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. 27 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 72 new

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  4. 81 new

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 98 new

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 124 new

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 168 new

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  8. 171 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 200 new

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 202 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 233 new

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 245 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 249 new

    The Falls

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source