Movie Directors Top Films - Page 26
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.
George Pal
1908 - 1980
1. The Time Machine (1960)
2. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
3. tom thumb (1958)
4. Tulips Shall Grow (1942)
5. John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)
6. Tubby the Tuba (1947)
7. Phillips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
8. Jasper and the Haunted House (1942)
9. Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961)
10. Rhythm in the Ranks (1941)
2. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
3. tom thumb (1958)
4. Tulips Shall Grow (1942)
5. John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946)
6. Tubby the Tuba (1947)
7. Phillips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
8. Jasper and the Haunted House (1942)
9. Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961)
10. Rhythm in the Ranks (1941)
Jafar Panahi
1960 -
1. Taxi (2015)
2. The White Balloon (1995)
3. The Circle (2000)
4. This Is Not a Film [with Mojtaba Mirtahmasb] (2011)
5. Crimson Gold (2003)
6. Offside (2006)
7. The Mirror (1997)
8. It Was Just an Accident (2025)
9. No Bears (2022)
10. 3 Faces (2018)
2. The White Balloon (1995)
3. The Circle (2000)
4. This Is Not a Film [with Mojtaba Mirtahmasb] (2011)
5. Crimson Gold (2003)
6. Offside (2006)
7. The Mirror (1997)
8. It Was Just an Accident (2025)
9. No Bears (2022)
10. 3 Faces (2018)
Sergei Parajanov
1924 - 1990
1. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
2. The Color of Pomegranates (1968)
3. The Legend of Suram Fortress (1984)
4. Ashik Kerib (1988)
5. The Confession (1990)
6. Kivski Freski (1965)
7. Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967)
8. Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme (1985)
9. Ukrainian Rhapsody (1961)
10. Andriesh (1954)
2. The Color of Pomegranates (1968)
3. The Legend of Suram Fortress (1984)
4. Ashik Kerib (1988)
5. The Confession (1990)
6. Kivski Freski (1965)
7. Hakob Hovnatanyan (1967)
8. Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme (1985)
9. Ukrainian Rhapsody (1961)
10. Andriesh (1954)
Park Chan-Wook
1963 -
1. Oldboy (2003)
2. The Handmaiden (2016)
3. Decision to Leave (2022)
4. Lady Vengeance (2005)
5. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
6. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000)
7. Thirst (2009)
8. The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
9. I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK (2006)
10. Stoker (2013)
2. The Handmaiden (2016)
3. Decision to Leave (2022)
4. Lady Vengeance (2005)
5. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
6. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000)
7. Thirst (2009)
8. The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
9. I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK (2006)
10. Stoker (2013)
Nick Park
1958 -
1. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)
2. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit [with Steve Box] (2005)
3. Chicken Run [with Peter Lord] (2000)
4. Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)
5. A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit (1989)
6. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl [with Merlin Crossingham] (2024)
7. Creature Comforts (1989)
8. Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
9. Early Man (2018)
10. Wallace & Gromit: Jubilee Bunt-a-thon (2012)
2. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit [with Steve Box] (2005)
3. Chicken Run [with Peter Lord] (2000)
4. Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)
5. A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit (1989)
6. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl [with Merlin Crossingham] (2024)
7. Creature Comforts (1989)
8. Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
9. Early Man (2018)
10. Wallace & Gromit: Jubilee Bunt-a-thon (2012)
Alan Parker
1944 - 2020
1. Midnight Express (1978)
2. Mississippi Burning (1988)
3. Birdy (1984)
4. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
5. The Commitments (1991)
6. Fame (1980)
7. Angel Heart (1987)
8. Bugsy Malone (1976)
9. Evita (1996)
10. Shoot the Moon (1982)
2. Mississippi Burning (1988)
3. Birdy (1984)
4. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
5. The Commitments (1991)
6. Fame (1980)
7. Angel Heart (1987)
8. Bugsy Malone (1976)
9. Evita (1996)
10. Shoot the Moon (1982)
Trey Parker
1969 -
1. South Park [with Matt Stone] (1997-)
2. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
3. Team America: World Police (2004)
4. Cannibal! The Musical (1993)
5. South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)
6. South Park: Post COVID (2021)
7. Orgazmo (1997)
8. South Park: Imaginationland (2008)
9. South Park: Post COVID – The Return of COVID (2021)
10. South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023)
2. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
3. Team America: World Police (2004)
4. Cannibal! The Musical (1993)
5. South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)
6. South Park: Post COVID (2021)
7. Orgazmo (1997)
8. South Park: Imaginationland (2008)
9. South Park: Post COVID – The Return of COVID (2021)
10. South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023)
Gordon Parks
1912 - 2006
1. Shaft (1971)
2. The Learning Tree (1969)
3. The Super Cops (1974)
4. Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)
5. Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
2. The Learning Tree (1969)
3. The Super Cops (1974)
4. Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)
5. Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Pier Paolo Pasolini
1922 - 1975
1. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
2. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
3. Accattone (1961)
4. Teorema (1968)
5. Mamma Roma (1962)
6. Arabian Nights (1974)
7. The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
8. Oedipus Rex (1967)
9. The Decameron (1971)
10. Medea (1969)
2. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
3. Accattone (1961)
4. Teorema (1968)
5. Mamma Roma (1962)
6. Arabian Nights (1974)
7. The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
8. Oedipus Rex (1967)
9. The Decameron (1971)
10. Medea (1969)
Paweł Pawlikowski
1957 -
1. Ida (2013)
2. Cold War (2018)
3. My Summer of Love (2004)
4. Last Resort (2000)
5. The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
6. From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev (1990)
7. Serbian Epics (1992)
8. Dostoevsky's Travels (1991)
9. Tripping with Zhirinovsky (1995)
10. The Stringer (1998)
2. Cold War (2018)
3. My Summer of Love (2004)
4. Last Resort (2000)
5. The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
6. From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev (1990)
7. Serbian Epics (1992)
8. Dostoevsky's Travels (1991)
9. Tripping with Zhirinovsky (1995)
10. The Stringer (1998)
Alexander Payne
1961 -
1. Sideways (2004)
2. The Descendants (2011)
3. Election (1999)
4. The Holdovers (2023)
5. About Schmidt (2002)
6. Nebraska (2013)
7. Citizen Ruth (1996)
8. Downsizing (2017)
9. The Passion of Martin (1991)
10. Carmen (1985)
2. The Descendants (2011)
3. Election (1999)
4. The Holdovers (2023)
5. About Schmidt (2002)
6. Nebraska (2013)
7. Citizen Ruth (1996)
8. Downsizing (2017)
9. The Passion of Martin (1991)
10. Carmen (1985)
Sam Peckinpah
1925 - 1984
1. The Wild Bunch (1969)
2. Straw Dogs (1971)
3. Ride the High Country (1962)
4. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
5. The Getaway (1972)
6. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
7. Cross of Iron (1977)
8. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
9. Major Dundee (1965)
10. Junior Bonner (1972)
2. Straw Dogs (1971)
3. Ride the High Country (1962)
4. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
5. The Getaway (1972)
6. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
7. Cross of Iron (1977)
8. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
9. Major Dundee (1965)
10. Junior Bonner (1972)
Arthur Penn
1922 - 2010
1. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
2. Little Big Man (1970)
3. The Miracle Worker (1962)
4. Night Moves (1975)
5. The Missouri Breaks (1976)
6. Mickey One (1965)
7. Alice's Restaurant (1969)
8. The Chase (1966)
9. The Left Handed Gun (1958)
10. Four Friends (1981)
2. Little Big Man (1970)
3. The Miracle Worker (1962)
4. Night Moves (1975)
5. The Missouri Breaks (1976)
6. Mickey One (1965)
7. Alice's Restaurant (1969)
8. The Chase (1966)
9. The Left Handed Gun (1958)
10. Four Friends (1981)
D. A. Pennebaker
1925 - 2019
1. Dont Look Back (1967)
2. Monterey Pop (1968)
3. The War Room [with Chris Hegedus] (1993)
4. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973)
5. Depeche Mode: 101 [with Chris Hegedus & David Dawkins] (1989)
6. Daybreak Express (1953)
7. Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
8. Town Bloody Hall [with Chris Hegedus] (1979)
9. Jimi Plays Monterey [with Chris Hegedus] (1986)
10. Kings of Pastry [with Chris Hegedus] (2009)
2. Monterey Pop (1968)
3. The War Room [with Chris Hegedus] (1993)
4. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973)
5. Depeche Mode: 101 [with Chris Hegedus & David Dawkins] (1989)
6. Daybreak Express (1953)
7. Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
8. Town Bloody Hall [with Chris Hegedus] (1979)
9. Jimi Plays Monterey [with Chris Hegedus] (1986)
10. Kings of Pastry [with Chris Hegedus] (2009)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
1928 - 2018
1. Barren Lives (1963)
2. Rio, 40 Graus (1955)
3. How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
4. Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
5. Memoirs of Prison (1984)
6. The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim [with Dora Jobim] (2012)
7. The Golden Mouth (1963)
8. The Amulet of Ogum (1974)
9. Tenda dos Milagres (1977)
10. The Third Bank of the River (1994)
2. Rio, 40 Graus (1955)
3. How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971)
4. Rio, Zona Norte (1957)
5. Memoirs of Prison (1984)
6. The Music According to Antonio Carlos Jobim [with Dora Jobim] (2012)
7. The Golden Mouth (1963)
8. The Amulet of Ogum (1974)
9. Tenda dos Milagres (1977)
10. The Third Bank of the River (1994)
Frank Perry
1930 - 1995
1. The Swimmer (1968)
2. David and Lisa (1962)
3. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
4. Mommie Dearest (1981)
5. Last Summer (1969)
6. Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
7. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
8. Doc (1971)
9. Dummy (1972)
10. Compromising Positions (1985)
2. David and Lisa (1962)
3. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
4. Mommie Dearest (1981)
5. Last Summer (1969)
6. Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
7. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
8. Doc (1971)
9. Dummy (1972)
10. Compromising Positions (1985)
Tyler Perry
1969 -
1. The Six Triple Eight (2024)
2. Straw (2025)
3. House of Payne (2006-)
4. Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
5. Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
6. The Haves and the Have Nots (2013-2021)
7. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
8. Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
9. Meet the Browns [TV series] (2009-2011)
10. Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
2. Straw (2025)
3. House of Payne (2006-)
4. Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
5. Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
6. The Haves and the Have Nots (2013-2021)
7. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
8. Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
9. Meet the Browns [TV series] (2009-2011)
10. Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
Wolfgang Petersen
1941 - 2022
1. Das Boot (1981)
2. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
3. In the Line of Fire (1993)
4. Troy (2004)
5. Air Force One (1997)
6. Outbreak (1995)
7. The Perfect Storm (2000)
8. Enemy Mine (1985)
9. The Consequence (1977)
10. Poseidon (2006)
2. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
3. In the Line of Fire (1993)
4. Troy (2004)
5. Air Force One (1997)
6. Outbreak (1995)
7. The Perfect Storm (2000)
8. Enemy Mine (1985)
9. The Consequence (1977)
10. Poseidon (2006)
Elio Petri
1929 - 1982
1. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
2. The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
3. The 10th Victim (1965)
4. We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
5. Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973)
6. Todo modo (1976)
7. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
8. I giorni contati (1962)
9. The Assassin (1961)
10. The Teacher from Vigevano (1963)
2. The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
3. The 10th Victim (1965)
4. We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
5. Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973)
6. Todo modo (1976)
7. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
8. I giorni contati (1962)
9. The Assassin (1961)
10. The Teacher from Vigevano (1963)
Christian Petzold
1960 -
1. Phoenix (2014)
2. Barbara (2012)
3. Transit (2018)
4. Afire (2023)
5. Undine (2020)
6. Yella (2007)
7. Jerichow (2008)
8. The State I Am In (2000)
9. Ghosts (2005)
10. Wolfsburg (2003)
2. Barbara (2012)
3. Transit (2018)
4. Afire (2023)
5. Undine (2020)
6. Yella (2007)
7. Jerichow (2008)
8. The State I Am In (2000)
9. Ghosts (2005)
10. Wolfsburg (2003)
Edited By: pauldrach, Deany, PBR Streetgang, Sodacake, AgentAJD, erikk, Tim
Last Updated: 2026-02-07
Last Updated: 2026-02-07
