Worst Directors

1. Tim Story

Timothy Kevin Story was born on March 13, 1970 in Los Angeles, California. Attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles, California with jazz pianist Eric Reed and actresses Regina King and Nia Long. Graduated from USC film school.

2. Tim Hill

Writer | SpongeBob SquarePants

Tim Hill was born on May 21, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Welcome Freshmen (1991) and Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007). He has been married to Veronica Alicino since June 24, 1997. They have four children.

3. Jeff Wadlow

Producer | Truth or Dare

DGA award nominee Jeff Wadlow's forthcoming theatrical film, Imaginary, marks his third collaboration with Jason Blum under a first look deal that launched Jeff's own production company, Tower of Babble Entertainment. Last year, he was the director and executive producer of The Curse of Bridge ...

4. Tyler Perry

Writer | Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Perry was born and raised in New Orleans, to Willie Maxine (Campbell) and Emmitt Perry, Sr. His mother was a church-goer and took Perry along with her once a week. His father was a carpenter and they had a very strained and abusive relationship, which led Perry to suffer from depression as a ...

5. Jim Wynorski

Director | The Lost Empire

A 25-year veteran in the Hollywood exploitation field, writer/producer/director Jim Wynorski is responsible for over 150 varied motion pictures in a myriad of genres. Leaving behind a successful commercial business in New York, Wynorski relocated to California in 1980 and soon found himself on the ...

6. Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer | Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Paul W.S. Anderson gained a fair bit of notoriety in his native England when he directed the ultra-violent Shopping (1994) (which he also wrote), starring Jude Law and Sean Pertwee in a story about thieves who steal by ramming a car into storefronts. The film was banned in some cinemas in England, ...

7. Jason Friedberg

Writer | Disaster Movie

Jason Friedberg was born on January 16, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Disaster Movie (2008), Epic Movie (2007) and Meet the Spartans (2008).

8. Uwe Boll

Producer | Postal

As a youth, he produced a number of short films on Super 8 and video. After short stints as guest auditor at Filmacademy Vienna and Filmhochschule Munich, Boll studied literature and economics in Cologne and Siegen. He graduated from university in 1995 with a doctorate in literature. From 1995-2000...

9. Steven Brill

Producer | Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh

A native of Utica, New York, Steven Brill studied film, theater and acting at Boston University. It was there that he became a student of acclaimed, Nobel Prize winning poet and playwright, Derek Walcott. Brill became a part of Mr. Walcott's first theater group in Boston, Playwright's Theater, ...

10. McG

Director | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

McG was born on August 9, 1968 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Terminator Salvation (2009) and The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020).

11. 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.

12. Dennis Dugan

Actor | Happy Gilmore

Dennis Barton Dugan is an American film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter from Wheaton, Illinois who directed several films featuring Adam Sandler including Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Jack & Jill, Grown Ups, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and You Don't Mess With the Zohan. He also ...

13. Lawrence Guterman

Director | Son of the Mask

Hired after Steven Spielberg saw his USC Thesis Film "Headless!" (which won Grand Jury Prize for best short at the Houston Int'l Film Festival) to direct Dreamworks Interactive's "Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland", Guterman was then hired to direct sequences on "Antz", the company's first C.G.I. ...

14. Elizabeth Banks

Actress | The Hunger Games

Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. Elizabeth describes ...

15. Aaron Seltzer

Writer | Disaster Movie

Aaron Seltzer was born on January 12, 1974 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for Disaster Movie (2008), Date Movie (2006) and Epic Movie (2007).

16. Ben Falcone

Actor | Tammy

Benjamin Scott Falcone is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he has two children and co-starred in What to Expect When You're Expecting, Enough Said, and God's Favorite Idiot. He has also had cameos in Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, The ...

17. Raja Gosnell

Director | Big Momma's House

Raja Gosnell started his film career as an assistant editor in the late 1970s. His first credit as a film's main editor was the romantic comedy "The Lonely Guy" (1984), for director Arthur Hiller. During the 1980s, Gosnell served as editor in films directed by Tom Laughlin, David Worth, Bob Dahlin,...

18. Johannes Roberts

Director | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Johannes Roberts was born on May 24, 1976 in Cambridge, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) and 47 Meters Down (2017).

19. Josh Trank

Writer | Fantastic Four

Joshua Trank is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He got his big break by directing the found footage superhero film Chronicle for 20th Century Fox in 2012. He was later hired to direct Fant4stic, an ill-fated reboot to the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series of the 2000s starring Miles ...

20. 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...

21. Darren Lynn Bousman

Director | Repo! The Genetic Opera

Darren Lynn Bousman was born on January 11, 1979 in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), Saw II (2005) and Abattoir (2016). He has been married to Laura Bousman since January 2, 2010. They have two children.

22. Brian Robbins

Producer | Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal

Brian Robbins is President of Kids & Family Entertainment for ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, with oversight of all strategy, creative and business operations for the company's kids and young-adult focused brands including Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nickelodeon ...

23. Andy Fickman

Director | Race to Witch Mountain

Andy Fickman was born in Midland, Texas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) and You Again (2010).

24. Alex Zamm

Director | Woody Woodpecker

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Alex Zamm is an American director and screenwriter with a focus on creating family entertainment that is often visual effects heavy and frequently incorporates animals and kids.

Zamm recently directed, co-wrote and co-produced the hybrid cgi-live action film, ...

25. Sia

Soundtrack | Sia: Chandelier

Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer, songwriter, record producer and music video director. She started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s in Adelaide. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she released her debut studio album titled ...

26. Brian Levant

Producer | Still the Beaver

Brian Michael Levant is an American filmmaker and producer known for directing many films such as The Flintstones, Jingle All the Way, Snow Dogs, Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins, The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas, Scooby-Doo: Curse of the Lake Monster, Are We There Yet?, The Spy Next Door and Max 2: ...

27. Richard Rich

Director | The Fox and the Hound

Richard Rich is known for The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Swan Princess (1994) and The Black Cauldron (1985).

28. Edward D. Wood Jr.

Writer | Plan 9 from Outer Space

Hacks are nothing new in Hollywood. Since the beginning of the film industry at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of untalented people have come to Los Angeles from all over America and abroad to try to make it big (as writers, producers, directors, actors, talent agents, singers, composers, ...

29. Elizabeth Blake-Thomas

Director | Karma: Death at Latigo Springs

Director Elizabeth Blake-Thomas is a British award-winning filmmaker and philanthropist based in Los Angeles. She is the founder and resident director of entertainment company Mother & Daughter Entertainment, whose motto is "Making Content That Matters", putting focus on each project starting a ...

30. Sam Weisman

Director | George of the Jungle

Sam Weisman was born in Binghamton, New York, and attended Deerfield Academy and Yale University, where he began acting in and directing plays. On graduation he taught high school English but decided to return to full-time education, this time earning a Master's degree in Fine Arts for acting and ...

31. Neil Breen

Director | Fateful Findings

Neil Breen was born on November 23, 1958. He started his career as a real-estate agent and architect in Las Vegas before switching to being an independent filmmaker.

Breen never attended film school; he learned everything he needed to know on his own. He deliberately makes independent films as he ...

32. Tom Green

Actor | Freddy Got Fingered

Tom Green was born on July 30, 1971 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and actor, known for Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Charlie's Angels (2000) and Road Trip (2000). He was previously married to Drew Barrymore.

33. Jonathan Liebesman

Director | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Jonathan Liebesman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 15, 1976. He would remain in his home country, studying filmmaking at the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, until 1996; that year, he traveled to New York City to visit his cousin who was ...

34. Walt Becker

Director | Old Dogs

Walt Becker was born on September 16, 1968 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Old Dogs (2009), Wild Hogs (2007) and National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002). He has been married to Lindsay Becker since 2005. They have two children.

35. Peter Hewitt

Director | Thunderpants

Peter Hewitt was born on October 9, 1962 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Thunderpants (2002), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and The Candy Show (1989).

36. Glenn Miller

Assistant_director | Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas

Glenn Miller was born on October 3, 1974 in Simi Valley, California, USA. He is a director and assistant director, known for Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (2023), Mindcage (2022) and Vendetta (2022).

37. John Derek

Actor | The Ten Commandments

John Derek was born on August 12, 1926 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), Ghosts Can't Do It (1989) and Bolero (1984). He was married to Bo Derek, Linda Evans, Ursula Andress and Pati Behrs. He died on May 22, 1998 in ...

38. Tommy Wiseau

Writer | The Room

Tommy Wiseau is an American actor, director, screenwriter & producer. He trained to be an actor at: American Conservatory Theater, Vince Chase Workshop, Jean Shelton Acting Lab, Laney College and Stella Adler Academy of Acting.

In 2001 he wrote, produced, directed and starred in The Room (2003), a ...

39. James Nguyen

Writer | Birdemic: Shock and Terror

James Nguyen is director & creator of the successful film franchise, BIRDEMIC. Currently, he is directing SEA RISING - Mavericks. James has been in the movie business for over 20 years. His films are influenced by Hitchcock's cinema & they are often about the harms of climate change (Climate Fix, ...

40. Dominic Sena

Director | Kalifornia

Dominic Sena was born on April 26, 1949 in Niles, Ohio, USA. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Kalifornia (1993), Whiteout (2009) and Swordfish (2001).

41. Roberto Mauri

Writer | Zorikan lo sterminatore

Roberto Mauri was born on February 8, 1924 in Sicily, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Zorikan the Barbarian (1964), Kong Island (1968) and Wanted Sabata (1970). He died on February 18, 2018 in Rome, Italy.

42. Bella Thorne

Actress | The Duff

Actress and singer Annabella Avery "Bella" Thorne, known for Shake It Up (2010), The DUFF (2015), Blended (2014), and Midnight Sun (2018), was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, to Tamara (Beckett) and Delancey Reinaldo "Rey" Thorne. She has three siblings, Remy Thorne, Dani Thorne and Kaili Thorne, ...

43. Stewart Hendler

Director | H+

Stewart Hendler was born on December 22, 1978. He is a director and producer, known for H+ (2011), One (2001) and Sorority Row (2009).

44. Robert Schwentke

Writer | Der Hauptmann

Robert Schwentke was born in 1968 in Stuttgart, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for The Captain (2017), RED (2010) and Eierdiebe (2003).

45. John R. Leonetti

Director | Annabelle

John R. Leonetti was born on July 4, 1956 in California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Annabelle (2014), The Conjuring (2013) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).

46. Dito Montiel

Director | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

Dito Montiel was born on July 26, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Boulevard (2014) and Riff Raff.

47. R. Michael Givens

Cinematographer | Orphan Horse

Michael Givens Director/Cinematographer

The Stories We Tell Become Life Timeless, Sophisticated, Intelligent, Current

Stories that are inspirational are stories that embrace our lives. The influence of the effect of these stories affects culture and lifestyle at every level. Intimately presented ...

48. John Moore

Director | Max Payne

John Moore was born in Dundalk, Ireland in 1970, a small town situated about 60 miles from the country's capital Dublin. Moore attended a technical college in Dublin where he studied filmmaking and after completing the school he went on to direct and write a series of short films all produced in ...

49. Dan Mazer

Writer | I Give It a Year

Dan Mazer was born in Hillingdon, London, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for I Give It a Year (2013), Da Ali G Show (2000) and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020). He has been married to Daisy Donovan since 2005.

50. James Isaac

Director | Pig Hunt

James Isaac was born on June 5, 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director, known for Pig Hunt (2008), Jason X (2001) and eXistenZ (1999). He was married to Harriet Isaac. He died on May 6, 2012 in Sausalito, California, USA.

51. Betty Thomas

Self | Howard Stern

Betty Thomas was born July 27, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating from Ohio University with a BA in fine arts. Initially sidetracked, Betty first taught school in Chicago but found herself restricted and needing more of an open forum for self-expression than a classroom. She found herself drawn...

52. John Carl Buechler

Special_effects | Hatchet

When he ran the make-up effects department at New World Pictures, Roger Corman called John Carl Buechler "...the best in the business..." An actor, writer, producer, director, special effects artist, he was always in love with filmmaking, and was the first person in history to make his way into the...

53. Daniel Farrands

Producer | The Amityville Murders

Daniel Farrands was born on September 3, 1969 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Amityville Murders (2018), The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019) and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995).

54. Luis Prieto

Director | White Lines

Luis Prieto was born in Madrid, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for White Lines (2020), Kidnap (2017) and Pusher (2012).

55. Philippe Mora

Director | Mad Dog Morgan

Philippe Mora is a highly talented artist and film-maker with an impressive resume to boast of. He was born in Paris in 1949 to Georges and Mirka Mora, who moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1951. There the elder Moras became very important local artistic and cultural figures. Georges was an art ...

56. Derek Savage

Writer | Cool Cat Saves the Kids - the Director's Cut

Derek Savage is a writer, producer and movie/film director. He is the creator of the Cool Cat Brand and the 420 Awards Movie and Music Awards Show, and Derek also writes novels and kids books.. He has worked in Hollywood since 1986, and Derek is single and lives in Las Vegas.

57. Simon Kinberg

Producer | The Martian

Simon Kinberg is a British film producer, director and screenwriter who is known for producing the X-Men films, Fant4stic, Logan, the Deadpool films, Cinderella and The Martian. He directed Dark Phoenix, the finale of the X-Men Beginnings films. He created Star Wars Rebels, an animated series set ...

58. Nick Moore

Editor | Love Actually

Nick Moore is known for Love Actually (2003), About a Boy (2002) and Notting Hill (1999).

59. Mark Steven Johnson

Director | Finding Steve McQueen

Mark Steven Johnson is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing and directing the hit Marvel films "Daredevil" and "Ghost Rider" as well as writing "Grumpy Old Men" and its successful sequel "Grumpier Old Men." Johnson recently wrote, directed and produced "Love...

60. Dave Payne

Director | Reeker

Dave Payne is known for Reeker (2005), Just Can't Get Enough (2002) and No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008).

61. Richard Lowry

Editor | President Evil

Richard Lowry began making super 8 films as a young teen, then after seeing 'Star Wars' committed himself to becoming a serious filmmaker. Lowry's first film, 'Hawk Jones', starred an all-child cast and was filmed in his hometown of Moline, Illinois. The film has since established a cult following ...

62. Stacy Title

Director | Let the Devil Wear Black

Stacy Title was born on February 21, 1964 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She was a director and producer, known for Let the Devil Wear Black (1999), The Last Supper (1995) and The Bye Bye Man (2017). She was married to Jonathan Penner. She died on January 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, ...

63. Fred Olen Ray

Director | Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood

Fred Olen Ray spent most of his childhood in Florida, where he was always a fan of horror movies on TV. He collected autographs of many of the actors in those films where he met Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. His early career was filled with low-budget horror and science-fiction films, but the ...

64. Claudio Fragasso

Writer | Troll 2

Born in Rome. His father gave him a passion for cinema, taking him to Cinecittà as a child. At the age of ten, the British brother-in-law, director of documentaries for the London BBC, gave him a camera in super 8. He began to shoot many films, involving his friends. He does everything by himself, ...

65. Frank Coraci

Director | The Wedding Singer

Frank Coraci is an American film Director, Writer and Actor best know for his work with Adam Sandler.

Coraci was born in Shirley, New York on Long Island. Coraci graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in Film. He has directed a number of ...

66. Roger Kumble

Director | Cruel Intentions

Roger Kumble was born on May 28, 1966 in Harrison, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Cruel Intentions (1999), The Sweetest Thing (2002) and Just Friends (2005). He has been married to Mary Mehagian since November 4, 2000. They have three children.

67. Daniel Espinosa

Director | Morbius

Jorge Daniel Espinosa is a Swedish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and film producer from Trångsund, Stockholm. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2001. He notably directed the Sony's Marvel Universe film Morbius starring Jared Leto and other films including Life, Easy ...

68. Griff Furst

Actor | I Love You Phillip Morris

Furst started his career in television, portraying a wide variety of characters in dozens of network and cable series, before gaining recognition for his role as the original Lucas Hood in Cinemax's Banshee. He then expanded to supporting and roles in films like The Magnificent Seven, The Founder, ...

69. Etan Cohen

Writer | Holmes & Watson

Etan Cohen was born on March 14, 1974 in Israel. He is a writer and producer, known for Holmes & Watson (2018), Idiocracy (2006) and Men in Black³ (2012). He has been married to Emily Bowen-Cohen since June 14, 1998. They have three children.

70. Lawrence Kasanoff

Producer | Mortal Kombat

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Threshold Entertainment Group, Lawrence Kasanoff is a renowned producer in the world of film, television, live stage, animation, and technological advances in the next generation of entertainment, both domestically and overseas. With expertise in ...

71. A.B. Stone

Director | Saltwater

A.B. Stone is known for Saltwater (2016) and Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015).

72. Sean McNamara

Producer | Hoovey

To capture the essence of Sean McNamara's skills as a Director, one need not look further than critics' reviews of his latest theatrical work on "Soul Surfer" for Tristar Pictures/FilmDistrict.

"Soul Surfer is the kind of sturdy, satisfying family drama that doesn't get made very often anymore. But ...

73. David E. Talbert

Writer | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Renown playwright, filmmaker, author, and influencer, David E. Talbert has contributed indelibly to the landscape of the performing and visual arts for nearly three decades. Characterized by a faith-inspired spirit, Talbert's work champions diverse creative advocacy, serving as an inspiration to ...

74. Carl Schenkel

Director | Abwärts

Carl Schenkel was born on May 8, 1948 in Berne, Switzerland. He relocated to Frankfurt, Germany and worked as a journalist while studying for a degree in sociology. Schenkel broke into the movie industry in the mid-1970's as a script collaborator and assistant director before making his feature ...

75. Bob Clark

Director | A Christmas Story

Bob Clark was born on August 5, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for A Christmas Story (1983), Baby Geniuses (1999) and Porky's (1981). He died on April 4, 2007 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

76. William Brent Bell

Director | Orphan: First Kill

William Brent Bell is known for Orphan: First Kill (2022), The Boy (2016) and The Devil Inside (2012).

77. Steve Carr

Director | Movie 43

Steve Carr is known for Movie 43 (2013), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) and Daddy Day Care (2003).

78. Castille Landon

Director | Fear of Rain

Castille Landon was born on October 2, 1991 in Bradenton, Florida, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Fear of Rain (2021), After We Fell (2021) and After Ever Happy (2022).

79. Stewart Raffill

Writer | Passenger 57

Stewart Raffill's career includes 57 film and TV credits and 11 industry awards. As a writer/director he has worked with Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning talent. His films have been distributed by MGM/UA, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Disney ABC, New World Pictures, Orion, Netflix, ...

80. John Hamburg

Producer | Little Fockers

John Hamburg was born on May 26, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Little Fockers (2010), Why Him? (2016) and I Love You, Man (2009). He has been married to Christina Kirk since September 24, 2005.

81. Ruggero Deodato

Director | Deathcember

Ruggero Deodato was born on May 7, 1939, in Potenza, Italy, and grew up outside Rome. One of his close friends at the time was Renzo Rossellini, the son of famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Knowing Ruggerio's love for the movies, Renzo persuaded him to work as a second unit director on ...

82. Barbara Bialowas

Director | 365 dni

Barbara Bialowas was born on August 20, 1978 in Opole, Opolskie, Poland. She is a director and writer, known for 365 Days (2020), Big Love (2012) and The Enthrall Sessions.

83. Tomasz Mandes

Actor | 365 dni

Tomasz Mandes was born on June 14, 1976 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is an actor and producer, known for 365 Days (2020), 365 Days: This Day (2022) and The End (2021).

84. David Kellogg

Director | Inspector Gadget

David Kellogg was born in 1952. He is a director and producer, known for Inspector Gadget (1999), Cool as Ice (1991) and Playboy: Farmer's Daughters (1986). He is married to Denise Kellogg. They have three children.

85. John Hough

Producer | The Human Race

Talented and versatile director John Hough has had a long and eclectic career that encompasses everything from a sexy "Hammer" horror feature to more wholesome "Disney" family fare. Hough was born on November 21st, 1941 in London, England. Hough began his career in his early twenties, working odd ...

86. Don Michael Paul

Writer | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Don Michael Paul's work has taken him far and wide. From the Brandenburg Gate of Berlin to the basilicas of Budapest. From the Black Sea of Bulgaria to the high-veld of South Africa. From the shores of Vancouver BC to the Blue Mosque of Istanbul. From the Greek Isle of Santorini to the dense ...

87. Andrew Stevens

Producer | The Boondock Saints

Andrew Stevens, President/CEO of Andrew Stevens Entertainment and Stevens Entertainment Group, has produced and/or financed one hundred and eighty films through his various production and distribution companies. Unique in the motion picture industry, Stevens has functioned in almost every capacity ...

88. Camillo Teti

Producer | Navigatori dello spazio

Camillo Teti is known for Navigators of the Space (1993), The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986) and Duck, You Sucker! (1971).

89. Dustin Ferguson

Director | Spider Baby, or the Maddest Story Ever Told

Born October 16th, 1982 in Dodge City, KS. Award-winning filmmaker Dustin Ferguson (aka "Dark Infinity") has owned and operated several film distribution and production companies since 2007, including SoCal Cinema Studios located in Panorama City, CA. Ferguson is best known for Directing, Producing...

90. Rob Schneider

Actor | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (1975), Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the ...

91. Kat Coiro

Director | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Kat Coiro is an award-winning director, producer and EP. Her 2022 Universal Pictures film "Marry Me" starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson and Maluma, is certified fresh with a 92% audience score. "Marry Me" was simultaneously #1 in theaters and #1 on streaming. She directed the pilots for the ...

92. Joe Chappelle

Producer | Godfather of Harlem

Joe Chappelle is known for Godfather of Harlem (2019), Black Bird (2022) and The Wire (2002).

93. Brian Taylor

Writer | Crank

Brian Taylor grew up in the suburban wastelands of Southern California. After a gloriously well-spent youth traveling around the world in punk bands he took an abrupt change of direction in the early naughts, enrolling in a ten-month film program to study camera. Brian wrote, shot and edited what ...

94. Tom Six

Director | The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

Tom Six was born on August 29, 1973 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and writer, known for The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009), The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015) and The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011).

95. Charlie Loventhal

Director | My Demon Lover

Charlie Loventhal is known for My Demon Lover (1987), Meet Market (2004) and The First Time (1981).

96. Rachel Talalay

Director | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Rachel Talalay was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents, Paul and Pamela, moved to Baltimore to work/teach at Johns Hopkins when she was 6 years old. After graduation from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, she met Director John Waters and entered the movie business as a ...

97. Roland Emmerich

Writer | Independence Day

Roland Emmerich is a German film director and producer of blockbuster films like The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Godzilla (1998), Independence Day (1996) and The Patriot (2000). Before fame, he originally wanted to be a production designer, but decided to be a director, after watching the original ...

98. Steven C. Miller

Director | Margaux

Steven C. Miller was born in Decatur, Ga. His love for film began early when his father bought him a VHS video camera. Miller started off small with multiple music videos and short films. In 2005 Miller attended and graduated Full Sail University.

In 2005, immediately after graduating film school at...

99. Mark A.Z. Dippé

Director | Spawn

Mark A.Z. Dippé was born on November 9, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a director and producer, known for Spawn (1997), Jurassic Park (1993) and The Abyss (1989).

100. Lucifer Valentine

Director | Slow Torture Puke Chamber

Lucifer Valentine is known for Slow Torture Puke Chamber (2010), Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006) and Black Metal Veins (2012).