Best Movie Directors by Rank
5
16
1965
27
Sweden
Swedish
7
8
1963
21
Japan
Japanese
9
51
1957
20
France
French
11
89
1946
31
USA
English
12
84
1961
30
USA
English
13
101
1945
30
USA
English
14
13
1970
22
France
French
15
12
1978
36
France
French
16
9
1965
17
Italy
Italian
17
6
1940
28
France
French
20
23
1942
32
Germany
German
21
29
1991
36
USA
English
22
20
1941
37
USA
English
23
93
1924
35
USA
English
24
46
1954
15
USA
English
25
61
1939
28
USA
English
27
54
1983
26
USA
English
28
161
1976
21
USA
English
29
111
1925
34
USA
English
30
27
1983
17
USA
English
31
170
1947
19
UK
English
32
117
1954
18
USA
English
33
81
2002
19
USA
English
34
205
1953
23
USA
English
35
81
2002
19
USA
English
36
122
1929
30
USA
English
37
171
1946
14
USA
English
38
45
1938
26
USA
English
39
45
1947
25
USA
English
40
76
1997
31
USA
English
41
32
1962
10
Italy
Italian
42
36
1965
13
India
Bengali
43
45
1938
20
USA
English
44
100
1959
19
USA
English
45
10
1960
16
USA
English
46
150
1973
18
France
French
47
7
1959
11
Italy
Italian
48
143
1935
28
USA
English
49
110
2001
18
Spain
Spanish
50
85
2000
20
USA
English
51
154
1961
14
Italy
Italian
52
118
1965
12
France
French
53
124
1988
10
Poland
French
54
170
1947
12
UK
English
56
120
1943
10
USA
English
57
69
1991
13
USA
English
58
4
1945
14
Japan
Japanese
59
70
1980
10
USA
English
60
47
1991
23
West Germany
German
61
44
1956
15
USA
English
62
19
2005
12
USA
English
63
28
1981
10
Italy
Italian
64
201
1913
44
USA
English
65
39
1999
14
China
Mandarin
66
99
2002
11
USA
English
67
696
1942
30
USA
English
68
49
1926
8
Germany
German
69
62
1935
8
Soviet Union
Russian
70
66
1934
9
Denmark
Danish
71
294
1939
28
USA
English
72
55
1994
17
West Germany
German
72
215
1933
23
USA
English
73
336
1939
19
USA
English
74
156
1969
15
France
French
75
75
1944
18
Japan
Japanese
76
116
1974
7
Soviet Union
Russian
77
243
2009
10
USA
English
78
94
1953
13
Italy
Italian
79
60
1985
16
USA
English
80
31
1968
11
USA
English
81
299
1941
14
USA
English
82
324
1975
15
West Germany
German
83
180
1999
11
USA
English
84
172
1955
15
USA
English
85
145
1974
12
UK
English
86
499
1987
13
USA
English
87
56
2000
20
USA
English
88
178
2006
12
New Zealand
English
89
273
1955
18
USA
English
90
230
1996
18
UK
English
91
425
1936
17
USA
English
92
87
1959
7
France
French
93
207
1947
9
France
French
94
191
1999
7
USA
English
95
263
1978
20
France
French
96
375
2009
12
USA
English
97
272
1936
16
France
French
98
355
2000
19
UK
English
99
77
1992
17
USA
English
100
97
1970
10
USA
English
101
367
2002
11
Denmark
English
102
253
1940
14
USA
English
103
146
1934
11
USA
English
104
10
1960
8
USA
English
105
297
2007
11
USA
English
106
286
1935
19
USA
English
107
38
1998
8
Hong Kong
Cantonese
108
212
1967
13
USA
English
109
96
1954
10
France
French
110
35
1984
7
USA
English
111
164
1969
6
Italy
English
112
255
1984
16
USA
English
113
515
2008
23
USA
English
114
359
1965
17
USA
English
115
83
1974
12
Poland
Polish
116
287
2008
8
USA
English
117
325
1972
10
USA
English
118
223
1977
15
USA
English
119
384
1995
13
USA
English
120
345
2002
8
Austria
French
121
72
1947
8
France
French
122
636
1973
17
USA
English
123
298
1991
13
Iran
Persian
124
440
1962
11
USA
English
125
2636
1948
85
USA
English
126
366
1998
15
USA
English
127
108
2001
9
Japan
Japanese
128
1014
1930
27
USA
English
129
1018
1950
22
USA
English
130
96
1947
5
France
French
131
639
1929
27
USA
English
132
404
1995
12
USA
English
133
524
1981
19
France
French
134
131
2006
6
USA
Spanish
135
204
1961
9
France
French
136
331
1939
14
USA
English
137
222
1952
13
USA
English
138
123
1971
12
USA
English
139
691
1997
13
USA
English
140
669
1963
13
USA
English
141
399
1968
14
USA
English
142
302
1926
24
USA
English
143
173
1973
11
USA
English
144
148
1979
10
USA
English
145
128
1970
13
UK
English
146
230
1963
8
UK
English
147
168
1953
6
UK
English
148
233
1982
8
USA
English
149
414
1960
13
USA
English
150
151
1951
7
France
French
151
224
1975
6
UK
English
152
354
1945
13
USA
English
153
222
1938
5
USA
English
154
709
1986
20
USA
English
155
138
1981
13
USA
English
156
389
2007
20
USA
English
157
133
1987
8
USA
English
158
1232
1934
20
USA
English
159
196
1976
8
USA
English
160
228
1948
11
USA
English
161
321
1952
11
USA
English
162
67
1933
2
France
French
163
369
1998
11
USA
English
164
460
1982
11
France
French
165
340
1942
4
USA
English
166
670
1953
19
USA
English
167
149
2009
12
USA
English
168
647
1994
11
Netherlands
Dutch
169
397
1992
13
USA
English
170
291
1985
9
UK
English
171
127
1975
5
USA
English
172
342
1974
7
USA
English
173
401
2008
6
USA
English
174
793
2001
14
USA
English
175
633
1959
9
USA
English
176
107
1995
11
Australia
English
177
340
1941
3
USA
English
178
311
1957
10
USA
English
179
549
1964
15
UK
English
180
144
2008
8
USA
English
181
632
1935
14
USA
English
182
611
1994
15
France
French
183
412
1992
20
UK
English
184
315
1963
9
USA
English
185
126
1938
8
USA
English
186
155
1938
10
USA
English
187
62
1933
6
Soviet Union
Russian
188
521
1997
12
Australia
English
189
558
2000
14
USA
English
190
824
1937
13
USA
English
191
141
1967
12
Italy
Italian
192
283
1959
8
USA
English
193
482
1977
7
USA
English
194
190
1955
5
USA
English
195
282
1938
14
USA
English
196
503
1953
13
USA
English
197
340
1954
12
USA
English
198
158
2000
5
France
French
199
181
1951
5
UK
English
200
231
1970
8
France
French
201
125
1937
4
USA
English
202
308
1969
7
USA
English
203
622
1944
16
USA
English
204
290
1999
10
UK
English
205
300
1954
5
UK
English
206
320
1985
5
France
French
207
660
2010
10
USA
English
208
346
1956
6
UK
English
209
210
1931
9
Germany
German
210
314
2011
9
France
French
211
917
1985
11
USA
English
212
353
2006
8
UK
English
213
296
2005
4
USA
English
214
261
1984
6
USA
English
215
246
1923
8
USA
English
216
206
2005
7
USA
English
217
512
1936
9
USA
English
218
68
2001
4
USA
English
219
844
1992
15
USA
English
220
454
1984
10
USA
English
221
1260
1954
18
USA
English
222
293
1985
11
France
French
223
801
1941
16
USA
English
224
419
1946
12
USA
English
225
417
2004
10
USA
English
226
1299
1961
17
USA
English
227
80
1935
7
USA
English
228
306
1973
5
UK
English
229
572
1993
11
UK
English
230
496
1935
4
Germany
German
231
629
2001
10
USA
English
232
510
1992
19
UK
English
233
856
2014
8
USA
English
234
1257
2001
16
USA
English
235
639
2005
8
USA
English
236
563
1944
15
UK
English
237
828
1990
10
USA
English
238
466
1928
12
USA
English
239
373
1982
8
UK
English
240
571
1936
8
UK
English
241
634
1935
7
USA
English
242
888
1949
14
USA
English
243
188
1980
9
USA
English
244
343
1928
14
USA
English
245
326
1989
8
USA
English
246
277
1974
7
France
French
247
518
1993
5
USA
English
248
165
1985
11
Belgium
French
249
80
1934
4
USA
English
250
354
1942
3
USA
English
251
988
1978
11
USA
English
252
571
1942
10
UK
English
253
753
1955
10
UK
English
254
443
2003
10
France
French
255
887
1964
12
UK
English
256
479
1991
7
USA
English
257
305
1997
7
USA
English
258
347
2008
6
Australia
English
259
874
2005
7
Belgium
French
259
874
2005
7
Belgium
French
260
794
2011
9
USA
English
261
392
2006
5
France
Portuguese
262
109
2008
3
USA
Portuguese
263
1246
1949
11
USA
English
264
520
2007
5
USA
English
265
935
1940
15
USA
English
266
1187
1995
12
USA
English
267
621
1996
8
UK
English
268
218
1929
6
France
French
269
671
2007
6
USA
English
270
383
1983
9
USA
English
271
74
1928
5
Soviet Union
Russian
272
317
2013
7
South Korea
Korean
273
686
1998
9
USA
English
273
71
1962
4
Italy
French
274
553
1955
15
USA
English
275
902
1933
9
USA
English
276
82
1982
2
Spain
Spanish
277
198
2010
3
Denmark
Danish
278
421
1968
6
UK
English
279
340
1941
2
USA
English
280
111
1928
7
USA
English
281
450
1999
13
Canada
English
282
1154
2002
9
Finland
Finnish
283
394
1971
6
UK
English
284
135
1998
7
China
Mandarin
285
614
1943
12
USA
English
286
263
1965
10
USA
English
287
1311
1976
12
USA
English
288
202
1991
5
Taiwan
Mandarin
289
422
1992
3
Canada
French
290
132
1977
3
USA
English
291
1532
1954
18
USA
English
292
362
2006
9
USA
English
293
249
1992
5
USA
English
294
1239
1997
9
France
French
295
430
1931
8
USA
English
296
427
1994
7
USA
English
297
588
1999
4
USA
English
298
950
2005
11
UK
English
299
892
2004
8
USA
English
300
169
2001
5
Italy
Italian
301
1338
1949
11
USA
English
302
1096
2010
9
USA
English
303
571
1939
7
USA
English
304
301
2001
4
USA
English
305
458
1960
8
Japan
Japanese
306
91
1952
2
USA
English
307
462
2014
9
UK
English
308
244
1965
8
UK
English
309
185
1985
5
Czechoslovakia
Czech
310
350
2015
4
Iran
Persian
311
333
1985
6
USA
English
312
675
1978
8
Italy
English
313
488
1982
9
Spain
Spanish
314
327
2008
7
South Korea
Korean
315
1105
1954
12
USA
English
316
972
1988
8
France
Russian
317
257
1974
5
USA
English
318
1017
1950
14
USA
English
319
657
2007
5
USA
English
320
372
1949
7
USA
English
321
333
1984
5
USA
English
322
966
1960
8
USA
English
323
697
1999
11
USA
English
324
100
1961
1
USA
English
325
846
1939
10
France
French
326
658
1919
9
USA
English
327
295
2011
7
USA
English
328
240
1983
6
USA
English
329
284
1992
7
West Germany
German
330
616
1931
11
USA
English
331
799
1991
8
UK
English
332
864
1956
8
USA
English
333
1332
1972
9
Italy
Italian
334
307
1936
8
Soviet Union
Russian
335
963
1982
9
USA
English
336
741
1995
5
Hungary
Hungarian
337
121
1993
2
France
English
338
109
2002
1
Brazil
Portuguese
339
594
2005
4
USA
English
340
1204
1903
21
France
French
341
707
2006
9
USA
English
342
773
2020
6
Ireland
English
343
457
1985
8
France
German
344
561
1998
5
Ireland
English
345
444
2010
5
UK
English
346
600
1936
5
USA
English
347
939
1972
9
UK
English
348
197
1937
2
USA
English
349
879
1998
9
USA
English
350
1042
1981
7
Senegal
French
351
495
2005
10
Italy
Italian
352
473
2017
4
USA
English
353
682
2002
7
India
Hindi
354
678
2009
5
Poland
Polish
355
713
1948
8
USA
English
356
977
2008
9
Iran
Persian
357
847
1937
8
France
French
358
1292
1904
17
USA
English
359
1275
2000
10
USA
English
360
456
2003
6
USA
English
361
544
1974
3
Soviet Union
Ukrainian
362
468
1985
3
Brazil
Portuguese
363
357
1973
6
USA
English
364
361
2006
5
USA
English
365
662
1988
7
Hungary
Hungarian
366
1035
1970
8
USA
English
367
909
1952
5
UK
English
368
969
1926
10
USA
English
369
664
1981
4
UK
English
370
913
1991
8
Australia
English
371
1101
2011
9
USA
English
372
597
2010
4
UK
English
373
879
2018
7
Italy
English
374
1124
1994
10
Taiwan
Mandarin
375
1076
2009
6
USA
English
376
1421
1954
15
USA
English
377
768
1964
7
USA
English
378
493
1941
4
USA
English
379
668
2010
5
USA
English
380
278
2011
3
Germany
German
381
351
2006
5
USA
French
382
464
2020
3
USA
English
383
881
2009
9
Japan
Japanese
384
1074
1929
13
USA
English
385
867
1957
8
USA
English
386
995
1982
7
France
French
387
354
1943
6
USA
English
388
568
1998
5
USA
English
389
733
2009
3
USA
English
390
333
1983
4
USA
English
391
551
2014
8
USA
English
392
1430
1967
9
UK
English
393
653
2012
6
UK
English
394
749
2009
3
USA
English
395
348
1985
2
UK
English
396
935
2014
9
USA
English
397
288
2000
4
USA
English
398
1479
1990
7
UK
English
399
804
1988
10
UK
English
400
862
2013
7
Italy
Italian
401
770
1961
6
USA
English
402
781
1973
5
UK
English
403
313
2009
2
Sweden
Swedish
404
581
1980
3
USA
English
405
1037
2018
5
USA
English
406
1109
1994
7
Australia
English
407
1955
1944
14
USA
English
408
1272
2010
12
France
French
409
459
2014
3
USA
English
410
806
1983
4
UK
English
411
225
1982
2
UK
English
412
560
1989
4
Greece
Greek
413
266
1973
3
USA
English
414
997
2019
3
USA
English
415
1434
1950
7
USA
English
416
541
1977
3
France
French
417
338
1986
4
USA
English
418
529
2011
5
USA
English
419
818
2014
4
UK
English
420
969
1923
8
USA
English
421
820
1971
6
France
French
422
845
1968
4
USA
English
423
1066
2008
7
Thailand
Thai
424
1474
1941
10
USA
English
425
2054
1937
17
USA
English
426
680
2011
6
USA
English
427
949
1997
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
428
410
2002
4
USA
English
429
631
2019
4
USA
English
430
1162
1958
9
USA
English
431
738
1934
6
USA
English
432
260
1996
2
France
French
433
798
1941
10
USA
English
434
754
2016
5
Norway
Norwegian
435
1463
2016
6
USA
English
436
1800
1985
10
USA
English
437
845
1971
3
USA
English
438
1032
1983
5
USA
English
439
1151
2011
4
USA
English
440
965
1931
5
USA
English
441
403
1992
5
USA
English
442
718
2001
8
Germany
German
442
256
1985
1
Soviet Union
Russian
443
1082
1976
6
USA
English
444
945
2003
6
USA
English
445
1672
1932
16
USA
English
446
415
2005
5
Germany
German
447
536
1975
3
Italy
Italian
448
376
2011
4
Romania
English
449
979
1933
8
USA
English
450
844
1988
5
USA
English
451
505
2005
4
USA
English
451
1769
1971
8
USA
English
452
1212
1981
6
France
French
453
745
2013
4
USA
English
454
1394
1997
11
USA
English
455
410
2000
3
USA
English
456
352
2000
4
Australia
English
457
983
1975
7
Japan
Japanese
458
1377
1930
8
Soviet Union
Russian
459
578
1963
3
Soviet Union
Russian
460
493
1990
3
Italy
Italian
460
493
1990
3
Italy
Italian
461
1153
1993
7
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
462
488
1974
5
Italy
English
463
1418
1963
8
USA
English
464
968
1975
6
USA
English
465
356
1938
4
USA
English
466
1091
1951
6
France
French
466
1382
1982
6
Sweden
Swedish
467
412
2000
5
USA
English
467
412
2000
5
USA
English
468
1309
2004
7
UK
English
469
1281
1965
6
USA
English
470
845
1975
3
USA
English
471
763
2010
3
USA
English
472
472
1973
5
USA
English
473
673
2016
4
France
French
474
638
1994
6
USA
English
475
1718
1967
13
USA
English
476
365
1934
2
USA
English
477
340
1942
2
USA
English
478
729
2014
2
Russia
Russian
479
652
1986
4
Japan
Japanese
480
445
2004
3
Germany
German
481
753
1944
3
UK
English
482
1075
1999
8
Russia
Russian
483
356
1940
2
USA
English
484
1477
1937
9
USA
English
485
1418
1931
7
USA
English
486
1908
1953
16
USA
English
487
974
1963
6
Italy
Italian
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
488
340
1942
1
USA
English
489
1494
1973
6
Sweden
Swedish
490
1188
2009
4
USA
English
491
891
1986
6
USA
English
