Hollywood directors, old and new. I’ve included a tiny intro to each director where possible, so you can view what prominent movies they are known for. The list is a directory of my favorite Directors, and isn’t supposed to be a defining list of any sort.
However, I think I’ve included some of the most important and influential Directors in my list, and I know you’ll find a few or argue with some I have included.
Directors List
- Irwin Allen directed "Lost in Space"
- Woody Allen directed over 43 films
- Robert Altman director of "M*A*S*H"
- Allison Anders Woman director
- Kenneth Anger focused on gay movies
- Carroll Ballard Directed "Fly Away Home"
- Mario Bava Italian Horror Movie Director
- Ingmar Bergman Swedish director of 63 films
- Bernardo Bertolucci Italian director of The Last Emperor
- Luc Besson Directed "The Fifth Element"
- Don Bluth World Famous Animation Director
- Danny Boyle Directed 'Slumdog Millionaire"
- Kenneth Branagh director from Northern Ireland
- Albert Brooks Comic actor / director
- Mel Brooks Parody director
- Tod Browning Director of 1930s classics
- John Carl Buechler Motion picture director
- Edward Burns Director/actor
- Tim Burton Director of "Batman"
- Elisar Cabrera Low budget film producer
- James Cameron "Terminator," "Aliens," "Titanic"
- Alex Monty Canawati Up-and-coming director
- John Carpenter "Escape From New York"
- Chris Carter Creator of "The X-Files"
- Nick Cassavetes Director of "She's So Lovely"
- Charlie Chaplin Early actor and director
- Michael Cimino Directed "The Deer Hunter"
- Rene Clement French director
- Ethan Coen "Raising Arizona," "Fargo"
- Joel Coen "Blood Simple"
- Rob Cohen "Miami Vice" and "Dragonheart"
- Francis Ford Coppola "The Godfather" series
- Roger Corman Ultra-low budget director
- Don Coscarelli directed "The Beastmaster"
- Alex Cox "Repo Man" and "Sid And Nancy"
- Wes Craven "Scream" and "Scream 2"
- David Cronenberg "The Dead Zone" and "The Fly"
- Cameron Crowe "Jerry Maguire" and "Almost Famous"
- Michael Curtiz Directed "Casablanca"
- Joe Dante Directed "Gremlins"
- Andrew Davis "Under Siege" and "The Fugitive"
- Jan De Bont "Speed" & "Twister"
- Brian De Palma psychological thrillers
- Cecil B. DeMille historical and biblical epics
- Jacques Demy Directed 1960s film "Lola"
- Edward Dmytryk member of the Hollywood Ten
- Roland Emmerich "Godzilla" and "The Patriot"
- Federico Fellini Italian director
- Abel Ferrara Director of "Body Snatchers"
- Mike Figgis "Leaving Las Vegas"
- John Ford "The Grapes of Wrath"
- Milos Forman "The People vs. Larry Flynt"
- John Frankenheimer "The Manchurian Candidate"
- Stephen Frears director of "The Grifters"
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arent u forgetting Michael Bay?
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admin Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 9:26 am
Yes, I’m building the director database all month and of course he will be on the list.
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Where is Tim burton, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino,or even Alfred Hitchcock???
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admin Reply:
October 5th, 2009 at 10:30 am
All coming Aaron! It takes me time to do the updates to anything besides the movies lately.
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