Best Movies of the Last 20 Years by Director
NR
2016
David Yates
Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz
Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Period Film
USA
English
2699
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
2699
2019
Yonfan
Sylvia Chang, Wei Zhao
Animation / Drama / Romance
Hong Kong / China
Mandarin
2719
2016
Ben Younger
Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds, Ted Levine
Biography / Drama / Sports
USA
English
2699
2008
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Jô Odagiri, Yi Huang, Milhem Cortaz
Thriller / Gangster
Brazil / China / Hong Kong / Japan
Portuguese
2572
2011
Jennifer Yuh
Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan
Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family
USA
English
2705
2022
Jeremiah Zagar
Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Juancho Hernangomez, Ben Foster, Kenny Smith
Comedy / Drama / Sports
USA
English
2731
2018
Jeremiah Zagar
Sheila Vand, Raúl Castillo, Evan Rosado, Josiah Gabriel, Isaiah Kristian
Drama
USA
English
2719
2015
S. Craig Zahler
Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, Lili Simmons
Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Western
USA
English
2755
2007
Christopher Zalla
Jesús Ochoa, Armando Hernández, Jorge Adrián Espíndola
Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2105
2015
Martin Zandvliet
Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Drama / History / War
Denmark / Germany
Danish
1688
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
2519
2006
Jasmila Zbanic
Mirjana Karanovic, Luna Mijovic, Leon Lucev, Kenan Catic, Jasna Beri
Drama
Austria / Bosnia-Herzegovina / Germany / Croatia
Serbo-Croatian
1119
2012
Benh Zeitlin
Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Jonshel Alexander, Marilyn Barbarin
Drama / Fantasy
USA
English
1107
2020
Florian Zeller
Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss, Olivia Williams, Imogen Poots
Drama
UK / France
English
2699
2022
Florian Zeller
Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins
Drama
UK / France
English
2593
2014
David Zellner
Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Drama
USA
English
2699
2022
Roschdy Zem
Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Meriem Serbah, Maïwenn, Rachid Bouchareb, Abel Jafrei
Drama
France
French
2719
2012
Leslie Zemeckis
Violet Hilton, Daisy Hilton, Nancy Allen, Blake Boyd, Tim Stack, Lea Thompson
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
2176
2012
Robert Zemeckis
Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood
Drama / Mystery
USA
English
2694
2009
Robert Zemeckis
Jim Carrey, Steve Valentine, Daryl Sabara, Sage Ryan, Ryan Ochoa, Bobbi Page
Animation / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Adventure
USA
English
2719
2016
Robert Zemeckis
Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Ebrahim, Xavier De Guillebon, Camille Cottin
Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller / War / Mystery
USA / UK
English
2719
2015
Robert Zemeckis
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Guillaume Baillargeon, Émilie Leclerc, Mark Trafford
Adventure / Biography / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2729
2007
Robert Zemeckis
Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson
Animation / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Period Film
USA
English
2712
2008
Marina Zenovich
Roman Polanski, Samantha Geimer, Douglas Dalton, Roger Gunson, Mia Farrow
Documentary / Biography / Crime
USA / UK
English
2755
2016
Elite Zexer
Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal, Hitham Omari, Khadija Al Akel, Jalal Masrwa
Drama
Israel / France
Arabic
2645
2006
Yimou Zhang
Jay Chou, Yun-Fat Chow, Li Gong, Qin Junjie, Man Li, Ye Liu, Dahong Ni
Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Period Film
Hong Kong / China
Mandarin
2700
2011
Yimou Zhang
Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Shigeo Kobayashi, Atsurô Watabe
Drama / History / War
China / Hong Kong
Mandarin
NR
2016
Yimou Zhang
Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Hanyu Zhang
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller / Period Film / Epic
China / USA
English
467
2020
Chloé Zhao
Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier, Linda May, Angela Reyes
Drama / Adventure
USA / Germany
English
2074
2017
Chloé Zhao
Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford, Terri Dawn Pourier
Drama / Western
USA
English
1644
2024
Gints Zilbalodis
Animation / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Action
Latvia / Belgium / France
French (No Dialogue)
2572
2012
Yaron Zilberman
Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Imogen Poots, Catherine Keener
Drama / Music
USA
English
2699
2022
Rebecca Zlotowski
Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves
Drama / Comedy
France
French
2768
2012
Craig Zobel
Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger, James McCaffrey
Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2334
2008
Erick Zonca
Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Aidan Gould, Jude Ciccolella
Drama / Thriller / Crime
France / USA / Mexico / Belgium
English
731
2014
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Aleksey Serebryakov, Roman Madyanov
Drama / Documentary
Russia
Russian
1197
2017
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Yanina Hope, Matvey Novikov
Drama
Russia / France
Russian
NR
2011
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov, Elena Lyadova, Aleksey Rozin, Evgeniya Konushkina
Drama
Russia
Russian
2396
2010
Harald Zwart
Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson, Rongguang Yu, Zhensu Wu, Zhiheng Wang
Action / Drama / Family / Sports
USA / China
English
2719
2013
Alan Zweig
Aaron Berg, Rodney Dangerfield, Gilbert Gottfried, Howie Mandel, Marc Maron
Documentary / Comedy / Religion
Canada
English
2098
2006
Edward Zwick
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo
Adventure / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2485
2008
Edward Zwick
Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay, Alexa Davalos
Drama / War
USA
English
2677
2010
Edward Zwick
Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad, Gabriel Macht
Comedy / Romance / Drama
USA
English
2719
2006
Terry Zwigoff
Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
