Movie Directors Top Films - Page 35
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.
Charles Vidor
1900 - 1959
1. Gilda (1946)
2. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
3. Cover Girl (1944)
4. Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
5. A Song to Remember (1945)
6. The Swan (1956)
7. The Bridge (1929)
8. Song Without End (1960)
9. A Farewell to Arms (1957)
10. Blind Alley (1939)
2. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
3. Cover Girl (1944)
4. Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
5. A Song to Remember (1945)
6. The Swan (1956)
7. The Bridge (1929)
8. Song Without End (1960)
9. A Farewell to Arms (1957)
10. Blind Alley (1939)
King Vidor
1894 - 1982
1. The Crowd (1928)
2. The Big Parade (1925)
3. Duel in the Sun (1946)
4. Hallelujah! (1929)
5. The Fountainhead (1949)
6. Stella Dallas (1937)
7. Show People (1928)
8. War and Peace (1956)
9. Northwest Passage (1940)
10. Our Daily Bread (1934)
2. The Big Parade (1925)
3. Duel in the Sun (1946)
4. Hallelujah! (1929)
5. The Fountainhead (1949)
6. Stella Dallas (1937)
7. Show People (1928)
8. War and Peace (1956)
9. Northwest Passage (1940)
10. Our Daily Bread (1934)
Denis Villeneuve
1967 -
1. Arrival (2016)
2. Incendies (2010)
3. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
4. Prisoners (2013)
5. Sicario (2015)
6. Enemy (2013)
7. Polytechnique (2009)
8. Maelström (2000)
9. Next Floor (2008)
10. August 32nd on Earth (1998)
2. Incendies (2010)
3. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
4. Prisoners (2013)
5. Sicario (2015)
6. Enemy (2013)
7. Polytechnique (2009)
8. Maelström (2000)
9. Next Floor (2008)
10. August 32nd on Earth (1998)
Thomas Vinterberg
1969 -
1. The Celebration (1998)
2. The Hunt (2012)
3. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
4. Submarino (2010)
5. Dear Wendy (2004)
6. The Commune (2016)
7. Kursk (2018)
8. The Boy Who Walked Backwards (1994)
9. The Biggest Heroes (1996)
10. It's All About Love (2003)
2. The Hunt (2012)
3. Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
4. Submarino (2010)
5. Dear Wendy (2004)
6. The Commune (2016)
7. Kursk (2018)
8. The Boy Who Walked Backwards (1994)
9. The Biggest Heroes (1996)
10. It's All About Love (2003)
Luchino Visconti
1906 - 1976
1. The Leopard (1963)
2. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
3. Death in Venice (1971)
4. Senso (1954)
5. Ossessione (1943)
6. La terra trema (1948)
7. The Damned (1969)
8. Ludwig (1972)
9. Bellissima (1951)
10. White Nights (1957)
2. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
3. Death in Venice (1971)
4. Senso (1954)
5. Ossessione (1943)
6. La terra trema (1948)
7. The Damned (1969)
8. Ludwig (1972)
9. Bellissima (1951)
10. White Nights (1957)
František Vláčil
1924 - 1999
1. Marketa Lazarová (1967)
2. The Valley of the Bees (1968)
3. Adelheid (1970)
4. The Devil's Trap (1962)
5. The White Dove (1960)
6. Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)
7. Smoke on the Potato Fields (1977)
8. The Shadow of the Ferns (1984)
9. Mág (1988)
10. Hadí jed (1981)
2. The Valley of the Bees (1968)
3. Adelheid (1970)
4. The Devil's Trap (1962)
5. The White Dove (1960)
6. Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)
7. Smoke on the Potato Fields (1977)
8. The Shadow of the Ferns (1984)
9. Mág (1988)
10. Hadí jed (1981)
Lana & Lilly Wachowski
AW: 1967 - | LW: 1965 -
1. The Matrix (1999)
2. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
3. Cloud Atlas [with Tom Tykwer] (2012)
4. Bound (1996)
5. Sense8 [with J. Michael Straczynski] (2015-2018)
2. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
3. Cloud Atlas [with Tom Tykwer] (2012)
4. Bound (1996)
5. Sense8 [with J. Michael Straczynski] (2015-2018)
David Wain
1969 -
1. Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
2. Role Models (2008)
3. Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp [with Michael Showalter] (2015)
4. They Came Together (2014)
5. A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
6. Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later [with Michael Showalter] (2017)
7. Wanderlust (2012)
8. Wainy Days (2007-2012)
9. The Ten (2007)
10. Aisle Six (1992)
2. Role Models (2008)
3. Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp [with Michael Showalter] (2015)
4. They Came Together (2014)
5. A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
6. Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later [with Michael Showalter] (2017)
7. Wanderlust (2012)
8. Wainy Days (2007-2012)
9. The Ten (2007)
10. Aisle Six (1992)
Taika Waititi
1975 -
1. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
2. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
3. What We Do in the Shadows [with Jemaine Clement] (2014)
4. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
5. Boy (2010)
2. Jojo Rabbit (2019)
3. What We Do in the Shadows [with Jemaine Clement] (2014)
4. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
5. Boy (2010)
Andrzej Wajda
1926 - 2016
1. Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
2. Kanał (1957)
3. Man of Marble (1977)
4. Man of Iron (1981)
5. The Promised Land (1975)
6. Katyń (2007)
7. Danton (1983)
8. A Generation (1955)
9. Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
10. The Wedding (1973)
2. Kanał (1957)
3. Man of Marble (1977)
4. Man of Iron (1981)
5. The Promised Land (1975)
6. Katyń (2007)
7. Danton (1983)
8. A Generation (1955)
9. Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
10. The Wedding (1973)
Raoul Walsh
1887 - 1980
1. White Heat (1949)
2. High Sierra (1941)
3. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
4. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
5. Pursued (1947)
6. They Drive by Night (1940)
7. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
8. The Big Trail (1930)
9. Gentleman Jim (1942)
10. Objective, Burma! (1945)
2. High Sierra (1941)
3. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
4. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
5. Pursued (1947)
6. They Drive by Night (1940)
7. They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
8. The Big Trail (1930)
9. Gentleman Jim (1942)
10. Objective, Burma! (1945)
Charles Walters
1911 - 1982
1. Lili (1953)
2. Easter Parade (1948)
3. High Society (1956)
4. Summer Stock (1950)
5. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
6. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
7. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
8. The Tender Trap (1955)
9. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
10. Dangerous When Wet (1953)
2. Easter Parade (1948)
3. High Society (1956)
4. Summer Stock (1950)
5. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
6. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
7. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
8. The Tender Trap (1955)
9. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
10. Dangerous When Wet (1953)
James Wan
1977 -
1. Saw (2004)
2. The Conjuring (2013)
3. Furious 7 (2015)
4. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
5. Insidious (2010)
6. Aquaman (2018)
7. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
8. Death Sentence (2007)
9. Saw (2003)
10. Dead Silence (2007)
2. The Conjuring (2013)
3. Furious 7 (2015)
4. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
5. Insidious (2010)
6. Aquaman (2018)
7. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
8. Death Sentence (2007)
9. Saw (2003)
10. Dead Silence (2007)
Wang Bing
1967 -
1. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)
2. The Ditch (2010)
3. 'Til Madness Do Us Part (2013)
4. Three Sisters (2012)
5. Fengming, a Chinese Memoir (2007)
6. Dead Souls (2018)
7. Mrs. Fang (2017)
8. Bitter Money (2016)
9. Man with No Name (2009)
10. Ta'ang (2016)
2. The Ditch (2010)
3. 'Til Madness Do Us Part (2013)
4. Three Sisters (2012)
5. Fengming, a Chinese Memoir (2007)
6. Dead Souls (2018)
7. Mrs. Fang (2017)
8. Bitter Money (2016)
9. Man with No Name (2009)
10. Ta'ang (2016)
Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987
1. Chelsea Girls [with Paul Morrissey] (1966)
2. Empire (1964)
3. Vinyl (1965)
4. Sleep (1963)
5. Blow Job (1963)
6. Screen Tests (1964-1966)
7. Lonesome Cowboys [with Paul Morrissey] (1968)
8. Eat (1963)
9. Kiss (1963)
10. Blue Movie (1969)
2. Empire (1964)
3. Vinyl (1965)
4. Sleep (1963)
5. Blow Job (1963)
6. Screen Tests (1964-1966)
7. Lonesome Cowboys [with Paul Morrissey] (1968)
8. Eat (1963)
9. Kiss (1963)
10. Blue Movie (1969)
John Waters
1946 -
1. Pink Flamingos (1972)
2. Hairspray (1988)
3. Female Trouble (1974)
4. Desperate Living (1977)
5. Polyester (1981)
6. Cry-Baby (1990)
7. Multiple Maniacs (1970)
8. Serial Mom (1994)
9. Mondo Trasho (1969)
10. Pecker (1998)
2. Hairspray (1988)
3. Female Trouble (1974)
4. Desperate Living (1977)
5. Polyester (1981)
6. Cry-Baby (1990)
7. Multiple Maniacs (1970)
8. Serial Mom (1994)
9. Mondo Trasho (1969)
10. Pecker (1998)
Peter Watkins
1935 -
1. The War Game (1965)
2. Punishment Park (1971)
3. Edvard Munch (1974)
4. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
5. Culloden (1964)
6. Privilege (1967)
7. The Gladiators (1969)
8. The Diary of an Unknown Soldier (1959)
9. The Forgotten Faces (1961)
10. Fritänkaren (1994)
2. Punishment Park (1971)
3. Edvard Munch (1974)
4. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
5. Culloden (1964)
6. Privilege (1967)
7. The Gladiators (1969)
8. The Diary of an Unknown Soldier (1959)
9. The Forgotten Faces (1961)
10. Fritänkaren (1994)
Lois Weber
1879 - 1939
1. Where Are My Children? [with Phillips Smalley] (1916)
2. Suspense [with Phillips Smalley] (1913)
3. Hypocrites (1915)
4. The Blot (1921)
5. Shoes (1916)
6. The Merchant of Vernice [with Phillips Smalley] (1914)
7. The Dumb Girl of Portici [with Phillips Smalley] (1916)
8. The Jew's Christmas [with Phillips Smalley] (1913)
9. Too Wise Wives (1921)
10. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle [with Phillips Smalley] (1917)
2. Suspense [with Phillips Smalley] (1913)
3. Hypocrites (1915)
4. The Blot (1921)
5. Shoes (1916)
6. The Merchant of Vernice [with Phillips Smalley] (1914)
7. The Dumb Girl of Portici [with Phillips Smalley] (1916)
8. The Jew's Christmas [with Phillips Smalley] (1913)
9. Too Wise Wives (1921)
10. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle [with Phillips Smalley] (1917)
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
1970 -
1. Tropical Malady (2004)
2. Blissfully Yours (2002)
3. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
4. Syndromes and a Century (2006)
5. Cemetery of Splendour (2015)
6. Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
7. A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009)
8. Mekong Hotel (2012)
9. Phantoms of Nabua (2009)
10. Worldly Desires (2005)
2. Blissfully Yours (2002)
3. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
4. Syndromes and a Century (2006)
5. Cemetery of Splendour (2015)
6. Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
7. A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009)
8. Mekong Hotel (2012)
9. Phantoms of Nabua (2009)
10. Worldly Desires (2005)
Paul Wegener
1874 - 1948
1. The Golem: How He Came into the World [with Carl Boese] (1920)
2. The Student of Prague [with Stellan Rye] (1913)
3. The Golem [with Henrik Galeen] (1915)
4. Rübezahls Hochzeit [with Rochus Gliese] (1916)
5. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
6. Der Yoghi [with Rochus Gliese] (1916)
7. The Golem and the Dancing Girl [with Rochus Gliese] (1917)
8. Hans Trutz im Schlaraffenland (1917)
9. Living Buddhas (1925)
10. A Man Wants to Get to Germany (1934)
2. The Student of Prague [with Stellan Rye] (1913)
3. The Golem [with Henrik Galeen] (1915)
4. Rübezahls Hochzeit [with Rochus Gliese] (1916)
5. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
6. Der Yoghi [with Rochus Gliese] (1916)
7. The Golem and the Dancing Girl [with Rochus Gliese] (1917)
8. Hans Trutz im Schlaraffenland (1917)
9. Living Buddhas (1925)
10. A Man Wants to Get to Germany (1934)
Peter Weir
1944 -
1. The Truman Show (1998)
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
3. Dead Poets Society (1989)
4. Witness (1985)
5. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
6. Gallipoli (1981)
7. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
8. Fearless (1993)
9. The Last Wave (1977)
10. The Way Back (2010)
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
3. Dead Poets Society (1989)
4. Witness (1985)
5. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
6. Gallipoli (1981)
7. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
8. Fearless (1993)
9. The Last Wave (1977)
10. The Way Back (2010)
Orson Welles
1915 - 1985
1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. Touch of Evil (1958)
3. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
4. Chimes at Midnight (1965)
5. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
6. F for Fake (1973)
7. The Trial (1962)
8. Othello (1952)
9. The Stranger (1946)
10. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
2. Touch of Evil (1958)
3. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
4. Chimes at Midnight (1965)
5. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
6. F for Fake (1973)
7. The Trial (1962)
8. Othello (1952)
9. The Stranger (1946)
10. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
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