The top 250 directors and their best film according to TSPDT/DtC (2012)

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This list contains 250 films by the 250 greatest directors of all time, according to "they shoot pictures don't they?". Each director has one entry; their most critically acclaimed film. Two directors appear more than once on the list (Michael Powell and Stanley Donen) and all together there are 5 director couples (Powell/Pressburger, Donen/Kelly, Coen Brothers, Cooper/Schoedsack and Straub/Huillet). #76 is a TV-mini-series; #81, #151, #157, #180, #190 and #202 are short features, the rest of the entries are featured films.

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  1. 250 new

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 249 new

    The Falls

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 248 new

    The Ox-Bow Incident

    1943, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 247 new

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 246 new

    Le boucher

    1970 — a.k.a. Le Boucher, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 245 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 244 new

    The Art of Vision

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 243 new

    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 242 new

    Lacombe Lucien

    1974, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 241 new

    Samson and Delilah

    1949, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 240 new

    Vale Abraão

    1993 — a.k.a. Abraham's Valley, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 239 new

    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 238 new

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 237 new

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 236 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 235 new

    Mat i syn

    1997 — a.k.a. Mother and Son, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 234 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  18. 233 new

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 232 new

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 231 new

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 230 new

    Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach

    1968 — a.k.a. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 229 new

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 228 new

    Man of the West

    1958, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 227 new

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 226 new

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 225 new

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 224 new

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 223 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 222 new

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 221 new

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 220 new

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 219 new

    Naked

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 218 new

    Van Gogh

    1991, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 217 new

    Funny Face

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 216 new

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 215 new

    Le roman d'un tricheur

    1936 — a.k.a. The Story of a Cheat, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 214 new

    Xala

    1975, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 213 new

    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 212 new

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
  40. 211 new

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 210 new

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  42. 209 new

    Boogie Nights

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 208 new

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  44. 207 new

    The Great Escape

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 206 new

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 205 new

    Two-Lane Blacktop

    1971, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 204 new

    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 203 new

    Soy Cuba

    1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 202 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 201 new

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source