Greatest Film Directors of All Time

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Vote for Steven Spielberg 1) Steven Spielberg

Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones movies, Artificial Intelligence, Schindler’s List, E. T. , Saving Private Ryan > He’s movies tell everything

MatrixGuy

No American director has a more impressive or more diverse body of work. Incredibly successful making blockbusters as well as more mature serious works. Demonstrated the power of cinema with Schindler’s List in which he transcended the medium to produce a powerful, artistic, humanitarian achievement.

Steven Spielberg has brought beautiful cinematic masterpieces to life in ways shaping the hollywood world. He’s very influential and clearly is our most cherish and greatest director, with more to come!!!Even his producing credits is legendary that few can match.Nobody and I mean nobody could ever discredit Mr.Spielberg with the magic he has brought to hollywood and the world around it.


Vote for Ridley Scott 2) Ridley Scott

He has made some of the best action movies ever, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster, Body of LIes etc.

nick_is_horror

Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Legend (1985), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Black Rain (1989), Thelma & Louise (1991), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), White Squall (1996), Gladiator (2000), Hannibal (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), American Gangster (2007),Body of Lies (2008).
To Be Continued

Irina2932

Ridley totally brings you into his worlds, whether it’s LA circa 2019 in Blade Runner, or 12th century Jerusalem circa in Kingdom of Heaven. An amazing artist.


Vote for George Lucas 3) George Lucas


Vote for Martin Scorsese 4) Martin Scorsese

BEST FILMMAKER EVER

He needs to be way higher!


Vote for Alfred Hitchcock 5) Alfred Hitchcock

WAAAAAAAAAAAAY better than Speilberg, Lucas or Scorsee

Solidamas

The best there is and he shows that it takes real skill to direct.

Baltimore1993


Vote for Quentin Tarantino 6) Quentin Tarantino

One of the best of the ’younger’ generation


Vote for Stanley Kubrick 7) Stanley Kubrick

A genius. A REAL artist!

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A visionary, a pure auteur. I don’t think there’s really more I could say that would sum Stanley Kubrick up, because he was a director that couldnt be "summed up".

Has written and directed some of the greatest movies of all time a clockwork orange, the shining, full metal jacket and 2001: A space odyssey


Vote for Frank Capra 8) Frank Capra


Vote for Billy Wilder 9) Billy Wilder


Vote for Francis Ford Coppola 10) Francis Ford Coppola

How on earth did Indiana Jones beat Francis Ford Coppola? He should be #1! He IS #1.

QuarantineGames


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Vote for Tim Burton 11) Tim Burton

His morbid humor and dark persona make his movies unforgettable. He and Danny Elfman are awesome.

Vote for James Cameron 12) James Cameron

Vote for Clint Eastwood 13) Clint Eastwood

Vote for Hayao Miyazaki 14) Hayao Miyazaki

Vote for Akira Kurosawa 15) Akira Kurosawa

When someone asks for the name of a japanese director, the name that will probably immediately jump into peoples minds is Akira Kurosawa. Hes created so many fantastic films that I don’t know why he’s not higher up.

I think this man should be on this list for a number of reasons. You figure it out.

Vote for Peter Jackson 16) Peter Jackson

He is really underrated. The director of ’The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and King Kong deserves better!

funkymonkey

Vote for John Huston 17) John Huston

Vote for Lars Von Trier 18) Lars Von Trier

Dogville, Dancer in the Dark, Breaking the Waves. No more to say..

Vote for  Fritz Lang 19) Fritz Lang

Vote for Woody Allen 20) Woody Allen

Should be way higher up. Is there another director thats consistenly delivered films that have been so widely enjoyed. His movies are hilarious because they strike so close to home and so accurately say the things we wish we could scream out. Brilliant writer and director, who’s never had to use flash to make his movies amazing.

Vote for Wes Craven 21) Wes Craven

Freddy kruegers creator!

Vote for Charlie Chaplin 22) Charlie Chaplin

I mean, come on!

Vote for John Woo 23) John Woo

Masterful action director

Vote for Ang Lee 24) Ang Lee

One of the all time great directors hands down.

Vote for M. Night Shyamalan 25) M. Night Shyamalan

GREAT science fiction director! Directed Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village, and tons more.

Vote for Robert Zemeckis 26) Robert Zemeckis

Back to the Future, ole school!

Vote for Brian De Palma 27) Brian De Palma

Vote for Robert Rodriguez 28) Robert Rodriguez

He’s first movie he made was the beginning of a masterpiece trilogy.

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Vote for Federico Fellini 29) Federico Fellini

Vote for John Ford 30) John Ford

Vote for Satyajit Ray 31) Satyajit Ray

Vote for Michael Mann 32) Michael Mann

Vote for David Fincher 33) David Fincher

Ok is this a joke? Do you guys know who the hell is David fincher?

he create Fight club, Seven, etc.. he is in number 88?
you guys are lame, and please Martin scorsese SUCKS

mesh13

A young gifted and talented director. One of the greatest upcoming geniuses, who will change the modern motion pictures future.

Vote for Danny Boyle 34) Danny Boyle

Vote for Renny Harlin 35) Renny Harlin

Vote for Stacy Peralta 36) Stacy Peralta

Vote for Ingmar Bergman 37) Ingmar Bergman

Vote for Sam Mendes 38) Sam Mendes

Vote for Steven Soderbergh 39) Steven Soderbergh

Vote for Hal Ashby 40) Hal Ashby

Vote for Fernando Meirelles 41) Fernando Meirelles

Vote for Tony Scott 42) Tony Scott

Vote for Sam Peckinpah 43) Sam Peckinpah

Vote for David Cronenberg 44) David Cronenberg

Vote for Norman Jewison 45) Norman Jewison

Vote for Sidney Lumet 46) Sidney Lumet

Vote for Sydney Pollack 47) Sydney Pollack

Vote for Robert Redford 48) Robert Redford

Vote for Alan J. Pakula 49) Alan J. Pakula

Vote for Roman Polanski 50) Roman Polanski

Vote for Warren Beatty 51) Warren Beatty

Vote for Arthur Penn 52) Arthur Penn

Vote for Mike Nichols 53) Mike Nichols

Vote for Peter Bogdanovich 54) Peter Bogdanovich

Vote for William Friedkin 55) William Friedkin

Vote for Bob Rafelson 56) Bob Rafelson

Vote for Paul Schrader 57) Paul Schrader

Vote for Nicolas Roeg 58) Nicolas Roeg

Vote for Donald Cammell 59) Donald Cammell

Vote for John Cassavetes 60) John Cassavetes

Vote for Robert Altman 61) Robert Altman

Vote for Alan Rudolph 62) Alan Rudolph

Vote for Jean-Luc Godard 63) Jean-Luc Godard

Vote for Luis Bunuel 64) Luis Bunuel

Vote for Francois Truffaut 65) Francois Truffaut

Vote for Michelangelo Antonioni 66) Michelangelo Antonioni

Vote for John Landis 67) John Landis

Vote for Jonathan Demme 68) Jonathan Demme

Vote for Walter Salles 69) Walter Salles

Vote for John Boorman 70) John Boorman

Vote for Mira Nair 71) Mira Nair

Vote for Peter Weir 72) Peter Weir

Vote for Joseph Losey 73) Joseph Losey

Vote for Stanley Kramer 74) Stanley Kramer

Vote for Otto Preminger 75) Otto Preminger

Vote for Michael Cimino 76) Michael Cimino

Vote for Ken Russell 77) Ken Russell

Vote for John Schlesinger 78) John Schlesinger

Vote for Eric Rohmer 79) Eric Rohmer

Vote for Mike Leigh 80) Mike Leigh

Vote for Ken Loach 81) Ken Loach

Vote for Adrian Lyne 82) Adrian Lyne

Vote for Alan Parker 83) Alan Parker

Vote for Paul Verhoeven 84) Paul Verhoeven

Vote for Karel Reisz 85) Karel Reisz

Vote for Tony Richardson 86) Tony Richardson

Vote for Lindsay Anderson 87) Lindsay Anderson

Vote for Wim Wenders 88) Wim Wenders

Vote for Rainer Werner Fassbinder 89) Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Vote for Werner Herzog 90) Werner Herzog

Vote for Terry Gilliam 91) Terry Gilliam

Vote for Howard Hawks 92) Howard Hawks

One of the most influential director’s of all-time. The Big Sleep may be the greatest film noir of all-time.

Vote for David O. Russell 93) David O. Russell

Vote for Julian Schnabel 94) Julian Schnabel

Vote for Ron Howard 95) Ron Howard

Vote for Rob Reiner 96) Rob Reiner

Vote for James L. Brooks 97) James L. Brooks

Vote for Luc Besson 98) Luc Besson

Vote for Michael Bay 99) Michael Bay