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

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

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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. 2 -

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 15 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 9 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 51 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  5. 97 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 20 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 89 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 163 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 12 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  10. 54 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  11. 23 new

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 223 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
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    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 70 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 25 new

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 120 new

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 83 new

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 73 new

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 94 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  20. 199 new

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 126 new

    Cabaret

    1972, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 16 new

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 130 new

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 81 new

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 148 new

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 106 new

    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 169 new

    Breaking the Waves

    1996, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 198 new

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

    1961, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 67 new

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 104 new

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 225 new

    Hable con ella

    2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 63 new

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  33. 139 new

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  34. 109 new

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  35. 191 new

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 127 new

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 145 new

    Top Hat

    1935, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 52 new

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  39. 105 new

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 221 new

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 78 new

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 95 new

    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 125 new

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  44. 144 new

    The Wind

    1928, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 55 new

    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
  46. 238 new

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 231 new

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 112 new

    Written on the Wind

    1956, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 181 new

    Love Me Tonight

    1932, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 243 new

    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source