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. 4 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 5 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  3. 2 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 13 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 57 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  6. 15 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 1 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  8. 64 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  9. 38 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  10. 9 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 21 new

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  12. 27 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  13. 14 new

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  14. 7 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 165 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 12 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  17. 6 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  18. 31 new

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 66 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  20. 19 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  21. 51 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 20 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  23. 22 new

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  24. 17 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  25. 30 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  26. 54 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  27. 26 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  28. 234 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  29. 70 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  30. 77 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  31. 97 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  32. 29 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  33. 47 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 23 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  35. 89 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 46 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 91 new

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  38. 75 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  39. 40 new

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  40. 59 new

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 10 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  42. 79 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  43. 123 new

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  44. 18 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  45. 11 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 223 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  47. 94 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  48. 90 new

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  49. 61 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  50. 24 new

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source