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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La règle du jeu
1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check -
9 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
19 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
20 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
22 new
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
49 new
To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
51 new
Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
53 new
Playtime
1967, in 19 top lists Check -
60 new
Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
63 new
The Lady Eve
1941, in 20 top lists Check -
78 new
The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
83 new
The Philadelphia Story
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
85 new
Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
89 new
The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
96 new
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949, in 21 top lists Check -
107 new
Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...
1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check -
118 new
Sátántangó
1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check -
121 new
A Night at the Opera
1935, in 17 top lists Check -
130 new
Harold and Maude
1971, in 22 top lists Check -
138 new
Le million
1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check -
145 new
Top Hat
1935, in 14 top lists Check -
159 new
This Is Spinal Tap
1984, in 22 top lists Check -
160 new
El verdugo
1963 — a.k.a. The Executioner, in 6 top lists Check -
163 new
Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
171 new
Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
175 new
Evil Dead II
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
179 new
Stranger Than Paradise
1984, in 14 top lists Check -
181 new
Love Me Tonight
1932, in 11 top lists Check -
187 new
A Hard Day's Night
1964, in 18 top lists Check -
191 new
Tootsie
1982, in 17 top lists Check -
192 new
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
193 new
Local Hero
1983, in 10 top lists Check -
198 new
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961, in 9 top lists Check -
201 new
The Producers
1967, in 14 top lists Check -
204 new
Underground
1995, in 9 top lists Check -
210 new
Cléo de 5 à 7
1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check -
214 new
Xala
1975, in 7 top lists Check -
215 new
Le roman d'un tricheur
1936 — a.k.a. The Story of a Cheat, in 7 top lists Check -
217 new
Funny Face
1957, in 6 top lists Check -
220 new
The Blues Brothers
1980, in 11 top lists Check -
224 new
Rushmore
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
232 new
Dazed and Confused
1993, in 7 top lists Check -
245 new
The Nutty Professor
1963, in 11 top lists Check -
250 new
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985, in 7 top lists Check
Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source