Best Movie Directors by Rank

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11
1746
2708
2018
2
France
French
1746
2708
2019
2
Italy
English
1746
2708
2021
2
Italy
Italian
1746
2708
2021
2
Poland
Polish
1746
2708
2022
2
USA
English
1747
2532
2006
1
USA
English
1748
2703
1978
3
USA
English
1749
2534
2020
1
UK
English
1749
2708
2023
2
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1750
2535
1999
1
Denmark
Danish
1750
2764
1984
3
USA
English
1750
2535
2008
1
USA
English
1751
2536
2013
1
UK
English
1752
2669
1979
3
USA
English
1753
2706
1978
2
Argentina
Spanish
1754
2653
2021
2
Chile
Spanish
1755
2613
1992
2
Iceland
Icelandic
1756
2540
2010
1
USA
English
1756
2540
2019
1
Australia
English
1756
2540
2021
1
USA
English
1756
2540
2022
1
USA
English
1756
2540
2022
1
USA
English
1756
2540
2023
1
Canada
English
1757
2541
2005
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1757
2669
1976
2
USA
English
1757
2541
1947
1
USA
English
1757
2708
1983
2
Brazil
Portuguese
1757
2541
1979
1
USA
English
1757
2669
1983
2
USA
English
1757
2541
1970
1
UK
English
1757
2541
2008
1
USA
English
1758
2542
2019
1
UK
English
1759
2543
2019
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1946
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1951
1
West Germany
German
1760
2544
1957
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1992
1
India
Hindi
1760
2544
1947
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1972
1
UK
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1760
2544
1958
1
Italy
French
1761
2545
1970
1
USA
English
1762
2546
2006
1
USA
English
1762
2703
1991
2
USA
English
1762
2703
1998
2
Japan
Japanese
1762
2703
2008
2
UK
English
1762
2546
2008
1
USA
English
1762
2546
2012
1
Sweden
English
1763
2548
2021
1
USA
English
1763
2548
2021
1
USA
English
1764
2708
2000
2
USA
English
1764
2708
1996
2
USA
English
1764
2549
2006
1
Luxembourg
French
1764
2549
1999
1
Canada
English
1764
2549
1996
1
Mexico
Spanish
1764
2708
2010
2
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1764
2549
2019
1
Russia
Russian
1765
2705
2006
2
USA
English
1765
2705
2011
2
USA
English
1765
2705
2014
2
USA
English
1766
2710
1985
2
UK
English
1766
2710
1985
2
USA
English
1766
2701
2021
2
USA
English
1766
2701
2019
2
USA
English
1766
2551
2019
1
USA
English
1767
2553
1949
1
Canada
English
1768
2707
2009
2
UK
English
1768
2701
2019
2
Japan
English
1769
2556
2011
1
USA
English
1770
2557
2003
1
USA
English
1770
2703
2009
2
Spain
Spanish
1770
2557
2008
1
USA
English
1770
2703
2012
2
USA
English
1770
2703
2012
2
USA
English
1771
2708
1999
2
UK
English
1771
2558
2010
1
France
French
1771
2708
2018
2
France
French
1771
2558
2013
1
USA
English
1772
2710
1960
2
USA
English
1772
2715
2016
2
USA
English
1773
2561
2007
1
USA
English
1773
2705
2015
2
USA
English
1773
2561
2009
1
USA
English
1773
2561
2015
1
UK
English
1773
2561
2017
1
USA
English
1773
2561
2019
1
USA
English
1774
2704
2000
2
Thailand
Japanese
1774
2704
2000
2
Thailand
Japanese
1774
2562
1989
1
USA
English
1774
2562
1993
1
USA
English
1774
2562
2011
1
USA
English
1775
2669
1987
2
USA
English
1775
2669
1980
2
USA
English
1775
2669
1986
2
USA
English
1775
2669
1986
2
USA
English
1775
2563
1989
1
USA
English
1775
2563
2009
1
USA
English
1776
2565
2000
1
Italy
Italian
1776
2712
2014
2
Canada
English
1777
2566
2011
1
Canada
French
1778
2724
1998
2
USA
English
1778
2724
1994
2
USA
English
1778
2715
2012
2
USA
English
1778
2724
2009
2
Denmark
Danish
1778
2708
2014
2
Austria
German
1778
2715
2017
2
USA
English
1778
2568
2018
1
UK
English
1778
2568
2017
1
UK
English
1778
2568
2019
1
USA
English
1778
2568
2019
1
Canada
English
1778
2568
2022
1
Mexico
Spanish
1778
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1778
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1778
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1779
2569
2002
1
Hungary
English
1779
2569
2018
1
UK
English
1780
2570
2006
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1780
2570
2007
1
USA
English
1780
2717
2009
2
USA
English
1780
2570
2017
1
Germany
English
1780
2710
2020
2
USA
English
1781
2571
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1781
2571
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1782
2576
2006
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2005
1
USA
English
1782
2724
2008
2
USA
English
1782
2576
1987
1
USA
English
1782
2724
1987
2
USA
English
1782
2724
2000
2
USA
English
1782
2576
2003
1
USA
English
1782
2724
2009
2
USA
English
1782
2724
2002
2
USA
English
1782
2724
2005
2
USA
English
1782
2576
1969
1
USA
English
1782
2724
2001
2
USA
English
1782
2724
2011
2
France
English
1782
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2010
1
France
French
1782
2576
2010
1
France
French
1782
2724
2010
2
USA
English
1782
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2009
1
UK
English
1782
2576
2009
1
France
English
1782
2576
2009
1
France
English
1782
2576
2011
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2011
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2013
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1782
2724
2013
2
Sweden
Swedish
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1782
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1783
2577
2012
1
USA
English
1784
2715
2017
2
USA
English
1784
2715
2020
2
USA
English
1784
2578
2019
1
UK
English
1785
2696
1970
2
Italy
Italian
1785
2724
2007
2
UK
English
1785
2579
1988
1
Senegal
French
1786
2580
1975
1
India
Hindi
1787
2724
2003
2
Canada
English
1788
2581
1985
1
USA
English
1788
2581
2010
1
USA
English
1788
2581
2010
1
USA
English
1788
2581
2018
1
Russia
English
1788
2581
2019
1
USA
English
1789
2697
1989
2
West Germany
German
1790
2583
2004
1
USA
English
1791
2585
2004
1
USA
English
1791
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1958
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1958
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2009
2
UK
English
1791
2731
1957
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2003
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2006
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1925
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1964
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2010
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1943
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1943
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1958
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1959
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1929
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1942
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1947
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2008
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1963
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1944
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1924
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2007
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1955
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1948
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2014
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1932
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1932
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1921
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2016
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1945
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2009
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2009
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2020
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2018
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1920
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2020
2
USA
English
1791
2731
2021
2
USA
English
1791
2731
1929
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1792
2724
2001
2
USA
English
1792
2587
2004
1
USA
English
1792
2587
2003
1
USA
English
1792
2587
2004
1
USA
English
1792
2724
2012
2
UK
English
1792
2587
2011
1
USA
English
1793
2588
2008
1
Germany
German
1793
2731
2016
2
USA
English
1794
2589
2008
1
UK
English
1794
2724
2005
2
USA
English
1794
2589
2003
1
USA
English
1794
2589
2004
1
USA
English
1794
2589
1960
1
USA
English
1794
2589
1992
1
USA
English
1794
2589
2010
1
USA
English
1794
2589
1972
1
USA
English
1795
2591
1984
1
USA
English
1795
2591
1970
1
USA
English
1796
2734
2012
2
Canada
English
1796
2597
1966
2
USA
English
1796
2593
1985
1
Belgium
English
1796
2593
2010
1
USA
English
1797
2731
2004
2
USA
English
1797
2594
2015
1
UK
English
1797
2594
2016
1
USA
English
1798
2736
2021
2
Canada
French
1799
2595
2014
1
UK
English
1800
2596
2004
1
UK
English
1800
2596
2004
1
USA
English
1800
2731
2017
2
USA
English
1800
2596
2009
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2010
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2010
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2011
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2012
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2013
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2013
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2014
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2014
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2016
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2016
1
France
English
1800
2596
2016
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2017
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2017
1
USA
English
1800
2596
2018
1
USA
English
1800
2731
2021
2
USA
English
1801
2597
1999
1
France
French
1801
2597
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1801
2597
1968
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2000
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1970
1
UK
English
1801
2597
1986
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1801
2597
2001
1
Belgium
Dutch
1801
2597
1998
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
UK
English
1801
2597
1985
1
UK
English
1801
2597
1996
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2003
1
Germany
Mongolian
1801
2597
1985
1
UK
English
1801
2597
1926
1
Germany
German
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1936
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1992
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1801
2597
1991
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1973
1
Canada
English
1801
2597
2002
1
Austria
German
1801
2597
1980
1
Japan
English
1801
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1801
2597
1981
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1967
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1980
1
Canada
French
1801
2597
1973
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1978
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1982
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1997
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1977
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1933
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1934
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1967
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1971
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1995
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1946
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1988
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1936
1
Poland
Yiddish
1801
2597
1996
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1951
1
UK
English
1801
2597
1953
1
France
French
1801
2597
1997
1
France
English
1801
2597
1982
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1972
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1984
1
Austria
German
1801
2597
2002
1
Austria
German
1801
2597
1973
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1978
1
New Zealand
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1992
1
Italy
English
1801
2597
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1801
2597
1981
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1997
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1980
1
Australia
English
1801
2597
1984
1
USA
English
1801
2597
1996
1
China
Mandarin
1801
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1801
2731
2011
2
Spain
Spanish
1801
2597
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1801
2597
2005
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2007
1
France
French
1801
2597
1980
1
Japan
English
1801
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1801
2597
2006
1
Switzerland
Swiss German
1802
2690
2010
2
Philippines
Filipino
1802
2732
2019
2
USA
English
1802
2732
2019
2
USA
English
1803
2599
2005
1
USA
English
1803
2599
2010
1
USA
English
1803
2599
2011
1
USA
English
1803
2599
2014
1
USA
English
1803
2599
2018
1
USA
English
1804
2736
2008
2
Canada
English
1804
2731
2003
2
USA
English
1805
2601
1960
1
India
Urdu
1806
2602
2011
1
USA
English
1807
2736
1993
2
Canada
French
1808
2604
2003
1
Canada
English
1809
2742
2014
2
USA
English
1809
2742
2021
2
UK
English
1809
2742
2022
2
USA
English
1809
2605
2023
1
USA
English
1810
2665
1967
2
Italy
Italian
1811
2606
2005
1
UK
English
1811
2742
2009
2
USA
English
1811
2606
2009
1
USA
English
1811
2742
2016
2
Australia
English
1811
2606
2015
1
USA
English
1812
2743
2006
2
USA
English
1812
2608
2016
1
France
French
1812
2608
2019
1
USA
English
1813
2669
1982
2
USA
Spanish
1813
2609
1999
1
USA
English
1814
2610
2020
1
USA
English
1815
2731
1938
2
USA
English
1815
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1815
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1815
2612
1953
1
UK
English
1816
2613
1975
1
Poland
Polish
1816
2613
1992
1
Argentina
Spanish
1816
2613
1997
1
France
Spanish
1816
2613
1956
1
Denmark
Danish
1816
2613
1984
1
Israel
Hebrew
1816
2613
1995
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1816
2613
1975
1
East Germany
German
1816
2613
1993
1
France
English
1816
2613
1970
1
Belgium
French
1816
2613
1992
1
Belgium
Dutch
1816
2613
1970
1
France
French
1816
2613
2000
1
Belgium
Dutch
1816
2613
1996
1
France
French
1816
2613
1986
1
Austria
German
1816
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1816
2613
1959
1
Denmark
Danish
1816
2613
1974
1
Poland
Polish
1816
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1816
2613
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1816
2613
1964
1
Sweden
Swedish
1816
2613
1989
1
Puerto Rico
Spanish
1816
2613
1999
1
UK
English
1816
2613
2001
1
Norway
Norwegian
1816
2613
1996
1
Norway
Norwegian
1816
2613
1991
1
Sweden
Swedish
1816
2613
1981
1
Japan
Japanese
1816
2613
2004
1
Sweden
Swedish
1816
2613
1982
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1816
2613
1974
1
Argentina
Spanish
1816
2613
2004
1
South Africa
Zulu
1816
2613
1989
1
Denmark
Danish
1816
2613
1957
1
Norway
Norwegian
1816
2613
2002
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1816
2613
1960
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1816
2613
1983
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1816
2613
2003
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1816
2613
1992
1
UK
Welsh
1816
2613
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1816
2613
1999
1
France
Tibetan
1816
2613
1929
1
USA
English
1816
2613
1958
1
West Germany
German
1816
2613
2001
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1816
2613
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1816
2613
2009
1
Germany
Arabic
1816
2613
2013
1
Cambodia
French
1816
2613
2015
1
Sweden
Swedish
1816
2613
2015
1
Australia
Nauvhal
1816
2613
2015
1
Australia
Nauvhal
1816
2613
2019
1
China
Mandarin
1816
2613
2019
1
Bhutan
Dzongkha
1817
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1817
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1817
2614
2010
1
USA
English
1818
2615
1986
1
Mexico
Spanish
1819
2618
2010
1
USA
English
1820
2636
1966
2
UK
English
1821
2621
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
1821
2621
1992
1
USA
English
1821
2621
1968
1
Argentina
Spanish
1821
2724
1996
2
USA
English
1822
2622
1965
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1822
2622
1895
1
France
French
1822
2622
2011
1
Sweden
English
1822
2622
2010
1
USA
English
1823
2724
2000
3
France
French
1824
2752
1967
2
Sweden
Swedish
1825
2626
1977
1
Cuba
Spanish
1826
2627
1936
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1827
2717
2000
2
USA
English
1827
2636
1936
3
Japan
Japanese
1828
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
1828
2629
1943
1
Germany
German
1829
2631
2001
1
USA
English
1829
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1829
2631
1936
1
India
Hindi
1830
2636
1948
2
China
Mandarin
1830
2632
2018
1
China
Mandarin
1831
2633
1993
1
Canada
English
1832
2634
1985
1
UK
English
1832
2634
2011
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1958
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1993
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1967
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1958
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1900
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1905
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1906
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1904
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1907
1
Finland
Finnish
1833
2636
1907
1
Finland
Finnish
1833
2636
1906
1
Australia
English
1833
2636
1907
1
Norway
Norwegian
1833
2636
1910
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1911
1
Italy
Italian
1833
2636
1908
1
France
French
1833
2636
1908
1
Russia
Russian
1833
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1910
1
France
French
1833
2636
1910
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1911
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1911
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1915
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1913
1
Germany
German
1833
2636
1913
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1915
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1915
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1911
1
Russia
Russian
1833
2636
1912
1
France
French
1833
2636
1912
1
France
French
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1912
1
France
French
1833
2636
1914
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1911
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1916
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1913
1
USA
English
1833
2636
1916
1
UK
English
1833
2636
1914
1
Italy
Italian
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