B E S T DIRECTOR based on IMDB rating Minimum movies: 5 Movies to list: 12 Director Movies Rating Best Movie(s) More Examples : 1 2 1. Christopher Nolan 5 8.32 The Dark Knight 9.0 Info Bio Memento 8.6 Info Batman Begins 8.4 Info The Prestige 8.4 Info Insomnia 7.2 Info 2. Sergio Leone 6 8.20 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 9.0 Info Bio Once upon a Time in the West 8.8 Info For a few dollars more 8.3 Info A Fistful Of Dollars 8.0 Info A Fistful of Dynamite 7.7 Info My name is nobody 7.4 Info 3. Quentin Tarantino 7 8.13 Pulp Fiction 8.9 Info Bio Sin City 8.4 Info Reservoir Dogs 8.4 Info Kill Bill - VOL 1 8.2 Info Kill Bill - VOL 2 8.1 Info Jackie Brown 7.6 Info Death Proof 7.3 Info 4. Francis Ford Coppola 5 8.10 The godfather 1 9.1 Info Bio The Godfather 2 9.0 Info Apocalypse now 8.6 Info The Godfather 3 7.6 Info Peggy Sue got married 6.2 Info 5. Martin Scorsese 5 7.90 Goodfellas 8.8 Info Bio The Departed 8.5 Info The Aviator 7.6 Info Gangs of New York 7.4 Info Cape Fear 7.2 Info 6. David Fincher 5 7.84 Seven 8.6 Info Bio The Curious Case Benjamin Button 8.1 Info Zodiac 7.9 Info The Game 7.7 Info Panic Room 6.9 Info 7. Joel Coen 5 7.76 No Country for Old Men 8.3 Info Bio Fargo 8.2 Info Barton Fink 7.7 Info The Hudsucker Proxy 7.4 Info Burn After Reading 7.2 Info 8. James Cameron 5 7.68 Alien II 8.4 Info Bio Terminator I 8.1 Info The abyss 7.5 Info Titanic 7.2 Info True Lies 7.2 Info 9. Steven Spielberg 14 7.63 Schindler's list 8.9 Info Bio Saving Private Ryan 8.5 Info Jaws 8.3 Info ET - The Extra-Terrestrial 7.9 Info Munich 7.8 Info Jurassic Park I 7.8 Info Empire of the sun 7.7 Info Minority Report 7.7 Info Catch me if you can 7.7 Info Duel 7.7 Info The Terminal 7.1 Info Artificial intelligence 6.9 Info 10. Robert Zemeckis 7 7.60 Forrest Gump 8.6 Info Bio Back to the Future I 8.3 Info The Polar Express 7.7 Info Cast Away 7.4 Info Contact 7.3 Info Back to the Future III 7.0 Info Romancing The Stone 6.9 Info 11. Peter Weir 5 7.56 The Truman Show 7.9 Info Bio Dead poets society 7.8 Info Witness 7.6 Info Master and commander - The far s 7.5 Info The year of living dangerously 7.0 Info 12. Tim Burton 5 7.50 Ed Wood 8.1 Info Bio Big fish 8.1 Info Edward Scissorhands 8.0 Info Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of 7.8 Info Planet of the Apes 5.5 Info 13. Ridley Scott 8 7.45 Alien 8.5 Info Bio Gladiator 8.3 Info American gangster 8.0 Info Thelma and Louise 7.3 Info Body of Lies 7.2 Info Kingdom of Heaven 7.1 Info A good year 6.8 Info Black Rain 6.4 Info 14. Paul Verhoeven 7 7.41 Zwartboek 8.0 Info Bio Soldaat van Oranje 7.9 Info Robocop 7.6 Info Total Recall 7.4 Info De Vierde Man 7.4 Info Starship Troopers 7.0 Info Spetters 6.6 Info 15. Alfred Hitchcock 11 7.38 Psycho 8.7 Info Bio North by northwest 8.6 Info The Lady Vanishes 8.2 Info The 39 Steps 8.0 Info The man who knew too much 7.5 Info Frenzy 7.5 Info Marnie 7.3 Info The Men Who Knew Too Much 6.9 Info Murder 6.4 Info Jamaica Inn 6.2 Info The Skin Game 5.9 Info 16. Sidney Lumet 7 7.31 12 Angry Men 8.9 Info Bio Fail-Safe 8.0 Info The Hill 7.8 Info Before the Devil Knows You're De 7.4 Info Murder on the Orient Express 7.3 Info The Anderson tapes 6.4 Info Guilty as Sin 5.4 Info 17. Ron Howard 6 7.27 Cinderella man 8.0 Info Bio A Beautiful Mind 7.9 Info Frost - Nixon 7.9 Info Backdraft 6.6 Info Ransom (Mel Gibson) 6.6 Info Cocoon (1) 6.6 Info 18. Wolfgang Petersen 5 7.22 Das Boot 8.5 Info Bio The never ending story 7.3 Info In the Line of Fire 7.2 Info Troy 6.9 Info Air Force One 6.2 Info 19. Clint Eastwood 15 7.01 Unforgiven 8.3 Info Bio Million Dollar Baby 8.2 Info Letters from Iwo Jima 8.1 Info Changeling 8.0 Info Mystic River 8.0 Info High plains drifter 7.6 Info Flags of our fathers 7.2 Info Pale Rider 7.1 Info Absolute Power 6.5 Info Space Cowboys 6.3 Info True Crime 6.3 Info Bloodwork 6.3 Info 20. Tony Scott 7 6.99 Man on Fire 7.6 Info Bio Enemy of the State 7.1 Info Deja Vu 7.1 Info Crimson Tide 7.1 Info Spy Game 6.9 Info The Last Boy Scout 6.6 Info Top Gun 6.5 Info 21. John McTiernan 6 6.97 Die Hard 8.2 Info Bio The hunt for red october 7.6 Info Die Hard 3 7.4 Info The Thomas Crown affair 6.7 Info Basic 6.3 Info Medicine Man 5.6 Info 22. Steven Soderbergh 10 6.88 Traffic 7.8 Info Bio Oceans 11 7.6 Info Erin Brockovich 7.2 Info Out of Sight 7.2 Info Oceans 13 7.0 Info The Limey 7.0 Info Bubble 6.7 Info Solaris 6.2 Info The Good German 6.1 Info Oceans 12 6.0 Info 23. Oliver Stone 10 6.86 Platoon 8.2 Info Bio Salvador 7.5 Info Wall street 7.3 Info Born on the 4th of July 7.1 Info The Doors 6.9 Info U Turn 6.7 Info Any Given Sunday 6.6 Info W. 6.6 Info World Trade Center 6.3 Info Alexander 5.4 Info 24. Gregory Hoblit 5 6.86 Primal Fear 7.6 Info Bio Frequency 7.3 Info Fracture 7.1 Info Hart's war 6.2 Info Untraceable 6.1 Info 25. Michael Bay 5 6.80 Transformers 7.4 Info Bio The Rock 7.2 Info The Island 6.9 Info Bad Boys 6.5 Info Armageddon 6.0 Info 26. Brian De Palma 7 6.69 Scarface 8.1 Info Bio The Untouchables 7.9 Info Blow Out 7.1 Info Mission Impossible (1) 6.8 Info Femme fatale 6.3 Info The Black Dahlia 5.6 Info Mission to Mars 5.0 Info 27. Phillip Noyce 7 6.69 The quiet American 7.3 Info Bio Patriot Games 6.9 Info Dead Calm 6.9 Info Clear and present danger 6.8 Info Catch a Fire 6.8 Info The Bone Collector 6.3 Info The Saint 5.8 Info 28. Joel Schumacher 7 6.63 Falling Down 7.4 Info Bio Phone Boot 7.2 Info A time to kill 7.0 Info Veronica Guerin 6.9 Info The Client 6.4 Info The Number 23 6.2 Info Bad Company 5.3 Info 29. Barry Levinson 7 6.59 Rain Man 7.9 Info Bio Sleepers 7.3 Info Wag the dog 7.0 Info Bandits 6.6 Info What Just Happened 6.0 Info Disclosure 5.8 Info Sphere 5.5 Info 30. John Glen 5 6.50 For your eyes only 6.8 Info Bio The Living Daylights 6.6 Info Licence to Kill 6.5 Info Octopussy 6.5 Info A view to a kill 6.1 Info 31. Roger Donaldson 9 6.34 The Bank Job 7.5 Info Bio 13 days 7.3 Info No Way Out 6.9 Info The Bounty 6.8 Info The Recruit 6.5 Info White Sands 5.8 Info Dante's Peak 5.6 Info The Getaway 5.4 Info Cocktail 5.3 Info 32. Richard Donner 7 6.31 Lethal weapon 2 7.0 Info Bio 16 Blocks 6.7 Info Conspiracy Theory 6.5 Info Lethal Weapon 4 6.4 Info Lethal Weapon 3 6.4 Info Assassins 5.9 Info Timeline 5.3 Info 33. Andrew Davis 6 6.27 The Fugitive 7.8 Info Bio The Guardian 6.7 Info A Perfect Murder 6.4 Info The Package 6.3 Info Collateral Damage 5.2 Info Chain Reaction 5.2 Info 34. Renny Harlin 5 6.26 Die Hard 2 6.9 Info Bio The Long kiss goodnight 6.6 Info Mindhunters 6.2 Info Cleaner 6.1 Info Deep Blue Sea 5.5 Info 35. Michael Apted 7 6.24 Amazing Grace 7.6 Info Bio Gorky Park 6.6 Info Enigma 6.4 Info The World is not Enough 6.3 Info Blink 6.0 Info Extreme measures 5.8 Info Enough 5.0 Info 36. Roland Emmerich 5 6.24 The Patriot 6.8 Info Bio Stargate (pilot) 6.7 Info Independence day 6.5 Info The Day after Tomorrow 6.3 Info 10,000 BC 4.9 Info 37. Harold Becker 5 5.98 Sea of Love 6.6 Info Bio Malice 6.2 Info City Hall 6.1 Info Mercury Rising 5.7 Info Domestic Disturbance 5.3 Info 38. John Badham 5 5.80 WarGames 7.0 Info Bio Nick of Time 6.2 Info Bird on a Wire 5.4 Info Footsteps 5.2 Info Drop Zone 5.2 Info