Best Movie Directors by Top Film Rank
523
855
1952
3
UK
English
233
856
2014
8
USA
English
566
861
1968
3
Hungary
Hungarian
400
862
2013
7
Italy
Italian
332
864
1956
8
USA
English
385
867
1957
8
USA
English
495
867
1959
5
USA
English
626
867
1960
2
USA
English
579
867
1962
2
USA
English
662
870
2018
2
Brazil
Portuguese
690
871
2000
3
UK
English
259
874
2005
7
Belgium
French
259
874
2005
7
Belgium
French
498
877
1990
5
USA
English
349
879
1998
9
USA
English
373
879
2018
7
Italy
English
383
881
2009
9
Japan
Japanese
255
887
1964
12
UK
English
747
888
1998
2
France
French
242
888
1949
14
USA
English
546
889
1963
4
Japan
Japanese
491
891
1986
6
USA
English
299
892
2004
8
USA
English
634
893
1935
4
Japan
Japanese
786
897
1988
1
USA
English
539
898
1949
3
USA
English
275
902
1933
9
USA
English
674
903
1967
3
Taiwan
Mandarin
795
904
1968
1
UK
English
656
905
1973
4
UK
English
367
909
1952
5
UK
English
616
911
2019
3
USA
English
370
913
1991
8
Australia
English
211
917
1985
11
USA
English
766
918
2021
2
UK
English
768
922
2003
2
USA
English
396
935
2014
9
USA
English
265
935
1940
15
USA
English
807
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
807
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
347
939
1972
9
UK
English
809
941
1990
1
West Germany
German
699
941
2003
2
France
French
577
942
1999
5
France
French
445
945
2003
6
USA
English
777
946
1989
2
Japan
Japanese
427
949
1997
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
298
950
2005
11
UK
English
607
951
1998
5
USA
English
779
951
2013
2
Canada
Inuktitut
605
952
1985
3
Cuba
Spanish
813
953
2023
1
USA
English
582
954
1990
4
USA
Spanish
335
963
1982
9
USA
English
441
965
1931
5
USA
English
322
966
1960
8
USA
English
818
967
1971
1
USA
English
464
968
1975
6
USA
English
420
969
1923
8
USA
English
368
969
1926
10
USA
English
316
972
1988
8
France
Russian
760
972
2019
3
Japan
Japanese
487
974
1963
6
Italy
Italian
356
977
2008
9
Iran
Persian
449
979
1933
8
USA
English
533
982
1990
7
USA
English
457
983
1975
7
Japan
Japanese
251
988
1978
11
USA
English
687
992
1983
3
USA
English
386
995
1982
7
France
French
688
996
1981
3
Canada
English
414
997
2019
3
USA
English
834
998
2025
1
France
Spanish
544
999
2015
4
Italy
Italian
737
1002
1968
3
Netherlands
Dutch
650
1005
2009
5
UK
English
547
1005
2020
2
USA
English
712
1006
2013
2
UK
English
734
1011
1996
4
USA
English
128
1014
1930
27
USA
English
803
1015
1924
2
USA
English
318
1017
1950
14
USA
English
129
1018
1950
22
USA
English
505
1018
1993
6
Italy
Italian
583
1020
2020
3
USA
English
843
1021
1983
1
USA
English
631
1023
1968
3
USA
English
574
1023
1965
7
USA
English
733
1023
2014
2
USA
English
844
1024
1999
1
USA
English
844
1024
1999
1
USA
English
847
1028
1958
1
Soviet Union
Russian
848
1029
1966
1
UK
English
849
1031
1999
1
USA
English
439
1032
1983
5
USA
English
788
1034
2013
3
USA
English
366
1035
1970
8
USA
English
492
1036
1978
4
Italy
Italian
405
1037
2018
5
USA
English
556
1038
1988
5
UK
English
599
1039
1955
4
USA
English
671
1040
2018
3
USA
English
350
1042
1981
7
Senegal
French
731
1043
2000
3
USA
English
711
1044
2007
3
USA
English
590
1049
2000
3
Spain
Spanish
854
1051
1994
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Macedonian
658
1054
2005
4
Japan
Japanese
618
1055
1988
2
USA
English
625
1058
1950
4
UK
English
685
1061
2001
3
USA
English
817
1062
1983
2
UK
English
571
1065
1965
4
USA
English
423
1066
2008
7
Thailand
Thai
636
1068
1978
5
USA
English
862
1070
2007
1
USA
English
588
1071
1935
3
USA
English
801
1071
1929
2
USA
English
384
1074
1929
13
USA
English
482
1075
1999
8
Russia
Russian
375
1076
2009
6
USA
English
869
1079
2002
1
India
Hindi
535
1080
2000
5
USA
English
535
1080
2000
5
USA
English
444
1082
1976
6
USA
English
681
1083
2001
5
USA
English
797
1084
1995
2
USA
English
739
1087
1994
3
Italy
Italian
874
1088
1943
1
USA
English
874
1088
1943
1
USA
English
467
1091
1951
6
France
French
689
1091
1944
2
UK
English
749
1091
1943
2
UK
English
553
1093
2012
4
USA
English
302
1096
2010
9
USA
English
701
1099
1983
3
USA
English
581
1101
2002
4
France
French
371
1101
2011
9
USA
English
315
1105
1954
12
USA
English
884
1106
2007
1
France
French
840
1107
2004
2
UK
English
838
1108
2021
2
UK
English
885
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
885
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
406
1109
1994
7
Australia
English
888
1110
2024
1
France
Malayalam
755
1111
1999
3
Italy
Italian
889
1112
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
890
1113
2001
1
Australia
English
598
1114
2023
2
USA
English
643
1115
1981
5
USA
English
541
1118
1990
11
France
French
893
1120
2012
1
USA
English
837
1121
2022
2
Germany
Persian
895
1123
1962
1
France
French
374
1124
1994
10
Taiwan
Mandarin
897
1127
1990
1
Japan
Mandarin
782
1133
2009
2
France
Arabic
555
1136
1916
7
France
French
876
1136
2000
2
UK
English
852
1139
1988
2
USA
English
830
1148
1957
2
UK
English
866
1149
2007
3
France
French
440
1151
2011
4
USA
English
906
1151
2015
1
USA
English
907
1153
1927
1
USA
English
461
1153
1993
7
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
832
1153
1922
2
USA
English
796
1153
1927
2
USA
English
282
1154
2002
9
Finland
Finnish
859
1155
2006
2
USA
English
859
1155
2006
2
USA
English
910
1157
2017
1
France
French
773
1160
1977
3
Mexico
Spanish
430
1162
1958
9
USA
English
667
1164
1993
3
China
Mandarin
790
1169
1996
3
USA
English
806
1173
1923
3
USA
English
683
1175
2015
4
New Zealand
English
922
1179
1997
1
Russia
Russian
870
1181
1956
2
USA
English
655
1181
1970
4
Brazil
Portuguese
925
1183
1975
1
France
French
925
1183
2009
1
South Africa
English
664
1185
2005
4
UK
English
266
1187
1995
12
USA
English
927
1187
1982
1
France
French
490
1188
2009
4
USA
English
703
1189
1964
4
Japan
Japanese
878
1201
2009
2
France
English
493
1202
1958
4
USA
English
340
1204
1903
21
France
French
744
1206
1946
3
USA
English
935
1209
1979
1
USA
English
452
1212
1981
6
France
French
748
1213
2004
3
USA
English
667
1219
1974
5
USA
English
722
1223
1950
3
USA
English
526
1228
2017
3
Sweden
Swedish
794
1229
2004
2
USA
English
860
1229
1924
2
USA
English
158
1232
1934
20
USA
English
740
1239
1990
4
USA
English
294
1239
1997
9
France
French
759
1241
1985
2
Japan
Japanese
595
1242
1994
7
Iran
Persian
896
1243
2003
3
France
French
673
1244
1973
6
UK
English
263
1246
1949
11
USA
English
795
1247
2004
4
France
French
900
1248
2001
2
Japan
Japanese
554
1249
1968
6
USA
English
719
1251
2014
3
USA
English
954
1255
1963
1
Iran
Persian
234
1257
2001
16
USA
English
824
1257
2015
3
Ireland
English
957
1259
2009
1
USA
English
221
1260
1954
18
USA
English
638
1266
1990
3
USA
English
408
1272
2010
12
France
French
706
1275
2000
5
USA
English
359
1275
2000
10
USA
English
702
1277
1991
3
USA
English
775
1278
1991
3
Netherlands
Dutch
470
1281
1965
6
USA
English
967
1283
1942
1
UK
English
585
1284
1991
6
USA
English
968
1286
1980
1
USA
English
969
1287
1965
1
USA
English
761
1287
1969
3
USA
English
862
1290
1995
2
Canada
English
826
1292
2008
3
UK
English
358
1292
1904
17
USA
English
511
1293
1986
3
USA
English
971
1295
1954
1
USA
English
654
1296
1962
5
Greece
English
573
1298
2004
6
South Korea
Korean
226
1299
1961
17
USA
English
798
1300
1984
3
USA
English
974
1302
1962
1
Soviet Union
Russian
743
1302
1983
3
France
French
928
1306
2006
2
USA
English
978
1306
1972
1
USA
English
469
1309
2004
7
UK
English
829
1310
1975
3
USA
English
287
1311
1976
12
USA
English
845
1314
1975
5
Soviet Union
Russian
586
1315
1990
3
USA
English
984
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
984
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
984
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
521
1330
1946
4
USA
English
530
1331
1989
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
333
1332
1972
9
Italy
Italian
510
1332
1965
5
USA
English
676
1335
2010
4
Sweden
Swedish
764
1336
1984
3
USA
English
301
1338
1949
11
USA
English
632
1343
2003
4
France
French
576
1344
1923
8
USA
English
804
1344
1917
4
USA
English
996
1344
1925
1
USA
English
572
1344
1923
5
USA
English
500
1344
1923
6
USA
English
850
1346
1962
2
Japan
Japanese
784
1352
1998
2
Germany
English
920
1352
1981
2
UK
English
810
1355
2019
3
USA
English
1005
1357
2001
1
USA
English
902
1357
1991
3
USA
English
506
1362
1976
4
USA
English
525
1363
2011
7
Germany
German
738
1363
1979
7
France
French
1010
1364
1975
1
USA
English
724
1367
1997
5
USA
English
503
1370
2015
3
USA
English
458
1377
1930
8
Soviet Union
Russian
808
1378
2010
3
USA
English
909
1378
2014
2
Lebanon
Arabic
800
1380
1950
5
USA
English
904
1382
1961
3
USA
English
467
1382
1982
6
Sweden
Swedish
512
1387
1979
6
USA
English
999
1394
1995
2
USA
English
454
1394
1997
11
USA
English
916
1396
1965
3
UK
English
697
1397
1999
5
Australia
English
1029
1397
2006
1
Australia
English
1026
1398
1972
2
USA
English
587
1398
2013
3
Canada
English
923
1400
1993
2
Mexico
Spanish
1030
1400
1991
1
USA
English
962
1400
2003
2
USA
English
960
1400
1996
2
USA
English
1030
1400
2009
1
Sweden
Swedish
1034
1405
1988
1
Czechoslovakia
English
793
1409
1939
2
UK
English
901
1413
2005
3
USA
English
1038
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
1038
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
463
1418
1963
8
USA
English
485
1418
1931
7
USA
English
1039
1418
1941
1
USA
English
1041
1419
1972
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
376
1421
1954
15
USA
English
953
1423
1985
2
Hong Kong
Cantonese
932
1424
2009
3
Russia
Russian
750
1427
2014
4
Ireland
English
938
1429
1971
2
USA
English
392
1430
1967
9
UK
English
415
1434
1950
7
USA
English
632
1437
1979
7
Japan
Japanese
592
1438
1951
7
France
French
1049
1438
1969
1
USA
English
1050
1439
1950
1
USA
English
1054
1443
1966
1
UK
English
1054
1443
1966
1
UK
English
877
1446
1964
2
UK
English
1056
1448
2022
1
Argentina
Spanish
621
1449
2000
9
Italy
Italian
1058
1449
2002
1
UK
English
974
1450
1971
2
Soviet Union
Russian
560
1452
2009
8
UK
English
609
1453
2009
6
UK
English
1062
1456
2024
1
USA
English
822
1457
1947
2
Sweden
Swedish
721
1459
2008
3
USA
English
1067
1462
1985
1
USA
English
436
1463
2016
6
USA
English
1068
1464
2023
1
USA
English
941
1470
2020
2
Belgium
Dutch
776
1471
1972
4
USA
English
424
1474
1941
10
USA
English
1075
1474
1922
1
Denmark
Swedish
851
1475
2006
5
USA
English
484
1477
1937
9
USA
English
398
1479
1990
7
UK
English
692
1482
1951
3
USA
English
1080
1484
2004
1
France
French
1081
1485
1960
1
USA
English
771
1488
1999
3
USA
English
1004
1489
2001
2
USA
English
489
1494
1973
6
Sweden
Swedish
927
1495
1935
3
USA
English
1028
1496
1927
2
France
French
793
1497
1997
6
USA
English
1088
1500
1970
1
Italy
Italian
940
1500
1969
3
Italy
Italian
778
1503
2023
2
South Korea
Korean
751
1509
2019
4
USA
English
774
1511
1931
4
USA
English
1090
1511
2004
1
USA
Spanish
1091
1512
1987
1
Soviet Union
Georgian
522
1513
1940
5
USA
English
1094
1515
2019
1
France
French
958
1519
1998
3
Australia
English
725
1520
1987
4
USA
English
625
1521
1964
6
Italy
Italian
694
1523
1946
4
UK
English
823
1524
1987
2
USA
English
886
1527
1992
2
USA
English
1025
1529
1998
2
USA
English
291
1532
1954
18
USA
English
872
1533
1949
4
Soviet Union
Russian
993
1533
1967
2
Soviet Union
Russian
769
1536
1995
3
USA
English
917
1539
2007
3
New Zealand
English
1023
1540
1950
2
UK
English
1107
1540
1953
1
UK
English
879
1545
1964
3
UK
English
1109
1548
2014
1
USA
English
1111
1551
2015
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1033
1552
2019
2
USA
English
1112
1553
2011
1
France
French
1112
1553
2011
1
France
French
831
1554
2005
5
USA
English
628
1556
2006
5
Turkey
Turkish
1040
1557
2023
2
USA
English
565
1558
1978
6
USA
English
559
1559
1996
6
France
English
1118
1563
1979
1
UK
English
977
1564
2020
3
USA
English
718
1567
2001
5
France
French
1119
1567
2015
1
Turkey
Turkish
647
1570
1990
7
USA
English
1121
1571
2020
1
USA
English
1037
1572
1999
2
UK
English
1046
1573
2010
2
USA
English
1124
1574
2021
1
USA
English
1127
1575
1970
1
USA
English
789
1576
1972
4
USA
English
998
1576
1972
2
USA
English
975
1577
1955
3
UK
English
682
1578
1982
5
France
French
1129
1580
2014
1
Argentina
Spanish
1132
1582
1931
1
Germany
German
600
1583
1937
8
USA
English
698
1588
1953
3
UK
English
1044
1589
1999
2
France
French
1015
1593
1987
2
France
French
1135
1594
2011
1
USA
English
819
1597
2013
2
Denmark
Indonesian
1138
1597
2012
1
Denmark
Indonesian
1138
1597
2012
1
Denmark
Indonesian
1140
1601
1983
1
USA
English
866
1601
1995
2
France
French
568
1602
1944
6
USA
English
1065
1604
2011
2
USA
English
1070
1606
1939
2
USA
English
1051
1607
2002
2
Iran
Persian
912
1608
2003
3
France
French
548
1609
1962
8
USA
English
791
1609
1958
5
USA
English
924
1611
1953
2
UK
English
1147
1612
1936
1
USA
English
992
1612
1935
3
USA
English
884
1613
1936
4
USA
English
937
1614
2015
2
USA
English
931
1615
1984
2
New Zealand
English
1146
1616
1968
2
UK
English
1064
1618
2021
2
USA
English
1148
1619
1981
1
USA
English
509
1621
1951
10
USA
English
948
1621
1999
2
USA
English
1074
1621
1998
2
USA
English
1149
1623
1968
1
UK
English
1077
1624
2010
2
USA
English
882
1625
1977
5
Canada
English
1152
1626
1974
1
USA
English
1069
1631
2009
2
Israel
English
1156
1633
1973
1
UK
English
1013
1636
1971
2
Hungary
Hungarian
929
1637
1947
2
USA
English
534
1637
1989
6
USA
English
1001
1638
1974
3
France
French
864
1640
1996
3
UK
English
835
1643
1924
4
USA
English
622
1645
1934
6
USA
English
1158
1645
2016
1
Australia
English
508
1646
1942
9
USA
English
804
1646
2007
4
UK
English
894
1647
1950
2
USA
English
965
1648
1970
3
USA
English
911
1652
1944
5
USA
English
1165
1653
1983
1
USA
English
642
1653
1994
10
USA
English
1171
1660
2003
1
USA
English
1020
1660
1968
2
USA
English
1172
1661
2021
1
Denmark
English
1091
1663
2010
2
France
French
1179
1666
2008
1
Japan
Japanese
773
1667
2003
5
Sweden
Swedish
710
1669
2008
5
USA
English
1032
1669
2022
2
Tunisia
Arabic
1060
1670
1975
2
Switzerland
French
446
1672
1932
16
USA
English
1183
1674
2024
1
UK
English
601
1678
2000
9
Japan
Japanese
1185
1680
1967
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1048
1682
1957
2
UK
English
716
1685
1996
6
Australia
English
1003
1685
2013
2
Austria
Bosnian
942
1686
2016
4
Chile
Spanish
986
1687
1993
4
France
Serbo-Croatian
1187
1688
1975
1
UK
English
863
1688
2012
4
UK
English
1017
1691
1936
2
USA
English
612
1694
2012
6
USA
English
1059
1695
1957
2
Italy
Italian
1192
1697
1962
1
Brazil
Portuguese
899
1698
1982
4
West Germany
German
715
1699
1980
4
USA
English
639
1702
1961
6
UK
English
1199
1705
1984
1
USA
English
1104
1708
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1202
1710
1978
1
USA
English
986
1711
2011
3
Israel
Hebrew
1203
1712
1932
1
UK
English
1206
1714
1925
1
USA
English
833
1714
1963
5
India
Bengali
1206
1714
1925
1
USA
English
1102
1716
1989
2
Canada
French
1207
1716
2019
1
Romania
Romanian
865
1717
1989
3
USA
English
966
1717
2015
4
UK
English
476
1718
1967
13
USA
English
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
679
1719
1963
4
UK
English
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1208
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1209
1720
1929
1
USA
English
1210
1721
1972
1
Jamaica
English
596
1723
2013
7
USA
English
661
1724
1929
8
France
French
1212
1725
1978
1
USA
English
1212
1725
1978
1
USA
English
575
1726
2001
7
Taiwan
Mandarin
1213
1726
2019
1
USA
English
1216
1729
2005
1
UK
English
