Best Movie Directors by Top Film Rank
523
855
1952
3
UK
English
233
856
2014
8
USA
English
565
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
625
867
1960
2
USA
English
578
867
1962
2
USA
English
661
870
2018
2
Brazil
Portuguese
689
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
746
888
1998
2
France
French
242
888
1949
14
USA
English
545
889
1963
4
Japan
Japanese
491
891
1986
6
USA
English
299
892
2004
8
USA
English
633
893
1935
4
Japan
Japanese
785
897
1988
1
USA
English
538
898
1949
3
USA
English
275
902
1933
9
USA
English
673
903
1967
3
Taiwan
Mandarin
794
904
1968
1
UK
English
655
905
1973
4
UK
English
367
909
1952
5
UK
English
615
911
2019
3
USA
English
370
913
1991
8
Australia
English
211
917
1985
11
USA
English
765
918
2021
2
UK
English
767
922
2003
2
USA
English
396
935
2014
9
USA
English
265
935
1940
15
USA
English
806
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
806
937
1982
1
Turkey
Turkish
347
939
1972
9
UK
English
808
941
1990
1
West Germany
German
698
941
2003
2
France
French
576
942
1999
5
France
French
444
945
2003
6
USA
English
776
946
1989
2
Japan
Japanese
427
949
1997
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
298
950
2005
11
UK
English
606
951
1998
5
USA
English
778
951
2013
2
Canada
Inuktitut
604
952
1985
3
Cuba
Spanish
812
953
2023
1
USA
English
581
954
1990
4
USA
Spanish
335
963
1982
9
USA
English
440
965
1931
5
USA
English
322
966
1960
8
USA
English
817
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
759
972
2019
3
Japan
Japanese
487
974
1963
6
Italy
Italian
356
977
2008
9
Iran
Persian
449
979
1933
8
USA
English
532
982
1990
7
USA
English
457
983
1975
7
Japan
Japanese
251
988
1978
11
USA
English
686
992
1983
3
USA
English
386
995
1982
7
France
French
687
996
1981
3
Canada
English
414
997
2019
3
USA
English
833
998
2025
1
France
Spanish
543
999
2015
4
Italy
Italian
736
1002
1968
3
Netherlands
Dutch
649
1005
2009
5
UK
English
546
1005
2020
2
USA
English
711
1006
2013
2
UK
English
733
1011
1996
4
USA
English
128
1014
1930
27
USA
English
802
1015
1924
2
USA
English
318
1017
1950
14
USA
English
129
1018
1950
22
USA
English
505
1018
1993
6
Italy
Italian
582
1020
2020
3
USA
English
842
1021
1983
1
USA
English
630
1023
1968
3
USA
English
573
1023
1965
7
USA
English
732
1023
2014
2
USA
English
843
1024
1999
1
USA
English
843
1024
1999
1
USA
English
846
1028
1958
1
Soviet Union
Russian
847
1029
1966
1
UK
English
848
1031
1999
1
USA
English
438
1032
1983
5
USA
English
787
1034
2013
3
USA
English
366
1035
1970
8
USA
English
492
1036
1978
4
Italy
Italian
405
1037
2018
5
USA
English
555
1038
1988
5
UK
English
598
1039
1955
4
USA
English
670
1040
2018
3
USA
English
350
1042
1981
7
Senegal
French
730
1043
2000
3
USA
English
710
1044
2007
3
USA
English
588
1049
2000
3
Spain
Spanish
853
1051
1994
1
Rep of N Macedonia
Macedonian
657
1054
2005
4
Japan
Japanese
617
1055
1988
2
USA
English
624
1058
1950
4
UK
English
684
1061
2001
3
USA
English
816
1062
1983
2
UK
English
570
1065
1965
4
USA
English
423
1066
2008
7
Thailand
Thai
635
1068
1978
5
USA
English
861
1070
2007
1
USA
English
586
1071
1935
3
USA
English
800
1071
1929
2
USA
English
384
1074
1929
13
USA
English
482
1075
1999
8
Russia
Russian
375
1076
2009
6
USA
English
868
1079
2002
1
India
Hindi
534
1080
2000
5
USA
English
534
1080
2000
5
USA
English
443
1082
1976
6
USA
English
680
1083
2001
5
USA
English
796
1084
1995
2
USA
English
738
1087
1994
3
Italy
Italian
873
1088
1943
1
USA
English
873
1088
1943
1
USA
English
466
1091
1951
6
France
French
688
1091
1944
2
UK
English
748
1091
1943
2
UK
English
552
1093
2012
4
USA
English
302
1096
2010
9
USA
English
700
1099
1983
3
USA
English
580
1101
2002
4
France
French
371
1101
2011
9
USA
English
315
1105
1954
12
USA
English
883
1106
2007
1
France
French
839
1107
2004
2
UK
English
837
1108
2021
2
UK
English
884
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
884
1109
2002
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
406
1109
1994
7
Australia
English
887
1110
2024
1
France
Malayalam
754
1111
1999
3
Italy
Italian
888
1112
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
889
1113
2001
1
Australia
English
597
1114
2023
2
USA
English
642
1115
1981
5
USA
English
540
1118
1990
11
France
French
892
1120
2012
1
USA
English
836
1121
2022
2
Germany
Persian
894
1123
1962
1
France
French
374
1124
1994
10
Taiwan
Mandarin
896
1127
1990
1
Japan
Mandarin
781
1133
2009
2
France
Arabic
554
1136
1916
7
France
French
875
1136
2000
2
UK
English
851
1139
1988
2
USA
English
829
1148
1957
2
UK
English
865
1149
2007
3
France
French
439
1151
2011
4
USA
English
905
1151
2015
1
USA
English
906
1153
1927
1
USA
English
461
1153
1993
7
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
831
1153
1922
2
USA
English
795
1153
1927
2
USA
English
282
1154
2002
9
Finland
Finnish
858
1155
2006
2
USA
English
858
1155
2006
2
USA
English
909
1157
2017
1
France
French
772
1160
1977
3
Mexico
Spanish
430
1162
1958
9
USA
English
666
1164
1993
3
China
Mandarin
789
1169
1996
3
USA
English
805
1173
1923
3
USA
English
682
1175
2015
4
New Zealand
English
921
1179
1997
1
Russia
Russian
869
1181
1956
2
USA
English
654
1181
1970
4
Brazil
Portuguese
924
1183
1975
1
France
French
924
1183
2009
1
South Africa
English
663
1185
2005
4
UK
English
266
1187
1995
12
USA
English
926
1187
1982
1
France
French
490
1188
2009
4
USA
English
702
1189
1964
4
Japan
Japanese
877
1201
2009
2
France
English
493
1202
1958
4
USA
English
340
1204
1903
21
France
French
743
1206
1946
3
USA
English
934
1209
1979
1
USA
English
452
1212
1981
6
France
French
747
1213
2004
3
USA
English
666
1219
1974
5
USA
English
721
1223
1950
3
USA
English
525
1228
2017
3
Sweden
Swedish
793
1229
2004
2
USA
English
859
1229
1924
2
USA
English
158
1232
1934
20
USA
English
739
1239
1990
4
USA
English
294
1239
1997
9
France
French
758
1241
1985
2
Japan
Japanese
594
1242
1994
7
Iran
Persian
895
1243
2003
3
France
French
672
1244
1973
6
UK
English
263
1246
1949
11
USA
English
794
1247
2004
4
France
French
899
1248
2001
2
Japan
Japanese
553
1249
1968
6
USA
English
718
1251
2014
3
USA
English
953
1255
1963
1
Iran
Persian
234
1257
2001
16
USA
English
823
1257
2015
3
Ireland
English
956
1259
2009
1
USA
English
221
1260
1954
18
USA
English
637
1266
1990
3
USA
English
408
1272
2010
12
France
French
705
1275
2000
5
USA
English
359
1275
2000
10
USA
English
701
1277
1991
3
USA
English
774
1278
1991
3
Netherlands
Dutch
469
1281
1965
6
USA
English
966
1283
1942
1
UK
English
583
1284
1991
6
USA
English
967
1286
1980
1
USA
English
968
1287
1965
1
USA
English
760
1287
1969
3
USA
English
861
1290
1995
2
Canada
English
825
1292
2008
3
UK
English
358
1292
1904
17
USA
English
511
1293
1986
3
USA
English
970
1295
1954
1
USA
English
653
1296
1962
5
Greece
English
572
1298
2004
6
South Korea
Korean
226
1299
1961
17
USA
English
797
1300
1984
3
USA
English
973
1302
1962
1
Soviet Union
Russian
742
1302
1983
3
France
French
927
1306
2006
2
USA
English
977
1306
1972
1
USA
English
468
1309
2004
7
UK
English
828
1310
1975
3
USA
English
287
1311
1976
12
USA
English
844
1314
1975
5
Soviet Union
Russian
584
1315
1990
3
USA
English
983
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
983
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
983
1318
1992
1
Belgium
French
521
1330
1946
4
USA
English
529
1331
1989
5
Hong Kong
Cantonese
333
1332
1972
9
Italy
Italian
510
1332
1965
5
USA
English
675
1335
2010
4
Sweden
Swedish
763
1336
1984
3
USA
English
301
1338
1949
11
USA
English
631
1343
2003
4
France
French
575
1344
1923
8
USA
English
803
1344
1917
4
USA
English
995
1344
1925
1
USA
English
571
1344
1923
5
USA
English
500
1344
1923
6
USA
English
849
1346
1962
2
Japan
Japanese
783
1352
1998
2
Germany
English
919
1352
1981
2
UK
English
809
1355
2019
3
USA
English
1004
1357
2001
1
USA
English
901
1357
1991
3
USA
English
506
1362
1976
4
USA
English
542
1363
2009
6
Germany
German
737
1363
1979
7
France
French
1009
1364
1975
1
USA
English
723
1367
1997
5
USA
English
503
1370
2015
3
USA
English
458
1377
1930
8
Soviet Union
Russian
807
1378
2010
3
USA
English
908
1378
2014
2
Lebanon
Arabic
799
1380
1950
5
USA
English
903
1382
1961
3
USA
English
466
1382
1982
6
Sweden
Swedish
512
1387
1979
6
USA
English
998
1394
1995
2
USA
English
454
1394
1997
11
USA
English
915
1396
1965
3
UK
English
696
1397
1999
5
Australia
English
1028
1397
2006
1
Australia
English
1025
1398
1972
2
USA
English
585
1398
2013
3
Canada
English
922
1400
1993
2
Mexico
Spanish
1029
1400
1991
1
USA
English
961
1400
2003
2
USA
English
959
1400
1996
2
USA
English
1029
1400
2009
1
Sweden
Swedish
1033
1405
1988
1
Czechoslovakia
English
792
1409
1939
2
UK
English
900
1413
2005
3
USA
English
1037
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
1037
1417
1920
1
Germany
German
463
1418
1963
8
USA
English
485
1418
1931
7
USA
English
1038
1418
1941
1
USA
English
1040
1419
1972
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
376
1421
1954
15
USA
English
952
1423
1985
2
Hong Kong
Cantonese
931
1424
2009
3
Russia
Russian
749
1427
2014
4
Ireland
English
937
1429
1971
2
USA
English
392
1430
1967
9
UK
English
415
1434
1950
7
USA
English
631
1437
1979
7
Japan
Japanese
591
1438
1951
7
France
French
1048
1438
1969
1
USA
English
1049
1439
1950
1
USA
English
1053
1443
1966
1
UK
English
1053
1443
1966
1
UK
English
876
1446
1964
2
UK
English
1055
1448
2022
1
Argentina
Spanish
620
1449
2000
9
Italy
Italian
1057
1449
2002
1
UK
English
973
1450
1971
2
Soviet Union
Russian
559
1452
2009
8
UK
English
608
1453
2009
6
UK
English
1061
1456
2024
1
USA
English
821
1457
1947
2
Sweden
Swedish
720
1459
2008
3
USA
English
1066
1462
1985
1
USA
English
435
1463
2016
6
USA
English
1067
1464
2023
1
USA
English
940
1470
2020
2
Belgium
Dutch
775
1471
1972
4
USA
English
424
1474
1941
10
USA
English
1074
1474
1922
1
Denmark
Swedish
850
1475
2006
5
USA
English
484
1477
1937
9
USA
English
398
1479
1990
7
UK
English
691
1482
1951
3
USA
English
1079
1484
2004
1
France
French
1080
1485
1960
1
USA
English
770
1488
1999
3
USA
English
1003
1489
2001
2
USA
English
489
1494
1973
6
Sweden
Swedish
926
1495
1935
3
USA
English
1027
1496
1927
2
France
French
792
1497
1997
6
USA
English
1087
1500
1970
1
Italy
Italian
939
1500
1969
3
Italy
Italian
777
1503
2023
2
South Korea
Korean
750
1509
2019
4
USA
English
773
1511
1931
4
USA
English
1089
1511
2004
1
USA
Spanish
1090
1512
1987
1
Soviet Union
Georgian
522
1513
1940
5
USA
English
1093
1515
2019
1
France
French
957
1519
1998
3
Australia
English
724
1520
1987
4
USA
English
624
1521
1964
6
Italy
Italian
693
1523
1946
4
UK
English
822
1524
1987
2
USA
English
885
1527
1992
2
USA
English
1024
1529
1998
2
USA
English
291
1532
1954
18
USA
English
871
1533
1949
4
Soviet Union
Russian
992
1533
1967
2
Soviet Union
Russian
768
1536
1995
3
USA
English
916
1539
2007
3
New Zealand
English
1022
1540
1950
2
UK
English
1106
1540
1953
1
UK
English
878
1545
1964
3
UK
English
1108
1548
2014
1
USA
English
1110
1551
2015
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1032
1552
2019
2
USA
English
1111
1553
2011
1
France
French
1111
1553
2011
1
France
French
830
1554
2005
5
USA
English
627
1556
2006
5
Turkey
Turkish
1039
1557
2023
2
USA
English
564
1558
1978
6
USA
English
558
1559
1996
6
France
English
1117
1563
1979
1
UK
English
976
1564
2020
3
USA
English
717
1567
2001
5
France
French
1118
1567
2015
1
Turkey
Turkish
646
1570
1990
7
USA
English
1120
1571
2020
1
USA
English
1036
1572
1999
2
UK
English
1045
1573
2010
2
USA
English
1123
1574
2021
1
USA
English
1126
1575
1970
1
USA
English
788
1576
1972
4
USA
English
997
1576
1972
2
USA
English
974
1577
1955
3
UK
English
681
1578
1982
5
France
French
1128
1580
2014
1
Argentina
Spanish
1131
1582
1931
1
Germany
German
599
1583
1937
8
USA
English
697
1588
1953
3
UK
English
1043
1589
1999
2
France
French
1014
1593
1987
2
France
French
1134
1594
2011
1
USA
English
818
1597
2013
2
Denmark
Indonesian
1137
1597
2012
1
Denmark
Indonesian
1137
1597
2012
1
Denmark
Indonesian
1139
1601
1983
1
USA
English
865
1601
1995
2
France
French
567
1602
1944
6
USA
English
1064
1604
2011
2
USA
English
1069
1606
1939
2
USA
English
1050
1607
2002
2
Iran
Persian
911
1608
2003
3
France
French
547
1609
1962
8
USA
English
790
1609
1958
5
USA
English
923
1611
1953
2
UK
English
1146
1612
1936
1
USA
English
991
1612
1935
3
USA
English
883
1613
1936
4
USA
English
936
1614
2015
2
USA
English
930
1615
1984
2
New Zealand
English
1145
1616
1968
2
UK
English
1063
1618
2021
2
USA
English
1147
1619
1981
1
USA
English
509
1621
1951
10
USA
English
947
1621
1999
2
USA
English
1073
1621
1998
2
USA
English
1148
1623
1968
1
UK
English
1076
1624
2010
2
USA
English
881
1625
1977
5
Canada
English
1151
1626
1974
1
USA
English
1068
1631
2009
2
Israel
English
1155
1633
1973
1
UK
English
1012
1636
1971
2
Hungary
Hungarian
928
1637
1947
2
USA
English
533
1637
1989
6
USA
English
1000
1638
1974
3
France
French
863
1640
1996
3
UK
English
834
1643
1924
4
USA
English
621
1645
1934
6
USA
English
1157
1645
2016
1
Australia
English
508
1646
1942
9
USA
English
803
1646
2007
4
UK
English
893
1647
1950
2
USA
English
964
1648
1970
3
USA
English
910
1652
1944
5
USA
English
1164
1653
1983
1
USA
English
641
1653
1994
10
USA
English
1170
1660
2003
1
USA
English
1019
1660
1968
2
USA
English
1171
1661
2021
1
Denmark
English
1090
1663
2010
2
France
French
1178
1666
2008
1
Japan
Japanese
772
1667
2003
5
Sweden
Swedish
709
1669
2008
5
USA
English
1031
1669
2022
2
Tunisia
Arabic
1059
1670
1975
2
Switzerland
French
445
1672
1932
16
USA
English
1182
1674
2024
1
UK
English
600
1678
2000
9
Japan
Japanese
1184
1680
1967
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1047
1682
1957
2
UK
English
715
1685
1996
6
Australia
English
1002
1685
2013
2
Austria
Bosnian
941
1686
2016
4
Chile
Spanish
985
1687
1993
4
France
Serbo-Croatian
1186
1688
1975
1
UK
English
862
1688
2012
4
UK
English
1016
1691
1936
2
USA
English
611
1694
2012
6
USA
English
1058
1695
1957
2
Italy
Italian
1191
1697
1962
1
Brazil
Portuguese
898
1698
1982
4
West Germany
German
714
1699
1980
4
USA
English
638
1702
1961
6
UK
English
1198
1705
1984
1
USA
English
1103
1708
1963
2
Italy
Italian
1201
1710
1978
1
USA
English
985
1711
2011
3
Israel
Hebrew
1202
1712
1932
1
UK
English
1205
1714
1925
1
USA
English
832
1714
1963
5
India
Bengali
1205
1714
1925
1
USA
English
1101
1716
1989
2
Canada
French
1206
1716
2019
1
Romania
Romanian
864
1717
1989
3
USA
English
965
1717
2015
4
UK
English
475
1718
1967
13
USA
English
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
678
1719
1963
4
UK
English
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1207
1719
1953
1
USA
English
1208
1720
1929
1
USA
English
1209
1721
1972
1
Jamaica
English
595
1723
2013
7
USA
English
660
1724
1929
8
France
French
1211
1725
1978
1
USA
English
1211
1725
1978
1
USA
English
574
1726
2001
7
Taiwan
Mandarin
1212
1726
2019
1
USA
English
1215
1729
2005
1
UK
English
