Top 100 Directorial Filmographies (By Average)

1. Rob Reiner

Robert Reiner was born in New York City, to Estelle Reiner (née Lebost) and Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer, and producer Carl Reiner.

As a child, his father was his role model, as Carl Reiner created and starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Estelle was also an inspiration for him to become a ...

22 Films

This Is Spinal Tap - n/s The Sure Thing - n/s Stand by Me - 10/10 The Princess Bride - 9/10 When Harry Met Sally... - 8/10 Misery - 10/10 A Few Good Men - 9/10 North - n/s The American President - n/s Ghosts of Mississippi - n/s The Story of Us - n/s Alex & Emma - n/s Rumor Has It... - n/s The Bucket List - n/s Flipped - n/s The Magic of Belle Isle - n/s And So It Goes - n/s Being Charlie - n/s LBJ - n/s Shock and Awe - n/s

= 9.2/10

2. Sidney Lumet

Director | 12 Angry Men

Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema, best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors -- and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York. He made over 40 movies, often complex and emotional, but seldom overly sentimental. Although ...

44 films

12 Angry Men - 9/10 Stage Struck - n/s That Kind of Woman - n/s The Fugitive Kind - n/s Vu du pont - n/s Long Day's Journey Into Night - n/s The Pawnbroker - n/s Fail-safe - 9/10 The Hill - n/s The Group - n/s The Deadly Affair - n/s Bye Bye Braverman - n/s The Sea Gull - n/s The Appointment - n/s Last of the Mobile Hot Shots - n/s King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis - n/s The Anderson Tapes - n/s The Offence - n/s Child's Play - n/s Serpico - n/s Lovin' Molly - n/s Murder on the Orient Express - n/s Dog Day Afternoon - 9/10 Network - n/s Equus - n/s The Wiz - n/s Just Tell Me What You Want - n/s Prince of the City - n/s Deathtrap - n/s The Verdict - n/s Daniel - n/s Garbo Talks! - n/s Power - n/s The Morning After - n/s Running on Empty - n/s Family Business - n/s Q & A - n/s Close to Eden - n/s Guilty as Sin - n/s Night Falls on Manhattan - n/s Critical Care - n/s Gloria - n/s Find Me Guilty - n/s Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - n/s

= 9.0/10

3. Thomas Vinterberg

Director | Jagten

With Sidste omgang (1993) (Last Round), his graduation short from The National Film School of Denmark, Thomas Vinterberg got an early taste of critical success. He received the Jury's and Producers' Awards at the International Student Film Fest in Munich and won the 1st Prize at the Tel Aviv Film ...

11 Films

The Biggest Heroes - n/s The Celebration - 8/10 It's All About Love - n/s Dear Wendy A Man Comes Home - n/s Submarino - n/s The Hunt - 10/10 Far From the Madding Crowd - n/s The Commune -n/s Kursk - n/s Another Round - 9/10

= 9.0/10

4. Spike Jonze

Producer | Her

Spike Jonze made up one-third (along with Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman) of the triumvirate of genius minds behind Dirt Magazine, the brother publication of the much lamented ground-breaking Sassy Magazine. These three uncommon characters were all editors for Grand Royal Magazine as well, under the ...

6 Films

Being John Malkovich - 10/10 Adaptation. - 7/10 Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak - n/s Where the Wild Things Are - n/s Her - 10/10 Beastie Boys Story - n/s

= 9.0/10

5. Lee Unkrich

Editor | Coco

Lee Unkrich is an Academy Award-winning director at Pixar Animation Studios. He most recently directed Disney.Pixar's critically-acclaimed "Coco", which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Song.

As the director of Disney.Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Lee was also awarded an ...

5 Films

Toy Story 2 - 8/10 Monsters, Inc. - 9/10 Finding Nemo - 8/10 Toy Story 3 - 10/10 Coco - 10/10

= 9.0/10

6. Pete Docter

Writer | Up

Pete Docter is the Oscar®-winning director of "Monsters, Inc.," "Up," and "Inside Out," and Chief Creative Officer at Pixar Animation Studios. He is currently directing Pixar's feature film "Soul" with producer Dana Murray, which is set to release June 19, 2020.

Starting at Pixar in 1990 as the ...

4 Films

Monsters, Inc. - 9/10 Up - 8/10 Inside Out - 9/10 Soul - 9/10

= 8.8/10

7. Alfred Hitchcock

Director | Psycho

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and ...

54 Films

The Pleasure Garden - n/s The Mountain Eagle - n/s The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog - n/s The Ring - n/s Downhill - n/s The Farmer's Wife - n/s Easy Virtue - n/s Champagne - n/s The Manxman - n/s Blackmail - n/s An Elastic Affair - n/s Juno and the Paycock - n/s Murder! - n/s The Skin Game - n/s Mary - n/s Rich and Strange - n/s Number Seventeen - n/s Waltzes from Vienna - n/s The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) - n/s The 39 Steps - n/s Secret Agent - n/s Sabotage - n/s Young and Innocent - n/s The Lady Vanishes - n/s Jamaica Inn - n/s Rebecca - n/s Foreign Correspondent - n/s Mr. & Mrs. Smith - n/s Suspicion - n/s Saboteur - n/s Shadow of a Doubt - n/s Lifeboat - n/s Spellbound - n/s Notorious - n/s The Paradine Case - n/s Rope - 8/10 Under Capricorn - n/s Stage Fright - n/s Strangers on a Train - 8/10 I Confess - n/s Dial M for Murder - 8/10 Rear Window - 10/10 To Catch a Thief - n/s The Trouble with Harry - n/s The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - n/s The Wrong Man - n/s Vertigo - n/s North by Norhtwest - 10/10 Psycho - 8/10 The Birds - n/s Marnie - n/s Torn Curtain - n/s Topaz - n/s Frenzy - n/s Family Plot - n/s

= 8.7/10

8. Sam Raimi

Director | Spider-Man

Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making ...

16 Films

It's Murder! - n/s The Evil Dead - 9/10 Crimewave - n/s Evil Dead II - 10/10 Darkman - n/s Army of Darkness - 10/10 The Quick and the Dead - n/s A Simple Plan - n/s For Love of the Game - n/s The Gift - n/s Spider-Man - 8/10 Spider-Man 2 - 9/10 Spider-Man 3 - 7/10 Drag Me to Hell - 8/10 Oz the Great and the Powerful - n/s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 8/10

= 8.7/10

9. Darren Aronofsky

Writer | Pi

Darren Aronofsky was born February 12, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, Darren was always artistic: he loved classic movies and, as a teenager, he even spent time doing graffiti art. After high school, Darren went to Harvard University to study film (both live-action and animation). He won ...

8 Films

Pi - n/s Requiem for a Dream - 10/10 The Fountain - n/s The Wrestler - n/s Black Swan - 8/10 Noah - n/s Mother! - n/s The Whale - 8/10

= 8.7/10

10. Matt Reeves

Producer | The Batman

Matthew George "Matt" Reeves was born April 27, 1966 in Rockville Center, New York, USA and is a writer, director and producer. Reeves began making movies at age eight, directing friends and using a wind-up camera. He befriended filmmaker J.J. Abrams when both were 13 years old and a public-access ...

6 Films

The Pallbearer - n/s Cloverfield - n/s Let Me In - n/s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 9/10 War for the Planet of the Apes - 9/10 The Batman - 8/10

= 8.7/10

11. Joss Whedon

Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon. Whedon was ...

4 Films

Serenity - 10/10 The Avengers - 9/10 Much Ado About Nothing - n/s Avengers: Age of Ultron - 7/10

= 8.7/10

12. Joel Coen

Producer | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker who regularly collaborates with his younger brother Ethan. They made Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, True Grit, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail Caesar and other projects. Joel ...

19 Films

Blood Simple - n/s Raising Arizona - 9/10 Miller's Crossing - n/s Barton Fink - n/s The Hudsucker Proxy - n/s Fargo - 9/10 The Big Lebowski - 8/10 O Brother, Where Art Thou? - n/s The Man Who Wasn't There - n/s Intolerable Cruelty - n/s The Ladykillers - n/s No Country for Old Men - 9/10 Burn After Reading - 7/10 A Serious Man - n/s True Grit - n/s Inside Llewyn Davis - n/s Hail, Caesar! - n/s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - n/s The Tragedy of Macbeth - n/s

= 8.4/10

13. Ethan Coen

Producer | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The younger brother of Joel, Ethan Coen is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning writer, producer and director coming from small independent films to big profile Hollywood films. He was born on September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In some films of the brothers- Ethan & Joel wrote, Joel...

19 Films

Blood Simple - n/s Raising Arizona - 9/10 Miller's Crossing - n/s Barton Fink - n/s The Hudsucker proxy - n/s Fargo - 9/10 The Big Lebowski - 8/10 O Brother, Where Art Thou? - n/s The Man Who Wasn't There - n/s Intolerable Cruelty - n/s The Ladykillers - n/s No Country for Old Men - 9/10 Burn After Reading - 7/10 A Serious Man - n/s True Grit - n/s Inside Llewyn Davis - n/s Hail, Caesar! - n/s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - n/s Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind - n/s

= 8.4/10

14. Brad Bird

Writer | The Incredibles

Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, known for both animated and live-action films. Bird was born in Kalispell, Montana, the youngest of four children of Marjorie A. (née Cross) and Philip Cullen Bird. His father worked in...

6 Films

The Iron Giant - 9/10 The Incredibles - 9/10 Ratatouille - 9/10 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - 8/10 Tomorrowland - n/s Incredibles 2 - 7/10

= 8.4/10

15. Danny Boyle

Director | 127 Hours

Daniel Francis Boyle is a British filmmaker, producer and writer from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. He is known for directing 28 Days Later, 127 Hours, Trainspotting, T2 Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, Millions, Shallow Grave, The Beach, Yesterday, and Steve Jobs. He won many awards for ...

13 Films

Shallow Grave - n/s Trainspotting - 10/10 A Life Less Ordinary - n/s The Beach - n/s 28 Days Later - 8/10 Millions - n/s Sunshine - n/s Slumdog Millionaire - n/s 127 Hours - 8/10 Trance - n/s Steve Jobs - n/s T2 Trainspotting - 7/10 Yesterday - n/s

= 8.3/10

16. James Mangold

Producer | Logan

James Mangold is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. Films he has directed include Girl, Interrupted (1999), Walk the Line (2005), which he also co-wrote, the 2007 remake 3:10 to Yuma (2007), The Wolverine (2013), and Logan (2017).

Mangold also wrote and directed Cop...

12 Films

Heavy - n/s Cop Land - n/s Girl, Interrupted - n/s Kate & Leopold - n/s Identity - n/s Walk the Line - n/s 3:10 to Yuma - 9/10 Knight and Day - n/s The Wolverine - 7/10 Logan - 9/10 Ford v Ferrari - n/s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 8/10

= 8.3/10

17. Edgar Wright

Director | Shaun of the Dead

Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his comedic Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy consisting of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), made with recurrent collaborators Simon Pegg...

9 Films

A Fistful of Fingers - 6/10 Shaun of the Dead - 10/10 Hot Fuzz - 10/10 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - 9/10 The World's End - 8/10 Baby Driver - 8/10 The Sparks Brothers - 7/10 What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks Live in London - n/s Last Night in Soho - 8/10

= 8.3/10

18. Sam Mendes

Producer | 1917

Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-...

9 Films

American Beauty - 10/10 Road to Perdition - n/s Jarhead - n/s Revolutionary Road - n/s Away We Go - n/s Skyfall - 9/10 Spectre - 6/10 1917 - 8/10 Empire of Light - n/s

= 8.3/10

19. Steve McQueen

Director | 12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen was born on October 9, 1969 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), Shame (2011) and Hunger (2008). He is married to Bianca Stigter. They have two children.

9 Films

Hunger - n/s Shame - 9/10 12 Years a Slave - 8/10 Widows - n/s Mnagrove - n/s Lovers Rock - n/s Red, White and Blue - 8/10 Alex Wheatle - n/s Education - n/s

= 8.3/10

20. Jon Watts

Director | Cop Car

Jon Watts is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed Cop Car and Clown before he was picked by Marvel and Sony to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Tom Holland and Zendaya. It's success resulted in two sequels, Far from Home in 2019 and No Way Home in 2021. He was also picked by ...

5 Films

Clown - n/s Cop Car - n/s Spider-Man: Homecoming - 8/10 Spider-Man: Far From Home - 8/10 Spider-Man: No Way Home - 9/10

= 8.3/10

21. Martin McDonagh

Writer | In Bruges

Martin McDonagh was born on March 26, 1970 in Camberwell, London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for In Bruges (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

4 Films

In Bruges - 9/10 Seven Psychopaths - 8/10 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - 7/10 The Banshees of Inisherin - 9/10

= 8.3/10

22. Trey Parker

Music_department | South Park

Trey was born in Conifer, Colorado, on October 19, 1969 to Randy Parker, a geologist, and Sharon Parker, an insurance broker. He has an older sister, Shelley Parker. He met Matt Stone (co-creator of South Park (1997)) while attending the University of Colorado in Boulder, where he had a double ...

10 Films

Cannibal! The Musical - 7/10 Orgazmo - 8/10 South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut - 10/10 Team America: World Police - 8/10 South Park: Post Covid - 8/10 South Park: Post Covid - The Return of Covid - 8/10 South Park: The Streaming Wars: Part 1 - n/s South Park: The Streaming Wars: Part 2 - n/s South Park: Joining the Panderverse - n/s South Park (Not Suitable for Children) - n/s

= 8.2/10

23. Martin Scorsese

Producer | Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later ...

40 Films

Who's That Knocking at My Door - n/s Boxcar Bertha - n/s Mean Streets - n/s Italianamerican - n/s Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - n/s Taxi Driver - 9/10 New York, New York - n/s The Last Waltz - n/s American Boy: A Profile of - Steven Prince - n/s Raging Bull - 9/10 The King of Comedy - 10/10 After Hours - 8/10 The Color of Money - 7/10 The Last Temptation of Christ - n/s Goodfellas - 9/10 Cape Fear - 7/10 The King of Ads - n/s The Age of Innocence - n/s A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies - n/s Casino - 8/10 Kundun - n/s My Voyage to Italy - n/s Bringing Out the Dead - 8/10 Gangs of New York - n/s The Aviator - n/s No Direction Home: Bob Dylan - n/s The Departed - 8/10 Shine a Light - n/s Shutter Island - 7/10 A Letter to Elia - n/s Public Speaking - n/s George Harrison: Living in the Material World - n/s Hugo - 7/10 The Wolf of Wall Street - 9/10 The 50 Year Argument - n/s Silence - n/s Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese - n/s The Irishman - n/s Personality Crisis: One Night Only - n/s Killers of the Flower Moon - 7/10

= 8.1/10

24. James Whale

Director | Bride of Frankenstein

James Whale was an English film director, theatre director and actor. He is best remembered for his four classic horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). He also directed films in other genres, including what is ...

21 Films

Journey's End - n/s Hell's Angels - n/s Waterloo Bridge - n/s Frankenstein - 8/10 The Impatient Maiden - n/s The Old Dark House - n/s The Kiss Before the Mirror - n/s The Invisible Man - 8/10 By Candlelight - n/s One More River - n/s Bride of Frankenstein - 8/10 Remember Last Night? - n/s Show Boat - n/s The Road Back - n/s The Great Garrick - n/s Port of Seven Seas - n/s Sinners in Paradise - n/s Wives Under Suspicion - n/s The Man in the Iron Mask - n/s Green Hell - n/s They Dare Not Love - n/s

= 8.0/10

25. 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...

12 Films

Alien 3 - 3/10 Se7en - 8/10 The Game - 8/10 Fight Club - 10/10 Panic Room - 6/10 Zodiac - 10/10 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 8/10 The Social Network - 10/10 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 8/10 Gone Girl - 9/10 Mank - 7/10 The Killer - 8/10

= 8.0/10

26. John McTiernan

Director | Die Hard

John McTiernan was born on January 8, 1951 in Albany, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Die Hard (1988), Rollerball (2002) and Last Action Hero (1993). He has been married to Gail Sistrunk since 2012. He was previously married to Kate Harrington, Donna Dubrow and Carol Land.

11 Films

Nomads - n/s Predator - 8/10 Die Hard - 10/10 The Hunt for Red October - n/s Medicine Man - n/s Last Action Hero - 6/10 Die Hard with a Vengeance - 8/10 The Thomas Crown Affair - n/s The 13th Warrior - n/s Rollerball - n/s Basic - n/s

= 8.0/10

27. Yorgos Lanthimos

Director | The Lobster

Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens, Greece. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. He has directed a number of dance videos in collaboration with Greek choreographers, in addition to TV commercials, music videos, short films and theater plays. Kinetta,...

8 Films

My Best Friend - n/s Kinetta - n/s Dogtooth - n/s Alps - n/s The Lobster - n/s The Killing of a Sacred Deer - 8/10 The Favourite - 7/10 Poor Things - 9/10

= 8.0/10

28. Judd Apatow

Producer | Girls

Judd Apatow is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He directed The 40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This is 40, Funny People, Trainwreck and The King of Staten Island. He also developed the television shows Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Girls, Love and Crashing. He is ...

8 Films

The 40-Year-Old Virgin - 8/10 Knocked Up - 8/10 Funny People - n/s This Is 40 - 8/10 Trainwreck - n/s May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers - n/s The King of Staten Island - n/s The Bubble - n/s

= 8.0/10

29. James Gunn

Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy

James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...

6 Films

Slither - n/s Super - 8/10 Guardians of the Galaxy - 8/10 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - 8/10 The Suicide Squad - 8/10 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - 8/10

= 8.0/10

30. Andrew Stanton

Writer | WALL·E

Andrew Stanton has been a major creative force at Pixar Animation Studios since 1990, when he became the second animator and ninth employee to join the company's elite group of computer animation pioneers. As Vice President, Creative he currently oversees all shorts and feature projects at the ...

5 Films

A Bug's Life - 7/10 Finding Nemo - 8/10 WALL-E - 10/10 John Carter - n/s Finding Dory - 7/10

= 8.0/10

31. Akiva Schaffer

Writer | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Akiva Schaffer was born on December 1, 1977 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Saturday Night Live (1975) and The Lego Movie (2014). He has been married to Liz Cackowski since 2010. They have two children.

5 Films

Hot Rod - n/s The Watch - n/s Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping - 8/10 Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special - 8/10 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers - 8/10

= 8.0/10

32. Ryan Coogler

Director | Black Panther

Ryan Kyle Coogler is an African-American filmmaker and producer who is from Oakland, California. He is known for directing the Black Panther film series, Creed, a Rocky spin-off and Fruitvale Station. He frequently casts Michael B. Jordan in his works. He produced the Creed sequels, Judas and the ...

4 Films

Fruitvale Station - n/s Creed - 8/10 Black Panther - 8/10 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - 8/10

= 8.0/10

33. Paul King

Director | Wonka

Paul King is a writer and director. He works in television, film, and theatre, and specializes in comedy.

He graduated from St Catharine's College, Cambridge University with first-class honors in English in 1999. There he met Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness and Alice Lowe, and went on to direct ...

4 Films

Bunny and the Bull - n/s Paddington - 8/10 Paddington 2 - 8/10 Wonka - 8/10

= 8.0/10

34. Bo Burnham

Writer | Bo Burnham: Inside

Robert Pickering Burnham is an American actor, director, writer and producer. He is known for writing and directing the middle school comedy film Eighth Grade. He also acted in Funny People, Rough Night, American Virgin, Hall Pass, The Big Sick and Promising Young Woman.

3 Films

Eighth Grade - 7/10 Bo Burnham: Inside - 9/10 The Inside Outtakes - 8/10

= 8.0/10

35. Stanley Kubrick

Director | 2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Sadie Gertrude (Perveler) and Jacob Leonard Kubrick, a physician. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Austria, Romania, and Russia). Stanley was considered intelligent, despite poor grades at school. Hoping that a change of scenery would ...

13 Films

Fear and Desire - 5/10 Killer's Kiss - 6/10 The Killing - n/s Paths of Glory - 10/10 Spartacus n/s Lolita - n/s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 9/10 2001: A Space Odyssey - 6/10 A Clockwork Orange - 9/10 Barry Lyndon - n/s The Shining - 10/10 Full Metal Jacket - 8/10 Eyes Wide Shut - 8/10

= 7.9/10

36. Christopher Nolan

Writer | Tenet

Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed Academy Award winner writer/director/producer Sir Christopher Nolan CBE was born in London, England. Over the course of more than 25 years of filmmaking, Nolan has gone from low-budget independent films to working on some of the ...

12 Films

Following - 7/10 Memento - 10/10 Insomnia - n/s Batman Begins - 7/10 The Prestige - 9/10 The Dark Knight - 9/10 Inception - 9/10 The Dark Knight Rises - 5/10 Interstellar - 7/10 Dunkirk - 8/10 Tenet - 7/10 Oppenheimer - 8/10

= 7.9/10

37. Steven Spielberg

Producer | Schindler's List

One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...

35 Films

Firelight - 5/10 Duel - n/s The Sugarland Express - n/s Jaws - 10/10 Close Encounters of the Third Kind - n/s 1941 - n/s Raiders of the Lost Ark - 9/10 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - 8/10 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - 5/10 The Color Purple - n/s Empire of the Sun - n/s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 10/10 Hook - n/s Jurassic Park - 9/10 Schindler's List - 9/10 The Lost World: Jurassic Park - 4/10 Amistad - n/s Saving Private Ryan - 9/10 A.I. Artificial Intelligence - n/s Minority Report - 8/10 Catch Me If You Can - 9/10 The Terminal - n/s War of the Worlds - n/s Munich - n/s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 6/10 The Adventures of Tintin - 7/10 War Horse - n/s Lincoln - n/s Bridge of Spies - 8/10 The BFG - n/s The Post - n/s Ready Player One - n/s West Side Story - 8/10 The Fabelmans - 7/10

= 7.8/10

38. Guillermo del Toro

Writer | El laberinto del fauno

Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Raised by his Catholic grandmother, del Toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary Dick Smith (The Exorcist (1973)) and worked on making his ...

12 Films

Cronos - n/s Mimic - n/s The Devil's Backbone - n/s Blade II - n/s Hellboy - 7/10 Pan's Labyrinth - 9/10 Hellboy II: The Golden Army - n/s Pacific Rim - n/s Crimson Peak - n/s The Shape of Water - 8/10 Nightmare Alley - 7/10 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - 8/10

= 7.8/10

39. Bryan Singer

Director | X-Men

Bryan Singer is an American film director and producer who got his start writing and co-directing the short film Lions Den with his classmates while he attended USC. He was hired by 20th Century Fox to direct X-Men, which helped kick-start the superhero renaissance. He later directed three sequels....

11 Films

Public Access - n/s The Usual Suspects - 9/10 Apt Pupil - n/s X-Men - 7/10 X2: X-Men United - 8/10 Superman Returns - n/s Valkyrie - n/s Jack the Giant Slayer - n/s X-Men: Days of Future Past - 9/10 X-Men: Apocalypse - 6/10 Bohemian Rhapsody - n/s

= 7.8/10

40. Charles Chaplin

Writer | The Great Dictator

Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...

11 Films

The Kid - 8/10 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate - 7/10 The Gold Rush - 8/10 The Circus - 8/10 City Lights - 8/10 Modern Times - n/s The Great Dictator - n/s Monsieur Verdoux - n/s Limelight - n/s A King in New York - n/s A Countess from Hong Kong - n/s

= 7.8/10

41. Anthony Russo

Producer | Everything Everywhere All at Once

Anthony J. Russo is an American filmmaker and producer who works alongside his brother Joseph Russo. They have directed You, Me and Dupree, Cherry and the Marvel films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Endgame is one of ...

(The Russo Brothers) 9 Films

Pieces - n/s Welcome to Cillinwood - n/s You, Me and Dupree - n/s Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 9/10 Captain America: Civil War - 7/10 Avengers: Infinity War - 10/10 Avengers: Endgame - 8/10 Cherry - 5/10 The Gray Man - n/s

= 7.8/10

42. Ron Clements

Writer | Hercules

Ron Clements is an American animated film director who collaborates with John Musker. They directed various Disney animated films including The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog and Moana. The Little Mermaid and Aladdin are ...

(Ron Clements & John Musker) 7 Films

The Great Mouse Detective - 8/10 The Little Mermaid - 8/10 Aladdin - 8/10 Hercules - 8/10 Treasure Planet - n/s The Princess and the Frog - 7/10 Moana - 8/10

= 7.8/10

43. Rian Johnson

Producer | Knives Out

Rian Johnson was born in Maryland and at a young age his family moved to San Clemente, California, where he was raised. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. His first feature film, Brick (2005), was released in 2005 ...

6 Films

Brick - 8/10 The Brothers Bloom - 7/10 Looper - 8/10 Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 7/10 Knives Out - 9/10 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - 8/10

= 7.8/10

44. Christopher Miller

Writer | The Lego Movie

Christopher Miller is an American filmmaker, producer and writer who collaborates with Philip A. Lord. They both worked on Clone High, a cult classic animated sci-fi teen comedy show, The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street and Spider-Man: Into the ...

(Chris Miller & Phil Lord) 4 Films

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - 7/10 21 Jump Street - 8/10 The Lego Movie - 8/10 22 Jump Street - 8/10

= 7.8/10

45. Robert Zemeckis

Writer | Back to the Future

A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone (1984), 1941 (1979)) and special effect ...

23 Films

I Wanna Hold Your Hand - n/s Used Cars - n/s Romancing the Stone - n/s Back to the Future - 10/10 Who Framed Roger Rabbit - 9/10 Back to the Future Part II - 9/10 Back to the Future Part III - 9/10 Death Becomes Her - n/s Forrest Gump - 6/10 Contact - n/s What Lies Beneath - n/s Cast Away - n/s The Polar Express - n/s Beowulf - n/s A Christmas Carol - n/s Flight - n/s The Walk - n/s Allied - n/s Welcome to Marwen - n/s The Witches - n/s Pinocchio - 3/10

= 7.7/10

46. Richard Linklater

Director | Waking Life

Self-taught writer-director Richard Stuart Linklater was born in Houston, Texas, to Diane Margaret (Krieger), who taught at a university, and Charles W. Linklater III. Richard was among the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance of the 1990s. ...

22 Films

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books - n/s Slacker - n/s Dazed and Confused - n/s Before Sunrise - 7/10 SubUrbia - n/s The Newton Boys - n/s Waking Life - n/s Tape - n/s School of Rock - 8/10 Before Sunset - 8/10 Bad News Bears - n/s A Scanner Darkly - n/s Fast Food Nation - n/s Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach - n/s Me and Orson Welles - n/s Bernie - n/s Before Midnight - n/s Boyhood - n/s Everybody Wants Some!! - n/s Last Flag Flying - n/s Where'd You Go, Bernadette - n/s Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood - n/s

= 7.7/10

47. Tim Burton

Producer | Edward Scissorhands

Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was ...

19 Films

Pee-Wee's Big Adventure - 8/10 Beetlejuice - 8/10 Batman - 8/10 Edward Scissorhands - 9/10 Batman Returns - 7/10 Ed Wood - 9/10 Mars Attacks! - n/s Sleepy Hollow - n/s Planet of the Apes - n/s Big Fish - 8/10 Charlie and the Cholate Factory - 5/10 Corpse Bride - 7/10 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - 8/10 Alice in Wonderland - n/s Dark Shadows - n/s Frankenweenie - 8/10 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - n/s Dumbo - n/s

= 7.7/10

48. George A. Romero

Writer | Land of the Dead

George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; by all indications, though, he was very successful. The director of the groundbreaking "Living Dead" films was born February 4, 1940 ,in New York City to Ann (Dvorsky) and Jorge Romero. His father was born in Spain and raised in Cuba, and...

16 Films

Night of the Living Dead - 7/10 There's Always Vanilla - n/s Season of the Witch - n/s The Crazies - n/s The Amusement Park - n/s Martin - n/s Dawn of the Dead - 8/10 Knighreiders - n/s Creepshwo - n/s Day of the Dead - 8/10 Monkey Shines - n/s The Dark Half - n/s Bruiser - n/s Land of the Dead - n/s Diary of the Dead - n/s Survival of the Dead - n/s

= 7.7/10

49. Kevin Smith

Producer | Clerks

Kevin Patrick Smith was born in Red Bank but grew up in Highlands, New Jersey, the son of Grace (Schultz) and Donald E. Smith, a postal worker. He is very proud of his native state; this fact can be seen in all of his movies. Kevin is of mostly German, with some Irish and English, ancestry.

His ...

14 Films

Clerks - 8/10 Mallrats - n/s Chasing Amy - n/s Dogma - n/s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - n/s Jersey Girl - n/s Clerks II - 7/10 Zack and Miri Make a Porno - n/s Cop Out - n/s Red State - n/s Tusk - n/s Yoga Hosers - n/s Jay and Silent Bob Reboot - n/s Clerks III - 8/10

= 7.7/10

50. Damien Chazelle

Writer | La La Land

Damien Sayre Chazelle is an American director and screenwriter. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother, Celia Sayre (Martin) Chazelle, is an American-Canadian writer and professor of history at The College of New Jersey. His father, Bernard Chazelle, is a French-American Eugene Higgins...

5 Films

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench - n/s Whiplash - 10/10 La La Land - 5/10 First Man - n/s Babylon - 8/10

= 7.7/10

51. Greta Gerwig

Writer | Barbie

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut ...

4 Films

Nights and Weekends - n/s Lady Bird - 7/10 Little Women - 8/10 Barbie - 8/10

= 7.7/10

52. Andy Muschietti

Director | Mama

Andy Muschietti was born on August 26, 1973 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He is a producer and director, known for Mama (2013), It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019).

4 Films

Mama - n/s It - 8/10 It: Chapter 2 - 7/10 The Flash - 8/10

= 7.7/10

53. Aaron Sorkin

Writer | The West Wing

Aaron Sorkin grew up in Scarsdale, a suburb of New York City where he was very involved in his high school drama and theater club. After graduating from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater, Sorkin intended to pursue a career in acting. It took him only a short time to ...

3 Films

Molly's Game - 8/10 The Trial of the Chicago 7 - 8/10 Being the Ricardos - 7/10

= 7.7/10

54. Jordan Peele

Writer | Nope

Jordan Peele is an Oscar- and Emmy-winning director, writer, actor, producer, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions. Peele's first feature film, "Get Out," was a critically acclaimed blockbuster, recognized with four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The film would earn Peele the ...

3 Films

Get Out - 7/10 Us - 8/10 Nope - 8/10

= 7.7/10

55. Taika Waititi

Producer | What We Do in the Shadows

Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish...

7 Films

Eagle vs. Shark - n/s Boy - n/s What We Do in the Shadows - 8/10 Hunt for the Wilderpeople - 7/10 Thor: Ragnarok - 9/10 Jojo Rabbit - 6/10 Thor: Love and Thunder - 8/10

= 7.6/10

56. Ridley Scott

Producer | The Martian

Described by film producer Michael Deeley as "the very best eye in the business", director Ridley Scott was born on November 30, 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the United Kingdom ...

27 Films

The Duelists - n/s Alien - 9/10 Blade Runner- 7/10 Legend - n/s Someone to Watch Over Me - n/s Black Rain - n/s Thelma & Louise - n/s 1492: Conquest of Paradise - n/s White Squall - n/s G.I. Jane - n/s Gladiator - n/s Hannibal - n/s Black Hawk Down - n/s Matchstick Men - n/s Kingdom of Heaven - n/s A Good Year - n/s American Gangster - n/s Body of Lies - n/s Robin Hood - n/s Prometheus - 6/10 The Counselor - n/s Exodus: Gods and Kings - n/s The Martian - n/s Alien: Covenant - 8/10 All the Money in the World - n/s The Last Duel - n/s House of Gucci - n/s

= 7.5/10

57. Quentin Tarantino

Writer | Reservoir Dogs

Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.

In January of...

10 Films

Reservoir Dogs - 10/10 Pulp Fiction - 9/10 Jackie Brown - 7/10 Kill Bill Vol. 1 - 8/10 Kill Bill Vol. 2 - 3/10 Death Proof - 2/10 Inglourious Basterds - 10/10 Django Unchained - 8/10 The Hateful Eight - 9/10 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood - 9/10

= 7.5/10

58. Paul Thomas Anderson

Director | Punch-Drunk Love

Anderson was born in 1970. He was one of the first of the "video store" generation of film-makers. His father was the first man on his block to own a V.C.R., and from a very early age Anderson had an infinite number of titles available to him. While film-makers like Spielberg cut their teeth making...

9 Films

Hard Eight - n/s Boogie Nights - 8/10 Magnolia - n/s Punch-Drunk Love - 8/10 There Will Be Blood - 7/10 The Master - n/s Inherent Vice - n/s Phantom Thread - n/s Licorice Pizza - 7/10

= 7.5/10

59. Shane Black

Actor | Predator

Considered one of the pioneer screenwriters of the action genre, Black made his mark with his Lethal Weapon (1987) screenplay. He also collaborated on the story of the sequel, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). Each successive script he turned in had a higher price attached it, from The Last Boy Scout (1991) ...

4 Films

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - 8/10 Iron Man 3 - 7/10 The Nice Guys - 8/10 The Predator - 7/10

= 7.5/10

60. Chad Stahelski

Producer | John Wick: Chapter 4

He came from a kick-boxing background; he entered the film field as a stunt performer at the age of 24. Before that, he worked as an instructor at the Inosanto Martial Arts Academy in California, teaching Jeet Kune Do/Jun Fan. After doing numerous roles in low budget martial art movies like Mission...

4 Films

John Wick - 7/10 John Wick: Chapter 2 - 7/10 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum - 8/10 John Wick: Chapter 4 - 8/10

= 7.5/10

61. Peter Jackson

Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The ...

15 Films

Bad Taste - 7/10 Meet the Feebles - n/s Braindead - 8/10 Heavenly Creatures - n/s Forgotten Silver - n/s The Frighteners - 9/10 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 9/10 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - 9/10 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 9/10 King Kong - n/s The Lovely Bones - n/s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 6/10 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - 5/10 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - 5/10 They Shall Not Grow Old - n/s

= 7.4/10

62. Alexander Payne

Director | Nebraska

Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos. He is the youngest...

8 Films

Citizen Ruth - n/s Election - 8/10 About Schmidt - 7/10 Sideways - 7/10 The Descendants - 8/10 Nebraska - 7/10 Downsizing - n/s The Holdovers - 7/10

= 7.4/10

63. 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 ...

23 Films

Knife in the Water - n/s Repulsion - n/s Cul-de-sac - n/s The Fearless Vampire Killers - n/s Rosemary's Baby - 7/10 Macbeth - 5/10 What? - n/s Chinatown - 8/10 The Tenant - n/s Tess - n/s Pirates - n/s Frantic - n/s Bitter Moon - n/s Death and the Maiden - n/s The Ninth Gate - n/s The Pianist - 9/10 Oliver Twist - n/s The Ghost Writer - n/s Carnage - n/s Venus in Fur - n/s Based on a True Story - n/s An Officer and a Spy - n/s The Palace - n/s

7.3/10

64. Ivan Reitman

Producer | Up in the Air

Canadian producer and director Ivan Reitman created many of American cinema's most successful and best loved feature film comedies and worked with Hollywood's acting elite. Reitman produced such hits as the ground-breaking sensation National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), which ...

17 Films

Foxy Lady - n/s Cannibal Girls - n/s Meatballs - n/s Stripes - n/s Ghostbusters - 9/10 Legal Eagles - n/s Twins - n/s Ghostbusters II - 7/10 Kindergarten Cop - 6/10 Dave - n/s Junior - n/s Fathers' Day - n/s Six Days, Seven Nights - n/s Evolution - n/s My Super Ex-Girlfriend - n/s No Strings Attached - n/s Draft Day - n/s

= 7.3/10

65. Jay Roach

Director | Trumbo

Jay Roach was born on June 14, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Trumbo (2015), Bombshell (2019) and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). He has been married to Susanna Hoffs since April 17, 1993. They have two children.

12 Films

Zoo Radio - n/s Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - 8/10 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - 8/10 Mystery, Alaska - n/s Meet the Parents - n/s Austin Powers in Goldmember - 6/10 Meet the Fockers - n/s Dinner for Schmucks - n/s The Campaign - n/s Trumbo - n/s Bombshell - 7/10

= 7.3/10

66. Barry Sonnenfeld

Director | Men in Black

Barry Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from New York University Film School in 1978. He started work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water (1982). Then Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for Blood Simple (1984). This film began his collaboration...

11 Films

The Addams Family - n/s For Love or Money - n/s Addams Family Values - n/s Get Shorty - n/s Men in Black - 8/10 Wilf Wild West - n/s Big Trouble - n/s Men in Black II - 7/10 RV - n/s Men in Black 3 - 7/10 Nine Lives - n/s

= 7.3/10

67. 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 ...

10 Films

Bottle Rocket - n/s Rushmore - n/s The Royal Tenenbaums - n/s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - n/s The Darjeeling Limited - n/s Fantastic Mr. Fox - 7/10 Moonrise Kingdom - n/s The Grand Budapest Hotel - 8/10 Isle of Dogs - n/s The French Dispatch - 7/10

= 7.3/10

68. Adam McKay

Producer | Don't Look Up

Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, comedian, and actor. McKay has a comedy partnership with Will Ferrell, with whom he co-wrote the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay also founded their comedy website Funny or Die through ...

8 Films

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 8/10 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - 6/10 Step Brothers - 5/10 The Other Guys - 8/10 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues - 8/10 The Big Short - 8/10 Vice - 8/10 Don't Look Up - 7/10

= 7.3/10

69. Jake Kasdan

Producer | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Jake Kasdan was born on October 28, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Zero Effect (1998).

8 Films

Zero Effect - n/s Orange County - n/s The TV Set - n/s Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - 8/10 Bad Teacher - n/s Sex Tape - n/s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - 7/10 Jumanji: The Next Level - 7/10

= 7.3/10

70. Andrew Adamson

Director | Shrek 2

Andrew Adamson was born on December 1, 1966 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a producer and director, known for Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek (2001) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). He has been married to Michelle Jonas since 2018. He was previously married to ...

6 Films

Shrek - 8/10 Shrek 2 - 8/10 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 6/10 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - 7/10 Mr. Pip - n/s Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away - n/s

= 7.3/10

71. Dean DeBlois

Writer | Lilo & Stitch

Dean DeBlois is a Canadian writer, director, and producer known best for having co-written and co-directed Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both Oscar nominated. While working as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation Studios ...

5 Films

Lilo & Stitch - 7/10 Heima - n/s How to Train your Dragon - 8/10 How to Train your Dragon 2 - 7/10 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - n/s

= 7.3/10

72. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Director | Abigail

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin was born on February 19, 1978 in Oakland, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Abigail (2024), Scream VI (2023) and Scream (2022).

(Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett) 4 Films

Devil's Due - n/s Ready or Not - 7/10 Scream - 8/10 Scream VI - 7/10 Abigail - n/s

= 7.3/10

73. Alex Garland

Writer | Ex Machina

Alex Garland is an English novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. He is best known for the films Ex Machina (2015) and Annihilation (2018).

Garland's others works as a writer includes The Beach (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Never Let Me Go (2011) and Dredd (2012).

He is ...

3 Films

Ex Machina - 7/10 Annihilation - 7/10 Men - 7/10 Civil War - 8/10

= 7.3/10

74. Kevin Lima

Director | Enchanted

Kevin Lima was born on June 12, 1962 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Enchanted (2007), A Goofy Movie (1995) and Aladdin (1992). He is married to Brenda Chapman. They have one child.

4 Films

A Goofy Movie - 8/10 Tarzan - 7/10 102 Dalmatians - n/s Enchanted - 7/10

= 7.3/10

75. David Leitch

Producer | Bullet Train

David Leitch is a billion dollar film director, actor, stuntman, writer, producer, and stunt coordinator. He co-directed John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, on which he also served as producer. David directed Atomic Blonde (2017) starring Charlize Theron. David also directed the box office smash ...

4 Films

Atomic Blonde - n/s Deadpool 2 - 8/10 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - 7/10 Bullet Train - 7/10

= 7.3/10

76. Patty Jenkins

Director | Wonder Woman

Patty Jenkins is a writer/director best known for directing Wonder Woman, the Warner Bros./DC Comics blockbuster of 2017, and her debut feature Monster. Patty also works in television where she is best known for the pilot and finale episode of AMC's hit show The Killing.

Patty began her career as a ...

3 Films

Monster - 8/10 Wonder Woman - 8/10 Wonder Woman 1984 - 6/10

= 7.3/10

77. Wes Craven

Writer | A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision.

Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. He had a midwestern suburban upbringing. His first feature film was The Last House on ...

25 Films

The Last House to the Left - n/s The Fireworks Women - n/s The Hills Have Eyes - n/s Summer of Fear - n/s Deadly Blessing - n/s Swamp Thing - n/s Invitation to Hell - n/s The Hills Have Eyes Part II - n/s A Nightmare on Elm Street - 7/10 Chiller - n/s Deadly Friend - n/s The Serpent and the Rainbow - n/s Shocker - n/s Night Visions - n/s The People Under the Stairs - n/s New Nightmare - n/s Vampire in Brooklyn - n/s Scream - 10/10 Scream 2 - 7/10 Music of the Heart - n/s Scream 3 - 5/10 Cursed - n/s Red Eye - n/s My Soul to Take - n/s Scream 4 - 7/10

= 7.2/10

78. Matthew Vaughn

Producer | Kick-Ass

Matthew Vaughn is an English film producer and director. He is known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000) and for directing the crime thriller, Layer Cake (2004), the fantasy epic, Stardust (2007), the superhero comedy, Kick-Ass (2010), and the ...

7/10

Layer Cake - 7/10 Stardust - n/s Kick-Ass - 8/10 X-Men: First Class -7/10 Kingsman: The Secret Service - 8/10 Kingsman: The Golden Circle - 6/10 The King's Man - 7/10

= 7.2/10

79. James Cameron

Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water

James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his ...

11 Films

Piranha II: The Spawning - 1/10 The Terminator - 8/10 Aliens - 9/10 The Abyss - n/s Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 9/10 True Lies - n/s Titanic - 9/10 Ghosts of the Abyss - n/s Aliens of the Deep - n/s Avatar - 7/10 Avatar: The Way of Water - 7/10

= 7.1/10

80. Lewis Gilbert

Director | Alfie

Lewis Gilbert was a British film director, producer and screenwriter best known for Alfie (1966), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

He also directed Reach for the Sky (1956), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Educating Rita (...

37 Films

The Little Ballerina - n/s Once a Sinner - n/s Scarlet Thread - n/s Wall of Death - n/s The Hundred Hour Hunt - n/s Time, Gentlemen, Please! - n/s The Slasher - n/s Johnny on the Run - n/s Break to Freedom - n/s The Good Die Young - n/s The Sea Shall Not Have Them - n/s Cast a Dark Shadow - n/s Reach for the Sky - n/s Paradise Lagoon - n/s Carve Her Name with Pride - n/s A Cry from the Streets - n/s Ferry to Hong Kong - n/s Sink the Bismarck! - n/s Skywatch - n/s Loss of Innocence - n/s Damn the Defiant! - n/s The 7th Dawn - n/s Alfie - n/s You Only live Twice - 7/10 The Adventurers - n/s Friends - n/s Paul and Michelle - n/s Operation Daybreak - n/s Seven Nights in Japan - n/s The Spy Who Loved Me - 8/10 Moonraker - 6/10 Educating Rita - n/s Not Quite Paradise - n/s Shirley Valentine - n/s Stepping Out - n/s Haunted - n/s Before You Go - n/s

= 7.0/10

81. Martin Campbell

Director | Casino Royale

Martin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind the camera. When he directed The Mask of Zorro (1998), the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Next, when he helmed ...

18 Films

The Sex Thief - n/s Three for All - n/s Eskimo Nell - n/s Intimate Games - n/s Criminal Law - n/s Defenseless - n/s No Escape - n/s GoldenEye - 8/10 The Mask of Zorro - n/s Vertical Limit - n/s Beyond Borders - n/s The Legend of Zorro - n/s Casino Royale - 9/10 Edge of Darkness - n/s Green Lantern - 4/10 The Foreigner - n/s The Protege - n/s Memory - n/s

= 7.0/10

82. Jason Reitman

Producer | Up in the Air

Jason Reitman is a Canadian filmmaker and producer who notably directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Juno, Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air, Young Adult and Tully. He produced Chloe and Jennifer's Body, two films that advanced Amanda Seyfried's career for adult oriented roles. He is the son of Ivan...

9 Films

Thank You for Smoking - 8/10 Juno - 7/10 Up in the Air - n/s Young Adult - n/s Labor Day - n/s Men, Women & Children - n/s Tully - n/s The Front Runner - n/s Ghostbusters: Afterlife- 6/10

= 7.0/10

83. Wolfgang Reitherman

Director | The AristoCats

Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator who was one of Disney's Nine Old Men.

He began working for Disney in 1933, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts.

Reitherman directed several Disney animated ...

7 Films

One Hundred and One Dalmatians - 7/10 The Sword in the Stone - 6/10 The Jungle Book - 7/10 The AristoCats - 7/10 Robin Hood - 8/10 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - n/s The Rescuers - n/s

= 7.0/10

84. Hamilton Luske

Director | Cinderella

Hamilton Luske was an American animator and film director from Chicago, who spend most of his career at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. He served as the supervising director of several of Disney's films. He was also the supervising animator for the character of Snow White in the feature film "...

7 Films

The Reluctant Dragon - n/s Make Mine Music - n/s Cinderella - 7/10 Alice in Wonderland - 6/10 Peter Pan - 7/10 Lady and the Tramp - 8/10 One Hundred and One Dalmatians - 7/10

= 7.0/10

85. Clyde Geronimi

Director | Cinderella

Clyde Geronimi was born on June 12, 1901 in Chiavenna, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director, known for Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953). He died on April 24, 1989 in Newport Beach, California, USA.

7 Films

Make Mine Music - n/s The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - n/s Cinderella - 7/10 Alice in Wonderland - 6/10 Peter Pan - 7/10 Lady and the Tramp - 8/10 One Hundred and One Dalmatians - 7/10

= 7.0/10

86. Ruben Fleischer

Director | Zombieland

Ruben Fleischer was born on October 31, 1974 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Zombieland (2009), Gangster Squad (2013) and Venom (2018). He has been married to Holly Shakoor Fleischer since November 10, 2012.

6 Films

Zombieland - 8/10 30 Minutes or Less - n/s Gangster Squad - n/s Venom - n/s Zombieland: Double Tap - 8/10 Uncharted - 5/10

= 7.0/10

87. Conrad Vernon

Actor | Shrek 2

Conrad Vernon is an American voice actor, storyboard artist, writer and director from Texas. He provided the voices of the Gingerbread Man in the Shrek franchise and Mason from the Madagascar franchise. He would direct Shrek 2, Sausage Party, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Monsters vs. Aliens ...

6 Films

Shrek 2 - 8/10 Monsters vs. Aliens - 6/10 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - 7/10 Sausage Party - n/s The Addams Family - n/s The Addams Family 2 - n/s

= 7.0/10

88. Wilfred Jackson

Director | Cinderella

Wilfred Jackson was born on January 24, 1906 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director, known for Cinderella (1950), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Alice in Wonderland (1951). He died on August 7, 1988 in Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California, USA.

5 Films

Fantasia - n/s Cinderella - 7/10 Alice in Wonderland - 6/10 Peter Pan - 7/10 Lady and the Tramp - 8/10

= 7.0/10

89. Henry Selick

Director | Coraline

Henry Selick is a film director, specializing in films with stop-motion animation. He has formal training as an animator.

Selick was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, son of Charles H. Selick and Melanie Molan. He was mostly raised in Rumson, New Jersey. As a child, Selick took up drawing as a hobby. ...

5 Films

The Nightmare Before Christmas = 10/10 James and the Giant Peach - 5/10 Monkeybone - n/s Coraline - n/s Wendell & Wild - 6/10

= 7.0/10

90. Don Hall

Writer | Meet the Robinsons

Don Hall was born on March 8, 1969 in Glenwood, Iowa, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Meet the Robinsons (2007), Big Hero 6 (2014) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).

5 Films

Winnie the Pooh - 7/10 Big Hero 6 - 7/10 Moana - 8/10 Raya and the Last Dragon - 6/10 Strange World - n/s

= 7.0/10

91. Christopher McQuarrie

Writer | The Usual Suspects

Christopher McQuarrie is an acclaimed producer, director and an Academy Award® winning writer. McQuarrie grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jersey and in lieu of college, he spent the first five years out of school traveling and working at a detective agency. He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue...

5 Films

The Way of the Gun - n/s Jack Reacher - n/s Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - 7/10 Mission: Impossible - Fallout - 7/10 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - 7/10

= 7.0/10

92. Byron Howard

Director | Zootopia

Byron Howard was born on December 26, 1968 in Misawa, Japan. He is a director and producer, known for Zootopia (2016), Encanto (2021) and Tangled (2010).

4 Films

Bolt - 4/10 Tangled - 7/10 Zootopia - 8/10 Encanto - 9/10

= 7.0/10

93. Rich Moore

Director | Wreck-It Ralph

Rich Moore was born on May 10, 1963 in Oxnard, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Zootopia (2016) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).

3 Films

Wreck-It Ralph - 8/10 Zootopia - 8/10 Ralph Breaks the Internet - 5/10

= 7.0/10

94. Chris Columbus

Producer | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15. After enrolling at NYU film school, he sold his first screenplay (never produced) while a sophomore there. After graduation Columbus tried to sell his fourth script, "...

16 Films

Adventures in Babysitting - n/s Heartbreak Hotel - n/s Home Alone - 9/10 Only the Lonely - n/s Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - 6/10 Mrs. Doubtfire - 8/10 Nine Months - n/s Stepmom - n/s Bicentennial Man - n/s Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 7/10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 8/10 Christmas with the Kranks - n/s Rent - n/s I Love You, Beth Cooper - n/s Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - 7/10 Pixels - 3/10 The Christmas Chronicles 2 - n/s

= 6.9/10

95. Spike Lee

Director | Do the Right Thing

Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. Lee came from artistic, education-grounded background; his father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a schoolteacher. He attended ...

38 Films

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads - n/s She's Gotta Have It - n/s School Daze - n/s Do the Right Thing - 9/10 Mo' Better Blues - n/s Jungle Fever - n/s Malcolm X - n/s Crooklyn - n/s Clockers - n/s Lumière and Company - n/s Girl 6 - n/s Get on the Bus - n/s 4 Little Girls - n/s He Got Game - n/s Summer of Sam - n/s The Original Kings of Comedy - n/s Bamboozled - n/s Jim Brown: All American 25th Hour - n/s She Hate Me - n/s Sucker Free City - n/s Inside Man - n/s M.O.N.Y. - n/s Miracle at St. Anna - n/s Passing Strange - n/s Kobe Doin' Work - n/s Da Brick - n/s Red Hook Summer - n/s Bad 25 - n/s Oldboy - 2/10 Da Sweet Blood of Jesus - n/s Go Brasil Go! - n/s Chi-Raq - n/s Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall - n/s Rodney King - n/s Pass Over - n/s BlacKkKlansman - 8/10 Da 5 Bloods - 8/10

= 6.8/10

96. Tom McGrath

Writer | Madagascar

Academy Award nominee Tom McGrath has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. McGrath directed the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated film The Boss Baby, and its sequel, The Boss Baby: Family Business, his sixth film as director for a DreamWorks Animation title, the...

6 Films

Madagascar - 6/10 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - 7/10 Megamind - 7/10 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - 7/10 The Boss Baby - n/s The Boss Baby: Family Business - n/s

= 6.8/10

97. Terence Young

Director | Dr. No

Born in Shanghai and Cambridge-educated, Terence Young began in the industry as a scriptwriter. In the 1940s he worked on a variety of subjects, including the hugely popular wartime romance Suicide Squadron (1941), set to Richard Addinsell's rousing "Warsaw Concerto". His original story was devised...

37 Films

Corridor of Mirrors - n/s One Night with You - n/s Woman Hater - n/s They Were Not Divided - n/s Valley of Eagles - n/s The Tall Headlines - n/s The Red Beret - n/s That Lady - n/s Storm Over the Nile - n/s Safari - n/s Zarak - n/s Action of the Tiger - n/s No Time to Die - n/s Serious Charge - n/s Too Hot to Handle - n/s Black Tights - n/s Duel of Champions - n/s Dr. No - 7/10 From Russia with Love - 7/10 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders - n/s The Dirty Game - n/s Thunderball - 6/10 The Poppy Is Also a Flower - n/s Triple Cross - n/s The Rover - n/s Wait Until Dark - n/s Mayerling - n/s The Christmas Tree - n/s Cold Sweat - n/s Red Sun - n/s The Valachi Papers - n/s War Goddess - n/s The Klansman - n/s Foxbat - n/s Bloodline - n/s Inchon - n/s The Jigsaw Man - n/s Run for Your Life - n/s

= 6.7/10

98. Mike Newell

Director | Four Weddings and a Funeral

Mike Newell was born on March 28, 1942 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) and Donnie Brasco (1997). He is married to Bernice Stegers. They have three children.

18 Films

The Awakening - n/s Bad Blood - n/s Dance with a Stranger - n/s The Good Father - n/s Amazing Grace and Chuck - n/s Soursweet - n/s Enchanted APril - n/s Into the West - n/s Four Weddings and a Funeral - n/s An Awfully Big Adventure - n/s Donnie Brasco - 9/10 Pushing Tin - n/s Mona Lisa Smile - n/s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 6/10 Love in the Time of Cholera - n/s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - 5/10 Great Expectations - n/s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - n/s

= 6.7/10

99. Gore Verbinski

Director | Rango

Gore Verbinski, one of American cinema's most inventive directors who was a punk-rock guitarist as a teenager and had to sell his guitar to buy his first camera, is now the director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) which made the industry record for highest opening weekend of ...

10 Films

Mouse Hunt - 6/10 The Mexican - n/s The Ring - 8/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - 8/10 The Weather Man - n/s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 6/10 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 3/10 Rango - 8/10 The Lone Ranger - n/s A Cure for Wellness - n/s

= 6.7/10

100. Denis Villeneuve

Director | Dune

Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), ...

10 Films

August 32nd on Earth - n/s Maelström - n/s Polytechnique - n/s Incendies - n/s Prisoners - n/s Enemy - n/s Sicario - n/s Arrival - 7/10 Blade Runner 2049 - 8/10 Dune - 5/10

= 6.7/10