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The Directors League

• For a director to qualify I must have seen at least five movies by him or her.
• Many use the LB five star system, but I prefer a more nuanced ten point scale.
• Ranking is based on my average rating. Kinda obvious.
• Not included are short films and documentaries.
• See notes for the average rating and which films it includes.
• See notes also for links to individual lists (if available) or use the directors ranked-tag.
• Will be updated every now and then.

The ranking does not necessarly reflect how much I love or appreciate a director's œuvre.

See also: The Franchise League

Thanks to Graham J, on whose original idea this is based.

Latest update: June 3, 2026

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  • Inception

    1

  • Aliens

    2

  • Se7en

    3

  • Revolutionary Road

    4

  • The Departed

    5

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

    6

  • The Green Butchers

    7

  • Inside Man

    8

  • Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

    9

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    10

  • Starship Troopers

    11

  • Zero Dark Thirty

    12

  • Mississippi Burning

    13

  • Pride and Glory

    14

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    15

  • The Iron Giant

    16

  • Crimson Tide

    17

  • Sinners

    18

  • Atomic Blonde

    19

  • Sicario

    20

  • The Town

    21

  • The Florida Project

    22

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    23

  • Jojo Rabbit

    24

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    25

  • Death Proof

    26

  • Ronin

    27

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    28

  • Notting Hill

    29

  • Das Boot

    30

  • Kiki's Delivery Service

    31

  • The Apartment

    32

  • Silver Linings Playbook

    33

  • Captain Phillips

    34

  • Ford v Ferrari

    35

  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    36

  • Sharp Objects

    37

  • Amour

    38

  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    39

  • Fargo

    40

  • Trance

    41

  • Mad Max 2

    42

  • Die Hard

    43

  • A Few Good Men

    44

  • Top Gun: Maverick

    45

  • This Boy's Life

    46

  • Live Free or Die Hard

    47

  • Klute

    48

  • Little Woods

    49

  • The Creator

    50

  • Inherit the Wind

    51

  • The Nice Guys

    52

  • Armageddon

    53

  • Dampfnudelblues

    54

  • Kingsman: The Secret Service

    55

  • Nomadland

    56

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    57

  • Fast & Furious 6

    58

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

    59

  • Set It Off

    60

  • Hot Fuzz

    61

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    62

  • Mississippi Grind

    63

  • The Holiday

    64

  • Rebel Ridge

    65

  • Cop Car

    66

  • A Simple Favor

    67

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    68

  • Modern Times

    69

  • Fracture

    70

  • Lost Highway

    71

  • The Flight of the Phoenix

    72

  • Love & Other Drugs

    73

  • The Trouble with Harry

    74

  • Brokeback Mountain

    75

  • About Schmidt

    76

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    77

  • Out of the Furnace

    78

  • Sleepers

    79

  • Before Midnight

    80

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    81

  • Magnolia

    82

  • Erin Brockovich

    83

  • Up in the Air

    84

  • State of Play

    85

  • Ain't Them Bodies Saints

    86

  • From Dusk Till Dawn

    87

  • Kandahar

    88

  • The French Connection

    89

  • Miss Sloane

    90

  • As Good as It Gets

    91

  • Quiz Show

    92

  • L.A. Confidential

    93

  • I, Tonya

    94

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    95

  • Bound

    96

  • Gorillas in the Mist

    97

  • Bones and All

    98

  • The Maltese Falcon

    99

  • Sea of Love

    100