Movie Directors Top Films - Page 4
Criteria: The movies were ranked according to their influence, their initial and lasting popularity, as well as their initial and lasting acclaim. Most lists rank the director's ten greatest films, while some directors with a particularly small filmography only have five films listed. Feature films, TV films, documentaries, short films, experimental films, essay films, TV miniseries and TV series that were created mainly by the director in question were all eligible.
Claude Berri
1934 - 2009
1. Jean de Florette (1986)
2. Manon of the Spring (1986)
3. The Two of Us (1967)
4. Germinal (1993)
5. Hunting and Gathering (2007)
6. So Long, Stooge (1983)
7. Le poulet (1965)
8. Uranus (1990)
9. Lucie Aubrac (1997)
10. A Housekeeper (2002)
2. Manon of the Spring (1986)
3. The Two of Us (1967)
4. Germinal (1993)
5. Hunting and Gathering (2007)
6. So Long, Stooge (1983)
7. Le poulet (1965)
8. Uranus (1990)
9. Lucie Aubrac (1997)
10. A Housekeeper (2002)
Bernardo Bertolucci
1940 - 2018
1. The Conformist (1970)
2. 1900 (1976)
3. Last Tango in Paris (1972)
4. The Last Emperor (1987)
5. The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
6. Before the Revolution (1964)
7. The Sheltering Sky (1990)
8. Besieged (1998)
9. The Grim Reaper (1962)
10. The Dreamers (2003)
2. 1900 (1976)
3. Last Tango in Paris (1972)
4. The Last Emperor (1987)
5. The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
6. Before the Revolution (1964)
7. The Sheltering Sky (1990)
8. Besieged (1998)
9. The Grim Reaper (1962)
10. The Dreamers (2003)
Luc Besson
1959 -
1. Léon: The Professional (1994)
2. The Fifth Element (1997)
3. Nikita (1990)
4. Lucy (2014)
5. The Big Blue (1988)
6. Subway (1985)
7. Le dernier combat (1983)
8. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
9. Angel-A (2005)
10. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
2. The Fifth Element (1997)
3. Nikita (1990)
4. Lucy (2014)
5. The Big Blue (1988)
6. Subway (1985)
7. Le dernier combat (1983)
8. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
9. Angel-A (2005)
10. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Susanne Bier
1960 -
1. After the Wedding (2006)
2. In a Better World (2010)
3. Open Hearts (2002)
4. The Night Manager (2016)
5. Brothers (2004)
6. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
7. The One and Only (1999)
8. Bird Box (2018)
9. Like It Never Was Before (1995)
10. Love Is All You Need (2012)
2. In a Better World (2010)
3. Open Hearts (2002)
4. The Night Manager (2016)
5. Brothers (2004)
6. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
7. The One and Only (1999)
8. Bird Box (2018)
9. Like It Never Was Before (1995)
10. Love Is All You Need (2012)
Kathryn Bigelow
1951 -
1. The Hurt Locker (2008)
2. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
3. Near Dark (1987)
4. Point Break (1991)
5. Detroit (2017)
6. Strange Days (1995)
7. The Loveless [with Monty Montgomery] (1981)
8. Blue Steel (1990)
9. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
10. The Weight of Water (2000)
2. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
3. Near Dark (1987)
4. Point Break (1991)
5. Detroit (2017)
6. Strange Days (1995)
7. The Loveless [with Monty Montgomery] (1981)
8. Blue Steel (1990)
9. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
10. The Weight of Water (2000)
Steve Binder
1933 -
1. The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
2. Elvis [Comeback Special] (1968)
3. Hullabaloo [with Bill Davis] (1965-1966)
4. Diana Ross Live from Central Park (1983)
5. The Barry Manilow Special (1977)
6. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (1975)
7. Diana [TV Special] (1981)
8. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
9. The Big Show [with Tony Charmoli] (1980)
10. Shields and Yarnell (1977-1978)
2. Elvis [Comeback Special] (1968)
3. Hullabaloo [with Bill Davis] (1965-1966)
4. Diana Ross Live from Central Park (1983)
5. The Barry Manilow Special (1977)
6. Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (1975)
7. Diana [TV Special] (1981)
8. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
9. The Big Show [with Tony Charmoli] (1980)
10. Shields and Yarnell (1977-1978)
Brad Bird
1957 -
1. The Incredibles (2004)
2. Ratatouille (2007)
3. The Iron Giant (1999)
4. Incredibles 2 (2018)
5. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
2. Ratatouille (2007)
3. The Iron Giant (1999)
4. Incredibles 2 (2018)
5. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
J. Stuart Blackton
1875 - 1941
1. The Enchanted Drawing (1900)
2. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)
3. Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909)
4. The Haunted Hotel (1907)
5. The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898)
6. The Thieving Hand (1908)
7. The Automobile Thieves (1906)
8. Les Misérables (1909)
9. Romeo and Juliet (1908)
10. The American (1927)
2. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)
3. Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909)
4. The Haunted Hotel (1907)
5. The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898)
6. The Thieving Hand (1908)
7. The Automobile Thieves (1906)
8. Les Misérables (1909)
9. Romeo and Juliet (1908)
10. The American (1927)
Bertrand Blier
1939 -
1. Going Places (1974)
2. Buffet froid (1979)
3. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
4. Too Beautiful for You (1989)
5. Beau-père (1981)
6. Ménage (1986)
7. Calmos (1976)
8. 1, 2, 3, Sun (1993)
9. Notre histoire (1984)
10. Merci la vie (1991)
2. Buffet froid (1979)
3. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
4. Too Beautiful for You (1989)
5. Beau-père (1981)
6. Ménage (1986)
7. Calmos (1976)
8. 1, 2, 3, Sun (1993)
9. Notre histoire (1984)
10. Merci la vie (1991)
Don Bluth
1937 -
1. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
2. The Land Before Time (1988)
3. Anastasia [with Gary Goldman] (1997)
4. An American Tail (1986)
5. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
6. Titan A.E. [with Gary Goldman] (2000)
7. The Small One (1978)
8. Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
9. Thumbelina [with Gary Goldman] (1994)
10. A Troll in Central Park [with Gary Goldman] (1994)
2. The Land Before Time (1988)
3. Anastasia [with Gary Goldman] (1997)
4. An American Tail (1986)
5. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
6. Titan A.E. [with Gary Goldman] (2000)
7. The Small One (1978)
8. Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
9. Thumbelina [with Gary Goldman] (1994)
10. A Troll in Central Park [with Gary Goldman] (1994)
Budd Boetticher
1916 - 2001
1. The Tall T (1957)
2. Ride Lonesome (1959)
3. Seven Men from Now (1956)
4. Comanche Station (1960)
5. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
6. Decision at Sundown (1957)
7. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
8. The Killer Is Loose (1956)
9. The Man from the Alamo (1953)
10. Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
2. Ride Lonesome (1959)
3. Seven Men from Now (1956)
4. Comanche Station (1960)
5. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
6. Decision at Sundown (1957)
7. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
8. The Killer Is Loose (1956)
9. The Man from the Alamo (1953)
10. Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
Peter Bogdanovich
1939 - 2022
1. The Last Picture Show (1971)
2. Paper Moon (1973)
3. Targets (1968)
4. What's Up, Doc? (1972)
5. Mask (1985)
6. Noises Off (1992)
7. Saint Jack (1979)
8. The Cat's Meow (2001)
9. Nickelodeon (1976)
10. They All Laughed (1981)
2. Paper Moon (1973)
3. Targets (1968)
4. What's Up, Doc? (1972)
5. Mask (1985)
6. Noises Off (1992)
7. Saint Jack (1979)
8. The Cat's Meow (2001)
9. Nickelodeon (1976)
10. They All Laughed (1981)
Sergei Bondarchuk
1920 - 1994
1. War and Peace (1965-1967)
2. Fate of a Man (1959)
3. Waterloo (1970)
4. They Fought for Their Country (1975)
5. Boris Godunov (1987)
2. Fate of a Man (1959)
3. Waterloo (1970)
4. They Fought for Their Country (1975)
5. Boris Godunov (1987)
Bong Joon-Ho
1969 -
1. Parasite (2019)
2. Memories of Murder (2003)
3. The Host (2006)
4. Mother (2009)
5. Snowpiercer (2013)
6. Okja (2017)
7. Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
8. Incoherence (1994)
9. Influenza (2004)
10. Sink & Rise (2003)
2. Memories of Murder (2003)
3. The Host (2006)
4. Mother (2009)
5. Snowpiercer (2013)
6. Okja (2017)
7. Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
8. Incoherence (1994)
9. Influenza (2004)
10. Sink & Rise (2003)
Jan de Bont
1943 -
1. Speed (1994)
2. Twister (1996)
3. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
4. The Haunting (1999)
5. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
2. Twister (1996)
3. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
4. The Haunting (1999)
5. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
John Boorman
1933 -
1. Deliverance (1972)
2. Point Blank (1967)
3. Excalibur (1981)
4. Hope and Glory (1987)
5. The Emerald Forest (1985)
6. The General (1998)
7. The Tailor of Panama (2001)
8. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
9. Zardoz (1974)
10. Beyond Rangoon (1995)
2. Point Blank (1967)
3. Excalibur (1981)
4. Hope and Glory (1987)
5. The Emerald Forest (1985)
6. The General (1998)
7. The Tailor of Panama (2001)
8. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
9. Zardoz (1974)
10. Beyond Rangoon (1995)
Walerian Borowczyk
1923 - 2006
1. La bête (1975)
2. Immoral Tales (1974)
3. Goto, Island of Love (1968)
4. Blanche (1972)
5. Dom [with Jan Lenica] (1958)
6. Les astronautes [with Chris Marker] (1959)
7. Les jeux des anges (1964)
8. Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (1981)
9. Renaissance (1963)
10. The Story of Sin (1975)
2. Immoral Tales (1974)
3. Goto, Island of Love (1968)
4. Blanche (1972)
5. Dom [with Jan Lenica] (1958)
6. Les astronautes [with Chris Marker] (1959)
7. Les jeux des anges (1964)
8. Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (1981)
9. Renaissance (1963)
10. The Story of Sin (1975)
Frank Borzage
1894 - 1962
1. 7th Heaven (1927)
2. The Mortal Storm (1940)
3. A Farewell to Arms (1932)
4. Man's Castle (1933)
5. Three Comrades (1938)
6. Street Angel (1928)
7. Lucky Star (1929)
8. Moonrise (1948)
9. History Is Made at Night (1937)
10. Little Man, What Now? (1934)
2. The Mortal Storm (1940)
3. A Farewell to Arms (1932)
4. Man's Castle (1933)
5. Three Comrades (1938)
6. Street Angel (1928)
7. Lucky Star (1929)
8. Moonrise (1948)
9. History Is Made at Night (1937)
10. Little Man, What Now? (1934)
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