Who directed Jimi's most favorite films.

101. Hans Block

Hans Block was born in 1985 in Berlin, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for The Cleaners (2018), Eternal You (2024) and Made to Measure: Eine digitale Spurensuche (2021).

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Andrew Bujalski, born in Boston in 1977, is the son of an artist-turned-businesswoman, Sheila Dubman, and a businessman, Edmund Bujalski. Andrew studied film at Harvard's Department of Visual and Environmental Studies, where the Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman was his thesis advisor.

He shot his ...

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103. Eric Bress

Writer | The Butterfly Effect

Eric Bress is known for The Butterfly Effect (2004), Ghosts of War (2020) and Final Destination 2 (2003).

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104. Stephen Vittoria

Editorial_department | One Bright Shining Moment - The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

In 1987, Vittoria wrote, directed, and edited his first film, the dramatic feature "Black & White," starring Frank Vincent - a story about racism set against the backdrop of post-World War II America. In 1995, Vittoria produced, wrote, and directed "Hollywood Boulevard," starring John C. McGinley, ...

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105. Garth Jennings

Director | Sing

Garth Jennings was born on March 4, 1972 in Epping, Essex, England, UK. He is a director and actor, known for Sing (2016), Son of Rambow (2007) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).

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106. Tonislav Hristov

Writer | Hyvä postimies

Tonislav Hristov (b. 1978) is a filmmaker born in Bulgaria, based in Finland and Bulgaria. He directed his first documentary Family Fortune (2008) for YLE Finland and the Bulgarian National Television. His feature debut Rules of Single Life (2011) found its way into both Finnish and Bulgarian ...

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107. Masaaki Yuasa

Writer | Mind Game

Masaaki Yuasa was born on March 16, 1965 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Mind Game (2004), Lu Over the Wall (2017) and Adventure Time (2010).

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108. Jeff Renfroe

Director | The Colony

Jeff Renfroe was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. Jeff is known for The Colony (2013), One Point O (2004) and Cardinal (2017).

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109. Chris Delforce

Editor | Dominion

Chris Delforce is known for Dominion (2018), Lucent (2014) and Pig Truth (2018).

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110. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Writer | Gabbeh

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today.

Many of his films like Salam Cinema, A Moment Of Innocence, Gabbeh, Kandahar and The President have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him ...

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111. Shaun Monson

Producer | Dominion

Shaun Monson is known for Dominion (2018), Unforgotten World and Soldiers of Utopia.

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112. Tommy Lee Jones

Actor | The Fugitive

Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (Scott), a police officer and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, who worked on oil fields. Tommy himself worked in underwater construction and on an oil rig. He attended St. Mark's School of Texas, a prestigious prep school ...

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113. Marteinn Thorsson

Director | One Point O

Marteinn Thorsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland and is a dual citizen of Iceland and Canada. He graduated from Ryerson University, in Toronto, Canada, with a B.F.A. degree in Film Studies in 1993 and a 65-minute film noir, Diary of an Assassin.

In 2004 Marteinn co-wrote and co-directed with Jeff ...

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114. Steven Zaillian

Writer | Searching for Bobby Fischer

Steven Zaillian was born on January 30, 1953 in Fresno, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and A Civil Action (1998). He is married to Elizabeth Zaillian. They have two children.

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115. Moritz Riesewieck

Director | Im Schatten der Netzwelt

Moritz Riesewieck was born in 1985 in Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for The Cleaners (2018), Eternal You (2024) and Made to Measure: Eine digitale Spurensuche (2021).

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116. Louie Psihoyos

Director | Racing Extinction

Louie Psihoyos was born on April 15, 1957 in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Racing Extinction (2015), Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times (2021) and The Cove (2009).

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117. Chris Buck

Director | Frozen

Chris Buck is an animation film director from Wichita, Kansas. He directed the Disney animated films Tarzan, Frozen, Frozen Fever and Frozen II and Sony Pictures Animation's Surf's Up. He was a supervising animator for Percy, Grandmother Willow and Wiggins for Pocahontas. He won Best Animated ...

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118. Michael Arias

Director | Tekkon kinkurîto

Award-winning filmmaker Michael Arias enjoys a colorful and varied career, spanning the worlds of live-action storytelling, visual effects, computer graphics, and anime, the unique realm of Japanese traditional animation.

He got his start at Dream Quest Images, working as a camera assistant on the ...

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119. Jake Paltrow

Director | Young Ones

Jake Paltrow was born on September 26, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Young Ones (2014), The Good Night (2007) and June Zero (2022). He has been married to Taryn Simon since 2010. They have two children.

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120. Marc Erlbaum

Producer | Everything Must Go

Marc Erlbaum is known for Everything Must Go (2010), Whisper (2018) and Café (2011).

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121. Henri Verneuil

Director | I... comme Icare

Henri Verneuil was born on October 15, 1920 in Rodosto, Ottoman Empire [now Tekirdag, Turkey]. He was a director and writer, known for I... For Icarus (1979), The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954) and Mother (1991). He was married to Françoise Bonnot and Véronique Sedro. He died on January 11, 2002 in ...

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122. Andrew Morgan

Director | The True Cost

Andrew Morgan is an internationally recognized award winning filmmaker focused on telling stories for a better tomorrow. His experience includes a broad range of work that spans narrative and documentary storytelling for multiple film and new media projects that have been filmed and released all ...

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123. Ash Brannon

Writer | Arcane: League of Legends

Ash Brannon is an Emmy Award winning writer, director and visual artist. His credits include Disney/Pixar's TOY STORY (Directing Animator), and TOY STORY 2 (Co-Director, Story Co-Creator). Ash directed and co-wrote the Sony Pictures film SURF'S UP, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best ...

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124. Gert de Graaff

Editor | De zee die denkt

Gert de Graaff was born on October 9, 1957 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for De zee die denkt (2000), Twee (1986) and Poet in Power (1985).

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125. Hubert Sauper

Director | Darwin's Nightmare

He studied film directing in Vienna (Univ. of Performing Arts). In 1994 he emigrated to France and wrote a thesis about French movie director Ciryl Collard in Université Der Paris VIII and graduated B.A.(Mag. art). Actually Hubert teaches film classes in Europe and the United Stated while he ...

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126. Taylor Hackford

Producer | Ray

In addition to helming the iconic feature hits An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Against All Odds (1984), Ray (2004), and the cult thriller The Devil's Advocate (1997), Taylor Hackford has directed the films Dolores Claiborne (1995), Everybody's All-American (1988), and Proof of Life (2000). ...

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127. Blake Edwards

Writer | The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Blake Edwards' stepfather's father J. Gordon Edwards was a silent screen director, and his stepfather Jack McEdward was a stage director and movie production manager. Blake acted in a number films, beginning with Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) and wrote a number of others, beginning with ...

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128. Nicholas Hytner

Director | The Madness of King George

Nicholas Hytner was born on May 7, 1956 in Manchester, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Madness of King George (1994), The Crucible (1996) and The History Boys (2006).

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129. Laura Poitras

Producer | Citizenfour

Laura Poitras was born on February 2, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is a producer and director, known for Citizenfour (2014), The Oath (2010) and My Country, My Country (2006).

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130. Neil Burger

Director | Divergent

Neil Burger is an American film and television director, writer, and producer. Most recently, he wrote and directed Voyagers (2021), starring Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, and Lily-Rose Depp. He is also known for The Upside (2017), Divergent (2014), Limitless (2011), and The Illusionist (2006). For ...

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131. Po-Chih Leong

Director | The Wisdom of Crocodiles

Po-Chih Leong was born in 1939 in Northampton, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Immortality (1998), The Jade Pendant (2017) and Shanghai 1920 (1991).

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132. Alec Baldwin

Actor | The Departed

Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae ...

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133. Saul Bass

Director | Why Man Creates

Saul Bass was born in New York City in 1920 and is a widely acclaimed graphic designer with a career spanning over 40 years. Among his most famous works are the title sequences for such classic films as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), North by Northwest (1959), and Psycho (1960). Bass used his ...

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134. Esteban Sapir

Director | La antena

Esteban Sapir was born on June 6, 1967 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Aerial (2007), Picado fino (1996) and Life According to Muriel (1997).

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135. Mark Neveldine

Director | Gamer

Mark Neveldine was born in Watertown, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Gamer (2009), Crank (2006) and Crank: High Voltage (2009). He has been married to Alison Lohman since August 19, 2009. They have three children.

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136. Konstantin Faigle

Director | Out of Edeka

Konstantin Faigle was born in 1971 in Sulz am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Out of Edeka (2001), Frohes Schaffen - Ein Film zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral (2012) and Die große Depression (2005). He died on June 16, 2016 in Cologne, North ...

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137. J.P. Schaefer

Writer | Chapter 27

J.P. Schaefer was born in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. J.P. is known for Chapter 27 (2007) and The Ropes (2011).

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138. Bruce Pittman

Director | The Last Movie

Bruce Pittman was born in Toronto, Canada, and began his career in the advertising and publicity department of Famous Players Ltd. He then moved to a film market research division of Paramount Pictures. These jobs gave him a firm foundation in the art, craft, and business of selling films. He also ...

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139. Ian Samuels

Director | Myrna the Monster

Ian Samuels is known for Myrna the Monster (2015), Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021).

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140. Louis Leterrier

Director | The Incredible Hulk

Louis Leterrier is a French film director and producer. He notably directed the first two Transporter films, Unleashed, The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me, Tower of Strength and The Brothers Grimsby. He also directed episodes of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix ...

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141. Sandra Trostel

Editor | All Creatures Welcome

Sandra Trostel is known for All Creatures Welcome (2018), Everybody's Cage (2017) and Utopia Ltd. (2011).

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142. Mike Judge

Writer | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Mike Judge is an American actor, animator, film director, screenwriter, and television producer.

In 1962, Judge was born in Guayaquil, the largest city of Ecuador and the country's main port. His parents were expatriate Americans. His father was archaeologist William James Judge and his mother was ...

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143. Claudia Lehmann

Producer | Zabuti

Claudia Lehmann is known for The Forgotten (2019), Malevych and The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018).

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144. Reza Farahan

Actor | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

Reza Farahan was born on August 5, 1973 in Tehran, Iran. He is an actor, known for Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015), Shahs of Sunset (2012) and Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012).

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145. Dan Reed

Producer | Leaving Neverland

Dan Reed was born in December 1964 in the UK. He is a producer and director, known for Leaving Neverland (2019), The Valley (1999) and Terror in Mumbai (2009).

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146. 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 ...

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147. Lasse Barkfors

Director | Pervert Park

Lasse Barkfors is known for Pervert Park (2014), Raising a School Shooter (2021) and Death of a Child (2017).

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148. J. Michael Straczynski

Writer | Babylon 5

J. Michael Straczynski was born on July 17, 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Babylon 5 (1993), Changeling (2008) and Jeremiah (2002). He was previously married to Kathryn M. Drennan.

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149. Joe Chappelle

Producer | Godfather of Harlem

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

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150. Alan J.W. Bell

Director | Last of the Summer Wine

Alan James William Bell was a British television director/producer, best known for his 29-year long stint at the helm of BBC's popular sitcom Last of the Summer Wine (1973). Alan was the son of James Bell, a London Electricity Board cashier, and his wife Agnes, who worked as a dressmaker. After ...

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151. Greg Kohs

Director | Song Sung Blue

Greg Kohs is known for Song Sung Blue (2008), The Great Alone (2015) and AlphaGo (2017).

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152. Abbas Kiarostami

Writer | Copie conforme

Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career ...

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153. James Mangold

Producer | Logan

James Mangold is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. Films he has directed include Girl, Interrupted (1999), Walk the Line (2005), which he also co-wrote, the 2007 remake 3:10 to Yuma (2007), The Wolverine (2013), and Logan (2017).

Mangold also wrote and directed Cop...

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154. Alan Rudolph

Director | Trouble in Mind

Alan Rudolph was born on December 18, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Trouble in Mind (1985), Choose Me (1984) and Afterglow (1997). He is married to Joyce Rudolph.

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155. 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, ...

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156. Josef Rusnak

Director | The Thirteenth Floor

Josef Rusnak was born on November 25, 1958. He is a director and writer, known for The Thirteenth Floor (1999), Kaltes Fieber (1984) and Godzilla (1998).

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157. Duncan Jones

Director | Moon

Duncan Jones was born on May 30, 1971 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Moon (2009), Source Code (2011) and Mute (2018). He has been married to Rodene Ronquillo since November 6, 2012. They have two children.

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158. Richard Kelly

Writer | Donnie Darko

James Richard Kelly better known as Richard Kelly, is an American film director and writer, known for writing and directing the cult classic Donnie Darko in 2001. Kelly was born James Richard Kelly in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Lane and Ennis Kelly. He grew up in Midlothian, Virginia, where...

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159. Robert Lepage

Actor | La face cachée de la lune

Robert Lepage is one of the foremost stage directors today and a leading figure in the Canadian avant garde, attracting particular attention for his multimedia-rich theatrical presentations as well as his innovative work with Shakespearian drama and opera.

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160. José Padilha

Producer | Tropa de Elite

He is best known for directing the Brazilian critical and financial successes Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within and the 2014 remake of RoboCop. He has won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for Elite Squad in 2008. He is also the producer and director of the ...

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161. Neil Jordan

Writer | The Crying Game

Neil Jordan was born on February 25, 1950 in Sligo, Ireland. He is a writer and producer, known for The Crying Game (1992), Greta (2018) and Breakfast on Pluto (2005). He has been married to Brenda Rawn since June 30, 2004. They have two children. He was previously married to Vivienne Shields.

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162. 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 ...

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163. Wes Craven

Writer | A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision.

Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. He had a midwestern suburban upbringing. His first feature film was The Last House on ...

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164. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Director | Un long dimanche de fiançailles

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a self-taught director who was very quickly interested by cinema, with a predilection for a fantastic cinema where form is as important as the subject. Thus he started directing TV commercials and video clips (such as Julien Clerc in 1984). At the same time he met designer/...

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165. Gregory Hoblit

Producer | Hill Street Blues

Gregory Hoblit was born in Texas but moved to Northern California at a young age because of his father's job in law enforcement, a hint at what might have attracted the mystery/courtroom plots of his movie/TV credits. After graduating from UCLA, he worked as a TV co-producer with Steven Bochco ...

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166. James Wong

Producer | The X Files

James Wong is known for The X-Files (1993), The One (2001) and Space: Above and Beyond (1995). He is married to Teena Wong. They have three children.

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167. Zal Batmanglij

Writer | The East

Zal Batmanglij was born on April 28, 1981. He is a writer and producer, known for The East (2013), Sound of My Voice (2011) and The OA (2016).

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168. Albert Hughes

Director | The Book of Eli

Albert and Allen Hughes began making movies at age 12, but their formal film education began their freshman year of high school when Allen took a TV production class. They soon made a short film entitled How To Be A Burglar and people began to take notice. Their next work, Uncensored videos, was ...

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169. Brad Silberling

Director | City of Angels

Brad Silberling was born on September 8, 1963 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and director, known for City of Angels (1998), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) and Moonlight Mile (2002). He has been married to Amy Brenneman since September 30, 1995. They have two ...

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170. Michèle Hozer

Editor | Sugar Coated

Michèle Hozer is known for Sugar Coated (2015), West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson (2011) and Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009).

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171. Philip Kaufman

Writer | The Right Stuff

Director and screenwriter Philip Kaufman was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago and later Harvard Law School. He won the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at Cannes in 1965 for his film Goldstein (1964). He was the screenwriter for The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) and was to ...

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172. Patrick Somerville

Writer | Station Eleven

Patrick Somerville is known for Station Eleven (2021), Maniac (2018) and The Leftovers (2014).

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173. Tony Giglio

Writer | Chaos

Tony Giglio worked his way up from a Production Assistant to become one of Hollywood's most versatile Writer-Directors.

Giglio's first job in film was as a Production Assistant on the Quick & The Dead. Giglio, a huge fan of The Evil Dead, wrote director Sam Raimi a letter prior to graduating college...

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174. Richard LaGravenese

Writer | Freedom Writers

Richard LaGravenese was born on October 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Freedom Writers (2007), Paris, I Love You (2006) and Behind the Candelabra (2013). He is married to Ann Weiss. They have one child.

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175. Charles Ferguson

Producer | Inside Job

Charles Ferguson was born on March 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Inside Job (2010), No End in Sight (2007) and Watergate (2018).

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176. Thomas Bohn

Director | Black Wedding

Thomas Bohn was born in 1959 in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Black Wedding (2015), Tatort (1970) and Reality XL (2012).

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177. Margarethe von Trotta

Director | Hannah Arendt

Margarethe von Trotta was born in Berlin in 1942. In the 1960s she moved to Paris where she worked for film collectives, collaborating on scripts and co-directing short films. She also pursued an acclaimed acting career, starring in films by well known German directors such as Rainer Werner ...

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178. Francis Ford Coppola

Producer | Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...

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179. Banksy

Director | Exit Through the Gift Shop

Banksy is known for Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) and History of the Wall (2017).

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180. Baz Luhrmann

Writer | Moulin Rouge!

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, director and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theater, music and recording industries. He is regarded by many as a contemporary example of an auteur for his distinctly recognizable style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, ...

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181. Dror Moreh

Director | The Gatekeepers

Dror Moreh is known for The Gatekeepers (2012), The Corridors of Power (2022) and The Human Factor (2019).

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182. Bill Duke

Actor | Predator

Duke Media Entertainment, led by actor, director, producer, writer and humanitarian, Bill Duke, is dedicated to bringing quality Edutainment to audiences around the globe. Formerly Yagya Productions, Duke Media has successfully produced critically acclaimed film and television content for more than...

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183. Cary Joji Fukunaga

Producer | Beasts of No Nation

Cary Joji Fukunaga is a Japanese-American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer from Oakland, California who is known for directing the James Bond film No Time to Die, Kofi, Beasts of No Nation, Jane Eyre and Sin Nombre. He co-wrote the 2017 film adaptation of the Stephen King ...

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184. Florian Baron

Director | Schneeweiss & Rosenrot: Miss Palsy

Florian Baron was born on June 21, 1984 in Berlin, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Schneeweiss & Rosenrot: Miss Palsy (2012), Stress (2018) and The Final Call (2012).

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185. Stephen Daldry

Director | The Reader

In 1989, Stephen Daldry worked as a freelance reader of unsolicited manuscripts for Literary Manager Nicholas Wright in the Scripts Department at the Royal National Theatre. In July of that year, he directed a Dadaist/expressionist production of "Judgement Day," a play by Odon von Horvath, at the ...

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186. Jorge Léon

Director | Before We Go

Jorge Léon is known for Before We Go (2014), 10 Min (2009) and Vous êtes servis (2010).

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187. Peter Howitt

Actor | Sliding Doors

Peter Howitt was born on May 5, 1957 in Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Sliding Doors (1998), Dangerous Parking (2007) and Johnny English (2003). He has been married to Lorraine since August 5, 2001. They have two children.

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188. Juliano Ribeiro Salgado

Director | The Salt of the Earth

Juliano Ribeiro Salgado is known for The Salt of the Earth (2014), Paris la métisse (2005) and In the Hands of the Gods (2007).

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189. Andrew Lau

Cinematographer | Mou gaan dou

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung was born in Hong Kong in 1960, and has been fond of photography as a child. He joined Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. after secondary school graduation. The first film he participated in as a semi-skilled worker in cinematography was Legendary Weapons of China directed by Chia-Liang Liu...

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190. David Lynch

Writer | Twin Peaks

Born in precisely the kind of small-town American setting so familiar from his films, David Lynch spent his childhood being shunted from one state to another as his research scientist father kept getting relocated. He attended various art schools, married Peggy Lynch and then fathered future ...

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191. Alfred Hitchcock

Director | Psycho

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and ...

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192. Fernando Meirelles

Director | The Constant Gardener

Fernando Meirelles was born in a middle class family in São Paulo City, Brazil.

He studied architecture at the university of São Paulo. At the same time he developed an interest in filmmaking. With a group of friends he started producing experimental videos and video art. They won a huge number of ...

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193. Alan Mak

Director | Mou gaan dou

Alan Mak Siu Fai was born in Hong Kong in 1965. In 1986, he studied in the School of Drama at the Hong Kong Academy for Performance Arts. Upon graduation in 1990, he started his movie career.

Mak made his directorial debut in 1997, with his first film being Nude Fear, which was written and produced ...

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194. Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Writer | Akira

Katsuhiro Ôtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation.

In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball. ...

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195. Harmony Korine

Director | Gummo

Harmony Korine was born in 1973 in Bolinas, California. His family moved to the east coast of the United States when he was five, and he spent his early years in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York. At the age of nineteen, he wrote the critically acclaimed screenplay Kids (1995) for director Larry ...

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196. Ari Aster

Director | Hereditary

Ari Aster is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for writing and directing the A24 horror films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019). Aster was born into a Jewish family in New York City on July 15, 1986, the son of a poet mother and musician father. He has a ...

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197. Quentin Tarantino

Writer | Reservoir Dogs

Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.

In January of...

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198. Jamin Winans

Director | Myth of Man

Jamin Winans is known for Myth of Man, Ink (2009) and The Frame (2014).

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199. Sophie Fiennes

Director | Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

Sophie Fiennes was born on February 12, 1967 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK. She is a director and producer, known for Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (2017), Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow (2010) and The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012).

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200. Shelly Silver

Director | Touch

Shelly Silver is known for Touch (2013), 37 Stories About Leaving Home (1996) and Girls/Museum (2020).

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