Movie Directors Top Films - Page 34
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.
Guillermo del Toro
1964 -
1. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
2. The Shape of Water (2017)
3. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio [with Mark Gustafson] (2022)
4. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
5. Pacific Rim (2013)
6. Hellboy (2004)
7. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
8. Frankenstein (2025)
9. Nightmare Alley (2021)
10. Blade II (2002)
2. The Shape of Water (2017)
3. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio [with Mark Gustafson] (2022)
4. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
5. Pacific Rim (2013)
6. Hellboy (2004)
7. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
8. Frankenstein (2025)
9. Nightmare Alley (2021)
10. Blade II (2002)
Jacques Tourneur
1904 - 1977
1. Out of the Past (1947)
2. Cat People (1942)
3. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
4. Night of the Demon (1957)
5. The Leopard Man (1943)
6. Stars in My Crown (1950)
7. Canyon Passage (1946)
8. The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
9. Nightfall (1957)
10. Berlin Express (1948)
2. Cat People (1942)
3. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
4. Night of the Demon (1957)
5. The Leopard Man (1943)
6. Stars in My Crown (1950)
7. Canyon Passage (1946)
8. The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
9. Nightfall (1957)
10. Berlin Express (1948)
Maurice Tourneur
1876 - 1961
1. The Last of the Mohicans [with Clarence Brown] (1920)
2. The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
3. The Blue Bird (1918)
4. The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914)
5. Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
6. Victory (1919)
7. Figures de cire (1914)
8. The Pride of the Clan (1917)
9. Treasure Island (1920)
10. Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
2. The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917)
3. The Blue Bird (1918)
4. The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England (1914)
5. Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
6. Victory (1919)
7. Figures de cire (1914)
8. The Pride of the Clan (1917)
9. Treasure Island (1920)
10. Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
Joachim Trier
1974 -
1. Sentimental Value (2025)
2. The Worst Person in the World (2021)
3. Oslo, August 31st (2011)
4. Reprise (2006)
5. Thelma (2017)
6. Louder than Bombs (2015)
7. Procter (2002)
8. The Other Munch [with Emil Trier] (2018)
9. Pietà (2000)
10. Still (2001)
2. The Worst Person in the World (2021)
3. Oslo, August 31st (2011)
4. Reprise (2006)
5. Thelma (2017)
6. Louder than Bombs (2015)
7. Procter (2002)
8. The Other Munch [with Emil Trier] (2018)
9. Pietà (2000)
10. Still (2001)
Lars von Trier
1956 -
1. Breaking the Waves (1996)
2. Dogville (2003)
3. Melancholia (2011)
4. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
5. The Kingdom [with Morten Arnfred] (1994/1997/2022)
6. The Idiots (1998)
7. Europa (1991)
8. Antichrist (2009)
9. The Five Obstructions [with Jørgen Leth] (2003)
10. The Element of Crime (1984)
2. Dogville (2003)
3. Melancholia (2011)
4. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
5. The Kingdom [with Morten Arnfred] (1994/1997/2022)
6. The Idiots (1998)
7. Europa (1991)
8. Antichrist (2009)
9. The Five Obstructions [with Jørgen Leth] (2003)
10. The Element of Crime (1984)
Jan Troell
1931 -
1. The Emigrants (1971)
2. The New Land (1972)
3. Everlasting Moments (2008)
4. Hamsun (1996)
5. Here's Your Life (1966)
6. The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
7. Il capitano: A Swedish Requiem (1991)
8. Land of Dreams (1988)
9. Who Saw Him Die? (1968)
10. Zandy's Bride (1974)
2. The New Land (1972)
3. Everlasting Moments (2008)
4. Hamsun (1996)
5. Here's Your Life (1966)
6. The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
7. Il capitano: A Swedish Requiem (1991)
8. Land of Dreams (1988)
9. Who Saw Him Die? (1968)
10. Zandy's Bride (1974)
François Truffaut
1932 - 1984
1. The 400 Blows (1959)
2. Jules and Jim (1962)
3. Day for Night (1973)
4. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
5. Stolen Kisses (1968)
6. The Last Metro (1980)
7. Small Change (1976)
8. The Wild Child (1970)
9. The Woman Next Door (1981)
10. Two English Girls (1971)
2. Jules and Jim (1962)
3. Day for Night (1973)
4. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
5. Stolen Kisses (1968)
6. The Last Metro (1980)
7. Small Change (1976)
8. The Wild Child (1970)
9. The Woman Next Door (1981)
10. Two English Girls (1971)
Tsai Ming-Liang
1957 -
1. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
2. Vive l'amour (1994)
3. The Hole (1998)
4. What Time Is It There? (2001)
5. The River (1997)
6. Stray Dogs (2013)
7. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
8. Days (2020)
9. Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
10. The Wayward Cloud (2005)
2. Vive l'amour (1994)
3. The Hole (1998)
4. What Time Is It There? (2001)
5. The River (1997)
6. Stray Dogs (2013)
7. I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
8. Days (2020)
9. Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
10. The Wayward Cloud (2005)
Tsui Hark
1950 -
1. Once upon a Time in China (1991)
2. Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
3. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
4. The Battle at Lake Changjin [with Chen Kaige & Dante Lam] (2021)
5. Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
6. The Butterfly Murders (1979)
7. The Battle at Lake Changjin II [with Chen Kaige & Dante Lam] (2022)
8. Shanghai Blues (1984)
9. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
10. Once upon a Time in China II (1992)
2. Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)
3. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
4. The Battle at Lake Changjin [with Chen Kaige & Dante Lam] (2021)
5. Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980)
6. The Butterfly Murders (1979)
7. The Battle at Lake Changjin II [with Chen Kaige & Dante Lam] (2022)
8. Shanghai Blues (1984)
9. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
10. Once upon a Time in China II (1992)
Jon Turteltaub
1963 -
1. Cool Runnings (1993)
2. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
3. National Treasure (2004)
4. Phenomenon (1996)
5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
6. The Meg (2018)
7. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
8. Last Vegas (2013)
9. The Kid (2000)
10. 3 Ninjas (1992)
2. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
3. National Treasure (2004)
4. Phenomenon (1996)
5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
6. The Meg (2018)
7. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
8. Last Vegas (2013)
9. The Kid (2000)
10. 3 Ninjas (1992)
Edgar G. Ulmer
1904 - 1972
1. Detour (1945)
2. The Black Cat (1934)
3. The Naked Dawn (1955)
4. Ruthless (1948)
5. The Strange Woman (1946)
6. Bluebeard (1944)
7. Strange Illusion (1945)
8. Green Fields [with Jacob Ben-Ami] (1937)
9. The Man from Planet X (1951)
10. Her Sister's Secret (1946)
2. The Black Cat (1934)
3. The Naked Dawn (1955)
4. Ruthless (1948)
5. The Strange Woman (1946)
6. Bluebeard (1944)
7. Strange Illusion (1945)
8. Green Fields [with Jacob Ben-Ami] (1937)
9. The Man from Planet X (1951)
10. Her Sister's Secret (1946)
Roger Vadim
1928 - 2000
1. Barbarella (1968)
2. And God Created Woman (1956)
3. Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
4. Blood and Roses (1960)
5. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
6. Love on a Pillow (1962)
7. The Game Is Over (1966)
8. The Night Heaven Fell (1958)
9. No Sun in Venice (1957)
10. Vice and Virtue (1963)
2. And God Created Woman (1956)
3. Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
4. Blood and Roses (1960)
5. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
6. Love on a Pillow (1962)
7. The Game Is Over (1966)
8. The Night Heaven Fell (1958)
9. No Sun in Venice (1957)
10. Vice and Virtue (1963)
W.S. Van Dyke
1889 - 1943
1. The Thin Man (1934)
2. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
3. San Francisco (1936)
4. After the Thin Man (1936)
5. Marie Antoinette (1938)
6. Naughty Marietta [with Robert Z. Leonard] (1935)
7. Trader Horn (1931)
8. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
9. White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
10. Another Thin Man (1939)
2. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
3. San Francisco (1936)
4. After the Thin Man (1936)
5. Marie Antoinette (1938)
6. Naughty Marietta [with Robert Z. Leonard] (1935)
7. Trader Horn (1931)
8. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
9. White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
10. Another Thin Man (1939)
Melvin Van Peebles
1932 - 2021
1. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
2. Watermelon Man (1970)
3. The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968)
4. Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
5. Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008)
6. Gang in Blue (1996)
7. Identity Crisis (1989)
8. Vroom Vroom Vroom (1995)
9. Bellyful (2000)
10. Les cinq cent balles (1963)
2. Watermelon Man (1970)
3. The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1968)
4. Don't Play Us Cheap (1973)
5. Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (2008)
6. Gang in Blue (1996)
7. Identity Crisis (1989)
8. Vroom Vroom Vroom (1995)
9. Bellyful (2000)
10. Les cinq cent balles (1963)
Gus Van Sant
1952 -
1. Good Will Hunting (1997)
2. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
3. Milk (2008)
4. Elephant (2003)
5. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
6. To Die For (1995)
7. Paranoid Park (2007)
8. Finding Forrester (2000)
9. Gerry (2002)
10. Last Days (2005)
2. My Own Private Idaho (1991)
3. Milk (2008)
4. Elephant (2003)
5. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
6. To Die For (1995)
7. Paranoid Park (2007)
8. Finding Forrester (2000)
9. Gerry (2002)
10. Last Days (2005)
Agnès Varda
1928 - 2019
1. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
2. Vagabond (1985)
3. Le bonheur (1965)
4. The Gleaners and I (2000)
5. Faces Places [with JR] (2017)
6. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
7. La Pointe Courte (1955)
8. Jacquot de Nantes (1991)
9. One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
10. Daguerréotypes (1976)
2. Vagabond (1985)
3. Le bonheur (1965)
4. The Gleaners and I (2000)
5. Faces Places [with JR] (2017)
6. The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
7. La Pointe Courte (1955)
8. Jacquot de Nantes (1991)
9. One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)
10. Daguerréotypes (1976)
Matthew Vaughn
1971 -
1. Kick-Ass (2010)
2. Stardust (2007)
3. X-Men: First Class (2011)
4. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
5. Layer Cake (2004)
2. Stardust (2007)
3. X-Men: First Class (2011)
4. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
5. Layer Cake (2004)
Gore Verbinski
1964 -
1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
2. Rango (2011)
3. The Ring (2002)
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
6. The Weather Man (2005)
7. The Lone Ranger (2013)
8. MouseHunt (1997)
9. The Mexican (2001)
10. A Cure for Wellness (2016)
2. Rango (2011)
3. The Ring (2002)
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
6. The Weather Man (2005)
7. The Lone Ranger (2013)
8. MouseHunt (1997)
9. The Mexican (2001)
10. A Cure for Wellness (2016)
Paul Verhoeven
1938 -
1. RoboCop (1987)
2. Total Recall (1990)
3. Starship Troopers (1997)
4. Basic Instinct (1992)
5. Black Book (2006)
6. Turkish Delight (1973)
7. Elle (2016)
8. Soldier of Orange (1977)
9. The Fourth Man (1983)
10. Showgirls (1995)
2. Total Recall (1990)
3. Starship Troopers (1997)
4. Basic Instinct (1992)
5. Black Book (2006)
6. Turkish Delight (1973)
7. Elle (2016)
8. Soldier of Orange (1977)
9. The Fourth Man (1983)
10. Showgirls (1995)
Dziga Vertov
1896 - 1954
1. Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
2. Kino-Pravda (1922-1925)
3. Kino Eye (1924)
4. Enthusiasm (1931)
5. A Sixth Part of the World (1926)
6. Three Songs About Lenin (1934)
7. The Eleventh Year (1928)
8. Anniversary of the Revolution (1918)
9. Soviet Toys (1924)
10. Forward, Soviet! (1926)
2. Kino-Pravda (1922-1925)
3. Kino Eye (1924)
4. Enthusiasm (1931)
5. A Sixth Part of the World (1926)
6. Three Songs About Lenin (1934)
7. The Eleventh Year (1928)
8. Anniversary of the Revolution (1918)
9. Soviet Toys (1924)
10. Forward, Soviet! (1926)
Edited By: pauldrach, Deany, PBR Streetgang, Sodacake, AgentAJD, erikk, Tim
Last Updated: 2026-02-14
Last Updated: 2026-02-14
