Best Movie Directors by Rank
1868
2687
2018
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1991
1
Belgium
French
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1869
2689
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1869
2689
1970
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1869
2689
1970
1
USA
English
1869
2689
1992
1
Russia
Russian
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1869
2689
1987
1
Japan
Japanese
1869
2689
1954
1
Italy
Italian
1869
2689
1997
1
France
French
1869
2689
1953
1
India
Hindi
1869
2689
1959
1
East Germany
Bulgarian
1869
2689
2022
1
Italy
Italian
1870
2690
1990
1
UK
English
1870
2690
2011
1
Russia
German
1870
2690
2021
1
France
French
1871
2691
1954
1
Argentina
Spanish
1871
2691
1952
1
Finland
Finnish
1871
2691
1957
1
India
Hindi
1871
2691
1953
1
West Germany
German
1871
2691
1953
1
West Germany
German
1871
2691
1956
1
Japan
Japanese
1871
2691
1969
1
Japan
Japanese
1872
2742
2000
2
France
French
1872
2742
2012
2
USA
English
1872
2692
2011
1
USA
English
1873
2743
1994
2
Canada
English
1874
2744
1997
2
USA
English
1874
2694
1994
1
Canada
English
1875
2768
2015
2
Germany
Arabic
1876
2696
1965
1
Sweden
Swedish
1876
2696
1968
1
France
French
1876
2696
1995
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1876
2696
1966
1
USA
English
1876
2696
2003
1
Lebanon
Arabic
1876
2696
2023
1
Japan
Japanese
1876
2696
1983
1
France
French
1876
2696
1986
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1876
2696
1952
1
France
French
1876
2696
1987
1
Sweden
Swedish
1876
2696
1986
1
Italy
Italian
1876
2696
1981
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1877
2697
1982
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1878
2764
1992
2
USA
Mandarin
1878
2698
1983
1
UK
English
1878
2698
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1878
2698
2014
1
China
Mandarin
1878
2698
1963
1
Japan
Japanese
1878
2698
2013
1
Romania
Romanian
1878
2698
1963
1
Turkey
Turkish
1878
2698
1951
1
Switzerland
English
1878
2698
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1878
2698
1959
1
Spain
Spanish
1878
2698
1979
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1878
2698
2018
1
Romania
English
1878
2698
2006
1
China
Mandarin
1878
2698
2005
1
South Africa
Xhosa
1878
2698
1978
1
Spain
Spanish
1878
2698
1951
1
France
French
1878
2698
1985
1
East Germany
German
1878
2698
1993
1
China
Mandarin
1879
2699
1994
1
France
Arabic
1880
2700
2009
1
Germany
German
1880
2700
2014
1
Germany
Turkish
1881
2701
2018
1
UK
English
1881
2701
2018
1
UK
English
1881
2701
2020
1
USA
English
1881
2701
2020
1
USA
English
1881
2701
2019
1
USA
English
1881
2701
2019
1
USA
English
1881
2701
2020
1
UK
English
1881
2701
2020
1
South Africa
English
1881
2701
2020
1
South Africa
English
1881
2701
2022
1
USA
English
1881
2701
2022
1
USA
English
1881
2701
2023
1
UK
English
1881
2701
2024
1
UK
English
1882
2702
2025
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1882
2702
2017
1
France
Lingala
1882
2702
2009
1
Uruguay
Spanish
1882
2702
2002
1
Germany
German
1882
2702
2010
1
Romania
Romanian
1882
2702
1965
1
Sweden
Swedish
1882
2702
2012
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1882
2702
2004
1
Argentina
Spanish
1882
2702
1967
1
West Germany
German
1882
2702
2007
1
France
Spanish
1882
2702
2005
1
China
Mandarin
1882
2702
2006
1
Denmark
Danish
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1883
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1983
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1985
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1986
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2000
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2003
1
New Zealand
English
1883
2703
1983
1
France
French
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1883
2703
1970
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1972
1
Canada
English
1883
2703
1969
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1972
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1987
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1969
1
Canada
English
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1883
2703
2004
1
India
Hindi
1883
2703
2004
1
Canada
English
1883
2703
1971
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1981
1
Denmark
Danish
1883
2703
2002
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1992
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2004
1
Australia
Korean
1883
2703
1983
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2001
1
Germany
English
1883
2703
1988
1
USA
English
1883
2703
1991
1
Ireland
English
1883
2703
2004
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2006
1
India
Telugu
1883
2703
1979
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2008
1
Germany
Kazakh
1883
2703
2008
1
France
French
1883
2703
2010
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2009
1
Canada
Mandarin
1883
2703
2009
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2009
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2012
1
USA
Urdu
1883
2703
2012
1
USA
Urdu
1883
2703
2011
1
USA
English
1883
2703
2011
1
Argentina
Spanish
1883
2703
2011
1
USA
Hindi
1883
2703
2009
1
Australia
English
1884
2704
2001
1
France
French
1884
2704
1996
1
Australia
English
1884
2704
2005
1
South Korea
Korean
1884
2704
1994
1
Germany
German
1884
2704
2003
1
Spain
Spanish
1884
2704
1995
1
USA
English
1884
2704
2004
1
New Zealand
English
1884
2704
2006
1
USA
English
1884
2704
2002
1
France
French
1884
2704
2006
1
UK
English
1884
2704
1982
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1884
2704
1985
1
UK
English
1884
2704
1993
1
USA
English
1884
2704
1985
1
Canada
English
1884
2704
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1884
2704
2007
1
Mexico
Spanish
1884
2704
2021
1
Turkey
Turkish
1884
2704
2022
1
UK
Arabic
1884
2704
2023
1
Canada
English
1884
2704
2024
1
Canada
Somali
1885
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
1885
2705
1934
1
Italy
Italian
1885
2705
1941
1
Germany
German
1885
2705
2008
1
USA
English
1885
2705
2016
1
Canada
English
1885
2705
2016
1
UK
English
1885
2705
2016
1
UK
English
1885
2705
2016
1
Sweden
English
1885
2705
2016
1
France
English
1885
2705
2017
1
USA
English
1885
2705
2019
1
USA
English
1886
2708
1965
2
Sweden
Swedish
1886
2708
2002
2
Spain
Spanish
1887
2764
1979
2
USA
English
1887
2706
1976
1
Mexico
Spanish
1887
2706
1961
1
South Korea
Korean
1887
2706
1968
1
Italy
Italian
1887
2706
1967
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1887
2706
1975
1
France
French
1887
2706
1957
1
India
Hindi
1887
2706
1989
1
China
Mandarin
1887
2706
1985
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1887
2706
1978
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1887
2706
1978
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1887
2706
1991
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1887
2706
1966
1
West Germany
German
1887
2706
1983
1
Turkey
Turkish
1887
2706
1981
1
Poland
Polish
1887
2706
1957
1
Spain
Spanish
1888
2707
1996
1
UK
English
1888
2707
2001
1
India
Hindi
1888
2707
2008
1
USA
English
1888
2707
2015
1
India
Hindi
1888
2707
2021
1
Canada
English
1888
2707
2021
1
Canada
English
1889
2708
1998
1
France
French
1889
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1946
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2708
1999
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2000
1
France
French
1889
2708
2003
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1961
1
Argentina
Spanish
1889
2708
2002
1
Germany
German
1889
2708
1956
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1889
2708
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1889
2708
1996
1
Colombia
Spanish
1889
2708
1997
1
Spain
Spanish
1889
2708
2002
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1889
2708
1955
1
France
French
1889
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2000
1
India
Bengali
1889
2708
1999
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1967
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1889
2708
1994
1
Netherlands
French
1889
2708
1957
1
Spain
Italian
1889
2708
2005
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1991
1
Morocco
Arabic
1889
2708
1939
1
Germany
German
1889
2708
1938
1
Germany
German
1889
2708
2002
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1953
1
Spain
Spanish
1889
2708
2002
1
Portugal
Kabuverdianu
1889
2708
1997
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1991
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2004
1
South Korea
Korean
1889
2708
2003
1
South Korea
Korean
1889
2708
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1996
1
Iran
Persian
1889
2708
1999
1
South Korea
Korean
1889
2708
1964
1
France
French
1889
2708
2003
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1889
2708
1995
1
Germany
German
1889
2708
1991
1
Turkey
Turkish
1889
2708
2003
1
Poland
Polish
1889
2708
1951
1
France
French
1889
2708
2003
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1889
2708
1997
1
Belgium
French
1889
2708
1955
1
USA
English
1889
2708
1992
1
Finland
Finnish
1889
2708
1991
1
Poland
Polish
1889
2708
1998
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2003
1
France
French
1889
2708
2002
1
France
French
1889
2708
1959
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1938
1
France
French
1889
2708
1948
1
Sweden
Swedish
1889
2708
1995
1
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
1889
2708
1934
1
France
French
1889
2708
2004
1
Greece
Greek
1889
2708
2001
1
Italy
Persian
1889
2708
2001
1
Italy
English
1889
2708
2004
1
Russia
Russian
1889
2708
1935
1
Austria
German
1889
2708
1997
1
UK
English
1889
2708
1955
1
Poland
Polish
1889
2708
1981
1
West Germany
German
1889
2708
1991
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1934
1
France
French
1889
2708
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1889
2708
1974
1
Iran
Persian
1889
2708
1999
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1889
2708
1995
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1889
2708
1938
1
Japan
Japanese
1889
2708
1960
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1999
1
France
French
1889
2708
2002
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2006
1
Russia
Russian
1889
2708
2003
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
1996
1
Taiwan
Taiwanese
1889
2708
1999
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2004
1
Switzerland
French
1889
2708
1999
1
Italy
Mandarin
1889
2708
1997
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2007
1
Spain
Spanish
1889
2708
2007
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1889
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2007
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2007
1
China
Mandarin
1889
2708
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2008
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2008
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1889
2708
2008
1
Algeria
French
1889
2708
2008
1
France
French
1889
2708
2008
1
France
French
1889
2708
2008
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2009
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2009
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1889
2708
2009
1
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
1889
2708
2009
1
Egypt
Arabic
1889
2708
2009
1
Germany
Persian
1889
2708
2010
1
France
French
1889
2708
2010
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2010
1
Chile
Spanish
1889
2708
2011
1
Japan
Japanese
1889
2708
2011
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2011
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2011
1
Taiwan
Japanese
1889
2708
2011
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2012
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2012
1
Israel
Hebrew
1889
2708
2012
1
Israel
Hebrew
1889
2708
2012
1
Russia
Russian
1889
2708
2012
1
Belgium
French
1889
2708
2012
1
Belgium
French
1889
2708
2012
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1889
2708
2013
1
France
Arabic
1889
2708
2013
1
Greece
Greek
1889
2708
2014
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2014
1
France
French
1889
2708
2014
1
Iran
Persian
1889
2708
2015
1
China
Mandarin
1889
2708
2015
1
Argentina
Spanish
1889
2708
2015
1
France
French
1889
2708
2015
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2016
1
Netherlands
English
1889
2708
2016
1
Chile
Spanish
1889
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2016
1
Mexico
Spanish
1889
2708
2017
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2017
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2017
1
China
Mandarin
1889
2708
2017
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2018
1
Argentina
Spanish
1889
2708
2018
1
USA
English
1889
2708
2018
1
Italy
English
1889
2708
2019
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1889
2708
2019
1
China
Mandarin
1889
2708
2020
1
Germany
German
1889
2708
2020
1
India
Marathi
1889
2708
2020
1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani
1889
2708
2020
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2021
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2021
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2021
1
Russia
Russian
1889
2708
2021
1
Russia
Russian
1889
2708
2021
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2021
1
Poland
Polish
1889
2708
2021
1
Philippines
Filipino
1889
2708
2022
1
France
French
1889
2708
2022
1
Iran
Persian
1889
2708
2022
1
Japan
Japanese
1889
2708
2022
1
France
French
1889
2708
2022
1
France
French
1889
2708
2022
1
France
French
1889
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2023
1
Belgium
Dutch
1889
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2023
1
Germany
German
1889
2708
2024
1
France
French
1889
2708
2024
1
France
French
1889
2708
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2024
1
Argentina
Spanish
1889
2708
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2024
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2024
1
France
French
1889
2708
2024
1
France
French
1889
2708
2024
1
Singapore
Mandarin
1889
2708
2024
1
France
French
1889
2708
2024
1
France
Mandarin
1889
2708
2025
1
Italy
Italian
1889
2708
2025
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1890
2709
1999
1
Philippines
Filipino
1890
2709
2007
1
USA
English
1890
2709
2007
1
USA
English
1890
2709
2020
1
Canada
English
1890
2709
2025
1
India
Hindi
1891
2710
1995
1
France
French
1891
2710
1994
1
France
Italian
1891
2710
1993
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2710
1978
1
Israel
Hebrew
1891
2710
1961
1
France
French
1891
2710
1962
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1999
1
Germany
German
1891
2710
1996
1
Czech Republic
Slovak
1891
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1963
1
Spain
English
1891
2710
1961
1
Greece
Greek
1891
2710
1965
1
Italy
French
1891
2710
1972
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1891
2710
1971
1
USA
English
1891
2710
2001
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1991
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1891
2710
1996
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2710
1973
1
France
French
1891
2710
1977
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1988
1
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1891
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1891
2710
1970
1
Japan
English
1891
2710
2005
1
USA
English
1891
2710
1998
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1891
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1957
1
France
French
1891
2710
1971
1
UK
English
1891
2710
1964
1
Mexico
Spanish
1891
2710
1960
1
West Germany
German
1891
2710
2010
1
USA
English
1891
2710
2010
1
Russia
Russian
1891
2710
2015
1
Belgium
French
1891
2710
2015
1
Finland
Estonian
1891
2710
2016
1
France
French
1892
2711
1969
1
Egypt
Arabic
1893
2712
2018
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1893
2712
2021
1
Indonesia
Indonesian
1893
2712
2022
1
Canada
English
1893
2712
2024
1
Spain
Spanish
1893
2712
2023
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1893
2712
2025
1
Argentina
Spanish
1893
2712
2021
1
Germany
German
1893
2712
2022
1
Mexico
Spanish
1894
2713
2000
1
Singapore
Cantonese
1894
2713
1999
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2000
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1894
2713
2004
1
Ireland
English
1894
2713
2003
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1894
2713
2007
1
Mexico
Tarahumara
1894
2713
2009
1
India
Konkani
1894
2713
2010
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2011
1
Sweden
Swedish
1894
2713
2012
1
Sweden
Swedish
1894
2713
2012
1
USA
English
1894
2713
2013
1
Canada
English
1894
2713
2013
1
Mexico
Spanish
1894
2713
2014
1
France
French
1894
2713
2015
1
Belgium
Dutch
1894
2713
2015
1
Belgium
Dutch
1894
2713
2015
1
Czech Republic
Slovak
1894
2713
2016
1
Kenya
Swahili
1894
2713
2017
1
Iran
Persian
1894
2713
2018
1
Ireland
English
1894
2713
2019
1
Canada
English
1895
2719
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1895
2714
1929
1
USA
English
1895
2714
2009
1
France
French
1895
2714
2011
1
UK
English
1895
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1895
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1895
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2010
1
France
English
1896
2715
2016
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2015
1
Mexico
Spanish
1896
2715
2014
1
Denmark
English
1896
2715
2014
1
Denmark
English
1896
2715
2016
1
China
Mandarin
1896
2715
2017
1
Spain
Spanish
1896
2715
2018
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2018
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2018
1
Hungary
English
1896
2715
2018
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2018
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2018
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2019
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2018
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2018
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2019
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2019
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2019
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2019
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2019
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2020
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2020
1
Australia
English
1896
2715
2019
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2019
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2020
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2020
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2020
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2020
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2020
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2020
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2020
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2019
1
Philippines
English
1896
2715
2020
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2021
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2021
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2021
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2020
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2022
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2021
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2022
1
Canada
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2024
1
USA
English
1896
2715
1996
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2024
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2025
1
UK
English
1896
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1896
2715
2025
1
USA
English
1897
2716
1973
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1897
2716
2020
1
France
French
1897
2716
2020
1
France
French
1897
2716
1973
1
West Germany
German
