Movie Directors Top Films - Page 24
Criteria: The movies were ranked according to their influence, their initial and lasting popularity, as well as their initial and lasting acclaim. Most lists rank the director's ten greatest films, while some directors with a particularly small filmography only have five films listed. Feature films, TV films, documentaries, short films, experimental films, essay films, TV miniseries and TV series that were created mainly by the director in question were all eligible.
Vincente Minnelli
1903 - 1986
1. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
2. An American in Paris (1951)
3. The Band Wagon (1953)
4. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
5. Gigi (1958)
6. Some Came Running (1958)
7. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
8. Father of the Bride (1950)
9. The Clock (1945)
10. Lust for Life (1956)
2. An American in Paris (1951)
3. The Band Wagon (1953)
4. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
5. Gigi (1958)
6. Some Came Running (1958)
7. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
8. Father of the Bride (1950)
9. The Clock (1945)
10. Lust for Life (1956)
Kenji Misumi
1921 - 1975
1. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
2. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
3. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
4. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
5. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
6. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
7. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
8. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
9. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
10. Destiny's Son (1962)
2. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
3. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
4. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
5. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
6. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
7. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
8. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
9. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
10. Destiny's Son (1962)
Hayao Miyazaki
1941 -
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1. Spirited Away (2001)
2. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
3. Princess Mononoke (1997)
4. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
5. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
6. Castle in the Sky (1986)
7. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
8. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
9. The Wind Rises (2013)
10. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
2. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
3. Princess Mononoke (1997)
4. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
5. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
6. Castle in the Sky (1986)
7. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
8. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
9. The Wind Rises (2013)
10. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
1. Ugetsu (1953)
2. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
3. The Life of Oharu (1952)
4. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
5. The Crucified Lovers (1954)
6. Street of Shame (1956)
7. Sisters of the Gion (1936)
8. The 47 Ronin (1941/1942)
9. Osaka Elegy (1936)
10. Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)
2. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
3. The Life of Oharu (1952)
4. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
5. The Crucified Lovers (1954)
6. Street of Shame (1956)
7. Sisters of the Gion (1936)
8. The 47 Ronin (1941/1942)
9. Osaka Elegy (1936)
10. Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)
José Mojica Marins
1936 -
1. At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)
2. This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
3. Awakening of the Beast (1970)
4. Embodiment of Evil (2008)
5. The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)
6. The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974)
7. The End of Man (1971)
8. Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (1978)
9. 24 Hours of Explicit Sex (1985)
10. Hellish Flesh (1977)
2. This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
3. Awakening of the Beast (1970)
4. Embodiment of Evil (2008)
5. The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)
6. The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe (1974)
7. The End of Man (1971)
8. Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (1978)
9. 24 Hours of Explicit Sex (1985)
10. Hellish Flesh (1977)
Mario Monicelli
1915 - 2010
1. Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
2. The Great War (1959)
3. My Friends (1975)
4. The Organizer (1963)
5. Cops and Robbers [with Steno] (1951)
6. For Love and Gold (1966)
7. An Average Little Man (1977)
8. Il marchese del Grillo (1981)
9. All My Friends Part 2 (1982)
10. Parenti serpenti (1992)
2. The Great War (1959)
3. My Friends (1975)
4. The Organizer (1963)
5. Cops and Robbers [with Steno] (1951)
6. For Love and Gold (1966)
7. An Average Little Man (1977)
8. Il marchese del Grillo (1981)
9. All My Friends Part 2 (1982)
10. Parenti serpenti (1992)
Lukas Moodysson
1969 -
1. Show Me Love (1998)
2. Together (2000)
3. Lilya 4-ever (2002)
4. We Are the Best! (2013)
5. Mammoth (2009)
6. Together 99 (2023)
7. A Hole in My Heart (2004)
8. Gösta (2019-)
9. Container (2006)
10. Talk (1997)
2. Together (2000)
3. Lilya 4-ever (2002)
4. We Are the Best! (2013)
5. Mammoth (2009)
6. Together 99 (2023)
7. A Hole in My Heart (2004)
8. Gösta (2019-)
9. Container (2006)
10. Talk (1997)
Michael Moore
1954 -
1. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
2. Roger & Me (1989)
3. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
4. Sicko (2007)
5. TV Nation (1994-1995)
6. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
7. The Awful Truth (1999-2000)
8. Where to Invade Next (2015)
9. Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
10. The Big One (1997)
2. Roger & Me (1989)
3. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
4. Sicko (2007)
5. TV Nation (1994-1995)
6. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
7. The Awful Truth (1999-2000)
8. Where to Invade Next (2015)
9. Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
10. The Big One (1997)
Nanni Moretti
1953 -
1. Caro diario (1993)
2. The Son's Room (2001)
3. Red Wood Pigeon (1989)
4. Mia madre (2015)
5. The Mass Is Ended (1985)
6. We Have a Pope (2011)
7. Ecce bombo (1978)
8. Sweet Dreams (1981)
9. Sweet Body of Bianca (1984)
10. A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)
2. The Son's Room (2001)
3. Red Wood Pigeon (1989)
4. Mia madre (2015)
5. The Mass Is Ended (1985)
6. We Have a Pope (2011)
7. Ecce bombo (1978)
8. Sweet Dreams (1981)
9. Sweet Body of Bianca (1984)
10. A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)
Errol Morris
1948 -
1. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
2. The Fog of War (2003)
3. Gates of Heaven (1978)
4. A Brief History of Time (1991)
5. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
6. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
7. Vernon, Florida (1981)
8. Tabloid (2010)
9. Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
10. The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
2. The Fog of War (2003)
3. Gates of Heaven (1978)
4. A Brief History of Time (1991)
5. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
6. Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
7. Vernon, Florida (1981)
8. Tabloid (2010)
9. Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
10. The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
Paul Morrissey
1938 -
1. Chelsea Girls [with Andy Warhol] (1967)
2. Trash (1970)
3. Flesh (1968)
4. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
5. Blood for Dracula (1974)
6. Heat (1972)
7. Mixed Blood (1984)
8. Women in Revolt (1971)
9. Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
10. Forty Deuce (1982)
2. Trash (1970)
3. Flesh (1968)
4. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
5. Blood for Dracula (1974)
6. Heat (1972)
7. Mixed Blood (1984)
8. Women in Revolt (1971)
9. Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
10. Forty Deuce (1982)
Robert Mulligan
1925 - 2008
1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
2. Summer of '42 (1971)
3. The Other (1972)
4. Same Time, Next Year (1978)
5. The Man in the Moon (1991)
6. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
7. Come September (1961)
8. Up the Down Staircase (1967)
9. Fear Strikes Out (1957)
10. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
2. Summer of '42 (1971)
3. The Other (1972)
4. Same Time, Next Year (1978)
5. The Man in the Moon (1991)
6. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
7. Come September (1961)
8. Up the Down Staircase (1967)
9. Fear Strikes Out (1957)
10. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Cristian Mungiu
1968 -
1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
2. Beyond the Hills (2012)
3. Graduation (2016)
4. R.M.N. (2022)
5. Occident (2002)
2. Beyond the Hills (2012)
3. Graduation (2016)
4. R.M.N. (2022)
5. Occident (2002)
Andrzej Munk
1921 - 1961
1. Passenger (1963)
2. Bad Luck (1960)
3. Man on the Tracks (1957)
4. Eroica (1958)
5. The Men of Blue Cross (1955)
6. A Walk in the Old City of Warsaw (1958)
7. One Sunday Morning (1955)
8. The Railwayman's Word (1953)
9. The Stars Must Shine (1954)
10. Direction Nowa Huta (1951)
2. Bad Luck (1960)
3. Man on the Tracks (1957)
4. Eroica (1958)
5. The Men of Blue Cross (1955)
6. A Walk in the Old City of Warsaw (1958)
7. One Sunday Morning (1955)
8. The Railwayman's Word (1953)
9. The Stars Must Shine (1954)
10. Direction Nowa Huta (1951)
Kira Muratova
1934 - 2018
1. The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)
2. The Long Farewell (1971)
3. Brief Encounters (1967)
4. Getting to Know the Big, Wide World (1978)
5. The Tuner (2004)
6. Three Stories (1997)
7. Chekhov's Motifs (2002)
8. Melody for a Street Organ (2009)
9. Eternal Homecoming (2012)
10. Passions (1994)
2. The Long Farewell (1971)
3. Brief Encounters (1967)
4. Getting to Know the Big, Wide World (1978)
5. The Tuner (2004)
6. Three Stories (1997)
7. Chekhov's Motifs (2002)
8. Melody for a Street Organ (2009)
9. Eternal Homecoming (2012)
10. Passions (1994)
F.W. Murnau
1888 - 1931
1. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
2. Nosferatu (1922)
3. The Last Laugh (1924)
4. Faust (1926)
5. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
6. City Girl (1930)
7. Phantom (1922)
8. Tartuffe (1925)
9. The Head of Janus (1920)
10. The Burning Soil (1922)
2. Nosferatu (1922)
3. The Last Laugh (1924)
4. Faust (1926)
5. Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
6. City Girl (1930)
7. Phantom (1922)
8. Tartuffe (1925)
9. The Head of Janus (1920)
10. The Burning Soil (1922)
John Musker
& Ron Clements
& Ron Clements
JM: 1953 - | RC: 1953 -
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1. Aladdin (1992)
2. The Little Mermaid (1989)
3. Moana (2016)
4. The Great Mouse Detective [with Dave Michener & Burny Mattinson] (1986)
5. Hercules (1997)
2. The Little Mermaid (1989)
3. Moana (2016)
4. The Great Mouse Detective [with Dave Michener & Burny Mattinson] (1986)
5. Hercules (1997)
Mira Nair
1957 -
1. Salaam Bombay! (1988)
2. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
3. The Namesake (2006)
4. Queen of Katwe (2016)
5. Mississippi Masala (1991)
6. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
7. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
8. Hysterical Blindness (2002)
9. Vanity Fair (2004)
10. A Suitable Boy [with Shimit Amin] (2020)
2. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
3. The Namesake (2006)
4. Queen of Katwe (2016)
5. Mississippi Masala (1991)
6. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
7. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
8. Hysterical Blindness (2002)
9. Vanity Fair (2004)
10. A Suitable Boy [with Shimit Amin] (2020)
Mikio Naruse
1905 - 1969
1. Floating Clouds (1955)
2. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
3. Yearning (1964)
4. Scattered Clouds (1967)
5. Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
6. Flowing (1956)
7. Sound of the Mountain (1954)
8. Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)
9. Repast (1951)
10. Lightning (1952)
2. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
3. Yearning (1964)
4. Scattered Clouds (1967)
5. Late Chrysanthemums (1954)
6. Flowing (1956)
7. Sound of the Mountain (1954)
8. Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)
9. Repast (1951)
10. Lightning (1952)
Ronald Neame
1911 - 2010
1. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
2. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
3. Scrooge (1970)
4. Tunes of Glory (1960)
5. The Man Who Never Was (1956)
6. Hopscotch (1980)
7. The Horse's Mouth (1958)
8. The Million Pound Note (1954)
9. The Card (1952)
10. The Odessa File (1974)
2. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
3. Scrooge (1970)
4. Tunes of Glory (1960)
5. The Man Who Never Was (1956)
6. Hopscotch (1980)
7. The Horse's Mouth (1958)
8. The Million Pound Note (1954)
9. The Card (1952)
10. The Odessa File (1974)
Jean Negulesco
1900 - 1993
1. Johnny Belinda (1948)
2. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
3. Humoresque (1946)
4. The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
5. Road House (1948)
6. Three Came Home (1950)
7. Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
8. Titanic (1953)
9. Three Strangers (1946)
10. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
2. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
3. Humoresque (1946)
4. The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
5. Road House (1948)
6. Three Came Home (1950)
7. Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
8. Titanic (1953)
9. Three Strangers (1946)
10. Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Mike Newell
1942 -
1. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
2. Donnie Brasco (1997)
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
4. Enchanted April (1991)
5. Dance with a Stranger (1985)
6. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
8. Into the West (1992)
9. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
10. Great Expectations (2012)
2. Donnie Brasco (1997)
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
4. Enchanted April (1991)
5. Dance with a Stranger (1985)
6. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
7. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
8. Into the West (1992)
9. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
10. Great Expectations (2012)
Fred Niblo
1874 - 1948
1. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
2. The Mark of Zorro (1920)
3. Blood and Sand (1922)
4. The Three Musketeers (1921)
5. The Temptress (1926)
6. Sex (1920)
7. The Mysterious Lady (1928)
8. The Red Lily (1924)
9. The Devil Dancer (1927)
10. Camille (1926)
2. The Mark of Zorro (1920)
3. Blood and Sand (1922)
4. The Three Musketeers (1921)
5. The Temptress (1926)
6. Sex (1920)
7. The Mysterious Lady (1928)
8. The Red Lily (1924)
9. The Devil Dancer (1927)
10. Camille (1926)
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Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
