Best Movies of 2020s by Director
2205
81
2024
Magnus von Horn
Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Ava Knox Martin, Joachim Fjelstrup
Drama / History / Horror
Denmark / Poland / Sweden
Danish
2799
162
2021
Lana Wachowski
Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff
Action / Sci-Fi
USA / UK / Australia
English
2639
129
2021
Laura Wandel
Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Karim Leklou, Laura Verlinden
Drama
Belgium
French
2799
162
2022
Matthew Warchus
Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough
Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Musical
UK / USA
English
2257
87
2021
Jon Watts
Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic
USA
English
2821
170
2024
Jon Watts
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Poorna Jagannathan
Crime / Thriller / Action / Adventure / Comedy
UK / USA
English
2805
164
2021
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar, Juan Pablo Urrego
Drama
Colombia / Thailand / France / Germany / Mexico / Qatar / UK / China / Switzerland
English
1947
64
2022
Charlotte Wells
Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayse Parlak
Drama
UK / USA
English
2551
113
2023
Wim Wenders
Kôji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Yumi Asô
Drama
Japan / Germany
Japanese
2799
162
2020
Leigh Whannell
Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Australia / USA / Canada / UK
English
2812
167
2022
Carey Williams
RJ Cyler, Donald Elise Watkins, Sebastian Chacon, Sabrina Carpenter, Maddie Nichols
Comedy / Drama / Thriller / Adventure
USA
English
2812
167
2022
Stephen Williams
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Ronke Adekoluejo, Marton Csokas
Biography / Drama / History / Music / Epic
USA
English
2799
162
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
2821
170
2021
Adam Wingard
Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA / Australia / Canada / India
English
2225
86
2020
George C. Wolfe
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts
Drama / Music
USA
English
2821
170
2023
George C. Wolfe
Colman Domingo, Aml Ameen, Glynn Turman, Chris Rock, Gus Halper
Biography / Drama / History
USA
English
2644
130
2020
Jason Woliner
Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu, Manuel Vieru
Comedy
UK / USA
English
2799
162
2023
Sam Wrench
Taylor Swift, Mike Meadows, Max Bernstein, Paul Sidoti, Amos Heller
Documentary / Music
USA
English
2482
108
2021
Joe Wright
Haley Bennett, Peter Dinklage, Ben Mendelsohn, Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Drama / Musical / Romance
UK / USA / Canada / Italy
English
2812
167
2021
Robin Wright
Robin Wright, Demián Bichir, Sarah Dawn Pledge, Kim Dickens, Warren Christie
Adventure / Drama
USA / Canada
English
2799
162
2020
Alice Wu
Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz, Collin Chou
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2535
112
2023
Takashi Yamazaki
Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Munetaka Aoki
Action / Adventure / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
Japan
Japanese
2793
160
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
2799
162
2022
Jeremiah Zagar
Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Juancho Hernangomez, Ben Foster, Kenny Smith
Comedy / Drama / Sports
USA
English
1842
59
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
1238
25
2020
Florian Zeller
Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots
Drama
UK / France
English
2793
160
2022
Florian Zeller
Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins
Drama
UK / France
English
2793
160
2022
Roschdy Zem
Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Meriem Serbah, Maïwenn, Rachid Bouchareb, Abel Jafrei
Drama
France
French
566
1
2020
Chloé Zhao
Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier, Linda May, Angela Reyes
Drama / Adventure
USA / Germany
English
1798
56
2024
Gints Zilbalodis
Animation / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Action
Latvia / Belgium / France
French (No Dialogue)
2793
160
2022
Rebecca Zlotowski
Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves
Drama / Comedy
France
French
