Movie Directors Top Films - Page 36

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: 2019-05-07
William A. Wellman
1896 - 1975
William A. Wellman movie director
  1. The Public Enemy (1931)
  2. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
  3. Wings (1927)
  4. A Star Is Born (1937)
  5. Battleground (1949)
  6. Nothing Sacred (1937)
  7. Beau Geste (1939)
  8. The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
  9. The High and the Mighty (1954)
10. Yellow Sky (1948)
Poster for the 1931 movie The Public Enemy

Wim Wenders
1945 -
Wim Wenders movie director
  1. Wings of Desire (1987)
  2. Paris, Texas (1984)
  3. The American Friend (1977)
  4. Alice in the Cities (1974)
  5. Kings of the Road (1976)
  6. Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
  7. Pina (2011)
  8. The State of Things (1982)
  9. The Salt of the Earth [with Juliano Ribeiro Salgado] (2014)
10. The Wrong Move (1975)
Poster for the movie Wings of Desire

Lina Wertmüller
1928 -
Lina Wertmüller movie director
  1. Seven Beauties (1975)
  2. Swept Away (1974)
  3. The Seduction of Mimi (1972)
  4. I basilischi (1963)
  5. Love and Anarchy (1973)
  6. Blood Feud (1978)
  7. Ciao, Professore! (1992)
  8. Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) (1986)
  9. A Night Full of Rain (1978)
10. Saturday, Sunday and Monday (1990)
Poster for the movie Seven Beauties

James Whale
1889 - 1957
James Whale movie director
  1. Frankenstein (1931)
  2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
  3. The Invisible Man (1933)
  4. The Old Dark House (1932)
  5. Show Boat (1936)
  6. Waterloo Bridge (1931)
  7. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
  8. Journey's End (1930)
  9. Remember Last Night? (1935)
10. The Great Garrick (1937)
Poster for the 1931 movie Frankenstein

Ben Wheatley
1972 -
Ben Wheatley movie director
  1. Kill List (2011)
  2. Sightseers (2012)
  3. A Field in England (2013)
  4. Down Terrace (2009)
  5. Free Fire (2016)
Kill List movie poster

Joss Whedon
1964 -
Joss Whedon movie director
  1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
  2. The Avengers (2012)
  3. Firefly (2002-2003)
  4. Serenity (2005)
  5. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
  6. Angel [with David Greenwalt] (1999-2004)
  7. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog [with Zack & Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen] (2008)
  8. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [with Zack Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen] (2013-)
  9. Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
10. Dollhouse (2009-2010)
Poster for the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Bo Widerberg
1930 - 1997
Bo Widerberg movie director
  1. Raven's End (1963)
  2. Ådalen 31 (1969)
  3. Elvira Madigan (1967)
  4. All Things Fair (1995)
  5. The Man on the Roof (1976)
  6. The Man from Majorca (1984)
  7. Joe Hill (1971)
  8. The Serpent's Way (1986)
  9. Love 65 (1965)
10. Barnvagnen (1963)
Raven's End DVD

Robert Wiene
1873 - 1938
Robert Wiene movie director
  1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
  2. The Hands of Orlac (1924)
  3. Raskolnikow (1923)
  4. Fear (1917)
  5. Der Rosenkavalier (1925)
  6. Genuine (1920)
  7. I.N.R.I. (1923)
  8. The Other (1930)
  9. Ultimatum [with Robert Siodmak] (1938)
10. Taifun (1934)
Poster for the 1920 movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Billy Wilder
1906 - 2002
Billy Wilder movie director
  1. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  2. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
  3. The Apartment (1960)
  4. Double Indemnity (1944)
  5. The Lost Weekend (1945)
  6. Ace in the Hole (1951)
  7. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
  8. Stalag 17 (1953)
  9. Sabrina (1954)
10. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Poster for the movie Some Like It Hot

Nicolas Winding Refn
1970 -
Nicolas Winding Refn movie director
  1. Drive (2011)
  2. Pusher (1996)
  3. Bronson (2008)
  4. Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands (2004)
  5. Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death (2005)
  6. Valhalla Rising (2009)
  7. Only God Forgives (2013)
  8. Bleeder (1999)
  9. The Neon Demon (2016)
10. Fear X (2003)
Poster for the movie Drive

Michael Winterbottom
1961 -
Michael Winterbottom movie director
  1. 24 Hour Party People (2002)
  2. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
  3. The Trip (2010)
  4. In This World (2002)
  5. Wonderland (1999)
  6. The Trip to Italy (2014)
  7. The Road to Guantanamo [with Mat Whitecross] (2006)
  8. Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
  9. Jude (1996)
10. The Trip to Spain (2017)
Poster for the movie 24 Hour Party People

Robert Wise
1914 - 2005
Robert Wise movie director
  1. West Side Story [with Jerome Robbins] (1961)
  2. The Sound of Music (1965)
  3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
  4. The Haunting (1963)
  5. The Set-Up (1949)
  6. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
  7. The Body Snatcher (1945)
  8. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
  9. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
10. I Want to Live! (1958)
Poster for the movie West Side Story

Frederick Wiseman
1930 -
Frederick Wiseman movie director
  1. Titicut Follies (1967)
  2. High School (1968)
  3. Hospital (1970)
  4. Welfare (1975)
  5. Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (2017)
  6. Near Death (1989)
  7. National Gallery (2014)
  8. At Berkeley (2013)
  9. Domestic Violence (2001)
10. Belfast, Maine (1999)
DVD cover for the movie Titicut Follies

Wong Kar-Wai
1958 -
Wong Kar-Wai movie director
  1. In the Mood for Love (2000)
  2. Chungking Express (1994)
  3. Fallen Angels (1995)
  4. Happy Together (1997)
  5. Days of Being Wild (1990)
  6. 2046 (2004)
  7. Ashes of Time (1994)
  8. As Tears Go By (1988)
  9. The Grandmaster (2013)
10. My Blueberry Nights (2007)
Poster for the movie In the Mood for Love

John Woo
1946 -
John Woo movie director
  1. The Killer (1989)
  2. Hard Boiled (1992)
  3. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
  4. Bullet in the Head (1990)
  5. Face/Off (1997)
  6. Red Cliff (Part I & Part II) (2008)
  7. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
  8. Mission: Impossible II (2000)
  9. Hard Target (1993)
10. Once a Thief (1991)
Poster for the movie The Killer

Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1924 - 1978
Edward D. Wood, Jr. movie director
  1. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
  2. Glen or Glenda (1953)
  3. Bride of the Monster (1955)
  4. Night of the Ghouls (1959)
  5. Jail Bait (1954)
  6. The Sinister Urge (1960)
  7. Necromania (1971)
  8. Take It Out in Trade (1970)
  9. Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (1953)
10. Crossroads of Laredo (1995)
Poster for the movie Plan 9 from Outer Space








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