Movie Directors Top Films - Page 19

Movie directors Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick
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.

Last Updated: 2020-05-07
Gregory La Cava
1892 - 1952
Gregory La Cava movie director
  1. My Man Godfrey (1936)
  2. Stage Door (1937)
  3. So's Your Old Man (1926)
  4. Gabriel over the White House (1933)
  5. Running Wild (1927)
  6. Primrose Path (1940)
  7. 5th Ave Girl (1939)
  8. The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
  9. She Married Her Boss (1935)
10. Symphony of Six Million (1932)
Poster for the movie My Man Godfrey

René Laloux
1929 - 2004
René Laloux movie director
  1. Fantastic Planet (1973)
  2. Time Masters (1982)
  3. Gandahar (1988)
  4. The Snails (1965)
  5. How Wang-Fo Was Saved (1987)
  6. Dead Times (1964)
  7. Monkey's Teeth (1960)
  8. The Captive [with Philippe Caza] (1988)
  9. Tick-Tock (1957)
10. Les achalunés (1958)
DVD cover for the animated film Fantastic Planet

Ringo Lam
1955 - 2018
Ringo Lam movie director
  1. City on Fire (1987)
  2. Full Contact (1992)
  3. Prison on Fire (1987)
  4. Full Alert (1997)
  5. Prison on Fire II (1991)
  6. Twin Dragons [with Tsui Hark] (1992)
  7. Burning Paradise (1994)
  8. Maximum Risk (1996)
  9. Victim (1999)
10. School on Fire (1988)
City on Fire movie poster

John Landis
1950 -
John Landis movie director
  1. Thriller (1983)
  2. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
  3. The Blues Brothers (1980)
  4. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
  5. Trading Places (1983)
  6. Coming to America (1988)
  7. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
  8. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
  9. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
10. Spies Like Us (1985)
Poster for the Michael Jackson music video Thriller

Fritz Lang
1890 - 1976
Fritz Lang movie director
  1. Metropolis (1927)
  2. M (1931)
  3. The Big Heat (1953)
  4. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
  5. Scarlet Street (1945)
  6. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
  7. The Woman in the Window (1944)
  8. Fury (1936)
  9. You Only Live Once (1937)
10. Destiny (1921)
Poster for the movie Metropolis

Walter Lang
1896 - 1972
Walter Lang movie director
  1. The King and I (1956)
  2. State Fair (1945)
  3. Sitting Pretty (1948)
  4. The Little Princess (1939)
  5. Mother Wore Tights (1947)
  6. Call Me Madam (1953)
  7. With a Song in My Heart (1952)
  8. Desk Set (1957)
  9. The Blue Bird (1940)
10. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
The King and I DVD cover

Yorgos Lanthimos
1973-
Yorgos Lanthimos movie director
  1. The Favourite (2018)
  2. Dogtooth (2009)
  3. The Lobster (2015)
  4. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
  5. Alps (2011)
The Favourite movie poster

Claude Lanzmann
1925 - 2018
Claude Lanzmann movie director
  1. Shoah (1985)
  2. The Last of the Unjust (2013)
  3. Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m. (2001)
  4. Shoah: Four Sisters (2018)
  5. Israel, Why (1973)
  6. Tsahal (1994)
  7. A Visitor from the Living (1999)
  8. The Karski Report (2010)
  9. Napalm (2017)
10. Lights and Shadows (2008)
DVD cover for the movie Shoah

John Lasseter
1957 -
John Lasseter movie director
  1. Toy Story (1995)
  2. Toy Story 2 (1999)
  3. A Bug's Life (1998)
  4. Luxo Jr. (1986)
  5. Cars (2006)
  6. Tin Toy (1988)
  7. Knick Knack (1989)
  8. Cars 2 (2011)
  9. Red's Dream (1987)
10. Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
DVD cover for the movie Toy Story

Francis Lawrence
1971 -
Francis Lawrence movie director
  1. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
  2. I Am Legend (2007)
  3. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
  4. Waiting For Tonight (1999)
  5. Bad Romance (2009)
  6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
  7. Constantine (2005)
  8. Cry Me A River (2003)
  9. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (1998)
10. Red Sparrow (2018)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire DVD cover

David Lean
1908 - 1991
David Lean movie director
  1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
  3. Brief Encounter (1945)
  4. Great Expectations (1946)
  5. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
  6. Oliver Twist (1948)
  7. Ryan's Daughter (1970)
  8. A Passage to India (1984)
  9. Summertime (1955)
10. Hobson's Choice (1954)
Poster for the movie Lawrence of Arabia

Patrice Leconte
1947 -
Patrice Leconte movie director
  1. Monsieur Hire (1989)
  2. The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
  3. Girl on the Bridge (1999)
  4. Ridicule (1996)
  5. The Man on the Train (2002)
  6. The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
  7. French Fried Vacation 2 (1979)
  8. French Fried Vacation (1978)
  9. Tandem (1987)
10. Intimate Strangers (2004)
Monsieur Hire movie poster

Mimi Leder
1952 -
Mimi Leder movie director
  1. Deep Impact (1998)
  2. On the Basis of Sex (2018)
  3. Pay It Forward (2000)
  4. The Peacemaker (1997)
  5. Thick as Thieves (2009)
  6. A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)
  7. House of Secrets (1993)
  8. There Was a Little Boy (1993)
  9. Woman with a Past (1992)
10. The Innocent (1994)
Deep Impact movie poster

Ang Lee
1954 -
Ang Lee movie movie director
  1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  2. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
  3. Life of Pi (2012)
  4. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
  5. The Wedding Banquet (1993)
  6. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
  7. The Ice Storm (1997)
  8. Lust, Caution (2007)
  9. Hulk (2003)
10. Ride with the Devil (1999)
Poster for the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Lee Chang-Dong
1954 -
Lee Chang-Dong movie director
  1. Burning (2018)
  2. Poetry (2010)
  3. Oasis (2002)
  4. Peppermint Candy (1999)
  5. Secret Sunshine (2007)
Burning movie poster

Spike Lee
1957 -
Spike Lee movie director
  1. Do the Right Thing (1989)
  2. Malcolm X (1992)
  3. 25th Hour (2002)
  4. BlacKkKlansman (2018)
  5. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
  6. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
  7. Inside Man (2006)
  8. 4 Little Girls (1997)
  9. Jungle Fever (1991)
10. Clockers (1995)
Poster for the movie Do the Right Thing

Mike Leigh
1943 -
Mike Leigh movie director
  1. Naked (1993)
  2. Secrets & Lies (1996)
  3. Life Is Sweet (1990)
  4. Another Year (2010)
  5. Meantime (1983)
  6. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
  7. Vera Drake (2004)
  8. Mr. Turner (2014)
  9. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
10. High Hopes (1988)
Poster for the movie Naked

Mitchell Leisen
1898 - 1972
Mitchell Leisen movie director
  1. Midnight (1939)
  2. Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
  3. Easy Living (1937)
  4. Remember the Night (1940)
  5. Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
  6. To Each His Own (1946)
  7. Hands Across the Table (1935)
  8. The Mating Season (1951)
  9. No Man of Her Own (1950)
10. Arise, My Love (1940)
Poster for the movie Midnight

Claude Lelouch
1937 -
Claude Lelouch movie director
  1. A Man and a Woman (1966)
  2. And Now My Love (1974)
  3. Les Misérables (1995)
  4. C'était un rendez-vous (1976)
  5. Les uns et les autres (1981)
  6. Live for Life (1967)
  7. L'aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972)
  8. Roman de gare (2007)
  9. Happy New Year (1973)
10. Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
A Man and a Woman movie poster

Kasi Lemmons
1961 -
Kasi Lemmons movie director
  1. Eve's Bayou (1997)
  2. Talk to Me (2007)
  3. Harriet (2019)
  4. Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker [with DeMane Davis] (2020)
  5. Black Nativity (2013)
Poster for the movie Eve's Bayou

Umberto Lenzi
1931 - 2017
Umberto Lenzi movie director
  1. Cannibal Ferox (1981)
  2. Almost Human (1974)
  3. Man from Deep River (1972)
  4. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
  5. Rome Armed to the Teeth (1976)
  6. Eaten Alive! (1980)
  7. Orgasmo (1969)
  8. Nightmare City (1980)
  9. Violent Naples (1976)
10. Eyeball (1975)
Poster for the movie Cannibal Ferox

Robert Z. Leonard
1889 - 1968
Robert Z. Leonard movie director
  1. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
  2. Pride and Prejudice (1940)
  3. The Divorcee (1930)
  4. Naughty Marietta [with W.S. Van Dyke] (1935)
  5. Dancing Lady (1933)
  6. Maytime (1937)
  7. In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
  8. Peacock Alley (1922)
  9. Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
10. The Bribe (1949)
The Great Ziegfeld movie poster

Sergio Leone
1929 - 1989
Sergio Leone movie director
  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
  2. Once upon a Time in the West (1968)
  3. Once upon a Time in America (1984)
  4. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
  5. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Poster for the western movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly








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