Best Movie Directors by Rank
1593
2313
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1593
2532
2010
2
Greece
Greek
1594
2314
2002
1
Italy
English
1595
2465
1971
3
USA
English
1595
2315
1990
1
France
French
1596
2535
2006
2
China
Mandarin
1597
2319
2000
1
South Korea
Korean
1597
2319
2016
1
USA
English
1598
2528
2022
2
USA
English
1598
2320
2022
1
UK
English
1599
2321
1944
1
UK
English
1599
2690
1969
3
West Germany
German
1600
2324
1998
1
USA
English
1600
2636
1977
2
USA
English
1600
2324
1991
1
Australia
English
1600
2324
1996
1
USA
English
1600
2636
1901
2
UK
English
1600
2636
1903
2
UK
English
1600
2636
1911
2
Denmark
Danish
1600
2636
1910
2
USA
English
1600
2636
1910
2
USA
English
1600
2636
1913
2
France
French
1600
2636
1911
2
USA
English
1600
2636
1911
2
Italy
Italian
1600
2636
1913
2
UK
English
1600
2636
1922
2
USA
English
1600
2636
1922
2
Russia
Russian
1600
2636
1946
2
West Germany
German
1600
2636
1948
2
USA
English
1600
2636
1952
2
East Germany
German
1600
2636
1953
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1600
2636
1958
2
Italy
Italian
1600
2636
1981
2
USA
English
1601
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1601
2325
1965
1
UK
English
1601
2325
1996
1
France
French
1601
2325
2025
1
Germany
German
1602
2326
2015
1
Germany
German
1603
2691
1955
3
West Germany
German
1604
2328
2003
1
Japan
Japanese
1605
2528
2013
2
UK
English
1606
2521
2016
2
USA
English
1606
2521
2016
2
USA
English
1607
2708
2001
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1607
2549
2009
2
France
French
1607
2405
2018
2
USA
English
1608
2528
1981
3
USA
English
1608
2333
1984
1
France
French
1608
2597
1996
3
UK
English
1609
2334
1973
1
USA
English
1609
2334
1980
1
Botswana
English
1610
2698
1986
3
West Germany
German
1610
2515
2017
2
USA
English
1611
2336
2008
1
USA
English
1612
2596
2020
2
USA
English
1613
2528
1948
2
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1613
2337
1982
1
USA
English
1613
2528
2015
2
UK
English
1614
2416
1995
2
Sweden
Swedish
1615
2342
1961
1
USA
English
1616
2343
1965
1
France
French
1616
2636
1932
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1616
2343
1955
1
USA
English
1616
2636
1939
2
Germany
German
1616
2343
1930
1
USA
English
1616
2343
2010
1
UK
English
1616
2701
2019
3
USA
English
1617
2636
1963
2
UK
English
1617
2545
1999
2
Australia
English
1617
2535
2009
2
USA
English
1618
2347
2002
1
USA
English
1618
2562
2017
2
USA
English
1618
2554
2020
2
USA
English
1619
2348
2003
1
Denmark
Danish
1619
2348
2012
1
USA
English
1619
2565
2018
2
Argentina
Spanish
1619
2565
2018
2
Argentina
Spanish
1619
2348
2024
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2025
1
USA
English
1619
2348
2025
1
UK
English
1619
2348
2025
1
France
French
1619
2348
2025
1
France
French
1620
2351
1966
1
UK
English
1621
2353
2008
1
Australia
English
1622
2354
1979
1
West Germany
German
1623
2355
2002
1
France
Arabic
1624
2703
1971
3
USA
English
1625
2359
2010
1
Canada
English
1626
2576
1995
2
USA
English
1626
2538
2002
2
USA
English
1626
2576
2007
2
USA
English
1627
2561
2010
2
Switzerland
French
1628
2653
1935
2
France
French
1628
2362
1960
1
UK
English
1628
2362
1977
1
USA
English
1628
2362
1986
1
USA
English
1628
2362
2020
1
Italy
Italian
1629
2363
2004
1
UK
English
1629
2563
2006
2
USA
English
1630
2635
2009
2
USA
English
1631
2544
2012
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1916
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1914
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1903
1
USA
English
1632
2636
1905
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1912
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1914
1
USA
English
1632
2636
1914
2
USA
English
1632
2636
1916
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1931
1
USA
Spanish
1632
2636
1977
2
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1632
2366
1982
1
USA
English
1633
2559
2004
2
USA
English
1633
2368
2003
1
USA
English
1633
2548
2019
2
USA
English
1634
2724
2005
3
USA
English
1635
2370
1979
1
USA
English
1635
2370
2002
1
France
English
1635
2370
1999
1
China
Mandarin
1636
2371
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1637
2372
2000
1
Morocco
Arabic
1637
2372
2006
1
UK
English
1637
2372
1998
1
France
French
1637
2372
2002
1
USA
English
1638
2374
2009
1
USA
English
1639
2376
2012
1
USA
English
1640
2377
1971
1
France
French
1641
2724
1999
3
USA
English
1641
2715
2012
3
USA
English
1642
2560
2009
2
UK
English
1642
2380
2020
1
Switzerland
French
1642
2380
2019
1
France
French
1643
2597
2008
2
Israel
Arabic
1644
2597
1964
2
USA
English
1644
2381
2004
1
USA
English
1644
2381
1990
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1644
2597
1995
2
France
French
1645
2382
2004
1
France
French
1645
2382
2008
1
USA
Persian
1646
2650
1961
2
USA
English
1647
2385
1954
1
USA
English
1647
2653
1938
2
USA
English
1647
2385
2002
1
Japan
Japanese
1647
2594
2016
2
USA
English
1647
2575
2022
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2007
2
USA
English
1648
2724
2007
3
USA
English
1648
2576
2008
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2011
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2009
2
UK
English
1648
2576
2013
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2015
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2014
2
USA
English
1649
2386
1998
1
USA
English
1650
2596
2016
2
USA
English
1650
2578
2020
2
USA
English
1651
2388
1961
1
France
French
1652
2717
2012
3
USA
English
1652
2389
2019
1
USA
English
1653
2390
2006
1
USA
English
1653
2390
2019
1
USA
English
1654
2636
1960
2
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1654
2613
1980
2
Japan
Japanese
1654
2391
1986
1
Argentina
Spanish
1655
2392
1947
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1656
2731
1938
3
USA
English
1656
2636
1944
2
Japan
Japanese
1656
2731
1968
3
USA
English
1656
2764
1961
4
Japan
Japanese
1656
2394
1976
1
USA
English
1656
2731
1955
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1953
3
USA
English
1656
2394
2008
1
USA
English
1656
2731
1948
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1930
3
USA
English
1656
2731
1926
3
USA
English
1657
2613
1964
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1657
2396
2010
1
USA
English
1657
2396
2010
1
USA
English
1657
2396
2011
1
USA
English
1658
2397
1999
1
USA
English
1658
2596
2008
2
USA
English
1659
2613
1963
2
Mexico
Spanish
1659
2398
2002
1
Ireland
English
1659
2597
1979
2
USA
English
1659
2398
1961
1
Denmark
Danish
1659
2398
1992
1
Germany
German
1659
2398
1960
1
Mexico
Spanish
1659
2613
1985
2
West Germany
German
1659
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1659
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1659
2613
1975
2
Israel
Hebrew
1659
2398
1997
1
USA
English
1659
2597
1974
2
USA
English
1659
2576
2004
2
USA
English
1659
2398
2002
1
Ireland
English
1659
2398
1992
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2005
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2005
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2000
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2006
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2008
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2010
1
USA
English
1659
2398
2013
1
Estonia
Russian
1660
2400
2005
1
France
English
1660
2400
1978
1
West Germany
German
1660
2599
2014
2
USA
English
1660
2400
2009
1
USA
English
1661
2541
1970
2
USA
English
1661
2402
2016
1
USA
English
1661
2715
2021
3
USA
English
1662
2594
2018
2
USA
English
1663
2636
1957
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1663
2636
1957
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1663
2724
1994
3
Canada
French
1664
2596
2012
2
USA
English
1664
2596
2019
2
USA
English
1664
2596
2019
2
USA
English
1665
2597
1986
2
USA
English
1665
2597
1976
2
USA
English
1665
2597
2007
2
USA
English
1665
2597
1933
2
USA
English
1665
2585
2008
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1966
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1901
2
USA
English
1666
2479
2000
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1960
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1895
2
USA
English
1666
2408
2003
1
USA
English
1666
2669
1937
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1966
2
USA
English
1666
2479
2000
2
USA
English
1666
2669
1934
2
USA
English
1666
2636
1952
2
Sweden
Swedish
1666
2669
1973
2
USA
English
1667
2410
1999
1
USA
English
1668
2413
2012
1
Belgium
Flemish
1668
2413
2019
1
Poland
Polish
1669
2576
2003
2
USA
English
1669
2415
2007
1
USA
English
1669
2415
2014
1
USA
English
1669
2415
2015
1
UK
English
1669
2415
2015
1
UK
English
1670
2416
1997
1
UK
English
1670
2596
2007
2
USA
English
1670
2416
2023
1
Japan
Japanese
1670
2702
2020
3
South Korea
Korean
1671
2665
1993
2
USA
English
1671
2417
1982
1
USA
English
1672
2418
2005
1
USA
English
1672
2597
2013
2
USA
English
1672
2418
2003
1
USA
English
1673
2419
2013
1
USA
English
1674
2731
2010
3
USA
English
1675
2420
1992
1
USA
English
1676
2610
2017
2
USA
English
1677
2423
1974
1
USA
English
1677
2423
1974
1
USA
English
1678
2613
2004
2
Sweden
Swedish
1678
2424
2011
1
Belgium
Dutch
1679
2636
1934
2
Germany
English
1680
2429
2019
1
USA
English
1680
2429
2019
1
USA
English
1681
2430
2010
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1681
2430
2010
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1681
2430
2010
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1682
2434
1997
1
UK
English
1683
2665
1996
3
USA
English
1683
2665
2002
2
France
French
1684
2436
1961
1
USA
English
1684
2636
1955
2
Italy
Italian
1684
2636
1969
2
USA
English
1684
2636
1975
2
USA
English
1685
2615
1989
2
Canada
English
1686
2653
1940
2
Germany
German
1686
2445
1977
1
Philippines
English
1686
2653
1936
2
Germany
German
1687
2731
2012
3
USA
English
1688
2669
1993
2
USA
English
1689
2448
1929
1
USA
English
1690
2653
1987
2
Italy
Italian
1690
2451
1935
1
France
French
1690
2451
1982
1
USA
English
1690
2653
1958
2
France
French
1690
2451
1948
1
USA
English
1690
2653
1944
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1690
2451
1956
1
Mexico
Spanish
1690
2636
1989
2
USA
English
1690
2451
2017
1
France
French
1691
2452
1955
1
France
Italian
1691
2452
1955
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1691
2452
1948
1
Germany
German
1691
2452
1980
1
USA
English
1692
2653
1970
2
UK
English
1692
2653
1950
2
UK
English
1692
2453
2002
1
France
Mandarin
1692
2453
2003
1
France
French
1692
2453
1970
1
UK
English
1692
2453
2014
1
Israel
Hebrew
1692
2453
2014
1
Israel
Hebrew
1692
2622
1992
2
Chile
Spanish
1693
2455
2011
1
USA
English
1693
2455
2011
1
USA
English
1694
2456
1994
1
USA
English
1695
2596
2015
3
USA
English
1696
2636
1940
2
USA
English
1696
2458
1983
1
USA
English
1696
2636
1961
2
France
French
1696
2636
1912
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1916
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1916
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1924
2
Germany
German
1696
2636
1919
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1923
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1916
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1920
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1941
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1923
2
UK
English
1696
2636
1925
2
France
French
1696
2458
1927
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1696
2636
1928
2
USA
English
1696
2458
1927
1
UK
English
1696
2458
1929
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1696
2636
1947
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1951
2
USA
English
1696
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1955
1
USA
English
1696
2636
1942
2
Italy
Italian
1696
2458
1975
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1973
1
USA
English
1696
2458
1959
1
USA
English
1696
2636
1964
2
USA
English
1696
2636
1973
2
Canada
English
1697
2459
1997
1
UK
English
1697
2708
1929
3
France
French
1698
2661
1996
2
Iran
Persian
1699
2669
2014
2
USA
English
1700
2653
1993
2
Spain
Spanish
1701
2643
1949
2
USA
English
1701
2463
1951
1
USA
English
1701
2643
1940
2
USA
English
1701
2463
2000
1
France
French
1701
2643
1948
2
USA
English
1701
2463
2022
1
Austria
German
1702
2465
1954
1
France
French
1702
2465
1947
1
USA
English
1702
2465
1981
1
Canada
English
1703
2665
1998
2
USA
English
1703
2636
1974
2
USA
English
1703
2636
1985
2
USA
English
1703
2467
1982
1
USA
English
1704
2468
2010
1
Australia
English
1705
2640
2021
2
USA
English
1706
2473
1998
1
USA
English
1706
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1706
2473
2006
1
USA
English
1707
2474
1971
1
USA
English
1708
2475
1934
1
France
French
1708
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1708
2475
1958
1
USA
English
1708
2653
1934
2
Germany
Japanese
1708
2653
1995
2
UK
English
1708
2653
1938
2
Germany
German
1709
2476
2023
1
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1710
2479
2014
1
Ukraine
Russian Sign Language
1710
2479
2023
1
Mexico
Spanish
1711
2696
2006
2
Austria
German
1712
2679
2009
2
Australia
English
1713
2485
2001
1
UK
English
1713
2485
1998
1
UK
English
1713
2665
2006
2
USA
English
1713
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1713
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1713
2485
2025
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1714
2486
2024
1
Ireland
English
1715
2488
2017
1
UK
English
1716
2490
2002
1
USA
English
1716
2490
2010
1
USA
English
1717
2491
2019
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1717
2491
2019
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1718
2493
1991
1
USA
English
1718
2689
1981
2
India
Bengali
1719
2665
2002
2
USA
English
1720
2690
2018
2
Mexico
Spanish
1721
2496
1953
1
USA
English
1721
2669
1971
2
USA
English
1721
2496
1953
1
USA
English
1721
2669
1991
2
USA
English
1721
2496
1928
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1919
1
USA
English
1721
2669
2000
2
USA
English
1721
2496
1926
1
USA
English
1721
2496
1930
1
USA
English
1721
2496
2008
1
USA
English
1721
2669
2003
2
USA
English
1721
2496
1928
1
USA
English
1722
2653
1932
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1723
2691
1957
2
West Germany
German
1723
2498
2019
1
France
English
1724
2679
1998
2
USA
English
1724
2499
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1725
2500
1971
1
Canada
French
1725
2500
1999
1
India
Tamil
1726
2503
1944
1
Spain
Spanish
1726
2636
1919
2
USA
English
1726
2700
2020
2
France
Turkish
1727
2504
2000
1
Canada
English
1728
2696
1999
2
France
Romanian
1728
2696
2007
2
Italy
Italian
1729
2576
1988
2
USA
English
1729
2689
2013
2
Germany
Bulgarian
1730
2679
2004
2
USA
English
1730
2679
2009
2
Sweden
Swedish
1730
2700
2022
2
Georgia
Georgian
1731
2701
2019
2
USA
English
1731
2698
2024
2
Norway
Norwegian
1732
2669
1966
2
USA
English
1732
2510
1999
1
UK
English
1732
2510
1983
1
Japan
Japanese
1732
2510
1988
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1732
2510
1963
1
Italy
Italian
1733
2511
1986
1
France
French
1733
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1733
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1734
2753
1978
3
France
French
1735
2692
2021
2
Germany
English
1736
2703
2003
2
USA
English
1736
2700
2018
2
USA
English
1736
2700
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1737
2679
2005
2
USA
English
1737
2513
2021
1
USA
English
1738
2679
1991
2
USA
English
1738
2515
2017
1
Australia
English
1738
2515
1972
1
Angola
Portuguese
1739
2516
2018
1
USA
English
1740
2698
1955
2
Spain
Spanish
1741
2518
2005
1
USA
English
1742
2519
2010
1
Russia
Russian
1743
2520
2007
1
France
French
1744
2597
1998
2
USA
English
1744
2685
2010
2
USA
English
1745
2524
1995
1
UK
English
1745
2524
1996
1
USA
English
1746
2526
1971
1
India
Urdu
1747
2528
1995
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1983
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1747
2528
1938
1
UK
English
1747
2528
1983
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1938
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2004
1
Canada
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2008
1
Denmark
English
1747
2528
2012
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2013
1
Israel
Hebrew
1747
2528
2013
1
Israel
Hebrew
1747
2528
2013
1
France
French
1747
2528
2014
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2014
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2014
1
France
French
1747
2528
2016
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2016
1
Iran
Persian
1747
2528
2016
1
Japan
Japanese
1747
2528
2018
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2017
1
France
English
1747
2528
2019
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2018
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2021
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2021
1
Belgium
French
1748
2708
2002
2
Austria
German
1748
2708
2002
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
2002
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
1963
2
Sweden
Swedish
1748
2708
2006
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
2006
2
Russia
Russian
1748
2708
2008
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
1998
2
Poland
Polish
1748
2708
2010
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
2010
2
Philippines
Filipino
1748
2708
2014
2
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1748
2708
2017
2
Greece
Greek
1748
2700
2015
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
2018
2
China
Mandarin
1748
2708
2016
2
Italy
Italian
1748
2708
2016
2
France
French
