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The directors on this list are ranked according to their lifetime success (awards & nominations), their directing skill, along with their ability to inspire generations of directors after them. To me, accuracy when making a Top 10/Top 100 all time list is extremely important.
- 15 The Wachowskis
- 14 Guillermo Del Toro
- 13 Peter Jackson
- 12 Quentin Tarantino
- 11 Steven Spielberg
- 10 James Cameron
- 9 Martin Scorsese
- 8 Christopher Nolan
- 7 Alfred Hitchcock
- 6 Stanley Kubrick
Lilly and Lana Wachowski may not have a huge filmography to their name, but when it comes to Hollywood, they have significantly redefined how big movies are shot and their relationship to visual effects. Though the Matrix sequels failed to match the original Oscar-winning movie, the first Matrix remains a masterclass not just in seamlessly adapting...
Guillermo del Toro isn't just one of the best Hollywood directors, but is among the greatest filmmakers of his generation. Combining high fantasy and sci-fi with painfully human elements, del Toro's work is also defined by its visuals, use of practical effects, and the relatable stories underneath fairytale elements. From his earlier work on Hellbo...
While many Hollywood directors have tackled high fantasy, Peter Jackson remains the greatest in the genre for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The trilogy is largely regarded as the greatest movie adaptation of any book ever, thanks to Jackson pushing the capabilities of technology at the time. Apart from using motion capture performances to cast the...
Very few Hollywood directors have successfully remixed the history of filmmaking as much as Quentin Tarantino. While the Kill Bill movies are odes to Chinese and Hong Kong kung-fu movies, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Pulp Fiction are deeply emotional love letters to Hollywood itself. Tarantino is also known forInglorious Basterds, The Hateful ...
The face of Hollywood directors around the globe, Steven Spielberg is the single most famous and commercially successful movie director of all time. However, Spielberg is not just known for his foundational blockbusters, which include Jaws, the E.T. movies, and the Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park franchises. From his definitive Oscar-winning histor...
James Cameron is the director Michael Bay wishes he was. Few Hollywood directors have been compared to Steven Spielberg as much as James Cameron - both in terms of style and commercial success. Indeed, Cameron is behind three of the highest-grossing movies of all time: Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Titanic, which won a historic 11 Academy A...
Another major figure of the New Hollywood era, Martin Scorsese is characterized by psychological studies that break down machismo through the lenses of crime, nihilism, or guilt. Heavily influenced by his Catholic Italian-American upbringing in the 1940s and '50s, Scorsese is famous for the Cannes Palme d'Or award-winning Taxi Driver, and other ico...
Out of the top Hollywood directors, only Christopher Nolan is defined by his impressive achievements in non-linear storytelling. This is most apparent in Inception, Tenet, Memento, Batman Begins, and The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan is also known for being the first to resurrect Batman stories from a gritty and realistic lens, which led to the creation...
Influential Hollywood directors like Wes Craven, John Carpenter, and George Romero owe much to the groundwork laid by Alfred Hitchcock, old school Hollywood's master of suspense. Though Hitchcock's over 60 movies have garnered only Oscar nominations, his filmography includes such classics as Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Saboteu...
Stanley Kubrick is considered by many to be the greatest filmmaker of the 20th century. His 1968 movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey earned Kubrick his only Oscar, featured unprecedentedly realistic visual effects, and was hailed by Steven Spielberg as the "big bang" of their filmmaking generation. Meanwhile, A Clockwork Orange, which was highly controver...
Apr 6, 2024 · Discover the minds behind cinematic masterpieces and their impact on film. Explore the history, legacy and future of the greatest directors of all time.
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Jan 5, 2023 · This series looks at the 20th century’s iconic film directors; the real innovators whose breakthrough direction made film into the movies. Their early lives, often escaping war or poverty found expression in theatre, then film, forming the fundamental art that is cinema.
Steven Spielberg. Producer. Writer. Director. Schindler's List (1993) One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world.
Nov 8, 2020 · Best Movie Directors • Joel and Ethan Coen. Joel and Ethan Coen make a different film every time out and yet there is certainly a Coen-esque style to their work. Bouncing between comedy and violence without blinking, the Brothers Coen have amassed a staggering filmography.
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