Movie Directors Top Films - Page 6
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.
Martin Campbell
1940 -
1. Casino Royale (2006)
2. Edge of Darkness [TV serial] (1985)
3. GoldenEye (1995)
4. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
5. The Foreigner (2017)
6. Edge of Darkness (2010)
7. Vertical Limit (2000)
8. Reilly, Ace of Spies [with Jim Goddard] (1983)
9. No Escape (1994)
10. Green Lantern (2011)
2. Edge of Darkness [TV serial] (1985)
3. GoldenEye (1995)
4. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
5. The Foreigner (2017)
6. Edge of Darkness (2010)
7. Vertical Limit (2000)
8. Reilly, Ace of Spies [with Jim Goddard] (1983)
9. No Escape (1994)
10. Green Lantern (2011)
Jane Campion
1954 -
1. The Piano (1993)
2. An Angel at My Table (1990)
3. Bright Star (2009)
4. Sweetie (1989)
5. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
6. Top of the Lake [with Garth Davis] (2013)
7. Passionless Moments (1983)
8. Holy Smoke! (1999)
9. A Girl's Own Story (1984)
10. Peel: An Exercise in Discipline (1982)
2. An Angel at My Table (1990)
3. Bright Star (2009)
4. Sweetie (1989)
5. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
6. Top of the Lake [with Garth Davis] (2013)
7. Passionless Moments (1983)
8. Holy Smoke! (1999)
9. A Girl's Own Story (1984)
10. Peel: An Exercise in Discipline (1982)
Frank Capra
1897 - 1991
1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
2. It Happened One Night (1934)
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
4. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
6. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
7. Meet John Doe (1941)
8. Lost Horizon (1937)
9. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
10. Lady for a Day (1933)
2. It Happened One Night (1934)
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
4. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
6. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
7. Meet John Doe (1941)
8. Lost Horizon (1937)
9. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
10. Lady for a Day (1933)
Leos Carax
1960 -
1. Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991)
2. Mauvais sang (1986)
3. Holy Motors (2012)
4. Boy Meets Girl (1984)
5. Pola X (1999)
2. Mauvais sang (1986)
3. Holy Motors (2012)
4. Boy Meets Girl (1984)
5. Pola X (1999)
Marcel Carné
1906 - 1996
1. Children of Paradise (1945)
2. Port of Shadows (1938)
3. Le jour se lève (1939)
4. Hôtel du Nord (1938)
5. Drôle de drame (1937)
6. Les visiteurs du soir (1942)
7. Thérèse Raquin (1953)
8. Gates of the Night (1946)
9. Les tricheurs (1958)
10. Air of Paris (1954)
2. Port of Shadows (1938)
3. Le jour se lève (1939)
4. Hôtel du Nord (1938)
5. Drôle de drame (1937)
6. Les visiteurs du soir (1942)
7. Thérèse Raquin (1953)
8. Gates of the Night (1946)
9. Les tricheurs (1958)
10. Air of Paris (1954)
John Carpenter
1948 -
1. The Thing (1982)
2. Halloween (1978)
3. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
4. Escape from New York (1981)
5. They Live (1988)
6. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
7. The Fog (1980)
8. Dark Star (1974)
9. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
10. Christine (1983)
2. Halloween (1978)
3. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
4. Escape from New York (1981)
5. They Live (1988)
6. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
7. The Fog (1980)
8. Dark Star (1974)
9. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
10. Christine (1983)
John Cassavetes
1929 - 1989
1. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
2. Faces (1968)
3. Shadows (1959)
4. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
5. Love Streams (1984)
6. Opening Night (1977)
7. Husbands (1970)
8. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
9. Gloria (1980)
10. Too Late Blues (1961)
2. Faces (1968)
3. Shadows (1959)
4. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
5. Love Streams (1984)
6. Opening Night (1977)
7. Husbands (1970)
8. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
9. Gloria (1980)
10. Too Late Blues (1961)
Nick Cassavetes
1959 -
1. The Notebook (2004)
2. My Sister's Keeper (2009)
3. Unhook the Stars (1996)
4. She's So Lovely (1997)
5. The Other Woman (2014)
2. My Sister's Keeper (2009)
3. Unhook the Stars (1996)
4. She's So Lovely (1997)
5. The Other Woman (2014)
Enzo G. Castellari
1938 -
1. Keoma (1976)
2. The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
3. The Big Racket (1976)
4. 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
5. High Crime (1973)
6. Street Law (1974)
7. Escape from the Bronx (1983)
8. The New Barbarians (1983)
9. The Heroin Busters (1977)
10. Any Gun Can Play (1967)
2. The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
3. The Big Racket (1976)
4. 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
5. High Crime (1973)
6. Street Law (1974)
7. Escape from the Bronx (1983)
8. The New Barbarians (1983)
9. The Heroin Busters (1977)
10. Any Gun Can Play (1967)
William Castle
1914 - 1977
1. House on Haunted Hill (1959)
2. The Tingler (1959)
3. Macabre (1958)
4. Homicidal (1961)
5. Strait-Jacket (1965)
6. When Strangers Marry (1944)
7. 13 Ghosts (1960)
8. Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
9. The Whistler (1944)
10. The Night Walker (1964)
2. The Tingler (1959)
3. Macabre (1958)
4. Homicidal (1961)
5. Strait-Jacket (1965)
6. When Strangers Marry (1944)
7. 13 Ghosts (1960)
8. Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
9. The Whistler (1944)
10. The Night Walker (1964)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
1959 -
1. Once upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
2. Distant (2002)
3. Winter Sleep (2014)
4. Three Monkeys (2008)
5. The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
2. Distant (2002)
3. Winter Sleep (2014)
4. Three Monkeys (2008)
5. The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
Claude Chabrol
1930 - 2010
1. Le boucher (1970)
2. La cérémonie (1995)
3. This Man Must Die (1969)
4. The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
5. Le beau Serge (1958)
6. Story of Women (1988)
7. Les cousins (1959)
8. L'enfer (1994)
9. Les bonnes femmes (1960)
10. Les biches (1968)
2. La cérémonie (1995)
3. This Man Must Die (1969)
4. The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
5. Le beau Serge (1958)
6. Story of Women (1988)
7. Les cousins (1959)
8. L'enfer (1994)
9. Les bonnes femmes (1960)
10. Les biches (1968)
Youssef Chahine
1926 - 2008
1. Cairo Station (1958)
2. Destiny (1997)
3. Alexandria... Why? (1979)
4. Salladin the Victorious (1963)
5. Struggle in the Valley (1954)
6. The Land (1969)
7. Silence... We're Rolling (2001)
8. The Sparrow (1972)
9. An Egyptian Story (1982)
10. The Emigrant (1994)
2. Destiny (1997)
3. Alexandria... Why? (1979)
4. Salladin the Victorious (1963)
5. Struggle in the Valley (1954)
6. The Land (1969)
7. Silence... We're Rolling (2001)
8. The Sparrow (1972)
9. An Egyptian Story (1982)
10. The Emigrant (1994)
Jackie Chan
1954 -
1. Police Story (1985)
2. Project A (1983)
3. Police Story 2 (1988)
4. The Young Master (1980)
5. Armour of God [with Eric Tsang] (1986)
6. Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
7. Miracles (1989)
8. Project A Part II (1987)
9. Who Am I? [with Benny Chan] (1998)
10. Dragon Lord (1989)
2. Project A (1983)
3. Police Story 2 (1988)
4. The Young Master (1980)
5. Armour of God [with Eric Tsang] (1986)
6. Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
7. Miracles (1989)
8. Project A Part II (1987)
9. Who Am I? [with Benny Chan] (1998)
10. Dragon Lord (1989)
Chang Cheh
1923 - 2002
1. The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
2. Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
3. Crippled Avengers (1978)
4. Five Element Ninjas (1982)
5. Boxer from Shantung (1972)
6. The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
7. The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
8. Golden Swallow (1968)
9. Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
10. Chinatown Kid (1977)
2. Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
3. Crippled Avengers (1978)
4. Five Element Ninjas (1982)
5. Boxer from Shantung (1972)
6. The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
7. The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
8. Golden Swallow (1968)
9. Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
10. Chinatown Kid (1977)
Charles Chaplin
1889 - 1977
1. City Lights (1931)
2. Modern Times (1936)
3. The Gold Rush (1925)
4. The Great Dictator (1940)
5. The Kid (1921)
6. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
7. Limelight (1952)
8. The Circus (1928)
9. A Woman of Paris (1923)
10. The Immigrant (1917)
2. Modern Times (1936)
3. The Gold Rush (1925)
4. The Great Dictator (1940)
5. The Kid (1921)
6. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
7. Limelight (1952)
8. The Circus (1928)
9. A Woman of Paris (1923)
10. The Immigrant (1917)
Chen Kaige
1952 -
1. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
2. Yellow Earth (1984)
3. The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
4. Together (2002)
5. King of the Children (1987)
6. Temptress Moon (1996)
7. Sacrifice (2010)
8. Life on a String (1991)
9. The Big Parade (1986)
10. Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
2. Yellow Earth (1984)
3. The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)
4. Together (2002)
5. King of the Children (1987)
6. Temptress Moon (1996)
7. Sacrifice (2010)
8. Life on a String (1991)
9. The Big Parade (1986)
10. Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)
Stephen Chow
1962 -
1. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
2. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
3. The Mermaid (2016)
4. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
5. The God of Cookery [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1996)
6. From Beijing with Love [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1994)
7. Forbidden City Cop [with Vincent Kok] (1996)
8. King of Comedy [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1999)
9. CJ7 (2008)
10. Love on Delivery [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1994)
2. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
3. The Mermaid (2016)
4. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
5. The God of Cookery [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1996)
6. From Beijing with Love [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1994)
7. Forbidden City Cop [with Vincent Kok] (1996)
8. King of Comedy [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1999)
9. CJ7 (2008)
10. Love on Delivery [with Lee Lik-Chi] (1994)
Benjamin Christensen
1879 - 1959
1. Häxan (1922)
2. The Mysterious X (1914)
3. Blind Justice (1916)
4. The Devil's Circus (1926)
5. Mockery (1927)
6. Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
7. The Haunted House (1928)
8. House of Horror (1929)
9. Children of Divorce (1939)
10. The Hawk's Nest (1928)
2. The Mysterious X (1914)
3. Blind Justice (1916)
4. The Devil's Circus (1926)
5. Mockery (1927)
6. Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
7. The Haunted House (1928)
8. House of Horror (1929)
9. Children of Divorce (1939)
10. The Hawk's Nest (1928)
Věra Chytilová
1929 - 2014
1. Daisies (1966)
2. Fruit of Paradise (1970)
3. The Inheritance of Fuckoffguysgoodday (1993)
4. A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989)
5. Something Different (1963)
6. The Jester and the Queen (1988)
7. Panelstory (1980)
8. The Apple Game (1977)
9. Wolf's Trap (1987)
10. The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1983)
2. Fruit of Paradise (1970)
3. The Inheritance of Fuckoffguysgoodday (1993)
4. A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989)
5. Something Different (1963)
6. The Jester and the Queen (1988)
7. Panelstory (1980)
8. The Apple Game (1977)
9. Wolf's Trap (1987)
10. The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1983)
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Last Updated: 2020-05-31