Best Movie Directors by Top Film Rank
1215
1729
2005
1
Romania
Romanian
1216
1731
2007
1
France
French
1116
1734
1970
2
UK
English
1218
1735
2019
1
USA
English
1124
1738
1983
2
USA
English
1224
1744
1965
1
USA
English
766
1744
1970
5
USA
English
1229
1748
1973
1
Czechoslovakia
French
1230
1749
1990
1
Switzerland
Turkish
925
1753
1930
2
USA
English
1232
1754
2003
1
USA
English
727
1755
2005
4
France
Vietnamese
913
1761
1928
5
USA
English
983
1762
2010
3
South Korea
Korean
814
1763
2001
3
Russia
Russian
1240
1766
1989
1
USA
English
1241
1768
1952
1
UK
English
1141
1768
2015
2
USA
English
1241
1768
2018
1
USA
English
1241
1768
2018
1
USA
English
451
1769
1971
8
USA
English
683
1771
1940
7
USA
English
1140
1773
2002
2
USA
English
753
1774
1960
7
USA
English
855
1776
2016
4
USA
English
1248
1782
1948
1
China
Mandarin
1249
1783
1963
1
USA
English
1250
1784
1929
1
USA
English
933
1784
1924
3
USA
English
1253
1787
1990
1
USA
English
870
1787
2007
4
USA
English
685
1789
2010
5
UK
English
699
1791
1949
6
USA
English
1113
1793
1986
2
USA
English
989
1793
1997
4
New Zealand
English
1258
1793
2020
1
USA
English
668
1794
1962
7
France
French
650
1795
1944
6
USA
English
1086
1798
1967
2
USA
English
1261
1799
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1262
1800
1936
1
USA
English
436
1800
1985
10
USA
English
1262
1800
1997
1
USA
English
1259
1800
1943
2
USA
English
1264
1802
2022
1
France
French
984
1804
1963
3
USA
English
791
1804
2013
4
USA
English
745
1807
1943
4
Soviet Union
Russian
1268
1809
1932
1
France
French
917
1809
1929
4
USA
English
1106
1809
1912
2
Italy
Italian
1043
1810
1925
3
USA
English
929
1811
1942
2
USA
English
827
1811
1974
5
France
French
1270
1812
2024
1
Latvia
French
1272
1815
1987
1
West Germany
English
1167
1816
2008
2
USA
English
1273
1816
2005
1
USA
English
1274
1817
1978
1
USA
English
1275
1819
1981
1
USA
English
1275
1819
2003
1
Russia
Russian
1082
1820
2017
2
Denmark
Danish
1277
1821
1998
1
Spain
Spanish
1279
1823
1996
1
Japan
Japanese
835
1825
1952
5
UK
English
706
1830
1996
5
USA
English
1284
1830
1978
1
USA
English
627
1832
1977
4
UK
English
882
1832
1992
3
West Germany
English
918
1833
1979
2
UK
English
728
1833
1941
6
UK
English
779
1834
2007
4
Argentina
Spanish
1286
1836
2010
1
China
Cantonese
831
1837
2010
5
USA
English
1288
1837
1989
1
USA
English
810
1838
2010
5
USA
English
1148
1839
2019
2
USA
Spanish
1107
1841
1976
2
Italy
Italian
1183
1842
2012
2
Canada
French
1292
1844
1970
1
USA
English
1293
1845
2008
1
USA
English
1293
1845
2008
1
USA
English
811
1851
1981
3
France
French
1297
1851
2003
1
Afghanistan
Dari
1007
1856
2018
3
USA
English
1090
1859
1989
3
USA
English
1302
1860
1967
1
UK
English
1188
1860
1980
2
USA
English
820
1861
2015
3
UK
English
1307
1868
1996
1
USA
English
1034
1868
2002
2
USA
English
1308
1869
1991
1
USA
English
1309
1870
2007
1
Austria
German
969
1871
1960
2
Italy
French
945
1874
2005
4
USA
English
876
1874
2010
4
USA
English
920
1875
2012
4
USA
English
756
1878
1982
4
France
French
1185
1879
1994
2
Cuba
Spanish
982
1881
1933
3
USA
English
1316
1883
1930
1
USA
English
1095
1883
1993
3
Australia
English
1211
1884
1958
2
India
Hindi
1194
1886
2008
2
USA
English
1317
1886
2013
1
USA
English
1319
1889
1934
1
USA
English
1319
1889
1934
1
USA
English
1319
1889
1988
1
France
French
634
1891
1957
5
Japan
Japanese
579
1891
1982
7
Italy
Italian
960
1892
1926
4
USA
English
1020
1893
1974
3
UK
English
1322
1894
2024
1
Poland
English
692
1897
2006
6
Denmark
Danish
854
1901
2005
7
USA
English
1329
1901
1972
1
USA
English
993
1901
2000
4
USA
English
978
1903
1994
3
USA
English
959
1904
1971
3
USA
English
1330
1904
1930
1
Germany
German
616
1906
1999
9
USA
English
486
1908
1953
16
USA
English
1332
1911
1967
1
UK
English
713
1912
1946
6
Mexico
Spanish
1190
1913
2012
2
France
French
907
1915
1937
5
USA
English
1219
1917
1999
2
USA
English
1225
1918
1946
2
UK
English
1167
1918
1949
2
UK
English
1336
1919
1927
1
Germany
German
932
1920
2004
5
USA
English
948
1923
1990
4
UK
English
1153
1924
1991
3
Burkina Faso
Mòoré
1340
1926
1968
1
USA
English
1341
1927
2012
1
Chile
Spanish
1111
1927
2016
3
Russia
Russian
1342
1928
1972
1
USA
English
751
1929
1934
8
USA
English
1343
1930
1979
1
USA
English
662
1930
2007
9
UK
English
1136
1932
1935
3
USA
English
690
1933
2014
5
USA
English
690
1933
2014
5
USA
English
761
1936
1941
9
USA
English
1166
1936
1924
2
USA
English
1348
1937
1961
1
USA
English
1131
1941
2007
3
UK
English
980
1942
2012
2
Ireland
English
1351
1944
1984
1
UK
English
1271
1947
1967
2
Brazil
Portuguese
1152
1951
1936
3
France
French
857
1951
1933
3
USA
English
986
1955
1949
2
USA
English
651
1955
1925
7
USA
English
1358
1955
1946
1
USA
English
824
1955
1951
5
USA
English
880
1955
1937
5
USA
English
1150
1955
1932
2
USA
English
1177
1955
1967
2
USA
English
640
1955
1962
6
USA
English
407
1955
1944
14
USA
English
860
1955
1988
5
West Germany
German
1005
1957
2017
2
USA
English
1362
1958
2017
1
USA
English
1364
1960
1981
1
USA
English
954
1961
1988
3
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1011
1961
1986
2
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1365
1962
2012
1
Israel
English
1154
1963
1979
2
Hungary
Hungarian
514
1965
2003
15
UK
English
612
1968
2019
7
Chile
Spanish
1366
1969
1994
1
France
English
866
1970
1991
5
USA
English
1230
1970
1982
2
West Germany
German
717
1970
1939
5
USA
English
1367
1971
1999
1
UK
English
1263
1973
2009
2
USA
English
1371
1975
1923
1
USA
English
1165
1981
1964
2
USA
English
1373
1981
1967
1
USA
English
1373
1981
1979
1
USA
English
528
1981
1917
11
USA
English
1030
1981
1928
4
USA
English
1373
1981
1959
1
USA
English
1373
1981
1916
1
USA
English
949
1981
2006
3
Spain
Spanish
1375
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1375
1983
1962
1
Italy
Italian
1375
1983
1936
1
USA
English
1375
1983
1954
1
UK
English
1197
1983
1964
2
Italy
Italian
1197
1983
1964
2
Italy
Italian
1375
1983
2019
1
Guatemala
Spanish
1125
1985
1975
3
USA
English
1087
1985
2012
4
USA
English
804
1986
1928
8
USA
English
1378
1987
2005
1
USA
English
1384
1992
2021
1
USA
English
1008
1994
2010
3
USA
English
1385
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1385
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1385
1996
1959
1
USA
English
1386
1997
1962
1
USA
English
1281
1998
2004
2
USA
English
1388
2000
1996
1
France
English
1388
2000
1996
1
France
English
987
2002
1986
3
USA
English
1389
2002
2012
1
USA
English
1112
2004
1921
2
USA
English
1390
2005
1975
1
USA
English
1390
2005
1975
1
USA
English
951
2006
1947
3
USA
English
1252
2009
2021
2
France
Wolof
897
2010
1943
6
UK
English
764
2011
1932
7
USA
English
1267
2014
1984
2
USA
English
708
2016
1983
7
Poland
Polish
729
2018
1987
5
UK
English
1221
2019
1949
2
France
French
695
2020
1922
8
USA
English
1272
2021
2004
2
USA
English
904
2023
2003
4
China
Mandarin
1189
2024
2007
3
USA
English
971
2026
1964
3
USA
English
838
2026
1987
10
France
German
782
2026
1984
12
France
German
902
2027
1972
3
USA
English
1400
2027
1953
1
Sweden
Swedish
1401
2028
1997
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1402
2029
2005
1
Germany
German
1404
2031
1982
1
Canada
English
1144
2031
1980
3
UK
English
1006
2033
2000
3
USA
English
879
2034
2015
5
USA
English
841
2035
2009
5
USA
English
999
2036
2001
4
USA
English
1409
2039
1985
1
Australia
English
1287
2039
2018
2
France
French
1410
2040
2004
1
USA
English
1326
2041
1982
2
USA
English
619
2041
1955
9
USA
English
891
2042
1940
5
USA
English
1161
2042
1998
3
France
French
874
2043
1951
5
Italy
Italian
978
2044
1936
3
USA
English
1088
2044
1934
2
USA
English
1412
2045
1925
1
Germany
German
1414
2047
1999
1
Italy
English
1169
2048
1989
3
Brazil
Portuguese
1415
2048
1929
1
UK
English
1176
2048
2002
3
France
French
942
2048
2012
3
USA
English
1416
2049
2009
1
Chile
Spanish
1420
2052
1971
1
UK
English
1420
2052
1961
1
France
French
950
2052
1961
4
France
French
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
425
2054
1937
17
USA
English
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1421
2054
1946
1
USA
English
1138
2055
2002
3
USA
English
1255
2057
1974
3
France
French
740
2058
2005
5
Iran
Persian
1175
2058
2019
2
USA
English
1424
2060
2007
1
USA
English
1297
2060
2015
2
Saudi Arabia
Arabic
1321
2061
2005
2
France
English
1425
2061
2001
1
France
English
1321
2061
2005
2
France
English
1237
2062
1971
2
USA
English
1237
2062
1985
2
USA
English
970
2062
1974
3
USA
English
1237
2062
1990
2
USA
English
1426
2063
1991
1
France
French
1315
2063
1998
2
UK
English
1426
2063
2015
1
USA
English
1427
2066
2020
1
USA
English
1428
2067
1966
1
USA
English
962
2067
2010
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1428
2067
1935
1
Austria
German
983
2067
2018
4
USA
English
1429
2068
1970
1
USA
English
1429
2068
1946
1
USA
English
1301
2069
2015
2
USA
English
1430
2070
2004
1
USA
English
1431
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1431
2071
2004
1
India
Bengali
1197
2071
2010
2
Mexico
Spanish
1304
2074
1998
2
Japan
Japanese
1150
2075
2010
2
USA
English
1071
2075
2012
3
USA
English
813
2076
2014
7
Germany
German
1310
2080
1998
2
Mexico
Spanish
1436
2080
2001
1
UK
English
1303
2080
2014
2
USA
English
1436
2080
2024
1
Denmark
Danish
963
2081
1969
4
USA
English
1437
2082
1980
1
USA
English
1231
2085
1966
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1440
2085
2025
1
USA
English
1441
2086
1994
1
Australia
English
784
2086
1998
6
UK
English
530
2087
1936
11
USA
English
1298
2087
2024
2
Germany
German
1216
2088
2004
2
USA
English
1325
2090
2017
2
France
French
1443
2090
2021
1
USA
English
1119
2091
1985
4
Egypt
Arabic
1317
2092
2002
2
Iran
Persian
1445
2093
1999
1
Bhutan
Tibetan
1446
2094
1997
1
France
French
1359
2094
1947
2
USA
English
1447
2095
2008
1
Austria
German
1123
2097
2010
3
USA
English
990
2097
2004
5
USA
English
1204
2097
2003
2
USA
English
1228
2098
2014
2
USA
English
1337
2098
2021
2
USA
English
1028
2099
2008
4
USA
English
1105
2100
2014
2
USA
English
1331
2103
2001
2
USA
English
1453
2104
2015
1
Denmark
Danish
1046
2105
1955
4
USA
English
1336
2106
2005
2
USA
English
1456
2108
2005
1
USA
English
735
2108
2003
5
USA
English
1457
2109
1982
1
France
French
1339
2110
1944
2
UK
English
646
2110
1958
8
USA
English
1458
2111
2010
1
South Africa
German
1459
2112
2012
1
Canada
French
1301
2113
2004
3
Canada
Hindi
1461
2114
1992
1
USA
English
1461
2114
2007
1
UK
English
1462
2116
1994
1
USA
English
1462
2116
1994
1
USA
English
747
2118
1979
7
Soviet Union
Russian
1241
2119
2003
2
USA
English
1464
2120
1982
1
USA
English
647
2120
1944
9
USA
English
1464
2120
1972
1
USA
English
1242
2121
1998
2
USA
English
1466
2122
2005
1
USA
English
1091
2125
1950
5
Netherlands
French
1373
2125
1978
2
France
French
1274
2126
1972
2
USA
English
1344
2126
1990
2
USA
English
1468
2126
1932
1
USA
English
1314
2126
1961
2
France
French
1137
2127
2011
4
France
French
1356
2127
2022
2
USA
English
1129
2129
2018
3
USA
English
1077
2129
2020
4
USA
English
1097
2129
2021
2
USA
English
1088
2130
1931
3
USA
English
1257
2130
2020
2
USA
English
1347
2131
2012
2
UK
English
1335
2133
2022
2
Italy
Italian
1473
2134
1986
1
Australia
English
1065
2139
1979
3
USA
English
1477
2139
2018
1
USA
English
1357
2140
1993
2
USA
English
1365
2141
2006
2
USA
English
1035
2144
1994
4
USA
English
1129
2145
2004
3
UK
English
726
2146
1950
7
UK
English
1250
2147
2007
3
USA
English
1482
2147
1931
1
USA
English
1483
2148
1988
1
UK
English
1361
2149
1933
2
USA
English
1484
2149
1928
1
USA
English
677
2149
1993
9
USA
English
1484
2149
1933
1
USA
English
890
2150
1941
8
USA
English
1488
2151
2005
1
Australia
English
1062
2151
2019
5
USA
English
1489
2153
1986
1
USA
English
1246
2159
1998
3
France
French
1494
2160
2003
1
Canada
English
1373
2160
1997
2
Canada
English
1122
2160
1971
5
USA
English
1494
2160
1923
1
France
French
1353
2160
1998
2
Hong Kong
Cantonese
712
2160
2000
7
Canada
English
1494
2160
2008
1
USA
English
1368
2162
1951
2
USA
English
1032
2162
1914
3
USA
English
866
2162
1976
5
Switzerland
French
1128
2162
1996
3
USA
English
1496
2162
1952
1
USA
English
867
2162
1914
5
USA
English
982
2162
1913
4
USA
English
1496
2162
1930
1
USA
English
1097
2163
2008
4
Mexico
Spanish
1257
2164
1997
3
USA
English
1162
2167
1979
3
USA
English
1501
2168
2019
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1372
2169
2004
2
USA
English
992
2169
2014
5
UK
English
981
2170
1929
5
USA
English
1499
2170
1937
2
UK
English
1122
2171
2013
2
Israel
Hebrew
1502
2171
2021
1
USA
English
1503
2172
1996
1
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1503
2172
1982
1
USA
English
840
2173
1928
6
USA
English
856
2174
1957
6
Japan
Japanese
1505
2175
2007
1
USA
English
1064
2175
2013
3
USA
English
798
2177
1971
6
France
French
1311
2178
1981
2
Brazil
Portuguese
1160
2178
1949
4
USA
English
1508
2180
2000
1
Argentina
Spanish
1149
2181
2009
2
Spain
Spanish
1457
2183
2018
2
USA
English
1158
2184
2008
3
USA
English
1101
2184
2000
2
UK
English
1374
2184
1998
2
Sweden
Swedish
1265
2184
2002
3
USA
English
1516
2187
1979
1
Hungary
Hungarian
845
2189
2002
7
USA
English
703
2191
2009
9
USA
English
1519
2192
2012
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1216
2193
1991
3
France
French
1520
2193
1970
1
Canada
English
1520
2193
2014
1
UK
English
1520
2193
2014
1
UK
English
1520
2193
2023
1
USA
English
1350
2194
1984
2
USA
English
1521
2194
1988
1
UK
English
1521
2194
1969
1
UK
English
1130
2195
2011
3
USA
English
1522
2197
1978
1
UK
English
1522
2197
1973
1
USA
English
1522
2197
1953
1
UK
English
587
2199
1987
10
USA
English
1317
2199
1952
2
USA
English
1524
2200
2011
1
USA
English
1181
2203
2009
3
Lebanon
Arabic
1394
2205
2005
2
USA
English
1159
2205
2006
2
USA
English
1394
2205
2005
2
USA
English
1251
2206
2001
2
UK
English
1454
2207
1976
2
USA
English
1528
2207
1973
1
USA
English
1526
2209
1974
2
Philippines
Tagalog
1529
2209
2015
1
USA
English
1530
2210
2011
1
USA
English
1129
2212
2015
3
USA
English
1361
2212
2018
2
USA
English
712
2213
1918
7
USA
English
1289
2215
1998
3
USA
English
1396
2215
1992
2
USA
English
955
2215
1922
5
Sweden
Swedish
852
2215
1912
6
USA
English
1127
2217
1983
2
USA
English
769
2219
1959
8
France
French
1536
2219
1979
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1056
2220
2001
4
USA
English
912
2221
1928
4
USA
English
1236
2222
2006
3
USA
English
1109
2222
1970
3
UK
English
755
2225
2011
6
USA
English
1539
2226
2022
1
India
Telugu
1393
2230
2017
2
Colombia
Spanish
1540
2230
2020
1
UK
English
1541
2231
1965
1
USA
English
1541
2231
2024
1
Netherlands
English
1542
2232
1959
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1542
2232
1987
1
Norway
Saami
1542
2232
2000
1
Czech Republic
Czech
1387
2232
1986
2
France
French
1174
2233
1957
3
UK
English
1544
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1544
2235
1990
1
USA
English
1544
2235
1947
1
UK
English
1544
2235
1990
1
USA
English
886
2239
2011
7
USA
English
1180
2239
1998
3
Italy
Italian
1220
2240
1986
3
USA
English
1546
2241
1943
1
UK
English
694
2241
2008
8
USA
English
1547
2242
1994
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1026
2244
2020
4
USA
English
1411
2247
1999
2
USA
English
1419
2248
1922
2
USA
English
1308
2250
2013
3
USA
English
1552
2252
1935
1
USA
English
1243
2257
1931
3
USA
English
1556
2259
1921
1
USA
English
1370
2261
1971
2
USA
English
1015
2261
1930
5
USA
English
1072
2262
2014
3
USA
Khmer
1098
2264
2018
3
UK
English
1559
2266
2019
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1052
2267
2014
3
USA
English
1100
2267
2017
3
USA
English
1430
2268
1923
2
USA
English
1352
2268
1978
2
USA
English
1560
2268
1974
1
USA
English
