Best Movies of 20th Century by Director
2636
2167
1987
Peter Yates
Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
USA
English
2636
2167
1958
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr.
Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Alden 'Stephen' Chase
Horror / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Cult
USA
English
2313
1924
1967
Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachyov
Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksei Glazyrin, Vadim Zakharchenko
Horror
Soviet Union
Russian
2764
2265
1994
Ho Yim
Gaowa Siqin, Chung Hua Tou, Jingwu Ma, Zhi Wei
Drama / Mystery
Hong Kong
Mandarin
2764
2265
1989
Clarence Fok Yiu-leung
Maggie Cheung, Biao Yuen, Wah Yuen, Sarah Lee, Alvina Kong
Action / Romance / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Fantasy
Hong Kong
Cantonese
2636
2167
1963
Bud Yorkin
Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Molly Picon, Barbara Rush, Jill St. John, Tony Bill
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2636
2167
1970
Bud Yorkin
Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Jack MacGowran, Billie Whitelaw
Comedy
USA
English
2724
2232
1967
Bud Yorkin
Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Van Johnson
Comedy
USA
English
2724
2232
1985
Bud Yorkin
Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy, Stephen Lang
Drama / Romance
USA
English
NR
-
1968
Bud Yorkin
Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Delia Boccardo, Patrick Cargill, Beryl Reid, Barry Foster
Comedy / Crime / Detective
UK
English
2764
2265
1981
Yaki Yosha
Shraga Harpaz, Shimon Finkel, Hanna Meron, Nitza Shaul
Drama
Israel
Hebrew
2597
2138
1952
Kozaburo Yoshimura
Yumiko Miyagino, Mitsuko Miura, Yuko Tsumura, Kinuyo Tanaka, Jukichi Uno
Drama
Japan
Japanese
2636
2167
1940
Kozaburo Yoshimura
Shozaburo Abe, Munenobu Aburai, Shôtarô Fujimatsu, Toyama Fumio
War
Japan
Japanese
2768
2269
1993
Andrew Young, Susan Todd, Michael Roemer, Robert M. Young
Documentary / Biography / Crime
USA
English
2669
2190
1931
Anthony Young
John J. Bradley, Emile Gauvreau
Documentary / War / History
USA
English
1409
1185
1934
Harold Young
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Bramwell Fletcher
Adventure / Comedy / Period Film / Family
UK
English
2724
2232
1997
Lance Young
Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, Casey Siemaszko, Spalding Gray
Drama / Romance
USA
English
2311
1923
1977
Robert M. Young
Domingo Ambriz, Trinidad Silva, Linda Gillen, Paul Berrones, George Smith
Drama
USA
English
2597
2138
1977
Robert M. Young
Bruce Davison, José Pérez, Nathan George, Don Blakely
Drama / Crime
USA
English
2669
2190
1982
Robert M. Young
Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill, Brion James
Drama / Western / Crime
USA
English
2724
2232
1980
Robert M. Young
Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett, Allen Garfield, Mare Winningham
Drama / Musical
USA
English
2781
2281
1993
Robert M. Young
Edward James Olmos, Sarah Lassez, Sonia Braga, Maria Conchita Alonso
Drama / Sports
USA
English
1332
1115
1962
Terence Young
Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord
Action / Adventure / Thriller / Spy / Family / Cult
UK / USA
English
1452
1224
1963
Terence Young
Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendáriz, Robert Shaw
Thriller / Adventure / Action / Drama / Spy / Family / Cult
UK / USA
English
2362
1963
1965
Terence Young
Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter
Action / Adventure / Thriller / Spy / Family / Cult
UK / USA
English
2473
2054
1967
Terence Young
Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston
Thriller / Drama / Crime
USA
English
2710
2219
1968
Terence Young
Omar Sharif, Catherine Deneuve, James Mason, Ava Gardner
Drama / Romance / Period Film / Biography / History
France / UK
English
2541
2100
1961
Robert Youngson
Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Houdini
Adventure / Comedy / Documentary / Family
USA
English
2541
2100
1970
Robert Youngson
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, Jay Jackson
Comedy / Family
USA
English (Silent Scenes)
2541
2100
1957
Robert Youngson
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Will Rogers, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, Ben Turpin
Comedy / Documentary / History / Family
USA
English
2541
2100
1963
Robert Youngson
Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Douglas Fairbanks
Comedy / Documentary / Family
USA
English (Silent Scenes)
2541
2100
1960
Robert Youngson
Charles Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase
Comedy / Documentary / History / Family
USA
English
2597
2138
1965
Robert Youngson
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Edgar Kennedy
Comedy / Family
USA
English (Silent Scenes)
1423
1198
1993
Woo-ping Yuen
Rongguang Yu, Donnie Yen, Jean Wang, Shi-Kwan Yen, James Wong
Action / Crime / Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Hong Kong
Cantonese
2665
2186
1978
Woo-ping Yuen
Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen, Jang Lee Hwang, Ching Chiang, Ging Man Fung
Comedy / Action
Hong Kong
Cantonese
2636
2167
1955
Sergei Yutkevich
Sergei Bondarchuk, Irina Skobtseva, Andrei Popov, Vladimir Soshalsky
Drama / Period Film
Soviet Union
Russian
2653
2178
1931
Sergei Yutkevich
Yuri Korvin-Krukovsky, V. Fedoseyev, Nikolai Michurin
Drama
Soviet Union
Russian
2689
2202
1953
Sergei Yutkevich
Akaki Khorava, Besa Imami, Adivie Alibali, Semyon Sokolovsky
Drama
Albania / Soviet Union
Albanian
2716
2225
1969
Peter Zadek
Heinz Baumann, Wolfgang Schneider, Guido Baumann, Margot Trooger
Drama / Comedy
West Germany
German
2368
1969
1993
Steven Zaillian
Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne
Drama
USA
English
2398
1994
1998
Steven Zaillian
John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek
Drama
USA
English
2324
1934
1996
Jerry Zaks
Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn
Drama / Comedy
USA
English
2426
2015
1947
Luigi Zampa
Aldo Fabrizi, Gar Moore, Mirella Monti, John Kitzmiller
Drama / War / Comedy
Italy
Italian
2708
2217
1947
Luigi Zampa
Anna Magnani, Nando Bruno, Ave Ninchi, Ernesto Almirante
Drama
Italy
Italian
2708
2217
1999
Gianni Zanasi
Stefania Rivi, Andrea Corneti, Wilson Saba, Paolo Sassanelli
Comedy / Drama
Italy
Italian
2016
1682
1984
Krzysztof Zanussi
Maja Komorowska, Scott Wilson, Hanna Skarzanka
Romance / Drama / War
Poland / West Germany / USA
Polish
2286
1901
1980
Krzysztof Zanussi
Maja Komorowska, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Magda Jaroszowna
Drama / Comedy
Poland
Polish
2551
2108
1975
Krzysztof Zanussi
Maja Komorowska, Piotr Fronczewski, Marek Piwowski
Drama
Poland
Polish
2597
2138
1977
Krzysztof Zanussi
Piotr Garlicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Christine Paul-Podlasky, Mariusz Dmochowski
Comedy / Drama
Poland
Polish
2689
2202
1980
Krzysztof Zanussi
Tadeusz Bradecki, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Cezary Morawski
Drama
Poland
Polish
2696
2207
1982
Krzysztof Zanussi
Robert Powell, Brigitte Fossey, Sigfrit Steiner, Matthias Habich, Jan Biczycki
Drama
West Germany
English
2650
2177
1963
Abraham Zapruder
John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally
Documentary / Short / History / Crime
USA
English
675
593
1968
Franco Zeffirelli
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey
Drama / Romance / Period Film
UK / Italy
English
1483
1250
1982
Franco Zeffirelli
Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
Drama / Musical
Italy
Italian
1730
1447
1986
Franco Zeffirelli
Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli
Drama / Musical
Italy / Netherlands
Italian
1764
1476
1967
Franco Zeffirelli
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Italy / USA
English
2465
2047
1990
Franco Zeffirelli
Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm
Drama
USA / UK / France
English
2636
2167
1972
Franco Zeffirelli
Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Lee Montague
Drama / Biography / Religion / Period Film
Italy / UK
English
2653
2178
1965
Franco Zeffirelli
Mirella Freni, Adriana Martino, Gianni Raimondi, Rolando Panerai
Musical / Drama
West Germany
Italian
2724
2232
1996
Franco Zeffirelli
Anna Paquin, Nic Knight, Nicola Howard, Sasha Graff, Fiona Shaw, John Wood
Drama / Romance / Period Film
France / Italy / UK
English
366
337
1988
Robert Zemeckis
Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Family
USA
English
416
382
1994
Robert Zemeckis
Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn
Drama / Period Film
USA
English
442
404
1985
Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson
Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Family
USA
English
2230
1852
1997
Robert Zemeckis
Jena Malone, David Morse, Jodie Foster, Geoffrey Blake, William Fichtner
Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery
USA
English
2394
1990
1984
Robert Zemeckis
Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman
Action / Adventure / Family / Comedy / Romance
Mexico / USA
English
2597
2138
1990
Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Western / Romance
USA
English
2636
2167
1980
Robert Zemeckis
Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon
Comedy
USA
English
NR
-
1989
Robert Zemeckis
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi
USA
English
2708
2217
1966
Mai Zetterling
Ingrid Thulin, Keve Hjelm, Jörgen Lindström, Lena Brundin
Drama
Sweden
Swedish
2789
2289
1964
Mai Zetterling
Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gio Petré,
Drama
Sweden
Swedish
39
38
1991
Yimou Zhang
Li Gong, Caifei He, Cuifen Cao, Jingwu Ma, Qi Zhao, Lin Kong, Jin Shuyuan
Drama / Period Film
China / Hong Kong / Taiwan
Mandarin
744
653
1987
Yimou Zhang
Li Gong, Wen Jiang, Rujun Ten, Liu Jia, Cunhua Ji
Drama / War / Period Film
China
Mandarin
836
726
1992
Yimou Zhang
Li Gong, Peiqi Liu, Liuchun Yang, Quesheng Lei
Comedy / Drama
China / Hong Kong
Mandarin
936
802
1994
Yimou Zhang
You Ge, Li Gong, Ben Niu, Xiao Cong, Deng Fei, Tao Guo, Wu Jiang, Zhang Lu
Drama
Hong Kong / China
Mandarin
1127
951
1990
Yimou Zhang, Fengliang Yang
Li Gong, Wei Li, Baotian Li, Zhang Yi, Ji-an Zheng
Drama / Period Film / Romance
Japan / China
Mandarin
2069
1723
1995
Yimou Zhang
Li Gong, Baotian Li
Drama / Crime / Gangster
Hong Kong / China / France
Mandarin
2509
2081
1999
Yimou Zhang
Minzhi Wei, Huike Zhang, Zhenda Tian, Enman Gao, Zhimei Sun
Drama / Comedy
China
Mandarin
2702
2211
1999
Yimou Zhang
Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun, Hao Zheng, Yulian Zhao, Bin Li, Guifa Chang, Wencheng Sung
Drama / Romance
China
Mandarin
2708
2217
1997
Yimou Zhang
Wen Jiang, Baotian Li, Qu Ying, You Ge, Yimou Zhang
Comedy / Romance
Hong Kong / China
Mandarin
2708
2217
1999
Yuan Zhang
Lin Liu, Bingbing Li, Yeding Li, Song Liang, Yun Li
Drama / Crime
Italy / China
Mandarin
2636
2167
1920
Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
G. Budzhalov, A. Solovyov, Nikolai Kostromskoy, Ye. Sokolova, M. Kudelko
Drama
Russia
Russian (Silent)
2789
2289
1949
Junli Zheng
Dan Zhao, Yinyan Wu, Daolin Sun, Yunzhu Shangguan
Drama
China
Mandarin
2242
1863
1994
Xiaowen Zhou
Liya Ai, Peiqi Liu, Zhijun Ge, Haiyan Zhang, Zhenguo Yan, Xiao Yang
Drama / Comedy
Hong Kong / China
Mandarin
2343
1948
1975
Howard Zieff
Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Donald Pleasence, Blythe Danner
Western / Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2597
2138
1978
Howard Zieff
Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney, Richard Benjamin, Candice Azzara
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2636
2167
1980
Howard Zieff
Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2724
2232
1991
Howard Zieff
Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky, Richard Masur
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Family
USA
English
2777
2278
1994
Rafal Zielinski
Renée Humphrey, Alicia Witt, William R. Moses, Leslie Hope, Ania Suli
Drama / Crime
Canada
English
2698
2209
1969
Zelimir Zilnik
Milja Vujanovic, Bogdan Tirnanic, Cedomir Radovic, Marko Nikolic
Comedy / Drama
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
2778
2279
1995
Zelimir Zilnik
Vjeran Miladinovic, Nenad Rackovic, Milja Milenkovic, Milan Mumin
Comedy / Drama / War
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbian
117
112
1952
Fred Zinnemann
Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly
Thriller / Western
USA
English
247
233
1953
Fred Zinnemann
Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra
Drama / Romance / War
USA
English
360
331
1966
Fred Zinnemann
Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles
Drama / History / Period Film
UK
English
757
662
1973
Fred Zinnemann
Edward Fox, Michel Lonsdale, Alan Badel, Michel Auclair
Thriller
UK / France
English
834
724
1977
Fred Zinnemann
Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards
Drama / Biography
USA
English
859
743
1950
Fred Zinnemann
Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, Everett Sloane, Jack Webb
Drama
USA
English
1081
919
1960
Fred Zinnemann
Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov
Drama / Adventure
UK / Australia
English
1088
924
1948
Fred Zinnemann
Montgomery Clift, Aline MacMahon, Jarmila Novotna, Wendell Corey
Drama / War
Switzerland / USA
English
1383
1162
1957
Fred Zinnemann
Don Murray, Eva Marie Saint, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan
Drama
USA
English
1761
1473
1955
Fred Zinnemann
Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood
Musical / Romance / Western
USA
English
2354
1957
1948
Fred Zinnemann
Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter
Thriller / Film-Noir / Drama / Crime
USA
English
2458
2041
1952
Fred Zinnemann
Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates
Drama
USA
English
2636
2167
1944
Fred Zinnemann
Spencer Tracy, Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Agnes Moorehead
Drama / War
USA
English
2708
2217
1951
Fred Zinnemann
Pier Angeli, John Ericson, Patricia Collinge, Richard Bishop
Drama
USA
English
941
807
1998
Erick Zonca
Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégoire Colin
Drama
France
French
1462
1231
1988
David Zucker
Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban
Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Detective
USA
English
1744
1459
1990
Jerry Zucker
Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
Romance / Thriller / Drama / Fantasy
USA
English
NR
-
1995
Jerry Zucker
Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, Liam Cunningham
Adventure / Drama / Romance / Period Film
USA
English
2681
2199
1962
Albert Zugsmith
Vincent Price, Linda Ho, Richard Loo, June Kyoto Lu
Drama / Action / Adventure
USA
English
2611
2146
1981
Andrzej Zulawski
Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neil, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent, Johanna Hofer
Drama / Horror / Experimental
France / West Germany
English
2778
2279
1988
Andrzej Zulawski
Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Trela, Grazyna Dylag, Waldemar Kownacki, Iwona Bielska
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Action / Epic
Poland
Polish
2754
2256
1979
Iván Zulueta
Eusebio Poncela, Cecilia Roth, Will More, Marta Fernández Muro
Drama / Horror
Spain
Spanish
2126
1768
1961
Valerio Zurlini
Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Luciana Angiolillo
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Italy / France
French
2690
2203
1962
Valerio Zurlini
Marcello Mastroianni, Jacques Perrin, Salvo Randone, Sylvie
Drama
France / Italy
French
2490
2067
1988
Charlotte Zwerin
Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby, John Coltrane, Ray Copeland
Documentary / Biography / Music
USA
English
879
759
1989
Edward Zwick
Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
Drama / War / Action / History / Epic
USA
English
2103
1749
1996
Edward Zwick
Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon
Action / Drama / War / Mystery / Detective
USA
English
2422
2012
1986
Edward Zwick
Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi, Elizabeth Perkins, George DiCenzo
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2663
2184
1994
Edward Zwick
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas
Drama / Romance / Epic / Period Film
USA
English
2781
2281
1998
Edward Zwick
Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub, Sami Bouajila
Action / Thriller / Drama
USA
English
568
505
1994
Terry Zwigoff
Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb, Robert Hughes
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
2724
2232
1986
Terry Zwigoff
Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan, Cab Calloway, Les Blank, Alan Governar
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA
English