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Overall Rankings for "Best Directed Movies"

Movies
Users with this list
1
123
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (1994) United States
8.6
200,729
Quentin Tarantino
John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman ...
2
120
The Godfather
The Godfather (1972) United States
9.0
172,729
Francis Ford Coppola
Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan ...
3
96
Schindler's List
Schindler's List (1993) United States
8.6
173,297
Steven Spielberg
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes ...
4
88
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) United Kingdom
7.8
114,130
Stanley Kubrick
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester ...
5
84
Inception
Inception (2010) United States
8.0
155,577
Christopher Nolan
Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page ...
6
81
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) New Zealand
8.2
183,891
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen ...
7
79
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (2008) United States
8.1
152,693
Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart ...
8
79
Goodfellas
Goodfellas (1990) United States
8.4
111,686
Martin Scorsese
Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci ...
9
78
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (1971) United Kingdom
8.2
167,185
Stanley Kubrick
Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates ...
10
74
Psycho
Psycho (1960) United States
8.4
107,791
Alfred Hitchcock
Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin ...
11
71
The Godfather: Part II
The Godfather: Part II (1974) United States
8.9
137,678
Francis Ford Coppola
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton ...
12
71
The Shining
The Shining (1980) United Kingdom
8.2
146,712
Stanley Kubrick
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd ...
13
68
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now (1979) United States
8.2
106,253
Francis Ford Coppola
Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall ...
14
64
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941) United States
8.2
78,714
Orson Welles
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane ...
15
63
Seven
Seven (1995) United States
8.3
173,095
David Fincher
Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow ...
16
62
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) New Zealand
8.0
190,574
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen ...
17
62
Birdman
Birdman (2014) United States
7.0
73,831
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton ...
18
56
Fight Club
Fight Club (1999) United States
8.1
185,576
David Fincher
Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter ...
19
53
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan (1998) United States
7.8
140,156
Steven Spielberg
Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns ...
20
53
Mulholland Dr.
Mulholland Dr. (2001) United States
7.1
73,736
David Lynch
Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Justin Theroux ...
21
52
The Revenant
The Revenant (2015) United States
7.2
69,995
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson ...
22
51
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) United States
7.6
184,638
Quentin Tarantino
Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah ...
23
50
Memento
Memento (2000) United States
7.8
146,166
Christopher Nolan
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano ...
24
50
Reservoir Dogs
Reservoir Dogs (1992) United States
8.1
135,661
Quentin Tarantino
Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, Chris Penn ...
25
50
Vertigo
Vertigo (1958) United States
8.2
70,431
Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart, Kim Novak, Henry Jones ...
26
49
Django Unchained
Django Unchained (2012) United States
7.9
115,580
Quentin Tarantino
Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio ...
27
49
1917
1917 (2019) United Kingdom
7.7
46,977
Sam Mendes
George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong ...
28
48
Gravity
Gravity (2013) United States
6.9
88,708
Alfonso Cuarón
Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
29
48
Blade Runner
Blade Runner (1982) United States
8.1
135,121
Ridley Scott
Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young ...
30
48
La La Land
La La Land (2016) United States
7.5
56,987
Damien Chazelle
Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend ...
31
47
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) New Zealand
8.0
168,985
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen ...
32
47
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver (1976) United States
8.1
118,990
Martin Scorsese
Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster ...
33
46
Interstellar
Interstellar (2014) United States
7.9
99,601
Christopher Nolan
Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, David Gyasi ...
34
45
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Australia
7.1
66,793
George Miller
Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult ...
35
44
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954) United States
8.2
76,492
Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter ...
36
44
The Matrix
The Matrix (1999) United States
7.9
194,548
Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Hermanas Wachowski
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss ...
37
43
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) United States
7.6
139,501
Quentin Tarantino
Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu ...
38
43
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (2004) United States
8.0
165,081
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman ...
39
43
The Departed
The Departed (2006) United States
7.9
135,582
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson ...
40
43
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1957) United States
8.7
69,166
Sidney Lumet
Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden ...
41
42
Titanic
Titanic (1997) United States
6.8
179,529
James Cameron
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane ...
42
42
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon (1975) United Kingdom
7.9
35,074
Stanley Kubrick
Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Leon Vitali ...
43
41
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954) Japan
8.4
42,138
Akira Kurosawa
Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba ...
44
41
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds (2009) United States
7.8
154,483
Quentin Tarantino
Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent ...
45
41
Gladiator
Gladiator (2000) United States
7.9
185,274
Ridley Scott
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen ...
46
41
Drive
Drive (2011) United States
7.2
83,872
Nicolas Winding Refn
Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks ...
47
40
The Pianist
The Pianist (2002) United Kingdom
8.2
151,355
Roman Polanski
Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Maureen Lipman ...
48
40
Mystic River
Mystic River (2003) United States
8.0
134,743
Clint Eastwood
Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon ...
49
40
Joker
Joker (2019) United States
8.0
67,020
Todd Phillips
Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz ...
50
39
Black Swan
Black Swan (2010) United States
7.6
115,301
Darren Aronofsky
Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel ...
51
39
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (2017) United Kingdom
7.0
52,969
Christopher Nolan
Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh ...
52
38
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) United States
8.3
56,689
Sergio Leone
Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern ...
53
37
Casino
Casino (1995) United States
8.1
77,372
Martin Scorsese
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci ...
54
37
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Italy
8.2
25,756
Sergio Leone
Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale ...
55
36
American Beauty
American Beauty (1999) United States
7.9
169,590
Sam Mendes
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch ...
56
36
Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket (1987) United Kingdom
8.2
121,562
Stanley Kubrick
Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey ...
57
36
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream (2000) United States
7.8
120,586
Darren Aronofsky
Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn ...
58
36
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) United States
7.6
101,255
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie ...
59
35
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump (1994) United States
8.2
200,549
Robert Zemeckis
Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise ...
60
35
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) United States
8.6
167,374
Frank Darabont
Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton ...
61
35
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957) United States
8.4
55,315
Stanley Kubrick
Kirk Douglas, George Macready, Adolphe Menjou ...
62
35
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) United States
8.2
173,070
Jonathan Demme
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn ...
63
34
City of God
City of God (2002) Brazil
8.4
126,321
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen ...
64
34
Alien
Alien (1979) United States
8.0
121,893
Ridley Scott
Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto ...
65
33
Rope
Rope (1948) United States
8.1
35,863
Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger ...
66
32
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Italy
8.2
66,245
Sergio Leone
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach ...
67
32
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) United States
7.2
70,810
Wes Anderson
Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Saoirse Ronan ...
68
32
Jaws
Jaws (1975) United States
7.1
121,059
Steven Spielberg
Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss ...
69
32
Parasite (Gisaengchung)
Parasite (Gisaengchung) (2019) South Korea
8.0
58,405
Bong Joon-ho
Song Kang-ho, Lee Seon-gyun, Jang Hye-jin ...
70
31
Unforgiven
Unforgiven (1992) United States
8.2
93,785
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman ...
71
31
Gran Torino
Gran Torino (2008) United States
8.2
145,177
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang ...
72
31
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life (2011) United States
5.9
51,354
Terrence Malick
Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken ...
73
31
Trainspotting
Trainspotting (1996) United Kingdom
8.1
135,970
Danny Boyle
Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller ...
74
30
Oldboy
Oldboy (2003) South Korea
7.8
69,609
Park Chan-wook
Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung ...
75
29
The Social Network
The Social Network (2010) United States
6.8
94,802
David Fincher
Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake ...
76
29
Braveheart
Braveheart (1995) United States
8.0
152,674
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan ...
77
29
Whiplash
Whiplash (2014) United States
7.8
63,241
Damien Chazelle
Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist ...
78
28
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) United States
8.3
109,964
Milos Forman
Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif ...
79
28
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950) United States
8.5
46,471
Billy Wilder
William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim ...
80
28
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959) United States
8.2
69,240
Alfred Hitchcock
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason ...
81
28
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) United Kingdom
8.0
46,679
David Lean
Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness ...
82
28
Fargo
Fargo (1996) United States
7.8
98,899
Joel Coen
Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi ...
83
27
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) United States
8.6
43,949
Billy Wilder
Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton ...
84
27
Raging Bull
Raging Bull (1980) United States
8.1
52,910
Martin Scorsese
Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci ...
85
27
Children of Men
Children of Men (2006) United Kingdom
7.1
69,192
Alfonso Cuarón
Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine ...
86
27
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men (2007) United States
7.2
111,317
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem ...
87
27
Shutter Island
Shutter Island (2010) United States
7.6
123,714
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley ...
88
26
Amelie
Amelie (2001) France
7.8
156,411
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus Magloire ...
89
26
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil (1958) United States
8.2
29,909
Orson Welles
Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles ...
90
25
Dogville
Dogville (2003) Denmark
7.5
67,973
Lars von Trier
Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall ...
91
25
Ran
Ran (1985) Japan
8.1
27,418
Akira Kurosawa
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu ...
92
25
Spirited Away
Spirited Away (2001) Japan
8.1
111,473
Hayao Miyazaki
Animation
93
25
Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) United Kingdom
7.9
47,854
Stanley Kubrick
Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden ...
94
24
Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful (1997) Italy
8.5
190,178
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini ...
95
24
Scarface
Scarface (1983) United States
8.2
90,895
Brian De Palma
Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer ...
96
24
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love (2000) Hong Kong
7.8
39,024
Wong Kar-Wai
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan ...
97
24
Eight and a Half (8½)
Eight and a Half (8½) (1963) Italy
8.0
20,743
Federico Fellini
Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée ...
98
23
The Others
The Others (2001) Spain
7.5
148,581
Alejandro Amenábar
Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston ...
99
23
Magnolia
Magnolia (1999) United States
7.6
47,784
Paul Thomas Anderson
Tom Cruise, John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall ...
100
23
Roma
Roma (2018) Mexico
7.0
26,604
Alfonso Cuarón
Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf ...
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