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. 165 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 196 new

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 197 new

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 218 new

    Van Gogh

    1991, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 238 new

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
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Last updated on Feb 22, 2012; source