Greatest Film Directors of All Time

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Vote for Steven Spielberg 1) Steven Spielberg

don’t think of him of just an action bud... he in excellent in directing romantic scenes as well... lik the ones in back to the future

Shynash21

The best. Everything he touches turns to box office gold! Others are great but...

LadyLioness

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

MatrixGuy


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 Martin Scorsese 3) Martin Scorsese

His directing style is both timeless and breathtaking, making each and every one of his movies a must-see.

theforce427

BEST FILMMAKER EVER

He needs to be way higher!


Vote for George Lucas 4) George Lucas


Vote for Stanley Kubrick 5) Stanley Kubrick

A genius. A REAL artist!

Mailbox

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 Alfred Hitchcock 6) 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 7) Quentin Tarantino

Kill Bill series, Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction, he’s the best!

Razor79

One of the best of the ’younger’ generation


Vote for Tim Burton 8) Tim Burton

if u have ever seen a tim burton movie you know how amazing they are

Okami

When he teams up with Johnny Depp and Danny Elfman, he constructs incredible worlds.

ohright

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


Vote for Billy Wilder 9) Billy Wilder

I love all of his movies. He was a real master of combining light comedy and emotional themes (see The Apartment for perfection at this. ) When you look at the quality of his movie catalog it is really staggering.

chambon


Vote for James Cameron 10) James Cameron

After Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator, True Lies, Titanic and AVATAR. He lives in film lover’s heart.. his work says on his behlaf.. KING OF THE WORLD.

redgedawson

The movies touched by him are simply masterpieces

MatrixGuy


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Vote for Francis Ford Coppola 11) Francis Ford Coppola

you just need to see the godfather to understand he is the best

manya93

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

QuarantineGames

Vote for Frank Capra 12) Frank Capra

Vote for Peter Jackson 13) Peter Jackson

he brought us king kong, lord of the rings: the trilogy and distict 9 WOW!

whatsitsname

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

funkymonkey

Vote for Clint Eastwood 14) Clint Eastwood

flags of ou fathers and letters from iwo jima! WOO

doodie-dude25

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 Hayao Miyazaki 16) Hayao Miyazaki

Vote for David Fincher 17) 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 Wes Craven 18) Wes Craven

Freddy kruegers creator!

Vote for  Fritz Lang 19) Fritz Lang

Vote for Robert Zemeckis 20) Robert Zemeckis

Back to the furture and Forrest Gump

oasisfan222

My Man!

BKAllmighty

Back to the Future, ole school!

Vote for John Huston 21) John Huston

Vote for Lars Von Trier 22) Lars Von Trier

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

Vote for Woody Allen 23) 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 M. Night Shyamalan 24) M. Night Shyamalan

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

Vote for Charlie Chaplin 25) Charlie Chaplin

I mean, come on!

Vote for John Woo 26) John Woo

Masterful action director

Vote for Federico Fellini 27) Federico Fellini

Vote for Ingmar Bergman 28) Ingmar Bergman

Vote for John Ford 29) John Ford

Vote for Ang Lee 30) Ang Lee

One of the all time great directors hands down.

Vote for Danny Boyle 31) Danny Boyle

Vote for Michael Bay 32) Michael Bay

Vote for Brian De Palma 33) Brian De Palma

Vote for Robert Rodriguez 34) Robert Rodriguez

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

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Vote for Satyajit Ray 35) Satyajit Ray

Vote for Michael Mann 36) Michael Mann

Vote for Werner Herzog 37) Werner Herzog

Vote for Joel and Ethan Coen 38) Joel and Ethan Coen

Vote for Mel Gibson 39) Mel Gibson

Braveheart (won best director in the academy awards), Apocalypto, Passion of the Christ

Vote for Renny Harlin 40) Renny Harlin

Vote for Stacy Peralta 41) Stacy Peralta

Vote for Sam Mendes 42) Sam Mendes

Vote for Steven Soderbergh 43) Steven Soderbergh

Vote for Hal Ashby 44) Hal Ashby

Vote for Fernando Meirelles 45) Fernando Meirelles

Vote for Tony Scott 46) Tony Scott

Vote for Sam Peckinpah 47) Sam Peckinpah

Vote for David Cronenberg 48) David Cronenberg

Vote for Norman Jewison 49) Norman Jewison

Vote for Sidney Lumet 50) Sidney Lumet

Vote for Sydney Pollack 51) Sydney Pollack

Vote for Robert Redford 52) Robert Redford

Vote for Alan J. Pakula 53) Alan J. Pakula

Vote for Roman Polanski 54) Roman Polanski

Vote for Warren Beatty 55) Warren Beatty

Vote for Arthur Penn 56) Arthur Penn

Vote for Mike Nichols 57) Mike Nichols

Vote for Peter Bogdanovich 58) Peter Bogdanovich

Vote for William Friedkin 59) William Friedkin

Vote for Bob Rafelson 60) Bob Rafelson

Vote for Paul Schrader 61) Paul Schrader

Vote for Nicolas Roeg 62) Nicolas Roeg

Vote for Donald Cammell 63) Donald Cammell

Vote for John Cassavetes 64) John Cassavetes

Vote for Robert Altman 65) Robert Altman

Vote for Alan Rudolph 66) Alan Rudolph

Vote for Jean-Luc Godard 67) Jean-Luc Godard

Vote for Luis Bunuel 68) Luis Bunuel

Vote for Francois Truffaut 69) Francois Truffaut

Vote for Michelangelo Antonioni 70) Michelangelo Antonioni

Vote for John Landis 71) John Landis

Vote for Jonathan Demme 72) Jonathan Demme

Vote for Walter Salles 73) Walter Salles

Vote for John Boorman 74) John Boorman

Vote for Mira Nair 75) Mira Nair

Vote for Peter Weir 76) Peter Weir

Vote for Joseph Losey 77) Joseph Losey

Vote for Stanley Kramer 78) Stanley Kramer

Vote for Otto Preminger 79) Otto Preminger

Vote for Michael Cimino 80) Michael Cimino

Vote for Ken Russell 81) Ken Russell

Vote for John Schlesinger 82) John Schlesinger

Vote for Eric Rohmer 83) Eric Rohmer

Vote for Mike Leigh 84) Mike Leigh

Vote for Ken Loach 85) Ken Loach

Vote for Adrian Lyne 86) Adrian Lyne

Vote for Alan Parker 87) Alan Parker

Vote for Paul Verhoeven 88) Paul Verhoeven

Vote for Karel Reisz 89) Karel Reisz

Vote for Tony Richardson 90) Tony Richardson

Vote for Lindsay Anderson 91) Lindsay Anderson

Vote for Wim Wenders 92) Wim Wenders

Vote for Rainer Werner Fassbinder 93) Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Vote for Terry Gilliam 94) Terry Gilliam

Vote for Howard Hawks 95) 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 96) David O. Russell

Vote for Julian Schnabel 97) Julian Schnabel

Vote for Ron Howard 98) Ron Howard

Vote for Rob Reiner 99) Rob Reiner

Vote for James L. Brooks 100) James L. Brooks