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. 3 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 9 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 19 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  4. 20 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 22 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  6. 49 new

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 51 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  8. 53 new

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 60 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  10. 63 new

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  11. 78 new

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 83 new

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 85 new

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 89 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  15. 96 new

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 107 new

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 118 new

    Sátántangó

    1994 — a.k.a. Satantango, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 121 new

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  19. 130 new

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 138 new

    Le million

    1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 145 new

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 159 new

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  23. 160 new

    El verdugo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Executioner, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 163 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 171 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 175 new

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 179 new

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 181 new

    Love Me Tonight

    1932, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 187 new

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 191 new

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 192 new

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 193 new

    Local Hero

    1983, in 10 top lists Check
  33. 198 new

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 201 new

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
  35. 204 new

    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 210 new

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 214 new

    Xala

    1975, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 215 new

    Le roman d'un tricheur

    1936 — a.k.a. The Story of a Cheat, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 217 new

    Funny Face

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 220 new

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 224 new

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  42. 232 new

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 245 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 250 new

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source