Hans Zimmer's Feature Film Directors

1. Jerzy Skolimowski

Born in Lódz, Poland, in 1938. Director, playwright, scriptwriter, and actor. Graduated in ethnology, literature and history from Warsaw University in 1959. Graduated from Lódz Film Academy in directing in 1962. Feature debut: _Identification Marks - None_ (Rysopis, 1964, scr., dir, act.), awarded ...

1 film 1984 – Success Is the Best Revenge

2. Éric Rochat

Producer | Histoire d'O: Chapitre 2

Éric Rochat was born on October 18, 1936 in Paris, France. He was a producer and writer, known for The Story of O 2 (1984), Too Much (1987) and O Quinto Macaco (1990). He died on August 5, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

1 film 1984 – Histoire d'O: Chapitre 2

3. Nicolas Roeg

Director | Don't Look Now

When he made his directorial debut in 1970, Nicolas Roeg was already a 23-year veteran of the British film industry, starting out in 1947 as an editing apprentice and working his way up to cinematographer twelve years later. He first came to attention as part of the second unit on David Lean's ...

2 films 1985 – Insignificance 1995 – Two Deaths

4. Nico Mastorakis

Producer | Blind Date

Nico Mastorakis, a veteran in the independent film business, is founder and owner of Omega Pictures and Omega Entertainment, and who has been writing and directing movies for over 40 years, with "Island of Death", "Hired to Kill", "Nightmare at Noon", "Zero Boys" and "In The Cold Of The Night" and ...

3 films 1986 – The Zero Boys 1987 – Terminal Exposure 1988 – Nightmare at Noon

5. Michael Anderson

Director | Logan's Run

London-born Michael Anderson began his career in films as an office boy at Elstree studios. By 1938, he had progressed up the ladder to become assistant director for distinguished film makers Noël Coward, David Lean and Anthony Asquith. Shortly after, during wartime with the Royal Signals Corps (...

1 film 1986 – Separate Vacations

6. Franco Rosso

Director | Babylon

Franco Rosso was born on August 29, 1941 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He was a director and producer, known for Babylon (1980), 64 Day Hero (1986) and Dream Weaver (1968). He was married to Joanna Smith and Stephanie Cleverley. He died on December 9, 2016.

1 film 1988 – The Nature of the Beast

7. Francis Megahy

Director | Freelance

Francis Megahy was born on March 18, 1935 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Freelance (1970), The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979) and Minder (1979). He died on May 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1 film 1988 – Taffin

8. Chris Menges

Cinematographer | Michael Collins

As an Academy Award-winning cinematographer who made the successful segue to directing features, Chris Menges has carved out a successful, but understated career. Menges got his start as an assistant editor and camera operator and even worked as a sound recordist several times, before working his ...

1 film 1988 – A World Apart

9. Philip Saville

Director | Boys from the Blackstuff

Philip Saville was born on October 28, 1930 in London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986) and The Buccaneers (1995). He was married to Nina Zuckerman and Jane Arden. He died on December 22, 2016 in Hampstead,...

1 film 1988 – The Fruit Machine

10. Andrew Birkin

Writer | Der Name der Rose

Andrew Birkin was born on December 9, 1945 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for The Name of the Rose (1986), Burning Secret (1988) and The Cement Garden (1993).

1 film 1988 – Burning Secret

11. Bernard Rose

Director | Candyman

Born on 4th August 1960, in London, England, Bernard Rose began his career by making Super 8 films at the age of 9. The BBC held an amateur movie competition which he won in 1975, causing his 3-minute film to air on the BBC. He later worked for Jim Henson on the last season of The Muppet Show, as a...

2 films 1988 – Paperhouse 1990 – Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

12. Barry Levinson

Director | Rain Man

Barry Lee Levinson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Violet (Krichinsky) and Irvin Levinson, who worked in furniture and appliance. He is of Russian Jewish descent. Levinson graduated from high school in 1960, attended college at American University in Washington, DC. He did well, but decided he ...

3 films 1988 – Rain Man 1992 – Toys 2000 – An Everlasting Piece

13. Michael Almereyda

Director | Marjorie Prime

Michael Almereyda was born on April 7, 1959 in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Marjorie Prime (2017), Experimenter (2015) and Tesla (2020).

1 film 1989 – Twister

14. Nick Broomfield

Director | Ghosts

Nick Broomfield was born on January 30, 1948 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Ghosts (2006), Battle for Haditha (2007) and Aileen Wuornos: Selling of a Serial Killer (1992).

1 film 1989 – Diamond Skulls

15. Ridley Scott

Producer | The Martian

Described by film producer Michael Deeley as "the very best eye in the business", director Ridley Scott was born on November 30, 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the United Kingdom ...

6 films 1989 – Black Rain 1991 – Thelma & Louise 2000 – Gladiator 2001 – Hannibal 2001 – Black Hawk Down 2003 – Matchstick Men

16. Bruce Beresford

Director | Driving Miss Daisy

Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The ...

1 film 1989 – Driving Miss Daisy

17. John Badham

Director | WarGames

English-born "Army brat" John Badham is the son of English actress Mary Hewitt and the stepson of an American Army general. Raised in Alabama and schooled at Yale, he cut his teeth producing and directing for TV before making his feature debut with The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor ...

3 films 1990 – Bird on a Wire 1993 – Point of No Return 1994 – Drop Zone

18. Pat O'Connor

Director | The Ballroom of Romance

Pat O'Connor was born in 1943 in Ardmore, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for The Ballroom of Romance (1982), Sweet November (2001) and Fools of Fortune (1990). He has been married to Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio since 1990. They have two children.

1 film 1990 – Fools of Fortune

19. Tony Scott

Producer | Domino

Tony Scott was a British-born film director and producer. He was the youngest of three brothers, one of whom is fellow film director Ridley Scott. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England to parents Jean and Colonel Francis Percy Scott. As a result of his father's career in the British...

4 films 1990 – Days of Thunder 1993 – True Romance 1995 – Crimson Tide 1996 – The Fan

20. John Schlesinger

Director | Midnight Cowboy

Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, on February 16, 1926, was the eldest child in a solidly middle-class Jewish family. Berbard Schlesinger, his father, was a pediatrician, and his mother, Winifred, was a musician. He served in the Army in the Far East during World War ...

1 film 1990 – Pacific Heights

21. Peter Weir

Director | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Peter Weir was born on August 21, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is a director and writer, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Way Back (2010) and Witness (1985). He has been married to Wendy Stites since 1966. They have two children.

1 film 1990 – Green Card

22. Ron Howard

Producer | Arrested Development

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard is one of this generation's most popular directors. From the critically acclaimed dramas A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Apollo 13 (1995) to the hit comedies Parenthood (1989) and Splash (1983), he has created some of Hollywood's most memorable films.

Howard ...

7 films 1991 – Backdraft 2006 – The Da Vinci Code 2008 – Frost/Nixon 2009 – Angels & Demons 2011 – The Dilemma 2013 – Rush 2016 – Inferno

23. Mike Nichols

Director | The Graduate

He, along with the other members of the "Compass Players" including Elaine May, Paul Sills, Byrne Piven, Joyce Hiller Piven and Edward Asner helped start the famed "Second City Improv" company. They used the games taught to them by fellow cast mate, Paul Sills 's mother, Viola Spolin. He later ...

1 film 1991 – Regarding Henry

24. Franc Roddam

Writer | Moby Dick

Franc was born in Norton, near Stockton on Tees and on leaving St John's School at Billingham he went to work at Smith's Dock in Middlesbrough but soon gained a scholarship to the London Film School. From there he moved into the film side of tv commercials and freelancing and his productions of The...

1 film 1991 – K2

25. Charles Finch

Producer | Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

Charles Finch was born on August 15, 1962 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991), Mutant Chronicles (2008) and Spider (2002).

1 film 1991 – Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

26. Richard Donner

Director | Superman

Richard Donner was born on April 24, 1930 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Superman (1978), Ladyhawke (1985) and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980). He was married to Lauren Shuler Donner. He died on July 5, 2021 in Los Angeles, ...

1 film 1992 – Radio Flyer

27. John G. Avildsen

Director | Rocky

John G. Avildsen was born on December 21, 1935 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA. He was a director and editor, known for Rocky (1976), The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and Rocky V (1990). He was married to Tracy Brooks Swope and Marie Olga Maturevich. He died on June 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California, ...

1 film 1992 – The Power of One

28. Penny Marshall

Actress | Laverne & Shirley

Penny Marshall was born Carole Penny Marshall on October 15, 1943 in Manhattan. The Libra was 5' 6 1/2", with brown hair and green eyes. She was the daughter of Marjorie (Ward), a tap dance teacher, and Anthony "Tony" Marshall, an industrial film director. She was the younger sister of filmmakers ...

4 films 1992 – A League of Their Own 1994 – Renaissance Man 1996 – The Preacher's Wife 2001 – Riding in Cars with Boys

29. Antony Thomas

Director | Spies Inc.

Antony Thomas was born on July 26, 1940 in Calcutta, India. He is a director and writer, known for Spies Inc. (1992), America Undercover (1983) and Death of a Princess (1980).

1 film 1992 – Spies Inc.

30. Percy Adlon

Director | Out of Rosenheim

Percy Adlon is best known for his film "Bagdad Cafe" aka "Out of Rosenheim." He was born on June 1, 1935 in Munich, the son of Paul Rudolf Laubenthal, a prominent opera singer, and Susanne Adlon, and grew up in Ammerland/Starnbergersee, in the Bavarian countryside. He studied art and theater ...

1 film 1993 – Younger and Younger

31. John Whitesell

Director | The Guiding Light

John Whitesell was born on December 2, 1953 in Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Guiding Light (1952), Holidate (2020) and Deck the Halls (2006). He has been married to Jolie Barnett since July 1999. They have two children. He was previously married to Emily Whitesell.

1 film 1993 – Calender Girl

32. Jon Turteltaub

Director | Cool Runnings

Jon Turteltaub was born on August 8, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Cool Runnings (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Phenomenon (1996). He has been married to Amy Eldon since July 6, 2006. They have three children.

1 film 1993 – Cool Runnings

33. Bille August

Director | The House of the Spirits

Bille August was born on November 9, 1948 in Brede, Denmark. He is a director and writer, known for The House of the Spirits (1993), Pelle the Conqueror (1987) and Les Misérables (1998). He is married to Sara-Marie Maltha. He was previously married to Pernilla August, Masja Dessau and Annie ...

2 films 1993 – The House of the Spirits 1997 – Smilla's Sense of Snow

34. James L. Brooks

Writer | Broadcast News

James L. Brooks was born on May 9, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Broadcast News (1987), As Good as It Gets (1997) and Terms of Endearment (1983). He was previously married to Holly Holmberg Brooks and Marianne Catherine Morrissey.

4 films 1994 – I'll Do Anything 1997 – As Good as It Gets 2004 – Spanglish 2010 – How Do You Know

35. Roger Allers

Director | The Lion King

Roger Allers is an American animated film director and writer who is known for co-directing the influential 1994 Disney musical film The Lion King. He also worked on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. He was intended to direct the musical drama Kingdom of the Sun, which got ...

1 film 1994 – The Lion King

36. Rob Minkoff

Director | The Lion King

Rob Minkoff was born on August 11, 1962 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Lion King (1994), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). He has been married to Crystal Kung Minkoff since September 29, 2007. They have two children.

1 film 1994 – The Lion King

37. John Boorman

Producer | Hope and Glory

John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his family was not, in fact, Roman Catholic. His first job was for a dry-cleaner. Later, he worked as a critic for a women's journal and for a radio station until he entered the television business, working for the BBC in Bristol. ...

1 film 1995 – Beyond Rangoon

38. Chris Columbus

Producer | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15. After enrolling at NYU film school, he sold his first screenplay (never produced) while a sophomore there. After graduation Columbus tried to sell his fourth script, "...

1 film 1995 – Nine Months

39. Lasse Hallström

Director | What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Lasse Hallström inherited his enthusiasm for film from his father, who was an amateur filmmaker. In high school he made his first short film, which was released on Swedish television. Hallström then began working as a director, cameraman and editor for Swedish television. He also made music videos ...

1 film 1995 – Something to Talk About

40. John Woo

Director | Ying hung boon sik

Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow ...

2 films 1996 – Broken Arrow 2000 – Mission: Impossible II

41. Brian Henson

Producer | The Muppet Christmas Carol

Brian, the son of Jim Henson, grew up with his parents who had created The Muppets, Playing with puppets alongside his brother and 3 sisters was natural to him. By the time he was 17 he had enough skill as a puppeteer to perform with his father in The Great Muppet Caper but he didn't think the ...

1 film 1996 – Muppet Treasure Island

42. Michael Bay

Producer | Armageddon

A graduate of Wesleyan University, Michael Bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. He created music videos for Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Wilson Phillips, Donny Osmond and Divinyls. His work won...

2 films 1996 – The Rock 2001 – Pearl Harbor

43. Mimi Leder

Producer | The Morning Show

Mimi Leder was born on January 26, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and director, known for The Morning Show (2019), On the Basis of Sex (2018) and Deep Impact (1998). She has been married to Gary Werntz since January 26, 1986. They have one child. She was previously married ...

1 film 1997 – The Peacemaker

44. James Moll

Producer | Trenches of Rock

James Moll was born in 1963 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Trenches of Rock (2019), P.O.V. (1988) and Inheritance (2006).

1 film 1998 – The Last Days (documentary)

45. Brenda Chapman

Writer | Brave

Brenda Chapman is an American animator, animation film director and writer from Beason, Illinois. She directed the Pixar film Brave and the DreamWorks Animation film The Prince of Egypt. She wrote the storylines of The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is married to Kevin Lima, fellow ...

1 film 1998 – The Prince of Egypt

46. Steve Lookner

Writer | Finish Our Movie

Steve Lookner was born in 1971. He is known for Finish Our Movie (2007), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Seinfeld (1989).

1 film 1998 – The Prince of Egypt

47. Simon Wells

Director | The Time Machine

Simon Wells was born on October 19, 1961 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is a director, known for The Time Machine (2002), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Flushed Away (2006). He has been married to Wendy Wells since June 1988. They have two children.

1 film 1998 – The Prince of Egypt

48. Terrence Malick

Writer | Days of Heaven

Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965.

A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen ...

1 film 1998 – The Thin Red Line

49. Hugh Johnson

Cinematographer | The Chronicles of Riddick

Hugh Johnson was born on April 25, 1946 in Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and G.I. Jane (1997). He died on June 4, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1 film 1999 – Chill Factor

50. Bibo Bergeron

Director | The Road to El Dorado

Bibo Bergeron was born on July 14, 1965 in Paris, France. He is a director, known for The Road to El Dorado (2000), Shark Tale (2004) and Flushed Away (2006).

2 films 2000 – The Road to El Dorado 2004 – Shark Tale

51. Don Paul

Visual_effects | Aladdin

Don Paul is known for Aladdin (1992), The Road to El Dorado (2000) and The Little Mermaid (1989).

1 film 2000 – The Road to El Dorado

52. Sean Penn

Actor | Mystic River

Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints.

Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the ...

2 films 2001 – The Pledge 2016 – The Last Face

53. Werner Herzog

Director | Fitzcarraldo

Director. Writer. Producer. Actor. Poet. He studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didn't finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. Later in his life, Herzog also staged several operas in Bayreuth, Germany, and at the Milan Scala in Italy. Herzog has...

1 film 2001 – Invincible

54. Kelly Asbury

Actor | Gnomeo & Juliet

Among Kelly Asbury's many achievements, he directed UglyDolls (2019) and Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017). He also co-wrote the 3D computer-animated feature film Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).

Asbury's other past directorial efforts include the Oscar-nominated films, Shrek 2 (2004) and Spirit: Stallion ...

1 film 2002 – Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

55. Lorna Cook

Director | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Lorna Cook directed of "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and winner of four Annie Awards. Her extensive credits as an animator include 'The Land Before Time' and the Universal Picture's "An American Tail". Ms. Cook was an animator on two ...

1 film 2002 – Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

56. Gore Verbinski

Director | Rango

Gore Verbinski, one of American cinema's most inventive directors who was a punk-rock guitarist as a teenager and had to sell his guitar to buy his first camera, is now the director of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) which made the industry record for highest opening weekend of ...

6 films 2002 – The Ring 2005 – The Weather Man 2006 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2011 – Rango 2013 – The Lone Ranger

57. Antoine Fuqua

Producer | The Magnificent Seven

Antoine Fuqua is an American film director, known for his work in the film Training Day as well as The Replacement Killers, Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Shooter, Brooklyn's Finest, Olympus Has Fallen and The Equalizer.

He has directed music videos for such artists as Arrested Development, Prince, ...

2 films 2003 – Tears of the Sun 2004 – King Arthur

58. Edward Zwick

Producer | Thirtysomething

Zwick moves deftly between the roles of writer, director and producer. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his direction of the 1989 critically acclaimed Civil War drama, Glory. He received his second Golden Globe nomination as a director for Legends of the Fall. Zwick received an Academy Award...

1 film 2003 – The Last Samurai

59. Nancy Meyers

Writer | It's Complicated

Nancy Jane Meyers is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films including Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent ...

3 films 2003 – Something's Gotta Give 2006 – The Holiday 2009 – It's Complicated

60. Jonathan Frakes

Actor | Star Trek: First Contact

Jonathan Scott Frakes was born in Bellefonte, central Pennsylvania. He is the son of Doris J. (Yingling) and Dr. James R. Frakes, a professor. His parents moved with Jonathan and his younger brother Daniel to Bethlehem in eastern Pennsylvania. There, his father taught English at Lehigh University, ...

1 film 2004 – Thunderbirds

61. Vicky Jenson

Director | Shrek

Vicky Jenson's career spans more than two decades in both animation and live action, and crosses the spectrum from TV to feature films to shorts including a commercial campaign for Old Navy of more than 40 spots with Anonymous Content and was at that time the only female feature film director they ...

1 film 2004 – Shark Tale

62. Rob Letterman

Writer | Monsters vs. Aliens

Rob Letterman is known for Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Goosebumps (2023) and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019).

1 film 2004 – Shark Tale

63. Piet De Rycker

Art_department | Lauras Stern

Piet De Rycker is known for Lauras Stern (2004), The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (2005) and Elli and the Ghostly Ghost Train (2024).

2 films 2004 – Lauras Stern 2005 – Der kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel

64. Thilo Rothkirch

Producer | Lauras Stern

Thilo Rothkirch was born on October 23, 1948 in Brakel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was a producer and director, known for Lauras Stern (2004), Little Dodo (2008) and The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (2005). He was married to Susan Gräfin von Rothkirch and Maya. He died on ...

2 films 2004 – Lauras Stern 2005 – Der kleine Eisbär 2 - Die geheimnisvolle Insel

65. Eric Darnell

Writer | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Eric Darnell was born on August 21, 1961 in Prairie Village, Kansas, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Madagascar (2005) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014).

3 films 2005 – Madagascar 2008 – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2012 – Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

66. Tom McGrath

Writer | Madagascar

Academy Award nominee Tom McGrath has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. McGrath directed the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated film The Boss Baby, and its sequel, The Boss Baby: Family Business, his sixth film as director for a DreamWorks Animation title, the...

5 films 2005 – Madagascar 2008 – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2010 – Magamind 2012 – Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2017 – The Boss Baby

67. Christopher Nolan

Writer | Tenet

Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed Academy Award winner writer/director/producer Sir Christopher Nolan CBE was born in London, England. Over the course of more than 25 years of filmmaking, Nolan has gone from low-budget independent films to working on some of the ...

6 films 2005 – Batman Begins 2008 – The Dark Knight 2010 – Inception 2012 – The Dark Knight Rises 2014 – Interstellar 2017 – Dunkirk

68. David Silverman

Producer | The Simpsons

David Silverman was born on March 15, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Simpsons (1989), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).

1 film 2007 – The Simpsons Movie

69. Issa López

Writer | Vuelven

Issa López was born in Mexico. She is a writer and director, known for Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017), Secondary Effects (2006) and True Detective (2014).

1 film 2008 – Casi divas

70. Mark Osborne

Director | Kung Fu Panda

Mark Randolph Osborne is an American film director, writer, producer and animator from Trenton, New Jersey who is known for co-directing the Oscar nominated Kung Fu Panda (2008) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) (the live-action sequences), as well as directing The Little Prince (2015) ...

2 films 2008 – Kung Fu Panda 2015 – The Little Prince

71. John Stevenson

Director | Kung Fu Panda

John Stevenson is known for Kung Fu Panda (2008), Middle Watch (2022) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).

1 film 2008 – Kung Fu Panda

72. Guillermo Arriaga

Writer | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Guillermo Arriaga was born on March 13, 1958 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a writer and producer, known for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), 21 Grams (2003) and Amores Perros (2000).

1 film 2008 – The Burning Plain

73. Richard Curtis

Writer | Love Actually

Richard Curtis was born on November 8, 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a writer and producer, known for Love Actually (2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and About Time (2013).

1 film 2009 – The Boat That Rocked (uncredited)

74. Guy Ritchie

Director | Sherlock Holmes

Guy Ritchie was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK on September 10, 1968. After watching Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as a child, Guy realized that what he wanted to do was make films. He never attended film school, saying that the work of film school graduates was boring and ...

2 films 2009 – Sherlock Holmes 2011 – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

75. Jo Baier

Director | Der Laden

Jo Baier was born on February 13, 1949 in Munich, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Der Laden (1998), Schwabenkinder (2003) and Hölleisengretl (1995). He is married to Gertrud Baier.

1 film 2010 – Henri 4

76. Rob Marshall

Director | Mary Poppins Returns

Rob Marshall was born on October 17, 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Chicago (2002) and Into the Woods (2014).

1 film 2011 – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

77. Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Director | Kung Fu Panda 2

Jennifer Yuh Nelson was born on May 7, 1972 in South Korea. She is a director, known for Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Love, Death & Robots (2019) and The Darkest Minds (2018).

2 films 2011 – Kung Fu Panda 2 2016 – Kung Fu Panda 3

78. Jordan Bahat

Director | Christine and the Queens: Girlfriend (feat. Dâm-Funk)

Jordan Bahat is known for Christine and the Queens: Girlfriend (feat. Dâm-Funk) (2018), Guidance (2015) and Jealous of the Birds (2011).

1 film 2011 – Jealous of the Birds (documentary)

79. Conrad Vernon

Actor | Shrek 2

Conrad Vernon is an American voice actor, storyboard artist, writer and director from Texas. He provided the voices of the Gingerbread Man in the Shrek franchise and Mason from the Madagascar franchise. He would direct Shrek 2, Sausage Party, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Monsters vs. Aliens ...

1 film 2012 – Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

80. Zack Snyder

Director | 300

Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action and science fiction films. Snyder made his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead and has gone on to be known for his comic book movies and ...

2 films 2013 – Man of Steel 2016 – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

81. Sandra Nettelbeck

Writer | Bella Martha

Sandra Nettelbeck was born on April 4, 1966 in Hamburg, Germany. She is a writer and director, known for Mostly Martha (2001), Last Love (2013) and No Reservations (2007).

1 film 2013 – Mr. Morgan's Last Love

82. Steve McQueen

Director | 12 Years a Slave

Steve McQueen was born on October 9, 1969 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), Shame (2011) and Hunger (2008). He is married to Bianca Stigter. They have two children.

2 films 2013 – 12 Years a Slave 2018 – Widows

83. Akiva Goldsman

Writer | A Beautiful Mind

Akiva Goldsman was born on July 7, 1962 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Batman & Robin (1997) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022).

1 film 2014 – Winter's Tale

84. Christopher Spencer

Director | The Human Body

Christopher Spencer is known for The Human Body (1998), Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003) and The Bible (2013).

1 film 2014 – Son of God

85. Marc Webb

Director | (500) Days of Summer

Marc Webb is an American film and music video director. He directed over 100 music videos before he made his film directorial debut with 500 Days of Summer, a romantic comedy. He later directed The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. He also directed ...

1 film 2014 – The Amazing Spider-Man 2

86. Simon Curtis

Producer | Goodbye Christopher Robin

Simon Curtis began his directing career at the Royal Court Theatre, where he was Deputy Director to Max Stafford Clark and director of the Theatre Upstairs. His many productions there included the world premiere of Jim Cartwright's ROAD, which transferred to the Lincoln Center, New York. He has ...

1 film 2015 – Woman in Gold

87. Neill Blomkamp

Director | District 9

Neill Blomkamp is a South African-Canadian film director and screenwriter who is known for the science fiction films District 9, Elysium and Chappie. He also directed the supernatural horror film Demonic and the 2007 short film Halo: Landfall, based on the Microsoft science fiction video game ...

1 film 2015 – Chappie

88. Peter Sollett

Director | Raising Victor Vargas

Peter Sollett was born on February 9, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Raising Victor Vargas (2002), Freeheld (2015) and Five Feet High and Rising (2000).

1 film 2015 – Freehold

89. Alessandro Carloni

Animation_department | Kung Fu Panda

Alessandro Carloni is a film Director, Writer, Animator, and Art Director. Born in Bologna, Carloni grew up in Urbino. He studied literature and Philosophy at the University of Milan. While developing as a novelist, by the age of 18 Carloni had moved into filmmaking. He worked as an animator and ...

1 film 2016 – Kung Fu Panda 3

90. Theodore Melfi

Producer | Hidden Figures

Theodore Melfi was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Theodore is a producer and director, known for Hidden Figures (2016), St. Vincent (2014) and Going in Style (2017). Theodore is married to Kimberly Quinn.

1 film 2016 – Hidden Figures

91. Denis Villeneuve

Director | Dune

Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), ...

1 film 2017 – Blade Runner 2049