Movie Directors Top Films - Page 21

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.

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Last Updated: 2020-05-08

Ernst Lubitsch

1892 - 1947

  1. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
  2. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
  3. Trouble in Paradise (1932)
  4. Ninotchka (1939)
  5. Design for Living (1933)
  6. Heaven Can Wait (1943)
  7. The Merry Widow (1934)
  8. One Hour with You [with George Cukor] (1932)
  9. Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
10. The Doll (1919)

DVD cover for the movie To Be or Not to Be

George Lucas

1944 -

  1. Star Wars (1977)
  2. American Graffiti (1973)
  3. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  4. THX 1138 (1971)
  5. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Baz Luhrmann

1962 -

  1. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
  2. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
  3. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
  4. The Great Gatsby (2013)
  5. Australia (2008)

Sidney Lumet

1924 - 2011

  1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  2. Network (1976)
  3. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
  4. Serpico (1973)
  5. The Verdict (1982)
  6. Fail-Safe (1964)
  7. The Pawnbroker (1964)
  8. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
  9. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
10. The Hill (1965)

Auguste & Louis Lumière

AL: 1862-1954
LL: 1864-1948

Auguste and Louis Lumière movie directors

  1. L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat (1896)
  2. La sortie des usines Lumière (1895)
  3. L'arroseur arrosé (1895)
  4. Repas de bébé (1895)
  5. Démolition d'un mur (1896)
  6. Neuville-sur-Saône: Débarquement du congrès des photographes à Lyon (1895)
  7. Bataille de boules de neige (1897)
  8. Partie de cartes (1896)
  9. Barque sortant du port (1896)
10. Départ de Jérusalem en chemin de fer (1897)

L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat movie DVD cover

Ida Lupino

1918 - 1995

  1. The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
  2. The Bigamist (1953)
  3. The Trouble with Angels (1966)
  4. Outrage (1950)
  5. Never Fear (1949)

David Lynch

1946 -

  1. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
  2. Blue Velvet (1986)
  3. Twin Peaks [with Mark Frost] (1990-1991)
  4. The Elephant Man (1980)
  5. Eraserhead (1977)
  6. Lost Highway (1997)
  7. Inland Empire (2006)
  8. Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
  9. The Straight Story (1999)
10. Wild at Heart (1990)

Adrian Lyne

1941 -

  1. Fatal Attraction (1987)
  2. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
  3. Lolita (1997)
  4. Flashdance (1983)
  5. Unfaithful (2002)
  6. Foxes (1980)
  7. 9½ Weeks (1986)
  8. Indecent Proposal (1993)
  9. Mr. Smith (1976)
10. The Table (1973)

DVD cover for the movie Fatal Attraction

Seth MacFarlane

1941 -

  1. Family Guy (1999-)
  2. American Dad! [with Mike Barker & Matt Weitzman] (2005-)
  3. Ted (2012)
  4. The Orville (2017-)
  5. Ted 2 (2015)
  6. The Cleveland Show [with Richard Appel & Mike Henry] (2009-2013)
  7. Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008-2009)
  8. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
  9. The Life of Larry (1995)
10. Larry & Steve (1996)

Juliusz Machulski

1955 -

  1. Sexmission (1984)
  2. Vabank (1981)
  3. Kiler (1997)
  4. King Size (1988)
  5. Point of No Return (1984)
  6. Vinci (2004)
  7. Kiler-ów 2-óch (1999)
  8. Déjà vu (1989)
  9. Money Is Not Everything (2001)
10. Kołysanka (2010)

Alexander Mackendrick

1912 - 1993

  1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
  2. The Ladykillers (1955)
  3. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
  4. Whisky Galore! (1949)
  5. Mandy (1952)

DVD cover for the movie Sweet Smell of Success

Guy Maddin

1956 -

  1. My Winnipeg (2007)
  2. The Heart of the World (2000)
  3. The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
  4. Brand upon the Brain! (2006)
  5. The Forbidden Room (2015)
  6. Cowards Bend the Knee (2003)
  7. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002)
  8. Careful (1992)
  9. Archangel (1990)
10. Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)

Dušan Makavejev

1932 - 2019

  1. W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
  2. Sweet Movie (1974)
  3. Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (1967)
  4. Man Is Not a Bird (1965)
  5. Innocence Unprotected (1968)
  6. Montenegro (1981)
  7. The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
  8. Gorilla Bathes at Noon (1993)
  9. Manifesto (1988)
10. Hole in the Soul (1994)

DVD cover for the movie W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

1957 -

  1. A Moment of Innocence (1996)
  2. Kandahar (2001)
  3. Gabbeh (1996)
  4. The Cyclist (1987)
  5. Salaam Cinema (1995)
  6. The Silence (1998)
  7. Once upon a Time, Cinema (1992)
  8. The Peddler (1987)
  9. The President (2014)
10. The Marriage of the Blessed (1989)

DVD cover for the movie A Moment of Innocence

Terrence Malick

1943 -

  1. Days of Heaven (1978)
  2. Badlands (1973)
  3. The Thin Red Line (1998)
  4. The Tree of Life (2011)
  5. The New World (2005)
  6. A Hidden Life (2019)
  7. To the Wonder (2012)
  8. Knight of Cups (2015)
  9. Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience (2016)
10. Song to Song (2017)

Louis Malle

1932 - 1995

  1. Au revoir les enfants (1987)
  2. The Fire Within (1963)
  3. Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
  4. Atlantic City (1980)
  5. Lacombe, Lucien (1974)
  6. My Dinner with Andre (1981)
  7. Murmur of the Heart (1971)
  8. The Lovers (1958)
  9. Zazie dans le métro (1960)
10. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)

DVD cover for the movie Au revoir les enfants

Djibril Diop Mambéty

1945 - 1998

  1. Touki Bouki (1973)
  2. Hyènes (1992)
  3. The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun (1999)
  4. Contras'city (1969)
  5. Badou Boy (1970)