Best Movie Directors by Top Film Rank
1216
1729
2005
1
Romania
Romanian
1217
1731
2007
1
France
French
1117
1734
1970
2
UK
English
1219
1735
2019
1
USA
English
1125
1738
1983
2
USA
English
1225
1744
1965
1
USA
English
767
1744
1970
5
USA
English
1230
1748
1973
1
Czechoslovakia
French
1231
1749
1990
1
Switzerland
Turkish
926
1753
1930
2
USA
English
1233
1754
2003
1
USA
English
728
1755
2005
4
France
Vietnamese
914
1761
1928
5
USA
English
984
1762
2010
3
South Korea
Korean
815
1763
2001
3
Russia
Russian
1241
1766
1989
1
USA
English
1242
1768
1952
1
UK
English
1142
1768
2015
2
USA
English
1242
1768
2018
1
USA
English
1242
1768
2018
1
USA
English
451
1769
1971
8
USA
English
684
1771
1940
7
USA
English
1141
1773
2002
2
USA
English
754
1774
1960
7
USA
English
856
1776
2016
4
USA
English
1249
1782
1948
1
China
Mandarin
1250
1783
1963
1
USA
English
1251
1784
1929
1
USA
English
934
1784
1924
3
USA
English
1254
1787
1990
1
USA
English
871
1787
2007
4
USA
English
686
1789
2010
5
UK
English
700
1791
1949
6
USA
English
1114
1793
1986
2
USA
English
990
1793
1997
4
New Zealand
English
1259
1793
2020
1
USA
English
669
1794
1962
7
France
French
651
1795
1944
6
USA
English
1087
1798
1967
2
USA
English
1262
1799
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1263
1800
1936
1
USA
English
437
1800
1985
10
USA
English
1263
1800
1997
1
USA
English
1260
1800
1943
2
USA
English
1265
1802
2022
1
France
French
985
1804
1963
3
USA
English
792
1804
2013
4
USA
English
746
1807
1943
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1269
1809
1932
1
France
French
918
1809
1929
4
USA
English
1107
1809
1912
2
Italy
Italian
1044
1810
1925
3
USA
English
930
1811
1942
2
USA
English
828
1811
1974
5
France
French
1271
1812
2024
1
Latvia
French
1273
1815
1987
1
West Germany
English
1168
1816
2008
2
USA
English
1274
1816
2005
1
USA
English
1275
1817
1978
1
USA
English
1276
1819
1981
1
USA
English
1276
1819
2003
1
Russia
Russian
1083
1820
2017
2
Denmark
Danish
1278
1821
1998
1
Spain
Spanish
1280
1823
1996
1
Japan
Japanese
836
1825
1952
5
UK
English
707
1830
1996
5
USA
English
1285
1830
1978
1
USA
English
628
1832
1977
4
UK
English
883
1832
1992
3
West Germany
English
919
1833
1979
2
UK
English
729
1833
1941
6
UK
English
780
1834
2007
4
Argentina
Spanish
1287
1836
2010
1
China
Cantonese
832
1837
2010
5
USA
English
1289
1837
1989
1
USA
English
811
1838
2010
5
USA
English
1149
1839
2019
2
USA
Spanish
1108
1841
1976
2
Italy
Italian
1184
1842
2012
2
Canada
French
1293
1844
1970
1
USA
English
1294
1845
2008
1
USA
English
1294
1845
2008
1
USA
English
812
1851
1981
3
France
French
1298
1851
2003
1
Afghanistan
Dari
1008
1856
2018
3
USA
English
1091
1859
1989
3
USA
English
1303
1860
1967
1
UK
English
1189
1860
1980
2
USA
English
821
1861
2015
3
UK
English
1308
1868
1996
1
USA
English
1035
1868
2002
2
USA
English
1309
1869
1991
1
USA
English
1310
1870
2007
1
Austria
German
970
1871
1960
2
Italy
French
946
1874
2005
4
USA
English
877
1874
2010
4
USA
English
921
1875
2012
4
USA
English
757
1878
1982
4
France
French
1186
1879
1994
2
Cuba
Spanish
983
1881
1933
3
USA
English
1317
1883
1930
1
USA
English
1096
1883
1993
3
Australia
English
1212
1884
1958
2
India
Hindi
1195
1886
2008
2
USA
English
1318
1886
2013
1
USA
English
1320
1889
1934
1
USA
English
1320
1889
1934
1
USA
English
1320
1889
1988
1
France
French
635
1891
1957
5
Japan
Japanese
580
1891
1982
7
Italy
Italian
961
1892
1926
4
USA
English
1021
1893
1974
3
UK
English
1323
1894
2024
1
Poland
English
693
1897
2006
6
Denmark
Danish
855
1901
2005
7
USA
English
1330
1901
1972
1
USA
English
994
1901
2000
4
USA
English
979
1903
1994
3
USA
English
960
1904
1971
3
USA
English
1331
1904
1930
1
Germany
German
617
1906
1999
9
USA
English
486
1908
1953
16
USA
English
1333
1911
1967
1
UK
English
714
1912
1946
6
Mexico
Spanish
1191
1913
2012
2
France
French
908
1915
1937
5
USA
English
1220
1917
1999
2
USA
English
1226
1918
1946
2
UK
English
1168
1918
1949
2
UK
English
1337
1919
1927
1
Germany
German
933
1920
2004
5
USA
English
949
1923
1990
4
UK
English
1154
1924
1991
3
Burkina Faso
Mòoré
1341
1926
1968
1
USA
English
1112
1927
2016
3
Russia
Russian
1342
1927
2012
1
Chile
Spanish
1343
1928
1972
1
USA
English
752
1929
1934
8
USA
English
1344
1930
1979
1
USA
English
663
1930
2007
9
UK
English
1137
1932
1935
3
USA
English
691
1933
2014
5
USA
English
691
1933
2014
5
USA
English
762
1936
1941
9
USA
English
1167
1936
1924
2
USA
English
1349
1937
1961
1
USA
English
1132
1941
2007
3
UK
English
981
1942
2012
2
Ireland
English
1352
1944
1984
1
UK
English
1272
1947
1967
2
Brazil
Portuguese
1153
1951
1936
3
France
French
858
1951
1933
3
USA
English
987
1955
1949
2
USA
English
652
1955
1925
7
USA
English
1359
1955
1946
1
USA
English
825
1955
1951
5
USA
English
881
1955
1937
5
USA
English
1151
1955
1932
2
USA
English
1178
1955
1967
2
USA
English
641
1955
1962
6
USA
English
407
1955
1944
14
USA
English
861
1955
1988
5
West Germany
German
1006
1957
2017
2
USA
English
1363
1958
2017
1
USA
English
1365
1960
1981
1
USA
English
955
1961
1988
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1012
1961
1986
2
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1366
1962
2012
1
Israel
English
1155
1963
1979
2
Hungary
Hungarian
514
1965
2003
15
UK
English
584
1968
2018
8
Chile
Spanish
1367
1969
1994
1
France
English
867
1970
1991
5
USA
English
1231
1970
1982
2
West Germany
German
718
1970
1939
5
USA
English
1368
1971
1999
1
UK
English
1264
1973
2009
2
USA
English
1372
1975
1923
1
USA
English
1166
1981
1964
2
USA
English
1374
1981
1967
1
USA
English
1374
1981
1979
1
USA
English
529
1981
1917
11
USA
English
1031
1981
1928
4
USA
English
1374
1981
1959
1
USA
English
1374
1981
1916
1
USA
English
950
1981
2006
3
Spain
Spanish
1376
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1376
1983
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1376
1983
1936
1
USA
English
1376
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1198
1983
1964
2
Italy
Italian
1198
1983
1964
2
Italy
Italian
1376
1983
2019
1
Guatemala
Spanish
1126
1985
1975
3
USA
English
1088
1985
2012
4
USA
English
805
1986
1928
8
USA
English
1379
1987
2005
1
USA
English
1385
1992
2021
1
USA
English
1009
1994
2010
3
USA
English
1386
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1386
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1386
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1387
1997
1962
1
USA
English
1282
1998
2004
2
USA
English
1389
2000
1996
1
France
English
1389
2000
1996
1
France
English
988
2002
1986
3
USA
English
1390
2002
2012
1
USA
English
1113
2004
1921
2
USA
English
1391
2005
1975
1
USA
English
1391
2005
1975
1
USA
English
952
2006
1947
3
USA
English
1253
2009
2021
2
France
Wolof
898
2010
1943
6
UK
English
765
2011
1932
7
USA
English
1268
2014
1984
2
USA
English
709
2016
1983
7
Poland
Polish
730
2018
1987
5
UK
English
1222
2019
1949
2
France
French
696
2020
1922
8
USA
English
1273
2021
2004
2
USA
English
905
2023
2003
4
China
Mandarin
1190
2024
2007
3
USA
English
972
2026
1964
3
USA
English
839
2026
1987
10
France
German
783
2026
1984
12
France
German
903
2027
1972
3
USA
English
1401
2027
1953
1
Sweden
Swedish
1402
2028
1997
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1403
2029
2005
1
Germany
German
1405
2031
1982
1
Canada
English
1145
2031
1980
3
UK
English
1007
2033
2000
3
USA
English
880
2034
2015
5
USA
English
842
2035
2009
5
USA
English
1000
2036
2001
4
USA
English
1410
2039
1985
1
Australia
English
1288
2039
2018
2
France
French
1411
2040
2004
1
USA
English
1327
2041
1982
2
USA
English
620
2041
1955
9
USA
English
892
2042
1940
5
USA
English
1162
2042
1998
3
France
French
875
2043
1951
5
Italy
Italian
979
2044
1936
3
USA
English
1089
2044
1934
2
USA
English
1413
2045
1925
1
Germany
German
1415
2047
1999
1
Italy
English
1170
2048
1989
3
Brazil
Portuguese
1416
2048
1929
1
UK
English
1177
2048
2002
3
France
French
943
2048
2012
3
USA
English
1417
2049
2009
1
Chile
Spanish
1421
2052
1971
1
UK
English
1421
2052
1961
1
France
French
951
2052
1961
4
France
French
1422
2054
1946
1
USA
English
425
2054
1937
17
USA
English
1422
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1422
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1139
2055
2002
3
USA
English
1256
2057
1974
3
France
French
741
2058
2005
5
Iran
Persian
1176
2058
2019
2
USA
English
1425
2060
2007
1
USA
English
1298
2060
2015
2
Saudi Arabia
Arabic
1322
2061
2005
2
France
English
1426
2061
2001
1
France
English
1322
2061
2005
2
France
English
1238
2062
1971
2
USA
English
1238
2062
1985
2
USA
English
971
2062
1974
3
USA
English
1238
2062
1990
2
USA
English
1427
2063
1991
1
France
French
1316
2063
1998
2
UK
English
1427
2063
2015
1
USA
English
1428
2066
2020
1
USA
English
1429
2067
1966
1
USA
English
963
2067
2010
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1429
2067
1935
1
Austria
German
984
2067
2018
4
USA
English
1430
2068
1970
1
USA
English
1430
2068
1946
1
USA
English
1302
2069
2015
2
USA
English
1431
2070
2004
1
USA
English
1432
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1432
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1198
2071
2010
2
Mexico
Spanish
1305
2074
1998
2
Japan
Japanese
1151
2075
2010
2
USA
English
1072
2075
2012
3
USA
English
814
2076
2014
7
Germany
German
1311
2080
1998
2
Mexico
Spanish
1437
2080
2001
1
UK
English
1304
2080
2014
2
USA
English
1437
2080
2024
1
Denmark
Danish
964
2081
1969
4
USA
English
1438
2082
1980
1
USA
English
1232
2085
1966
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1441
2085
2025
1
USA
English
1442
2086
1994
1
Australia
English
785
2086
1998
6
UK
English
531
2087
1936
11
USA
English
1299
2087
2024
2
Germany
German
1217
2088
2004
2
USA
English
1326
2090
2017
2
France
French
1444
2090
2021
1
USA
English
1120
2091
1985
4
Egypt
Arabic
1318
2092
2002
2
Iran
Persian
1446
2093
1999
1
Bhutan
Tibetan
1447
2094
1997
1
France
French
1360
2094
1947
2
USA
English
1448
2095
2008
1
Austria
German
1124
2097
2010
3
USA
English
991
2097
2004
5
USA
English
1205
2097
2003
2
USA
English
1229
2098
2014
2
USA
English
1338
2098
2021
2
USA
English
1029
2099
2008
4
USA
English
1106
2100
2014
2
USA
English
1332
2103
2001
2
USA
English
1454
2104
2015
1
Denmark
Danish
1047
2105
1955
4
USA
English
1337
2106
2005
2
USA
English
1457
2108
2005
1
USA
English
736
2108
2003
5
USA
English
1458
2109
1982
1
France
French
1340
2110
1944
2
UK
English
647
2110
1958
8
USA
English
1459
2111
2010
1
South Africa
German
1460
2112
2012
1
Canada
French
1302
2113
2004
3
Canada
Hindi
1462
2114
1992
1
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English
1462
2114
2007
1
UK
English
1463
2116
1994
1
USA
English
1463
2116
1994
1
USA
English
748
2118
1979
7
Soviet Union
Russian
1242
2119
2003
2
USA
English
1465
2120
1982
1
USA
English
648
2120
1944
9
USA
English
1465
2120
1972
1
USA
English
1243
2121
1998
2
USA
English
1467
2122
2005
1
USA
English
1092
2125
1950
5
Netherlands
French
1374
2125
1978
2
France
French
1275
2126
1972
2
USA
English
1345
2126
1990
2
USA
English
1469
2126
1932
1
USA
English
1315
2126
1961
2
France
French
1138
2127
2011
4
France
French
1357
2127
2022
2
USA
English
1130
2129
2018
3
USA
English
1078
2129
2020
4
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English
1098
2129
2021
2
USA
English
1089
2130
1931
3
USA
English
1258
2130
2020
2
USA
English
1348
2131
2012
2
UK
English
1336
2133
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1474
2134
1986
1
Australia
English
1066
2139
1979
3
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English
1478
2139
2018
1
USA
English
1358
2140
1993
2
USA
English
1366
2141
2006
2
USA
English
1036
2144
1994
4
USA
English
1130
2145
2004
3
UK
English
727
2146
1950
7
UK
English
1251
2147
2007
3
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English
1483
2147
1931
1
USA
English
1484
2148
1988
1
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English
1362
2149
1933
2
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English
1485
2149
1928
1
USA
English
678
2149
1993
9
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English
1485
2149
1933
1
USA
English
891
2150
1941
8
USA
English
1489
2151
2005
1
Australia
English
1063
2151
2019
5
USA
English
1490
2153
1986
1
USA
English
1247
2159
1998
3
France
French
1495
2160
2003
1
Canada
English
1374
2160
1997
2
Canada
English
1123
2160
1971
5
USA
English
1495
2160
1923
1
France
French
1354
2160
1998
2
Hong Kong
Cantonese
713
2160
2000
7
Canada
English
1495
2160
2008
1
USA
English
1369
2162
1951
2
USA
English
1033
2162
1914
3
USA
English
867
2162
1976
5
Switzerland
French
1129
2162
1996
3
USA
English
1497
2162
1952
1
USA
English
868
2162
1914
5
USA
English
983
2162
1913
4
USA
English
1497
2162
1930
1
USA
English
1098
2163
2008
4
Mexico
Spanish
1258
2164
1997
3
USA
English
1163
2167
1979
3
USA
English
1502
2168
2019
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1373
2169
2004
2
USA
English
993
2169
2014
5
UK
English
982
2170
1929
5
USA
English
1500
2170
1937
2
UK
English
1123
2171
2013
2
Israel
Hebrew
1503
2171
2021
1
USA
English
1504
2172
1996
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1504
2172
1982
1
USA
English
841
2173
1928
6
USA
English
857
2174
1957
6
Japan
Japanese
1506
2175
2007
1
USA
English
1065
2175
2013
3
USA
English
799
2177
1971
6
France
French
1312
2178
1981
2
Brazil
Portuguese
1161
2178
1949
4
USA
English
1509
2180
2000
1
Argentina
Spanish
1150
2181
2009
2
Spain
Spanish
1458
2183
2018
2
USA
English
1159
2184
2008
3
USA
English
1102
2184
2000
2
UK
English
1375
2184
1998
2
Sweden
Swedish
1266
2184
2002
3
USA
English
1517
2187
1979
1
Hungary
Hungarian
846
2189
2002
7
USA
English
704
2191
2009
9
USA
English
1520
2192
2012
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1217
2193
1991
3
France
French
1521
2193
1970
1
Canada
English
1521
2193
2014
1
UK
English
1521
2193
2014
1
UK
English
1521
2193
2023
1
USA
English
1351
2194
1984
2
USA
English
1522
2194
1988
1
UK
English
1522
2194
1969
1
UK
English
1131
2195
2011
3
USA
English
1523
2197
1978
1
UK
English
1523
2197
1973
1
USA
English
1523
2197
1953
1
UK
English
589
2199
1987
10
USA
English
1318
2199
1952
2
USA
English
1525
2200
2011
1
USA
English
1182
2203
2009
3
Lebanon
Arabic
1395
2205
2005
2
USA
English
1160
2205
2006
2
USA
English
1395
2205
2005
2
USA
English
1252
2206
2001
2
UK
English
1455
2207
1976
2
USA
English
1529
2207
1973
1
USA
English
1527
2209
1974
2
Philippines
Tagalog
1530
2209
2015
1
USA
English
1531
2210
2011
1
USA
English
1130
2212
2015
3
USA
English
1362
2212
2018
2
USA
English
713
2213
1918
7
USA
English
1290
2215
1998
3
USA
English
1397
2215
1992
2
USA
English
956
2215
1922
5
Sweden
Swedish
853
2215
1912
6
USA
English
1128
2217
1983
2
USA
English
770
2219
1959
8
France
French
1537
2219
1979
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1057
2220
2001
4
USA
English
913
2221
1928
4
USA
English
1237
2222
2006
3
USA
English
1110
2222
1970
3
UK
English
756
2225
2011
6
USA
English
1540
2226
2022
1
India
Telugu
1394
2230
2017
2
Colombia
Spanish
1541
2230
2020
1
UK
English
1542
2231
1965
1
USA
English
1542
2231
2024
1
Netherlands
English
1543
2232
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1543
2232
1987
1
Norway
Saami
1543
2232
2000
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1388
2232
1986
2
France
French
1175
2233
1957
3
UK
English
1545
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1545
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1545
2235
1947
1
UK
English
1545
2235
1990
1
USA
English
887
2239
2011
7
USA
English
1181
2239
1998
3
Italy
Italian
1221
2240
1986
3
USA
English
1547
2241
1943
1
UK
English
695
2241
2008
8
USA
English
1548
2242
1994
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1027
2244
2020
4
USA
English
1412
2247
1999
2
USA
English
1420
2248
1922
2
USA
English
1309
2250
2013
3
USA
English
1553
2252
1935
1
USA
English
1244
2257
1931
3
USA
English
1557
2259
1921
1
USA
English
1371
2261
1971
2
USA
English
1016
2261
1930
5
USA
English
1073
2262
2014
3
USA
Khmer
1099
2264
2018
3
UK
English
1560
2266
2019
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1053
2267
2014
3
USA
English
1101
2267
2017
3
USA
English
1431
2268
1923
2
USA
English
1353
2268
1978
2
USA
English
1561
2268
1974
1
USA
English
