I am attempting the 26 Directors in 2026 Challenge originally conceived by Kian ツ. I ended up with more than twenty six directors on my list, so I will pair down as I go depending on film availability and time. I'm planning on doing the original three movies per director but may end up doing the new two movies for this year and see what is left. Wish me luck!

Looking for more challenges? I made one! Check it out: The Cinespectacular 52 Film Odyssey Challenge 2026. Hope you can join us.

Progress
Directors: 24/26
Movies: 35/78

William Wyler
Sydney Pollack
Joachim Trier ✅
Richard Brooks ✅✅
Nicole Holofcener ✅✅
John Houston ✅
Saverio Costanzo ✅
Yorgos Lathimos ✅✅
Luca Guadagnino ✅
Sean Durkin ✅
🇬🇧 Bart Layton ✅✅✅
Richard Linklater ✅✅
Michael Dowse ✅✅
Paul Thomas Anderson ✅
Gus Van Sant ✅
Ron Howard ✅
🇺🇸 Kevin Smith ✅✅✅
Paco Plaza ✅✅
Maxime Giroux ✅
Sideny Lumet ✅
Walter Hill ✅
Hannah Marks ✅
Edward Dmytryk ✅
Edward Zwick ✅
Alan J. Pakula ✅
Budd Boetticher ✅
Norman Jewison
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Alain Resnais
Phillip Noyce
Alan Parker
Wes Anderson
Patrice Leconte
Bernadro Bertolucci
Giuseppe Tornatore
Spike Lee
Claire Denis
Matteo Garonne
James Mangold
Ken Loach
Steven Spielberg
Akira Kurosawa
Richard Linklater
Mario Bava
Ari Aster
David Lean
Curtis Hanson
Ridley Scott
Derek Cianfrance
Jean-Luc Godard
Luc Besson
Joseph Kosinksi
Noah Baumbach
Chloé Zhao
Ben Wheatley
Lawrence Michael Levine
Bob Rafelson