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 6 8.43 The Dark Knight 9.0 Info Bio Inception 9.0 Info Memento 8.6 Info Batman Begins 8.4 Info The Prestige 8.4 Info Insomnia 7.2 Info 2. Stanley Kubrick 5 8.38 Paths of Glory 8.6 Info Bio A Clockwork Orange 8.5 Info 2001 A Space Odyssey 8.4 Info Full metal jacket 8.4 Info Spartacus 8.0 Info 3. 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 4. Quentin Tarantino 8 8.16 Pulp Fiction 8.9 Info Bio Inglorious Basterds 8.4 Info 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 5. Billy Wilder 5 8.12 Sunset Boulevard 8.7 Info Bio The Appartment 8.4 Info Some like it hot 8.4 Info Sabrina 7.8 Info Irma la Douce 7.3 Info 6. Martin Scorsese 8 8.00 Goodfellas 8.8 Info Bio The Departed 8.5 Info Raging bull 8.4 Info Casino 8.1 Info Shutter Island 8.0 Info The Aviator 7.6 Info Gangs of New York 7.4 Info Cape Fear 7.2 Info 7. Francis Ford Coppola 6 7.90 The godfather 1 9.1 Info Bio The Godfather 2 9.0 Info Apocalypse now 8.6 Info The Godfather 3 7.6 Info The rainmaker 6.9 Info Peggy Sue got married 6.2 Info 8. David Fincher 5 7.84 Seven 8.6 Info Bio The Curious Case of Benjamin But 8.1 Info Zodiac 7.9 Info The Game 7.7 Info Panic Room 6.9 Info 9. James Cameron 6 7.80 Avatar 8.4 Info Bio Alien II 8.4 Info Terminator I 8.1 Info The abyss 7.5 Info Titanic 7.2 Info True Lies 7.2 Info 10. Joel Coen 7 7.74 No Country for Old Men 8.3 Info Bio The Big Lebowski 8.2 Info Fargo 8.2 Info Barton Fink 7.7 Info The Hudsucker Proxy 7.4 Info A Serious Man 7.2 Info Burn After Reading 7.2 Info 11. Robert Zemeckis 8 7.59 Forrest Gump 8.6 Info Bio Back to the Future I 8.3 Info The Polar Express 7.7 Info Back to the Future II 7.5 Info Cast Away 7.4 Info Contact 7.3 Info Back to the Future III 7.0 Info Romancing The Stone 6.9 Info 12. 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 13. Alfred Hitchcock 13 7.52 Psycho 8.7 Info Bio North by northwest 8.6 Info Vertigo 8.6 Info The Lady Vanishes 8.2 Info The 39 Steps 8.0 Info The birds 7.9 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 14. Steven Spielberg 16 7.49 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 Amistad 7.1 Info The Terminal 7.1 Info 15. 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 16. 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 17. Tim Burton 6 7.38 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 Alice in Wonderland 6.8 Info Planet of the Apes 5.5 Info 18. Michael Mann 5 7.38 Heat 8.2 Info Bio Collateral 7.8 Info Manhunter 7.2 Info Public Enemies 7.1 Info Ali 6.6 Info 19. Sidney Lumet 9 7.20 12 Angry Men 8.9 Info Bio Dog Day Afternoon 8.2 Info 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 Family business 5.4 Info Guilty as Sin 5.4 Info 20. Ron Howard 8 7.19 Cinderella man 8.0 Info Bio A Beautiful Mind 7.9 Info Frost - Nixon 7.9 Info Apollo 13 7.5 Info Backdraft 6.6 Info Ransom (Mel Gibson) 6.6 Info Cocoon (1) 6.6 Info The Missing 6.4 Info 21. Alan Parker 5 7.18 Mississippi burning 7.7 Info Bio Midnight Express 7.6 Info The Life of David Gale 7.2 Info Angela's ashes 7.0 Info Fame 6.4 Info 22. Edward Zwick 6 7.15 Blood Diamond 8.0 Info Bio The last Samurai 7.8 Info Defiance 7.3 Info Legends of the fall 7.1 Info Courage under fire 6.6 Info The Siege 6.1 Info 23. Wolfgang Petersen 6 7.08 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 Outbreak 6.4 Info Air Force One 6.2 Info 24. Clint Eastwood 18 7.07 Gran Torino 8.4 Info Bio Unforgiven 8.3 Info 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 Invictus 7.4 Info Flags of our fathers 7.2 Info Pale Rider 7.1 Info Absolute Power 6.5 Info Sudden impact 6.4 Info 25. Curtis Hanson 5 7.00 L.A. Confidential 8.4 Info Bio Wonder boys 7.5 Info 8 Mile 6.7 Info The hand that rocks the cradle 6.3 Info The River Wild 6.1 Info 26. 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 27. Lasse Hallström 9 6.94 Hachi 8.1 Info Bio What's eating Gilbert Grape 7.7 Info The Cider House Rules 7.4 Info Chocolat 7.3 Info An unfinished life 7.1 Info The shipping news 6.7 Info Once around 6.2 Info ABBA, The Movie 6.1 Info Dear John 5.9 Info 28. Steven Soderbergh 13 6.92 Traffic 7.8 Info Bio Oceans 11 7.6 Info Che Part One 7.4 Info Erin Brockovich 7.2 Info Out of Sight 7.2 Info Che Part Two 7.0 Info Oceans 13 7.0 Info The Limey 7.0 Info The Informant 6.7 Info Bubble 6.7 Info Solaris 6.2 Info The Good German 6.1 Info 29. Vincent McEveety 5 6.88 Columbo (1) 6.9 Info Bio Columbo 11x01 6.9 Info Columbo 11x02 6.9 Info Columbo 11x03 6.9 Info Columbo (2) 6.8 Info 30. Tony Scott 10 6.88 True romance 7.9 Info Bio Man on Fire 7.6 Info 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 The taking of Pelham 1 2 3 6.4 Info The Fan 5.6 Info 31. 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 32. Oliver Stone 12 6.83 Platoon 8.2 Info Bio JFK 8.0 Info 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 Alexandra 5.4 Info 33. 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 34. McG 6 6.75 Lucky number Slevin 7.8 Info Bio Infamous 7.2 Info We are Marshall 7.1 Info Wicker Park 6.9 Info Push 6.0 Info Charlie's Angels 5.5 Info 35. Brian De Palma 9 6.73 Scarface 8.1 Info Bio The Untouchables 8.0 Info Carlito's Way 7.9 Info Blow Out 7.1 Info Mission Impossible (1) 6.8 Info Femme fatale 6.3 Info Snake Eyes 5.8 Info The Black Dahlia 5.6 Info Mission to Mars 5.0 Info 36. Martin Campbell 5 6.72 Casino Royale 8.0 Info Bio GoldenEye 7.1 Info Edge of Darkness 6.7 Info Beyond borders 6.2 Info No Escape 5.6 Info 37. Robert Harmon 7 6.71 The hitcher 7.2 Info Bio Jesse Stone - Night passage 7.1 Info Jesse Stone - Sea change 7.1 Info Jesse Stone - Thin ice 7.0 Info Jesse Stone - Stone cold 7.0 Info Jesse Stone - Death in Paradise 6.9 Info The Tender 4.7 Info 38. 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 39. 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 40. Joel Schumacher 9 6.53 Falling Down 7.4 Info Bio Phone Boot 7.2 Info Tigerland 7.1 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 Dying Young 5.3 Info 41. Gary Fleder 5 6.52 The Express 7.1 Info Bio Runaway Jury 7.1 Info Kiss the Girls 6.4 Info Don't Say A Word 6.1 Info Impostor 5.9 Info 42. Roger Donaldson 10 6.51 The World's Fastest Indian 8.0 Info Bio The Bank Job 7.5 Info 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 43. 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 44. Richard Donner 8 6.47 Lethal weapon 7.6 Info Bio Lethal weapon 2 7.0 Info 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 45. 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 46. Roger Spottiswoode 6 6.25 Under Fire 7.0 Info Bio The Children of Huang Shi 6.9 Info Tomorrow never dies 6.4 Info Ripley Under Ground 6.1 Info The 6th day 5.8 Info Air America 5.3 Info 47. 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 48. 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 49. Renny Harlin 7 6.13 Die Hard 2 6.9 Info Bio The Long kiss goodnight 6.6 Info Cliffhanger 6.2 Info Mindhunters 6.2 Info Cleaner 6.1 Info Deep Blue Sea 5.5 Info 12 Rounds 5.4 Info 50. 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 51. 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