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Ultimate Rankings of Director Filmographies

Will
10 hours ago
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For each director's list, feature films, shorts, segments from anthology films, and TV movies will be included. However, not all of a director's short films, anthology film segments, or TV movies need to have been watched for inclusion here, just their feature length films. In the event that there are any of the previously listed filmed media types I have yet to see for a particular director, they will be highlighted as an "updated director ranking" as I work to finish their entire filmography. To avoid excessively skewing any judgment of the cinematic works, the actual star ratings I've awarded each title will not be provided. However, there will be two asterisks included after the release year to signify that the work has received my highest star rating: 4 stars. Unlike the other "Best Of... Directors" pages, the directors here will be listed in descending numerical order for the total number of cinematic works watched.


(Currently only have 'A'-'D' directors uploaded)

Highest rated 19-short director: William K.L. Dickson


19 Shorts:


William K.L. Dickson -- 1 shorts seen

  1. Sandow (1894, short)

  2. Buffalo Dance (1894, short)

  3. Hadj Cheriff (1894, short)

  4. Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894, short)

  5. Blacksmith Scene (1893, short)

  6. Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894, short)

  7. New Blacksmith Shop (1895, short)

  8. The Barbershop (1894, short)

  9. The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894, short)

  10. Carmencita (1894, short)

  11. Imperial Japanese Dance (1894, short)

  12. Buffalo Bill (1894, short)

  13. Crissie Sheridan (1897, short)

  14. Sioux Ghost Dance (1894, short)

  15. Place de la Concorde (1897, short)

  16. Fire Rescue Scene (1894, short)

  17. King John (1899, short)

  18. Dickson Greeting (1891, short)

  19. Athlete with Wand (1894, short)


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Highest rated 11-short director: Joseph Cornell


11 Shorts:


Joseph Cornell -- 11 shorts seen

  1. By Night with Torch and Spear (1942, short)**

  2. Carousel: Animal Opera (1938, short)

  3. Bookstalls (1938, short)

  4. Angel (1957, short)

  5. Rose Hobart (1936, short)

  6. Cotillion (1938, short)

  7. Thimble Theater (1938, short)

  8. Gnir Rednow (1955, short)

  9. The Children's Jury (1938, short)

  10. Jack's Dream (1938, short)

  11. The Midnight Party (1969, short)


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Highest rated 10-short director: Segundo de Chomón


10 Shorts:


Segundo de Chomón -- 10 shorts seen

  1. El Hotel Eléctrico (1908, short)**

  2. La Guerra ed il Sogno di Momi (1917, short)

  3. A Panicky Picnic (1909, short)

  4. The Red Spectre (1907, short)

  5. Kiri-Kis (1907, short)

  6. Excursion to the Moon (1908, short)

  7. The House of Ghosts (1906, short)

  8. Le Charmeur (1907, short)

  9. Le Voyage sur Jupiter (1909, short)

  10. The Bewitched Shepherd (1906, short)


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Highest rated 9-film director: Ron Clements


9 Cinematic Works:


Ron Clements

  1. The Princess and the Frog (2009)

  2. Gone Fishing (2017, short)

  3. Treasure Planet (2002)

  4. Moana (2016)

  5. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

  6. The Little Mermaid (1989)

  7. You're Welcome (2016, Music Video)

  8. Hercules (1997)

  9. Aladdin (1992)


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Highest rated 2-film director: Ted Berman


2 Cinematic Works:


Ted Berman

  1. The Fox and the Hound (1981)

  2. The Black Cauldron (1985)


Jessica Beshir

  1. Faya Dayi (2021)

  2. He Who Dances on Wood (2016, short)


Aaron Blaise

  1. Snow Bear (2025, short)**

  2. Brother Bear (2003)


Shane Carruth

  1. Upstream Color (2013)

  2. Primer (2004)


Jack Chambers

  1. The Hart of London (1970)

  2. Mosaic (1966, short)


George Howard Cricks

  1. A Visit to Peek Frean & Co.’s Biscuit Works (1906, short)

  2. Making Christmas Crackers (1910, short)


John Howard Martin

  1. A Visit to Peek Frean & Co.’s Biscuit Works (1906, short)

  2. Making Christmas Crackers (1910, short)


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Highest rated 1-film director: Noël Coward


1 Cinematic Work:


Abrar Alvi

  1. Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam (1962)


Sini Anderson

  1. The Punk Singer (2013)


Martina Attille

  1. Dreaming Rivers (1989, short)


Edward Bland

  1. The Cry of Jazz (1959, short)


Ronald Bronstein

  1. Frownland (2009)


Larry Bullard

  1. A Dream Is What You Wake Up From (1978)


Ghislain Cloquet

  1. Statues Also Die (1953, short)


Noël Coward

  1. In Which We Serve (1942)**


Philip D'Antoni

  1. The Seven-Ups (1973)


Christian Desmares

  1. April and the Extraordinary World (2015)


Carolyn Y. Johnson

  1. A Dream Is What You Wake Up From (1978)


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