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. 32 new

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 61 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 68 new

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 77 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 79 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 84 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 88 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 98 new

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 100 new

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  10. 101 new

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 135 new

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 153 new

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 166 new

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 168 new

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 175 new

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 182 new

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  17. 200 new

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source