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. 6 -

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 30 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  3. 38 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  4. 57 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  5. 61 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  6. 67 new

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 94 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  8. 103 new

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 107 new

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

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 111 new

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 116 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 119 new

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 120 new

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 163 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 178 new

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 199 new

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 202 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 234 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source