Greatest Movie Directors of All Time

Ranked by the community. Based on 510 votes and counting.

Published Last updated Someone just votedM. Night Shyamalan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ > Michael Bay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

TOP 3

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01

M. Night Shyamalan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

76% WR34 matches
1620
D
02

David Lynch ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

1575
78% WR18 matches
I
03

Ingmar Bergman ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช

1555
63% WR27 matches

The Ranking

04
R

Rajkumar Hirani ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Win Rate: 68%
|Samples: 19
1552
Elo Score
05
O

Orson Welles ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 61%
|Samples: 28
1544
Elo Score
06
T

Taika Waititi ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Win Rate: 60%
|Samples: 25
1541
Elo Score
07
A

Andrei Tarkovsky ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ

Win Rate: 63%
|Samples: 19
1540
Elo Score
08
M

Martin Scorsese ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 58%
|Samples: 26
1537
Elo Score
09
G

George Lucas ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 62%
|Samples: 21
1534
Elo Score
10
W

Wong Kar-wai ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Win Rate: 62%
|Samples: 21
1533
Elo Score
11
F

Federico Fellini ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

Win Rate: 55%
|Samples: 31
1518
Elo Score
12
S

Spike Lee ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 59%
|Samples: 17
1516
Elo Score
13
R

Ridley Scott ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Win Rate: 54%
|Samples: 28
1511
Elo Score
14
C

Christopher Nolan ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Win Rate: 54%
|Samples: 24
1509
Elo Score
15
J

Jordan Peele ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 48%
|Samples: 31
1509
Elo Score
16
S

Satyajit Ray ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Win Rate: 52%
|Samples: 25
1508
Elo Score
17
M

Michael Bay ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 24
1508
Elo Score
18
A

Alfred Hitchcock ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Win Rate: 52%
|Samples: 25
1503
Elo Score
19
S

Sofia Coppola ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 52%
|Samples: 27
1498
Elo Score
20
H

Hayao Miyazaki ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

Win Rate: 48%
|Samples: 33
1498
Elo Score
21
A

Alfonso Cuarรณn ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

Win Rate: 48%
|Samples: 23
1494
Elo Score
22
G

Greta Gerwig ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 48%
|Samples: 23
1493
Elo Score
23
W

Woody Allen ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 52%
|Samples: 29
1493
Elo Score
24
P

Peter Jackson ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Win Rate: 46%
|Samples: 26
1493
Elo Score
25
Q

Quentin Tarantino ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 46%
|Samples: 26
1488
Elo Score
26
S

Stanley Kubrick ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 43%
|Samples: 23
1488
Elo Score
27
F

Francis Ford Coppola ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 45%
|Samples: 20
1484
Elo Score
28
G

Guillermo del Toro ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 26
1481
Elo Score
29
B

Bong Joon-ho ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

Win Rate: 43%
|Samples: 28
1480
Elo Score
30
J

James Cameron ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Win Rate: 44%
|Samples: 36
1479
Elo Score
31
P

Pedro Almodรณvar ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 43%
|Samples: 21
1477
Elo Score
32
D

Denis Villeneuve ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Win Rate: 43%
|Samples: 21
1474
Elo Score
33
A

Akira Kurosawa ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

Win Rate: 43%
|Samples: 28
1471
Elo Score
34
D

David Fincher ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 37%
|Samples: 27
1467
Elo Score
35
P

Park Chan-wook ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท

Win Rate: 40%
|Samples: 20
1465
Elo Score
36
S

Steven Spielberg ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 42%
|Samples: 31
1458
Elo Score
37
P

Paul Thomas Anderson ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 38%
|Samples: 32
1451
Elo Score
38
W

Wes Anderson ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 33%
|Samples: 24
1440
Elo Score
39
Z

Zack Snyder ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Win Rate: 31%
|Samples: 26
1427
Elo Score
40
A

Alejandro G. Iรฑรกrritu ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

Win Rate: 26%
|Samples: 27
1413
Elo Score

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