Movie Directors Top Films - Page 26

Movie directors Alfred Hitchcock and Stanley Kubrick

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.

Edited By: pauldrach, Deany, PBR Streetgang, Sodacake, AgentAJD, erikk, Tim
Last Updated: 2026-02-07

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)

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)

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)

DVD cover for the movie Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

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)

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)

DVD cover for the movie Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

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)

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)

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)

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)

The Gospel According to St Matthew movie poster

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

DVD cover for the movie Madea's Family Reunion

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)

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)

Poster for the movie Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

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)