Best Movies of 2020s by Director
2705
170
2020
Jon Stewart
Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton, Will Sasso, C.J. Wilson
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2768
182
2022
Goran Stolevski
Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert, Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska, Carloto Cotta
Drama / Horror
UK / Serbia / Australia
Macedonian
2719
175
2023
Nicholas Stoller, Francesca Delbanco
Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Luke Macfarlane, Carla Gallo, Sophie Leonard
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2564
141
2022
Christopher Storer, Duccio Fabbri, Janicza Bravo
Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Abby Elliott
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2719
175
2021
Herb Stratford
Gustav Stickley
Documentary
USA
English
2719
175
2023
Gene Stupnitsky
Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Matthew Broderick
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2645
151
2024
Sandhya Suri
Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Sanjay Bishnoi, Kushal Dubey, Nawal Shukla
Crime / Drama / Thriller
UK / Germany / India / France
Hindi
2699
167
2020
Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati, Katarzyna Figura
Drama / Comedy
Poland / Germany
Polish
2699
167
2020
Chaitanya Tamhane
Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, Kiran Yadnyopavit
Drama / Music
India
Marathi
2729
178
2021
Alan Taylor
Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Vera Farmiga, Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll
Crime / Drama / Gangster
USA
English
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2729
178
2020
Julie Taymor
Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Lulu Wilson, Gloria Steinem
Biography / Drama / History
USA
English
2729
178
2021
Liesl Tommy
Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess, Audra McDonald
Biography / Drama / Music
Canada / USA
English
2385
112
2023
Anh Hung Tran
Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger
Drama / History / Romance
France / Belgium
French
1316
36
2021
Joachim Trier
Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Mia McGovern Zaini, Maria Grazia Di Meo
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Norway / France / Sweden / Denmark
Norwegian
2673
156
2025
Joachim Trier
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
Comedy / Drama
Norway / Germany / Denmark / France / Sweden
Norwegian
668
4
2023
Justine Triet
Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz
Crime / Drama / Thriller
France
French
2699
167
2023
Fien Troch
Greet Verstraete, Robbie Cleiren, Caroline Stas, Karlijn Sileghem, Els Deceukelier
Drama
Belgium / Luxembourg / Netherlands
Dutch
2699
167
2024
Athina Rachel Tsangari
Harry Melling, Frank Dillane, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosy McEwen, Arinzé Kene
Drama / History
UK / Germany / USA / France / Greece
English
2719
175
2023
Marc Turtletaub
Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin, Teddy Cañez, Narea Kang
Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi
USA
English
2681
158
2022
Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Alessandro Borghi, Luca Marinelli, Filippo Timi, Elena Lietti, Surakshya Panta
Drama
Italy / Belgium / France
Italian
2729
178
2022
various
Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Taissa Farmiga
Drama / History
USA
English
2699
167
2021
Valentyn Vasyanovych
Roman Lutskyi, Nika Myslyts'ka, Nadiya Levchenko, Andriy Rymaruk, Ihor Shulha
Drama
Ukraine
Ukrainian
2645
151
2021
Paul Verhoeven
Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson
Biography / Drama / History / Romance / Religion / Period Film
France / Belgium / Netherlands
French
2719
175
2021
Rhayne Vermette
Isabelle d'Eschambault, Jack Theis, Valerie Marion, Dolorès Gosselin
Drama / Experimental
Canada
French
2705
170
2025
Eva Victor
Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack, Lucas Hedges
Comedy / Drama
USA / Spain / France
English
2699
167
2021
Lorenzo Vigas
Elián Gonzalez, Hernán Mendoza, Hatzín Navarrete
Drama
Mexico / USA
Spanish
978
21
2021
Denis Villeneuve
Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa
Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Epic
USA / Canada
English
1722
61
2024
Denis Villeneuve
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Epic
USA / Canada
English
1312
34
2020
Thomas Vinterberg
Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe, Maria Bonnevie
Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / Netherlands
Danish
2730
179
2021
Eskil Vogt
Rakel Lenora Flottum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Norway / Sweden / Denmark / Finland / France / UK
Norwegian
2699
167
2020
Julia von Heinz
Mala Emde, Noah Saavedra, Tonio Schneider, Andreas Lust
Crime / Drama / Romance
Germany / France
German
2082
80
2024
Magnus von Horn
Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Ava Knox Martin, Joachim Fjelstrup
Drama / History / Horror
Denmark / Poland / Sweden
Danish
2705
170
2021
Lana Wachowski
Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff
Action / Sci-Fi
USA / UK / Australia
English
2525
131
2021
Laura Wandel
Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Karim Leklou, Laura Verlinden
Drama
Belgium
French
2705
170
2022
Matthew Warchus
Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough
Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Musical
UK / USA
English
2130
86
2021
Jon Watts
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic
USA
English
2729
178
2024
Jon Watts
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Poorna Jagannathan
Crime / Thriller / Action / Adventure / Comedy
UK / USA
English
2681
158
2021
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar, Juan Pablo Urrego
Drama
Colombia / Thailand / France / Germany / Mexico / Qatar / UK / China / Switzerland
English
2318
105
2022
Charlotte Wells
Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayse Parlak
Drama
UK / USA / Turkey / Philippines / Netherlands
English
2433
115
2023
Wim Wenders
Kôji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Yumi Asô
Drama
Japan / Germany
Japanese
2705
170
2020
Leigh Whannell
Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Australia / USA / Canada / UK
English
2719
175
2022
Carey Williams
RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter, Maddie Nichols
Comedy / Drama / Thriller / Adventure
USA
English
2729
178
2024
Charles Williams
Cosmo Jarvis, Guy Pearce, Toby Wallace, Tammy Macintosh, Sean Millis
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Australia
English
2719
175
2022
Stephen Williams
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Ronke Adekoluejo, Marton Csokas
Biography / Drama / History / Music / Epic
USA
English
2705
170
2024
Dougal Wilson
Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Oliver Maltman, Joel Fry, Robbie Gee, Sanjeev Bhaskar
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Mystery / Animation / Action
UK / France / Japan / USA
English
2729
178
2021
Adam Wingard
Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA / Australia / Canada / India
English
2099
85
2020
George C. Wolfe
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts
Drama / Music
USA
English
2729
178
2023
George C. Wolfe
Colman Domingo, Aml Ameen, Glynn Turman, Chris Rock, Gus Halper
Biography / Drama / History
USA
English
2531
132
2020
Jason Woliner
Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu, Manuel Vieru
Comedy
UK / USA
English
2705
170
2023
Sam Wrench
Taylor Swift, Mike Meadows, Max Bernstein, Paul Sidoti, Amos Heller
Documentary / Music
USA
English
2363
110
2021
Joe Wright
Haley Bennett, Peter Dinklage, Ben Mendelsohn, Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Drama / Musical / Romance
UK / USA / Canada / Italy
English
2719
175
2021
Robin Wright
Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Sarah Dawn Pledge, Kim Dickens, Warren Christie
Adventure / Drama
USA / Canada
English
2705
170
2020
Alice Wu
Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz, Collin Chou
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2414
114
2023
Takashi Yamazaki
Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Munetaka Aoki
Action / Adventure / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
Japan
Japanese
2699
167
2024
Siew Hua Yeo
Chien-Ho Wu, Kang-sheng Lee, Anicca Panna, Vera Chen, Xenia Tan, Pete Teo
Thriller / Mystery
Singapore / Taiwan / France / USA
Mandarin
2705
170
2022
Jeremiah Zagar
Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Juancho Hernangomez, Ben Foster, Kenny Smith
Comedy / Drama / Sports
USA
English
1688
60
2020
Jasmila Zbanic
Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrovic, Johan Heldenbergh
Drama / War
Bosnia-Herzegovina / Austria / Romania / Netherlands / Germany / Poland / France / Norway / Turkey
Bosnian
1107
26
2020
Florian Zeller
Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots
Drama
UK / France
English
2699
167
2022
Florian Zeller
Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins
Drama
UK / France
English
2699
167
2022
Roschdy Zem
Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Meriem Serbah, Maïwenn, Rachid Bouchareb, Abel Jafrei
Drama
France
French
467
1
2020
Chloé Zhao
Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier, Linda May, Angela Reyes
Drama / Adventure
USA / Germany
English
1644
57
2024
Gints Zilbalodis
Animation / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Action
Latvia / Belgium / France
French (No Dialogue)
2699
167
2022
Rebecca Zlotowski
Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves
Drama / Comedy
France
French
