai
1933
2764
1968
1
France
French
1933
2764
1985
1
France
English
1933
2764
1962
1
France
French
1933
2764
1987
1
unknown
unknown
1933
2764
1989
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1987
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1997
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1958
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1925
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1933
2764
1998
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1928
1
France
French
1933
2764
1966
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1988
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1991
1
USA
English
1933
2764
1988
1
Switzerland
English
1933
2764
1994
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1933
2764
1989
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1933
2764
1981
1
Israel
Hebrew
1933
2764
1978
1
unknown
unknown
1934
2766
2018
1
China
Mandarin
1934
2766
1983
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1999
1
Vietnam
English
1935
2768
1994
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1992
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1987
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2005
1
France
French
1935
2768
2006
1
Israel
Hebrew
1935
2768
1987
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2002
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2002
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2006
1
Denmark
English
1935
2768
1989
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1994
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1997
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1997
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1990
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2004
1
Angola
Portuguese
1935
2768
2006
1
Mexico
Spanish
1935
2768
2000
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2000
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2007
1
Brazil
English
1935
2768
2007
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1985
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1983
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1983
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1993
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2001
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2004
1
Netherlands
Indonesian
1935
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1998
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1995
1
USA
English
1935
2768
1995
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2007
1
Sweden
Swedish
1935
2768
2009
1
Denmark
Danish
1935
2768
2010
1
Norway
Norwegian
1935
2768
2011
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2011
1
Israel
Hebrew
1935
2768
2011
1
Chile
Spanish
1935
2768
2013
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2012
1
South Korea
Korean
1935
2768
2013
1
Cambodia
Khmer
1935
2768
2014
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2014
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2014
1
France
Spanish
1935
2768
2014
1
USA
Russian
1935
2768
2015
1
UK
English
1935
2768
2015
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2016
1
Israel
Arabic
1935
2768
2015
1
Germany
English
1935
2768
2017
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2017
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2017
1
Denmark
Arabic
1935
2768
2017
1
Denmark
Arabic
1935
2768
2017
1
Sweden
Arabic
1935
2768
2018
1
Turkey
Turkish
1935
2768
2018
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2019
1
Iran
Persian
1935
2768
2021
1
Kosovo
Albanian
1935
2768
2022
1
UK
Hindi
1935
2768
2022
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2022
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2022
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2022
1
Bolivia
Quechua
1935
2768
2023
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2023
1
UK
English
1935
2768
2023
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2024
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2024
1
Norway
Norwegian
1935
2768
2024
1
USA
Ukrainian
1935
2768
2024
1
USA
Ukrainian
1935
2768
2024
1
USA
Spanish
1935
2768
2024
1
USA
Spanish
1935
2768
2025
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2025
1
Qatar
Persian
1935
2768
2025
1
Qatar
Persian
1935
2768
2025
1
India
Marathi
1935
2768
2025
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2026
1
USA
English
1935
2768
2026
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Albanian
1935
2768
2026
1
Montenegro
Montenegrin
1935
2768
2026
1
Montenegro
Montenegrin
1936
2769
1976
1
Iran
Persian
1936
2769
2010
1
UK
English
1936
2769
1973
1
India
Hindi
1936
2769
1969
1
Argentina
Spanish
1936
2769
1992
1
USA
English
1936
2769
2008
1
USA
English
1936
2769
1978
1
Colombia
Spanish
1936
2769
1978
1
Colombia
Spanish
1936
2769
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1937
2772
1912
1
France
English
1937
2772
1912
1
France
English
1938
2774
1976
1
UK
English
1938
2774
1973
1
UK
English
1938
2774
2016
1
USA
English
1938
2774
1997
1
Japan
Japanese
1938
2774
1997
1
Japan
Japanese
1938
2774
1929
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1938
2774
1983
1
USA
English
1938
2774
1980
1
France
French
1939
2776
1986
1
UK
English
1939
2776
1986
1
UK
English
1940
2777
1998
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1940
2777
2002
1
France
French
1940
2777
1994
1
Cyprus
Serbo-Croatian
1940
2777
1994
1
Canada
English
1941
2778
1979
1
USA
English
1941
2778
1969
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1941
2778
2016
1
Germany
German
1941
2778
1985
1
Canada
English
1941
2778
1974
1
France
French
1941
2778
1977
1
Austria
German
1941
2778
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1941
2778
2012
1
UK
English
1941
2778
2012
1
UK
English
1941
2778
2001
1
Japan
Japanese
1941
2778
2007
1
India
Hindi
1941
2778
2009
1
China
Mandarin
1941
2778
1967
1
Argentina
Spanish
1941
2778
1977
1
UK
English
1941
2778
1977
1
UK
English
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1997
1
France
English
1942
2781
1992
1
Sweden
Swedish
1942
2781
1994
1
France
French
1942
2781
1995
1
New Zealand
English
1942
2781
1994
1
Australia
English
1942
2781
1996
1
France
Italian
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1998
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
Australia
English
1942
2781
2004
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1996
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1995
1
France
French
1942
2781
1995
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1995
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1942
2781
1998
1
Norway
Norwegian
1942
2781
1995
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
Poland
Polish
1942
2781
1997
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1996
1
Germany
German
1942
2781
1995
1
France
Italian
1942
2781
1998
1
Australia
English
1942
2781
2001
1
Italy
German
1942
2781
1993
1
South Korea
Korean
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1999
1
UK
English
1942
2781
1996
1
UK
English
1942
2781
1995
1
Australia
English
1942
2781
1993
1
Denmark
Swedish
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2002
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1997
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2006
1
France
English
1942
2781
1994
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1993
1
USA
English
1942
2781
1995
1
Denmark
Polish
1942
2781
2007
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2006
1
UK
English
1942
2781
2006
1
UK
English
1942
2781
2012
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2014
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2015
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2017
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2017
1
Canada
English
1942
2781
1995
1
Japan
English
1942
2781
2021
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2021
1
USA
English
1942
2781
2022
1
UK
Macedonian
1942
2781
2023
1
Japan
Japanese
1942
2781
2024
1
Canada
English
1942
2781
2025
1
USA
English
1943
2786
1963
2
Austria
English
1944
2782
1999
1
Austria
English
1945
2784
1955
1
Spain
Spanish
1945
2784
1983
1
Israel
Hebrew
1945
2784
1972
1
Soviet Union
Armenian
1946
2785
1972
1
Japan
Japanese
1947
2786
1958
1
Japan
Japanese
1948
2787
1976
1
USA
English
1948
2787
1937
1
Poland
Yiddish
1949
2789
1985
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1949
2789
1979
1
India
Malayalam
1949
2789
1989
1
Iran
Persian
1949
2789
1980
1
Philippines
Filipino
1949
2789
1952
1
India
Hindi
1949
2789
1991
1
UK
English
1949
2789
1978
1
France
French
1949
2789
1975
1
Cameroon
French
1949
2789
1991
1
Mexico
Spanish
1949
2789
1999
1
Mexico
Spanish
1949
2789
1972
1
Argentina
Spanish
1949
2789
1933
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1973
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1996
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1949
2789
1973
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1949
2789
1951
1
India
Hindi
1949
2789
1985
1
Indonesia
Indonesian
1949
2789
1968
1
Japan
Japanese
1949
2789
1956
1
Japan
Japanese
1949
2789
1970
1
India
Hindi
1949
2789
1970
1
France
French
1949
2789
1932
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1949
2789
1989
1
Australia
English
1949
2789
1986
1
Thailand
Thai
1949
2789
1935
1
China
Mandarin
1949
2789
1993
1
Egypt
Arabic
1949
2789
1998
1
Mongolia
Mongolian
1949
2789
1924
1
Germany
German
1949
2789
1952
1
USA
English
1949
2789
1980
1
West Germany
German
1949
2789
1980
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1949
2789
1991
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1949
2789
1995
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
