Alexandre Desplat's Directors

1. Robert Guédiguian

Robert Guédiguian was born on December 3, 1953 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He is a producer and writer, known for Marius and Jeannette (1997), The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011) and La ville est tranquille (2000). He has been married to Ariane Ascaride since 1975.

3 projects 1985 – Ki lo sa? 2009 – L'armée du crime 2015 – Une histoire de fou

2. Christophe Delmas

Assistant_director | L'Enkas

Christophe Delmas is known for The Truk (2018), Le défi (2002) and De l'amour (2001).

1 project 1987 – V.O. (short)

3. Georges Nicolas Hayek

Director | Manövergäste

Georges Nicolas Hayek is known for Manövergäste (1981), The Land of William Tell (1985) and Family Express (1991).

1 project 1991 – Family Express

4. Stéphane Kurc

Director | L'oeil du maître

Stéphane Kurc was born in 1945 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is a director and writer, known for L'oeil du maître (1980), Anne Le Guen (1995) and Man of My Life (1999).

2 projects 1991 – "Le flic de Moscou" Crime sous hypnose 1993 – J'aime pas qu'on m'aime (TV Movie)

5. Patrick Ardis

Director | La goule aux fées

Patrick Ardis is known for La goule aux fées (1988), Le voyageur immobile (1994) and Simon courage (1991).

1 project 1991 – Simon courage (short)

6. Christian Merret-Palmair

Director | Vous les femmes

Christian Merret-Palmair is known for Vous les femmes (2007), Les portes de la gloire (2001) and Rossignol de mes amours (1991).

3 projects 1991 – Rossignol de mes amours (short) 1995 – Bons baisers de Suzanne (short) 2001 – Les portes de la gloire

7. Patrick Dewolf

Writer | Crimes en série

Patrick Dewolf was born on June 3, 1950 in Paris, France. He is a writer and assistant director, known for Crimes en série (1998), Tandem (1987) and Innocent Lies (1995).

2 projects 1992 – Lapse of Memory 1995 – Innocent Lies

8. Patrice Noïa

Director | Au nom du père et du fils

Patrice Noïa was born on December 15, 1953 in Paris, France. He is a director and actor, known for Au nom du père et du fils (1992), Vive la mariée (1980) and The Bodyguard (1984).

1 project 1992 – Au nom du père et du fils

9. Serge Meynard

Director | Voyous voyelles

Serge Meynard was born in 1956. He is a director and writer, known for Pretty Devils (1999), L'oeil au beurre noir (1987) and Missing Child (2017).

1 project 1992 – Sexes faibles!

10. Patrick Volson

Director | Entre ciel et terre: Jérusalem

Patrick Volson was born on September 19, 1949 in Vals-les-Bains, Ardèche, France. He was a director and writer, known for Between Heaven and Earth: Jerusalem (1985), Joséphine, ange gardien (1997) and The Beast of Gévaudan (2003). He died on August 28, 2016.

2 projects 1992 – Papa veut pas que je t'épouse (TV Movie) 1994 – Le paradis absolument (TV Movie)

11. Daniel Delume

Producer | The Artist

Daniel was born and grew up in Grenoble in the french Alps. In 1973, he moved to Paris with his family. He first studied Film at Le Conservatoire Libre du Cinema Francais and La Sorbonne from 1981 to 1984. Since then, he started working in the film industry, first as "assistant casting,3rd AD, ...

1 project 1993 – Départ en vacances (short)

12. Bernard Faroux

Director | Faites entrer l'accusé

Bernard Faroux is known for Faites entrer l'accusé (2002), Le tronc (1993) and La cape et l'épée (2000).

1 project 1993 – Le tronc

13. Karl Zéro

Writer | Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac

Karl Zéro was born on August 6, 1961 in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France. He is a writer and producer, known for Being Jacques Chirac (2006), Le tronc (1993) and L'ombre au tableau (2014).

2 projects 1993 – Le tronc 2007 – Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau... (Documentary)

14. Leslie Megahey

Writer | Diario para un cuento

Leslie Megahey was born on December 22, 1944 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Diary for a Tale (1998), The Advocate (1993) and Omnibus (1967). He was married to Jana Boková. He died on August 27, 2022 in the UK.

1 project 1993 – The Hour of the Pig

15. Vincent Monnet

Director | Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome

Vincent Monnet is known for Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome (2001), L'amour dans le sang (2008) and Les bleus: premiers pas dans la police (2006).

2 projects 1993 – Jour de fauche (short) 1995 – Quand je serai grand, mon père il sera policier (short)

16. Olivier Chavarot

Director | Police district

Olivier Chavarot is known for Police district (2000), La proie et l'ombre (2000) and En tout bien tout honneur (2018).

1 project 1994 – La Vienne dynamique

17. Jacques Audiard

Writer | De rouille et d'os

Born in Paris, France, in 1952. Jacques Audiard's family has always been involved in movie business. His father, Michel, was a popular screenwriter and director and his uncle a producer. But in his teens he refused that world and wanted to be a teacher. He studied literature and philosophy at the ...

6 projects 1994 – Regarde les hommes tomber 1996 – Un héros très discret 2001 – Sur mes lèvres 2005 – De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté 2009 – Un prophète 2012 – De rouille et d'os 2018 – The Sisters Brothers

18. Manuel Flèche

Director | Une femme pour l'hiver

Manuel Flèche was born in 1958 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for Une femme pour l'hiver (1988), Marie-Louise ou la permission (1995) and Parano (1994).

1 project 1995 – Marie-Louise ou la permission

19. Sébastien Grall

Director | Les Milles

Sébastien Grall was born on March 20, 1954 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Les Milles (1995), Surveillance (2013) and Un père et passe (1989). He was married to Frédérique Noiret. He died on July 11, 2013 in Paris, France.

2 projects 1995 – Les Milles 1997 – Un petit grain de folie (TV Movie)

20. Didier Haudepin

Producer | Le plus bel âge...

Didier Haudepin was born on August 15, 1951 in Paris, France. He is an actor and producer, known for Those Were the Days (1995), Paco l'infaillible (1979) and Poussière d'ange (1987).

1 project 1995 – Le plus bel âge...

21. Didier Grousset

Director | Kamikaze

Didier Grousset is known for Kamikaze (1986), Les jupons de la révolution (1989) and Rendez-vous au tas de sable (1990).

2 projects 1995 – Le fils de Paul (TV Movie) 1996 – Le poteau d'Aldo (TV Movie)

22. Jérôme Enrico

Director | Le rat noir d'amérique

Jérôme Enrico is known for Le rat noir d'amérique (1981), Cerise (2015) and Paulette (2012).

1 project 1996 – Échappée belle (TV Movie)

23. Philippe Bensoussan

Director | Bluff

Philippe Bensoussan is known for Bluff (1982), Décryptage (2003) and Une heure sans savoir (1980).

1 project 1996 – L'enfer vert (TV Movie)

24. Dominique Ladoge

Director | Comme un bateau, la mer en moins

Dominique Ladoge was born on June 26, 1958 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France. Dominique is a director and writer, known for Comme un bateau, la mer en moins (1992), Lucky Punch (1996) and La cour des grands (2008).

1 project 1996 – Lucky Punch

25. Macha Méril

Actress | Profondo rosso

Macha Méril was born on September 3, 1940 in Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco [now Morocco]. She is an actress and producer, known for Deep Red (1975), Belle de Jour (1967) and Vagabond (1985). She was previously married to Michel Legrand and Gian Vittorio Baldi.

1 project 1996 – Alla turca (TV Movie)

26. Edwin Baily

Director | Le silence des églises

Edwin Baily was born in 1953 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France. He is a director and producer, known for The Silence of the Church (2013), The Accident (2016) and Faut-il aimer Mathilde? (1993).

1 project 1996 – D'amour et d'eau salée (TV Movie)

27. Yvon Marciano

Director | Emilie Muller

Yvon Marciano was born on February 13, 1953 in Marnia, Oran, France [now Algeria]. He was a director and writer, known for Emilie Muller (1994), La part de l'ombre (1999) and La face cachée de la lune (1987). He died on November 23, 2011 in Nimes, France.

1 project 1996 – Le cri de la soie

28. Francis Girod

Director | Le bon plaisir

Francis Girod was born on October 9, 1944 in Semblançay, Indre-et-Loire, France. He was a director and actor, known for Le bon plaisir (1984), Transfixed (2001) and The Infernal Trio (1974). He died on November 19, 2006 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.

3 projects 1996 – Passage à l'acte 2001 – Mauvais genres 2004 – Le pays des enfants perdus (TV Movie)

29. Marion Vernoux

Writer | Rien à faire

Marion Vernoux was born on June 29, 1966 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. She is a writer and director, known for Empty Days (1999), A Hell of a Day (2001) and Personne ne m'aime (1994).

3 projects 1996 – Love, etc. 1999 – Rien à faire 2001 – Reines d'un jour

30. Lou Jeunet

Writer | Curiosa

Lou Jeunet is known for Curiosa (2019), Combats de femme (1997) and Jugé sans justice (2021).

1 project 1996 – Tout ce qui brille (TV Movie)

31. Luc Béraud

Writer | L'effrontée

Luc Béraud was born on October 30, 1945 in La Rochelle, France. He is a writer and director, known for L'effrontée (1985), The Little Thief (1988) and La meilleure façon de marcher (1976).

2 projects 1997 – La voisine (TV Movie) 2002 – Tous les chagrins se ressemblent (TV Movie)

32. Rachida Krim

Director | Sous les pieds des femmes

Rachida Krim was born on February 17, 1955. She is a director and writer, known for Sous les pieds des femmes (1997), Houria (2002) and Arranged Marriage (2010).

1 project 1997 – Sous les pieds des femmes

33. Jacques Monnet

Writer | C'est pas ma faute!

Jacques Monnet was born on January 18, 1934 in Concarneau, Finistère, France. He is an actor and writer, known for I Didn't Do It! (1999), La femme du cosmonaute (1997) and Outward Signs of Wealth (1983).

2 projects 1997 – La femme du cosmonaute 1999 – C'est pas ma faute!

34. Patrice Leconte

Director | Ridicule

Patrice Leconte was born on November 12, 1947 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Ridicule (1996), La fille sur le pont (1999) and Man on the Train (2002).

1 project 1998 – 1 chance sur 2

35. Malcolm Mowbray

Director | A Private Function

Malcolm Mowbray was born on June 24, 1949 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for A Private Function (1984), Meeting Spencer (2011) and The Revengers' Comedies (1998). He was married to Valerie Hill. He died on June 23, 2023 in the UK.

1 project 1998 – The Revengers' Comedies

36. Jean-Paul Salomé

Director | Arsène Lupin

Jean-Paul Salomé decided to become a film director from the age of eleven, but it was not until he passed his Baccalauréat high school diploma in the scientific section and studied film at the Sorbonne Censier University that he entered the film industry, first working as a trainee for director ...

1 project 1998 – Restons groupés

37. Florent-Emilio Siri

Director | Hostage

Florent-Emilio Siri was born on March 2, 1965. He is a director and writer, known for Hostage (2005), A Minute of Silence (1998) and Intimate Enemies (2007).

9 projects 1998 – Une minute de silence 2002 – Nid de guêpes 2005 – Hostage 2007 – L'ennemi intime 2012 – Cloclo 2016 – "Marseille" 20 ans 2016 – "Marseille" Homme de paille 2016 – "Marseille" Crocodile 2016 – "Marseille" Intox

38. Santiago Aguilar

Writer | Justino, un asesino de la tercera edad

Santiago Aguilar is known for Justino (1994), Matías, juez de línea (1996) and Atilano, presidente (1998).

1 project 1998 – Atilano, presidente

39. Luis Guridi

Director | Justino, un asesino de la tercera edad

Luis Guridi is known for Justino (1994), La isla de los nominados (2010) and Matías, juez de línea (1996).

1 project 1998 – Atilano, presidente

40. Philomène Esposito

Director | Toni

Philomène Esposito was born on March 13, 1955 in Biot, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is a director and writer, known for Toni (1999), Mima (1991) and Toxic Affair (1993).

3 projects 1999 – Toni 1999 – Retour à Fonteyne (TV Movie) 2000 – Les ritaliens (TV Movie)

41. Jean-François Laguionie

Director | Louise en hiver

Jean-François Laguionie was born on October 4, 1939 in Besançon, Doubs, France. He is a director and writer, known for Louise by the Shore (2016), Gwen, the Book of Sand (1985) and Rowing Across the Atlantic (1978).

1 project 1999 – Le château des singes

42. Jérôme Foulon

Director | Les enfants du naufrageur

Jérôme Foulon is known for Les enfants du naufrageur (1992), Passage du désir (2012) and Service volé (2021).

3 projects 1999 – Juliette (TV Movie) 1999 – N'oublie pas que tu m'aimes (TV Movie) 2002 – Une autre gemme (TV Movie)

43. Olivier Schatzky

Director | L'élève

Olivier Schatzky was born in 1949. He is a director and writer, known for The Pupil (1996), Fortune Express (1991) and Uncontrollable Circumstances (1989).

1 project 1999 – Monsieur Naphtali

44. Olivier Langlois

Director | Jaune revolver

Olivier Langlois is known for Jaune revolver (1988), Docteur Dassin, généraliste (2004) and Alex Hugo (2014).

3 projects 1999 – Petits nuages d'été (TV Movie) 2001 – Campagnes (TV Movie) 2003 – Virus au paradis (TV Movie)

45. Camille de Casabianca

Actress | Le fabuleux destin de Madame Petlet

Camille de Casabianca was born on October 31, 1960 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Le fabuleux destin de Madame Petlet (1995), Thérèse (1986) and Pékin Central (1986). She has been married to Patrick Blossier since September 24, 1988. They have one ...

1 project 2000 – Vive nous!

46. Philippe de Broca

Director | L'homme de Rio

Philippe de Broca born in 1933 worked as an assistant for Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut ( "Les 400 coups" aka "The 400 blows" ). From 1960 to 2004 he directed over 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful adventure movies such as "That Man from Rio" (L'Homme de Rio) in ...

2 projects 2000 – Amazone 2002 – Madame Sans-Gêne (TV Movie)

47. Marleen Gorris

Director | Antonia

Marleen Gorris was born on December 9, 1948 in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Antonia's Line (1995), A Question of Silence (1982) and Broken Mirrors (1984).

1 project 2000 – The Luzhin Defence

48. Bruno Chiche

Director | Le pinceau à lèvres

Bruno Chiche was born on August 7, 1966. He is a director and writer, known for Le pinceau à lèvres (1990), In and Out (2017) and Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (2001).

1 project 2001 – Barnie et ses petites contrariétés

49. Heidi Draper

Director | Home Sweet Home

Heidi Draper is known for Home Sweet Home (2001) and Take It Back (2006).

1 project 2001 – Home Sweet Home (Documentary)

50. Michael Raeburn

Director | Jit

Michael Raeburn was born on January 22, 1943 in Cairo, Egypt. He is a director and writer, known for Jit (1990), The Grass Is Singing (1981) and Triomf (2008).

1 project 2001 – Home Sweet Home (Documentary)

51. Thomas Gilou

Director | Rai

Thomas Gilou was born on February 1, 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a director and writer, known for Rai (1995), Would I Lie to You? (1997) and La combine de la girafe (1984).

6 projects 2002 – Paroles d'étoiles (TV Movie documentary) 2007 – Michou d'Auber 2016 – "Marseille" Face à Face 2016 – "Marseille" Liberté, Egalité, sans Pitié 2016 – "Marseille" A voté 2016 – "Marseille" La Lutte Finale

52. Edouard Niermans

Director | Poussière d'ange

Edouard Niermans was born on November 10, 1943. He is an actor and director, known for Poussière d'ange (1987), Anthracite (1980) and The Return of Casanova (1992).

1 project 2002 – "Sauveur Giordano" Noces de papier

53. François-Régis Jeanne

Director | Quantified

François-Régis Jeanne got his start by interviewing directors for TV (Sophia Coppola, Spike Lee, William Friedkin, Barry Levinson, Olivier Stone) He then directed a series of documentaries on French filmmakers like Michel Audiard, Francis Veber, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Fred Cavayé and Olivier Marchal ...

1 project 2002 – Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (Video documentary)

54. Stéphane Roux

Actor | Ratatouille

Stéphane Roux is known for Ratatouille (2007), A Goofy Movie (1995) and Arthur and the Invisibles (2006).

1 project 2002 – Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (Video documentary)

55. Isabelle Doval

Actress | Rire et châtiment

Isabelle Doval is a French screenwriter and director. Before writing stories and making movies, she was a professional musical theater dancer and singer in shows like " Cabaret " and " Kiss me Kate" . She transitioned into cinema by becoming an actress. Especially at the "comédie française" for 2 ...

1 project 2003 – Rire et châtiment

56. Carine Tardieu

Writer | Ôtez-moi d'un doute

Carine Tardieu was born in 1973 in Paris, France. She is a writer and assistant director, known for Just to Be Sure (2017), Les baisers des autres (2003) and L'aîné de mes soucis (2004).

1 project 2003 – Les baisers des autres (short)

57. Graham Guit

Director | Les kidnappeurs

Graham Guit was born on May 3, 1968 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He is a director and writer, known for Les kidnappeurs (1998), Plus forts que le diable and The Pact of Silence (2003).

1 project 2003 – Le pacte du silence

58. Xavier Giannoli

Writer | Marguerite

Xavier Giannoli was born on March 7, 1970 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and director, known for Marguerite (2015), Lost Illusions (2021) and L'interview (1998).

3 projects 2003 – Les corps impatients 2005 – Une aventure 2006 – Quand j'étais chanteur

59. Philippe Harel

Director | Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert

Philippe Harel was born on December 22, 1956 in Paris, France. He is an actor and director, known for Le vélo de Ghislain Lambert (2001), Deux pièces/cuisine (1989) and Underground Time (2015).

2 projects 2003 – Tristan 2005 – Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte

60. Sólveig Anspach

Director | Haut les coeurs!

Sólveig Anspach was born on December 8, 1960 in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. She was a director and writer, known for Haut les coeurs! (1999), The Aquatic Effect (2016) and Skrapp út (2008). She died on August 7, 2015 in Réauville, Drôme, France.

1 project 2003 – Stormy Weather

61. Peter Webber

Director | Girl with a Pearl Earring

A self-confessed cinephile, Peter Webber made his first short film, The Zebra Man, straight out of film school. He then worked as a film editor, beginning his association with Girl with a Pearl Earring producers Andy Paterson and Anand Tucker on Tucker's drama debut, Saint-Ex, starring Miranda ...

1 project 2003 – Girl with a Pearl Earring

62. Jean-Pierre Sinapi

Writer | Nationale 7

Jean-Pierre Sinapi was born in 1949 in Cahors, Lot, France. He is a writer and director, known for Nationale 7 (2000), Life Kills Me (2002) and Boccetta revient de guerre (1987).

1 project 2003 – Les beaux jours (TV Movie)

63. Gilles Bourdos

Writer | Renoir

Gilles Bourdos was born in 1963. He is a writer and director, known for Renoir (2012), Endangered Species (2017) and Afterwards (2008).

4 projects 2003 – Inquiétudes 2008 – Afterwards 2012 – Renoir 2017 – Espèces menacées

64. Jonathan Glazer

Director | Under the Skin

Jonathan first found fame for his revolutionary work on Radiohead's 'Street Spirit' and Jamiroquai's multi-MTV award winning 'Virtual Insanity' video.

In 1999 he directed the ground-breaking Guinness 'Surfer', which picked up 2 D&AD Black Pencils and the top spot at most of the other awards ...

1 project 2004 – Birth

65. Alain Berbérian

Director | Six-Pack

Alain Berbérian was born on July 2, 1953 in Beyrouth, Lebanon. He was a director and writer, known for Six-Pack (2000), Paparazzi (1998) and Dead Weight (2002). He died on August 22, 2017 in Paris, France.

1 project 2004 – L'enquête corse

66. Mike Binder

Writer | The Comedy Store

Mike Binder was born in 1958 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for The Comedy Store (2020), Reign Over Me (2007) and The Upside of Anger (2005). He is married to Diane Murphy. They have two children.

1 project 2005 – The Upside of Anger

67. Lasse Hallström

Director | What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Lasse Hallström inherited his enthusiasm for film from his father, who was an amateur filmmaker. In high school he made his first short film, which was released on Swedish television. Hallström then began working as a director, cameraman and editor for Swedish television. He also made music videos ...

1 project 2005 – Casanova

68. Stephen Gaghan

Writer | Syriana

Stephen Gaghan was born on May 6, 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Syriana (2005), Traffic (2000) and Dolittle (2020). He has been married to Minnie Mortimer since May 19, 2007. They have two children.

1 project 2005 – Syriana

69. Matt Checkowski

Director | The Alibi

Matt Checkowski is known for Lies and Alibis (2006), Flying Lessons with Mr. Smolin (2014) and Minority Report (2002).

1 project 2006 – The Alibi

70. Kurt Mattila

Visual_effects | Minority Report

Kurt Mattila is an award-winning director and producer. Mattila is the director of the award-winning documentary, "Stuntman" which is executive produced by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia. "Stuntman", which won the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival, will be released on Disney+ July ...

1 project 2006 – The Alibi

71. Richard Loncraine

Director | Richard III

Richard Loncraine has earned great acclaim for his work in film, television and commercials. He studied sculpture at the Central School of Art before attending the Royal College of Art Film School. He spent three years working for the BBC before moving into commercials. Since those days he has ...

2 projects 2006 – Firewall 2010 – The Special Relationship (TV Movie)

72. Francis Veber

Writer | Le dîner de cons

Francis Veber was born on July 28, 1937 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. He is a writer and director, known for Le Dîner de Cons (1998), The Birdcage (1996) and Ruby & Quentin (2003). He has been married to Françoise Veber since January 11, 1964. They have two ...

1 project 2006 – La doublure

73. Stephen Frears

Director | Dangerous Liaisons

Stephen started off in a career in the legal profession before switching to work as an assistant stage manager at London's Royal Court which led to work as an assistant director on films by Karel Reisz and Lindsay Anderson He directed his first short in 1967 and his feature debut, Gumshoe, in 1971....

6 projects 2006 – The Queen 2009 – Chéri 2010 – Tamara Drewe 2013 – Philomena 2016 – Florence Foster Jenkins 2022 – The Lost King

74. John Curran

Director | Chappaquiddick

John Curran was born on September 11, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Chappaquiddick (2017).

1 project 2006 – The Painted Veil

75. Michel Royer

Director | Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac

Michel Royer is known for Being Jacques Chirac (2006), Paris sous les eaux (2004) and Histoire immédiate (2011).

1 project 2007 – Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau... (Documentary)

76. Ang Lee

Director | Wo hu cang long

Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then came to the U.S. to receive a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre/Theater Direction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ...

1 project 2007 – Se, jie

77. Zach Helm

Writer | Stranger Than Fiction

Zach Helm was born on January 21, 1975 in Santa Clara, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Stranger Than Fiction (2006), Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) and Deep Water (2022).

1 project 2007 – Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

78. Chris Weitz

Writer | About a Boy

Christopher John Weitz is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter who is known for Antz, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, American Pie, About a Boy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and The Golden Compass. He is married to Mercedes Martinez since 2006 and has three ...

4 projects 2007 – The Golden Compass 2009 – The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2011 – A Better Life 2018 – Operation Finale

79. Jérôme Salle

Producer | L'odyssée

Jérôme Salle was born in 1971 in Paris. He is a producer and writer, known for The Odyssey (2016), Zulu (2013) and Anthony Zimmer (2005).

4 projects 2008 – Largo Winch 2011 – Largo Winch II 2013 – Zulu 2016 – L'odyssée

80. David Fincher

Director | Se7en

David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983. Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials...

1 project 2008 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

81. Anne Fontaine

Writer | Les innocentes

Anne Fontaine was born on July 15, 1959 in Luxembourg. She is an actress and writer, known for The Innocents (2016), Coco Before Chanel (2009) and Reinventing Marvin (2017). She is married to Philippe Carcassonne. They have one child.

1 project 2009 – Coco avant Chanel

82. Nora Ephron

Writer | Julie & Julia

Nora Ephron was educated at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. She was an acclaimed essayist (Crazy Salad 1975), novelist (Heartburn 1983), and had written screenplays for several popular films, all featuring strong female characters, such as anti-nuclear activist Karen Silkwood (Silkwood (1983), ...

1 project 2009 – Julie & Julia

83. Wes Anderson

Director | Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wesley Wales Anderson was born in Houston, Texas. His mother, Texas Ann (Burroughs), is an archaeologist turned real estate agent, and his father, Melver Leonard Anderson, worked in advertising and PR. He has two brothers, Eric and Mel. Anderson's parents divorced when he was a young child, an ...

6 projects 2009 – Fantastic Mr. Fox 2012 – Moonrise Kingdom 2014 – The Grand Budapest Hotel 2018 – Isle of Dogs 2021 – The French Dispatch 2023 – Asteroid City

84. Roman Polanski

Director | Chinatown

Roman Polanski is a Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few truly international filmmakers. Roman Polanski was born in Paris in 1933.

His parents returned to Poland from France in 1936, three years ...

7 projects 2010 – The Ghost Writer 2011 – Carnage 2012 – A Therapy (short) 2013 – La Vénus à la fourrure 2017 – D'après une histoire vraie 2019 – J'accuse 2023 – The Palace

85. Tom Hooper

Director | Cats

Tom Hooper was educated at one of England's most prestigious schools, Westminster. His first film, Runaway Dog, was made when he was 13 years old and shot on a Clockwork 16mm Bolex camera, using 100 feet of film. At age 18, he wrote, directed and produced the short film Painted Faces (1992), which ...

3 projects 2010 – The King's Speech 2014 – Jaguar: Rendezvous (short) 2015 – The Danish Girl

86. David Yates

Director | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

David Yates was born on October 8, 1963 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

2 projects 2010 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2011 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

87. Daniel Auteuil

Actor | Caché

Daniel Auteuil was born on January 24, 1950 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He is an actor and director, known for Caché (2005), Jean de Florette (1986) and The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011). He has been married to Aude Ambroggi since July 22, 2006. They have one child. He was ...

3 projects 2011 – La fille du puisatier 2013 – Marius 2013 – Fanny

88. Terrence Malick

Writer | Days of Heaven

Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965.

A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen ...

1 project 2011 – The Tree of Life

89. George Clooney

Actor | The Ides of March

George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney ...

5 projects 2011 – The Ides of March 2014 – The Monuments Men 2017 – Suburbicon 2020 – The Midnight Sky 2023 – The Boys in the Boat

90. Laurent Bouzereau

Producer | Faye

Laurent Bouzereau is an award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author. He just completed an Untitled feature documentary for HBO/Amblin and is in production on an event film about composer John Williams for Lucasfilm/Amblin/Imagine, produced by Steven Spielberg & Ron Howard.

His credits include ...

1 project 2011 – Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (Documentary)

91. Stephen Daldry

Director | The Reader

In 1989, Stephen Daldry worked as a freelance reader of unsolicited manuscripts for Literary Manager Nicholas Wright in the Scripts Department at the Royal National Theatre. In July of that year, he directed a Dadaist/expressionist production of "Judgement Day," a play by Odon von Horvath, at the ...

1 project 2011 – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

92. Matteo Garrone

Director | Dogman

Matteo Garrone was born in Rome in 1968. He is the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone, and a photographer. In 1996 he won the Sacher d'Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette (1996), that became one of the three episodes of his first feature film Land in Between ...

2 projects 2012 – Reality 2015 – Il racconto dei racconti

93. Ben Affleck

Producer | Argo

Benjamin Géza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975...

1 project 2012 – Argo

94. Peter Ramsey

Director | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Peter Ramsey is the director of Dreamworks Animation's 2012 feature film "Rise Of The Guardians". He also directed the Halloween TV special, "Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space" as well as serving as a story artist on several of Dreamworks Animation's feature films. Prior to ...

1 project 2012 – Rise of the Guardians

95. Kathryn Bigelow

Director | The Hurt Locker

A very talented painter, Kathryn spent two years at the San Francisco Art Institute. At 20, she won a scholarship to the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She was given a studio in a former Offtrack Betting building, literally in an old bank vault, where she made art and waited to be ...

1 project 2012 – Zero Dark Thirty

96. Gareth Edwards

Visual_effects | Monsters

Gareth James Edwards was born on June 1, 1975 in the English town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Growing up, he admired movies such as the 1977 classic "Star Wars", and went on to pursue a film career. He even cites George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as his biggest influences. Edwards studied BA (Hons) ...

1 project 2014 – Godzilla

97. Morten Tyldum

Director | Hodejegerne

Morten Tyldum was born on May 19, 1967 in Bergen, Norway. He is a director and producer, known for Headhunters (2011), The Imitation Game (2014) and Passengers (2016).

1 project 2014 – The Imitation Game

98. Angelina Jolie

Actress | Maleficent

Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become ...

1 project 2014 – Unbroken

99. Wim Wenders

Director | Der Himmel über Berlin

Wim Wenders is an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker who was born Ernst Wilhelm Wenders on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf, which then was located in the British Occupation Zone of what became the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany, known colloquially as West Germany until ...

1 project 2015 – Every Thing Will Be Fine

100. Sarah Gavron

Director | Suffragette

Girl (little or teenage), woman, family, couple, friendship, emigration, class struggle, serious society subjects are terms that can be associated with the name of Sarah Gavron, one of the (too) few women directors in Great Britain.Via three major films "Brick Lane" (about the uprooting, ...

1 project 2015 – Suffragette