Movie Directors Top Films - Page 31
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 Seaton
1911 - 1979
1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
2. Airport (1970)
3. The Country Girl (1954)
4. Teacher's Pet (1958)
5. Apartment for Peggy (1948)
6. The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
7. 36 Hours (1965)
8. The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
9. Little Boy Lost (1953)
10. The Proud and Profane (1956)
2. Airport (1970)
3. The Country Girl (1954)
4. Teacher's Pet (1958)
5. Apartment for Peggy (1948)
6. The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
7. 36 Hours (1965)
8. The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
9. Little Boy Lost (1953)
10. The Proud and Profane (1956)
Henry Selick
1952 -
1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
2. Coraline (2009)
3. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
4. Wendell & Wild (2022)
5. Monkeybone (2001)
6. Moongirl (2005)
7. Seepage (1982)
8. Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions (1991)
9. Fishbone: Party at Ground Zero (1985)
10. Tube Tales (1975)
2. Coraline (2009)
3. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
4. Wendell & Wild (2022)
5. Monkeybone (2001)
6. Moongirl (2005)
7. Seepage (1982)
8. Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions (1991)
9. Fishbone: Party at Ground Zero (1985)
10. Tube Tales (1975)
Ousmane Sembène
1923 - 2007
1. Black Girl (1966)
2. Xala (1975)
3. Moolaadé (2003)
4. Ceddo (1977)
5. Mandabi (1968)
6. Camp de Thiaroye [with Thierno Faty Sow] (1988)
7. Borom Sarret (1963)
8. Emitaï (1971)
9. Guelwaar (1992)
10. Faat Kiné (2001)
2. Xala (1975)
3. Moolaadé (2003)
4. Ceddo (1977)
5. Mandabi (1968)
6. Camp de Thiaroye [with Thierno Faty Sow] (1988)
7. Borom Sarret (1963)
8. Emitaï (1971)
9. Guelwaar (1992)
10. Faat Kiné (2001)
Mack Sennett
1880 - 1960
1. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
2. A Noise from the Deep (1913)
3. Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
4. A Dash Through the Clouds (1912)
5. The Water Nymph (1912)
6. Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
7. Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912)
8. A Busy Day (1914)
9. The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
10. I Surrender Dear (1931)
2. A Noise from the Deep (1913)
3. Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
4. A Dash Through the Clouds (1912)
5. The Water Nymph (1912)
6. Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
7. Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912)
8. A Busy Day (1914)
9. The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
10. I Surrender Dear (1931)
Tom Shadyac
1958 -
1. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
2. Bruce Almighty (2003)
3. Liar Liar (1997)
4. Patch Adams (1998)
5. The Nutty Professor (1996)
6. Evan Almighty (2007)
7. Brian Banks (2018)
8. Dragonfly (2002)
9. I Am (2010)
10. Frankenstein: The College Years (1991)
2. Bruce Almighty (2003)
3. Liar Liar (1997)
4. Patch Adams (1998)
5. The Nutty Professor (1996)
6. Evan Almighty (2007)
7. Brian Banks (2018)
8. Dragonfly (2002)
9. I Am (2010)
10. Frankenstein: The College Years (1991)
Ben Sharpsteen
1895 - 1980
1. Fantasia [supervisor] (1940)
2. Pinocchio [with Hamilton Luske; supervisors] (1940)
3. Dumbo [supervisor] (1941)
4. Clock Cleaners (1937)
5. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
6. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
7. Moving Day (1936)
8. Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
9. Don Donald (1937)
10. Water Birds (1952)
2. Pinocchio [with Hamilton Luske; supervisors] (1940)
3. Dumbo [supervisor] (1941)
4. Clock Cleaners (1937)
5. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
6. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
7. Moving Day (1936)
8. Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
9. Don Donald (1937)
10. Water Birds (1952)
Lynn Shelton
1965 - 2020
1. Your Sister's Sister (2011)
2. Outside In (2017)
3. Humpday (2009)
4. Laggies (2014)
5. Sword of Trust (2019)
6. Touchy Feely (2013)
7. Marc Maron: Too Real (2017)
8. Marc Maron: End Times Fun (2020)
9. My Effortless Brilliance (2008)
10. We Go Way Back (2006)
2. Outside In (2017)
3. Humpday (2009)
4. Laggies (2014)
5. Sword of Trust (2019)
6. Touchy Feely (2013)
7. Marc Maron: Too Real (2017)
8. Marc Maron: End Times Fun (2020)
9. My Effortless Brilliance (2008)
10. We Go Way Back (2006)
Larisa Shepitko
1938 - 1979
1. The Ascent (1977)
2. Wings (1966)
3. You and Me (1971)
4. Beginning of an Unknown Era [with Genrikh Gabay & Andrei Smirnov] (1967)
5. Heat (1963)
2. Wings (1966)
3. You and Me (1971)
4. Beginning of an Unknown Era [with Genrikh Gabay & Andrei Smirnov] (1967)
5. Heat (1963)
Jim Sheridan
1949 -
1. In the Name of the Father (1993)
2. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
3. In America (2002)
4. The Boxer (1997)
5. Brothers (2009)
6. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
7. The Field (1990)
8. Dream House (2011)
9. The Secret Scripture (2016)
10. Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie (2021)
2. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
3. In America (2002)
4. The Boxer (1997)
5. Brothers (2009)
6. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
7. The Field (1990)
8. Dream House (2011)
9. The Secret Scripture (2016)
10. Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie (2021)
Hiroshi Shimizu
1903 - 1966
1. Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
2. Mr. Thank You (1936)
3. Children of the Beehive (1948)
4. Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933)
5. The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
6. Children in the Wind (1937)
7. Four Seasons of Children (1939)
8. Sound in the Mist (1956)
9. Fue no shiratama (1929)
10. Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941)
2. Mr. Thank You (1936)
3. Children of the Beehive (1948)
4. Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933)
5. The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
6. Children in the Wind (1937)
7. Four Seasons of Children (1939)
8. Sound in the Mist (1956)
9. Fue no shiratama (1929)
10. Notes of an Itinerant Performer (1941)
Kaneto Shindō
1912 - 2012
1. Onibaba (1964)
2. The Naked Island (1960)
3. Kuroneko (1968)
4. Children of Hiroshima (1952)
5. Tree Without Leaves (1986)
6. A Last Note (1995)
7. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
8. Postcard (2010)
9. Human (1962)
10. Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
2. The Naked Island (1960)
3. Kuroneko (1968)
4. Children of Hiroshima (1952)
5. Tree Without Leaves (1986)
6. A Last Note (1995)
7. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
8. Postcard (2010)
9. Human (1962)
10. Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
Makoto Shinkai
1973 -
1. Your Name. (2016)
2. Suzume (2022)
3. Weathering with You (2019)
4. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
5. The Garden of Words (2013)
6. Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
8. Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
9. She and Her Cat (1999)
10. Someone's Gaze (2013)
2. Suzume (2022)
3. Weathering with You (2019)
4. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
5. The Garden of Words (2013)
6. Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
7. The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
8. Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
9. She and Her Cat (1999)
10. Someone's Gaze (2013)
M. Night Shyamalan
1970 -
1. The Sixth Sense (1999)
2. Unbreakable (2000)
3. Split (2016)
4. Signs (2002)
5. The Village (2004)
6. The Visit (2015)
7. Glass (2019)
8. The Happening (2008)
9. Old (2021)
10. Trap (2024)
2. Unbreakable (2000)
3. Split (2016)
4. Signs (2002)
5. The Village (2004)
6. The Visit (2015)
7. Glass (2019)
8. The Happening (2008)
9. Old (2021)
10. Trap (2024)
George Sidney
1916 - 2002
1. Anchors Aweigh (1945)
2. Scaramouche (1952)
3. The Three Musketeers (1948)
4. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
5. The Harvey Girls (1946)
6. Show Boat (1951)
7. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
8. Bathing Beauty (1944)
9. Pal Joey (1957)
10. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
2. Scaramouche (1952)
3. The Three Musketeers (1948)
4. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
5. The Harvey Girls (1946)
6. Show Boat (1951)
7. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
8. Bathing Beauty (1944)
9. Pal Joey (1957)
10. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Don Siegel
1912 - 1991
1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
2. Dirty Harry (1971)
3. The Shootist (1976)
4. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
5. Charley Varrick (1973)
6. Coogan's Bluff (1968)
7. The Beguiled (1971)
8. Madigan (1968)
9. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
10. The Big Steal (1949)
2. Dirty Harry (1971)
3. The Shootist (1976)
4. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
5. Charley Varrick (1973)
6. Coogan's Bluff (1968)
7. The Beguiled (1971)
8. Madigan (1968)
9. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
10. The Big Steal (1949)
Bryan Singer
1965 -
1. The Usual Suspects (1995)
2. X-Men (2000)
3. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
5. X2 (2003)
6. Superman Returns (2006)
7. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
8. Valkyrie (2008)
9. Mockingbird Lane (2012)
10. Apt Pupil (1998)
2. X-Men (2000)
3. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
5. X2 (2003)
6. Superman Returns (2006)
7. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
8. Valkyrie (2008)
9. Mockingbird Lane (2012)
10. Apt Pupil (1998)
Tarsem Singh
1961 -
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1. R.E.M.: Losing My Religion (1991)
2. The Fall (2006)
3. The Cell (2000)
4. Lady Gaga: 911 (2020)
5. Immortals (2011)
6. Mirror Mirror (2012)
7. Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (1993)
8. Emerald City (2017)
9. Dear Jassi (2023)
10. En Vogue: Hold On (1990)
2. The Fall (2006)
3. The Cell (2000)
4. Lady Gaga: 911 (2020)
5. Immortals (2011)
6. Mirror Mirror (2012)
7. Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (1993)
8. Emerald City (2017)
9. Dear Jassi (2023)
10. En Vogue: Hold On (1990)
John Singleton
1968 - 2019
1. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
2. Baby Boy (2001)
3. Poetic Justice (1993)
4. Four Brothers (2005)
5. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
6. Rosewood (1997)
7. Shaft (2000)
8. Michael Jackson: Remember the Time (1992)
9. Higher Learning (1995)
10. Abduction (2011)
2. Baby Boy (2001)
3. Poetic Justice (1993)
4. Four Brothers (2005)
5. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
6. Rosewood (1997)
7. Shaft (2000)
8. Michael Jackson: Remember the Time (1992)
9. Higher Learning (1995)
10. Abduction (2011)
Robert Siodmak
1900 - 1973
1. People on Sunday [with Edgar G. Ulmer] (1930)
2. The Killers (1946)
3. The Spiral Staircase (1945)
4. Criss Cross (1949)
5. Phantom Lady (1944)
6. The Crimson Pirate (1952)
7. The Dark Mirror (1946)
8. The Suspect (1944)
9. Cry of the City (1948)
10. Christmas Holiday (1944)
2. The Killers (1946)
3. The Spiral Staircase (1945)
4. Criss Cross (1949)
5. Phantom Lady (1944)
6. The Crimson Pirate (1952)
7. The Dark Mirror (1946)
8. The Suspect (1944)
9. Cry of the City (1948)
10. Christmas Holiday (1944)
Douglas Sirk
1897 - 1987
1. Imitation of Life (1959)
2. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
3. Written on the Wind (1956)
4. A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
5. Magnificent Obsession (1954)
6. The Tarnished Angels (1957)
7. There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
8. Lured (1947)
9. All I Desire (1953)
10. To New Shores (1937)
2. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
3. Written on the Wind (1956)
4. A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
5. Magnificent Obsession (1954)
6. The Tarnished Angels (1957)
7. There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
8. Lured (1947)
9. All I Desire (1953)
10. To New Shores (1937)
Abderrahmane Sissako
1961 -
1. Timbuktu (2014)
2. Bamako (2006)
3. Waiting for Happiness (2002)
4. Life on Earth (1998)
5. Rostov-Luanda (1998)
2. Bamako (2006)
3. Waiting for Happiness (2002)
4. Life on Earth (1998)
5. Rostov-Luanda (1998)
Alf Sjöberg
1903 - 1980
1. Torment (1944)
2. Miss Julie (1951)
3. Only a Mother (1949)
4. Iris and the Lieutenant (1946)
5. Last Pair Out (1956)
6. Ön (1966)
7. Barabbas (1953)
8. The Judge (1960)
9. Karin Månsdotter (1954)
10. Hamlet (1955)
2. Miss Julie (1951)
3. Only a Mother (1949)
4. Iris and the Lieutenant (1946)
5. Last Pair Out (1956)
6. Ön (1966)
7. Barabbas (1953)
8. The Judge (1960)
9. Karin Månsdotter (1954)
10. Hamlet (1955)
Victor Sjöström
1879 - 1960
1. The Phantom Carriage (1921)
2. The Wind (1928)
3. A Man There Was (1917)
4. He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
5. The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
6. Ingeborg Holm (1913)
7. The Scarlet Letter (1926)
8. The Lass from the Stormy Croft (1917)
9. Sons of Ingmar (1919)
10. The Gardener (1912)
2. The Wind (1928)
3. A Man There Was (1917)
4. He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
5. The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
6. Ingeborg Holm (1913)
7. The Scarlet Letter (1926)
8. The Lass from the Stormy Croft (1917)
9. Sons of Ingmar (1919)
10. The Gardener (1912)
Jerzy Skolimowski
1938 -
1. Deep End (1970)
2. EO (2022)
3. Moonlighting (1982)
4. The Shout (1978)
5. The Departure (1967)
6. Essential Killing (2010)
7. Four Nights with Anna (2008)
8. The Lightship (1985)
9. Barrier (1966)
10. Identification Marks: None (1964)
2. EO (2022)
3. Moonlighting (1982)
4. The Shout (1978)
5. The Departure (1967)
6. Essential Killing (2010)
7. Four Nights with Anna (2008)
8. The Lightship (1985)
9. Barrier (1966)
10. Identification Marks: None (1964)
Chris Smith
1970 -
1. American Movie (1999)
2. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
3. Fyre (2019)
4. Collapse (2009)
5. Mr. McMahon (2024)
6. Wham! (2023)
7. 100 Foot Wave (2021-)
8. "Sr." (2022)
9. The Yes Men [with Dan Ollman & Sarah Price] (2003)
10. The Pool (2007)
2. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
3. Fyre (2019)
4. Collapse (2009)
5. Mr. McMahon (2024)
6. Wham! (2023)
7. 100 Foot Wave (2021-)
8. "Sr." (2022)
9. The Yes Men [with Dan Ollman & Sarah Price] (2003)
10. The Pool (2007)
George Albert Smith
1864 - 1959
1. The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899)
2. Santa Claus (1898)
3. Mary Jane's Mishap (1903)
4. Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)
5. As Seen Through a Telescope (1900)
6. A Visit to the Seaside (1908)
7. Let Me Dream Again (1900)
8. The X-Rays (1897)
9. The Miller and the Sweep (1998)
10. The Sick Kitten (1903)
2. Santa Claus (1898)
3. Mary Jane's Mishap (1903)
4. Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)
5. As Seen Through a Telescope (1900)
6. A Visit to the Seaside (1908)
7. Let Me Dream Again (1900)
8. The X-Rays (1897)
9. The Miller and the Sweep (1998)
10. The Sick Kitten (1903)
Kevin Smith
1970 -
1. Clerks (1994)
2. Dogma (1999)
3. Chasing Amy (1997)
4. Clerks II (2006)
5. Mallrats (1995)
6. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
8. Clerks: The Animated Series [with David Mandel & Scott Mosier] (2000-2001)
9. Red State (2011)
10. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
2. Dogma (1999)
3. Chasing Amy (1997)
4. Clerks II (2006)
5. Mallrats (1995)
6. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
7. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
8. Clerks: The Animated Series [with David Mandel & Scott Mosier] (2000-2001)
9. Red State (2011)
10. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
Michael Snow
1928 - 2023
1. Wavelength (1967)
2. La région centrale (1971)
3. ↔ (1969)
4. *Corpus Callosum (2002)
5. So Is This (1983)
6. Breakfast (Table Top Dolly) (1976)
7. Presents (1981)
8. 'Rameau's Nephew' by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974)
9. One Second in Montreal (1969)
10. New York Eye and Ear Control (1964)
2. La région centrale (1971)
3. ↔ (1969)
4. *Corpus Callosum (2002)
5. So Is This (1983)
6. Breakfast (Table Top Dolly) (1976)
7. Presents (1981)
8. 'Rameau's Nephew' by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974)
9. One Second in Montreal (1969)
10. New York Eye and Ear Control (1964)
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Last Updated: 2025-11-11
Last Updated: 2025-11-11
