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. 72 new

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  2. 86 new

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 154 new

    Tóngnián wangshì

    1985 — a.k.a. A Time to Live, a Time to Die, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 171 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 250 new

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source