Filmmaker Spotlight

Every director with 5 or more films assessed. Ranked filmographies, average scores, and the full picture.

79 filmmakers tracked

Steven Spielberg

33 films · 1971–2026

13

Ultra Based

Robert Zemeckis

19 films · 1984–2024

11

Ultra Based

1The Polar Express2004

0 2Back to the Future1985

4 3Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988

4 4Back to the Future Part II1989

4 5Back to the Future Part III1990

4 6Cast Away2000

4 8The Walk2015

4 9Forrest Gump1994

8 10Beowulf2007

8 11A Christmas Carol2009

8 14Pinocchio2022

15 15Death Becomes Her1992

18 16Romancing the Stone1984

22 17Contact1997

22 18What Lies Beneath2000

28 19Roald Dahl's The Witches2020

Akira Kurosawa

18 films · 1943–1985

5

Ultra Based

1Sanshiro Sugata1943

0 2Stray Dog1949

0 5Red Beard1965

2 6Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two1945

4 7One Wonderful Sunday1947

4 8Drunken Angel1948

4 10Rashomon1950

4 11The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952

4 13Seven Samurai1954

4 14Throne of Blood1957

4 15Dodes'ka-den1970

4 17No Regrets for Our Youth1946

22 18High and Low1963

Tim Burton

17 films · 1988–2024

10

Ultra Based

1Sleepy Hollow1999

2 2Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street2007

2 3Beetlejuice1988

4 6Mars Attacks!1996

4 7Big Fish2003

4 8Dark Shadows2012

4 9Frankenweenie2012

4 10Edward Scissorhands1990

8 11Batman Returns1992

8 12Planet of the Apes2001

15 13Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2016

18 14Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005

22 15Alice in Wonderland2010

22 17Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2024

Guy Ritchie

16 films · 1998–2025

9

Ultra Based

1Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1998

2 3Revolver2005

2 4Swept Away2002

4 5RocknRolla2008

4 6Sherlock Holmes2009

4 7Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011

4 8The Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015

4 9The Gentlemen2020

4 10King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017

8 11Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre2023

8 12The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare2024

8 13Fountain of Youth2025

8 14Wrath of Man2021

13 15Guy Ritchie's The Covenant2023

22 16Aladdin2019

Oliver Stone

16 films · 1981–2016

13

Ultra Based

2 2Wall Street1987

4 3The Doors1991

4 5World Trade Center2006

8 10Born on the Fourth of July1989

22 12Any Given Sunday1999

22 13Alexander2004

22 14Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps2010

22 15Natural Born Killers1994

Joel Coen

15 films · 1985–2021

7

Ultra Based

1No Country for Old Men2007

0 2Blood Simple1985

2 3Miller's Crossing1990

2 4Intolerable Cruelty2003

2 5The Man Who Wasn't There2001

3 6Raising Arizona1987

4 7Barton Fink1991

4 8The Big Lebowski1998

4 9The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018

4 10O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000

6 11The Hudsucker Proxy1994

8 12True Grit2010

8 13The Tragedy of Macbeth2021

22 15Hail, Caesar!2016

Danny Boyle

13 films · 1994–2025

10

Ultra Based

0 2Shallow Grave1994

4 3Trainspotting1996

4 4The Beach2000

4 5Millions2005

4 6Sunshine2007

4 7Yesterday2019

8 9T2 Trainspotting2017

8 10A Life Less Ordinary1997

15 1128 Days Later2002

22 12Slumdog Millionaire2008

28 1328 Years Later2025

Wes Anderson

13 films · 1993–2025

10

Ultra Based

1Bottle Rocket1993

0 2The Rat Catcher2023

0 3The Royal Tenenbaums2001

2 4Fantastic Mr. Fox2009

2 5Rushmore1998

4 6The Grand Budapest Hotel2014

4 7Asteroid City2023

4 8Moonrise Kingdom2012

8 9The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021

15 10The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar2023

18 11The Darjeeling Limited2007

22 12Isle of Dogs2018

28 13The Phoenician Scheme2025

Sam Raimi

13 films · 1981–2022

7

Ultra Based

1Evil Dead II1987

0 2The Evil Dead1981

2 3Crimewave1985

2 4Army of Darkness1992

4 6Spider-Man2002

4 7Spider-Man 32007

4 8Drag Me to Hell2009

4 9Oz the Great and Powerful2013

4 10Spider-Man 22004

8 11The Gift2000

15 12Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022

15 13The Quick and the Dead1995

Michael Bay

13 films · 1995–2019

7

Ultra Based

4 2The Rock1996

4 3Armageddon1998

4 4Pearl Harbor2001

4 5Transformers2007

4 6Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009

4 7Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011

4 8Transformers: Age of Extinction2014

4 96 Underground2019

4 10Pain & Gain2013

8 11Transformers: The Last Knight2017

8 12Bad Boys II2003

22 13The Island2005

Christopher Nolan

12 films · 2000–2026

13

Ultra Based

4 2Insomnia2002

4 3The Prestige2006

4 5Inception2010

8 6The Dark Knight2008

12 7Batman Begins2005

15 8Interstellar2014

15 9The Dark Knight Rises2012

18 11Oppenheimer2023

18 12The Odyssey2026

Spike Lee

12 films · 1988–2025

47

Woke-Adjacent

4 2Clockers1995

8 325th Hour2002

18 4Inside Man2006

22 5Jungle Fever1991

48 6Malcolm X1992

48 7School Daze1988

52 8Da Sweet Blood of Jesus2015

62 9Do the Right Thing1989

72 10Chi-Raq2015

78 11BlacKkKlansman2018

78 12Highest 2 Lowest2025

M. Night Shyamalan

12 films · 1999–2024

8

Ultra Based

1Unbreakable2000

4 3The Last Airbender2010

4 6The Sixth Sense1999

8 7The Village2004

8 8The Visit2015

8 11After Earth2013

18 12The Happening2008

David Fincher

12 films · 1992–2023

14

Ultra Based

2 2The Game1997

4 3The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008

4 4The Social Network2010

4 5The Killer2023

8 7Panic Room2002

15 9Gone Girl2014

22 11Fight Club1999

28 12The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011

Hayao Miyazaki

12 films · 1979–2023

14

Ultra Based

1The Castle of Cagliostro1979

0 2The Wind Rises2013

4 3The Boy and the Heron2023

4 4My Neighbor Totoro1988

8 5Porco Rosso1992

8 7Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1984

12 8Kiki's Delivery Service1989

15 9Spirited Away2001

22 10Howl's Moving Castle2004

22 11Castle in the Sky1986

28 12Princess Mononoke1997

Sidney Lumet

12 films · 1957–1988

17

Ultra Based

1Long Day's Journey Into Night1962

2 2Fail Safe1964

2 3The Hill1965

4 5Murder on the Orient Express1974

4 6Garbo Talks1984

4 7The Verdict1982

8 8Running on Empty1988

15 912 Angry Men1957

18 10Network1976

28 11The Wiz1978

52 12Dog Day Afternoon1975

Guillermo del Toro

11 films · 1993–2025

20

Based

4 2The Devil's Backbone2001

4 3Blade II2002

4 4Crimson Peak2015

15 6Pan's Labyrinth2006

18 7Frankenstein2025

18 8Hellboy II: The Golden Army2008

22 9Nightmare Alley2021

22 10Pacific Rim2013

42 11The Shape of Water2017

Francis Ford Coppola

11 films · 1972–2024

10

Ultra Based

1The Godfather Part III1990

0 2The Godfather1972

4 3The Conversation1974

4 4The Godfather Part II1974

4 5Apocalypse Now1979

4 6The Outsiders1983

4 7Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988

12 9Bram Stoker's Dracula1992

15 10The Rainmaker1997

22 11Megalopolis2024

Wong Kar-Wai

11 films · 1988–2013

11

Ultra Based

1As Tears Go By1988

2 2The Hand2004

2 3Chungking Express1994

4 4Ashes of Time1994

4 5Fallen Angels1995

4 6In the Mood for Love2000

4 7Days of Being Wild1990

8 9My Blueberry Nights2007

8 10The Grandmaster2013

8 11Happy Together1997

Stanley Kubrick

11 films · 1956–1999

5

Ultra Based

1The Killing1956

2 3Barry Lyndon1975

2 4Paths of Glory1957

4 5Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964

4 62001: A Space Odyssey1968

4 7A Clockwork Orange1971

4 8Full Metal Jacket1987

4 9Spartacus1960

8 10The Shining1980

8 11Eyes Wide Shut1999

Paul Thomas Anderson

10 films · 1997–2025

19

Ultra Based

1The Master2012

4 2Hard Eight1997

8 3Punch-Drunk Love2002

8 4Inherent Vice2014

8 5Phantom Thread2017

8 6Magnolia1999

12 7Licorice Pizza2021

18 8Boogie Nights1997

22 9There Will Be Blood2007

28 10One Battle After Another2025

Quentin Tarantino

10 films · 1992–2019

17

Ultra Based

1Reservoir Dogs1992

0 2Pulp Fiction1994

4 3Kill Bill: Vol. 22004

4 4Jackie Brown1997

8 5Once Upon a Time in Hollywood2019

8 6Kill Bill: Vol. 12003

15 7Death Proof2007

22 8Inglourious Basterds2009

28 9Django Unchained2012

42 10The Hateful Eight2015

Ron Howard

10 films · 1995–2018

9

Ultra Based

1Frost/Nixon2008

2 2Apollo 131995

4 4A Beautiful Mind2001

4 5Angels & Demons2009

4 7How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000

8 8The Da Vinci Code2006

18 9Solo: A Star Wars Story2018

18 10Inferno2016

Peter Jackson

10 films · 1992–2014

8

Ultra Based

4 2The Frighteners1996

4 3The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001

4 4King Kong2005

4 5The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012

4 6The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002

8 7The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003

8 8The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013

8 9The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014

15 10The Lovely Bones2009

David Lynch

10 films · 1977–2006

9

Ultra Based

1Eraserhead1977

4 2The Elephant Man1980

4 3Twin Peaks1989

4 4Wild at Heart1990

4 5Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992

4 6Lost Highway1997

8 8Blue Velvet1986

8 9Inland Empire2006

8 10Mulholland Drive2001

Billy Wilder

10 films · 1943–1960

4

Ultra Based

1The Emperor Waltz1948

0 2Five Graves to Cairo1943

2 3Witness for the Prosecution1957

2 4Double Indemnity1944

4 5The Lost Weekend1945

4 6A Foreign Affair1948

4 8Some Like It Hot1959

4 9Sunset Boulevard1950

8 10The Apartment1960

Bryan Singer

9 films · 1995–2026

23

Based

1The Usual Suspects1995

4 2Jack the Giant Slayer2013

8 3Superman Returns2006

22 6X-Men: Apocalypse2016

28 7Bohemian Rhapsody2018

28 8X-Men: Days of Future Past2014

38 9Monument2026

James Cameron

9 films · 1984–2025

27

Based

1The Terminator1984

4 2The Abyss1989

8 4True Lies1994

18 5Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991

22 6Titanic1997

22 7Avatar: Fire and Ash2025

58 9Avatar: The Way of Water2022

Park Chan-wook

9 films · 2000–2025

17

Ultra Based

4 4Joint Security Area2000

8 5Lady Vengeance2005

8 6Decision to Leave2022

18 7Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002

28 8No Other Choice2025

28 9The Handmaiden2016

Darren Aronofsky

9 films · 1998–2025

17

Ultra Based

1The Fountain2006

4 2The Wrestler2008

8 4Requiem for a Dream2000

8 5Black Swan2010

8 6Caught Stealing2025

18 8The Whale2022

18 9mother!2017

Denis Villeneuve

9 films · 2009–2024

21

Based

0 2Prisoners2013

4 3Blade Runner 20492017

15 4Sicario2015

18 5Incendies2010

22 6Arrival2016

28 8Polytechnique2009

38 9Dune: Part Two2024

Kathryn Bigelow

8 films · 1984–2025

19

Ultra Based

1The Loveless1984

2 2K-19: The Widowmaker2002

2 3Point Break1991

4 4The Hurt Locker2008

8 5Near Dark1987

18 6A House of Dynamite2025

18 7Zero Dark Thirty2012

38 8Detroit2017

Shawn Levy

8 films · 2006–2024

7

Ultra Based

1Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb2014

0 2Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009

2 3Night at the Museum2006

4 4Real Steel2011

4 5Free Guy2021

4 6The Internship2013

8 7The Adam Project2022

8 8Deadpool & Wolverine2024

David Yates

8 films · 2007–2022

20

Based

1Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009

8 2Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010

8 3Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007

15 4Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011

22 5The Legend of Tarzan2016

22 6Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018

22 7Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore2022

22 8Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016

Alfonso Cuarón

8 films · 1991–2018

20

Based

1Great Expectations1998

4 2Sólo con tu pareja1991

8 3A Little Princess1995

8 4Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

15 5Children of Men2006

15 6Y Tu Mamá También2001

22 7Gravity2013

David Lean

8 films · 1945–1984

4

Ultra Based

1Summertime1955

2 2Blithe Spirit1945

4 3Madeleine1950

4 4The Bridge on the River Kwai1957

4 5Doctor Zhivago1965

4 6Ryan's Daughter1970

4 7A Passage to India1984

4 8Lawrence of Arabia1962

Sofia Coppola

7 films · 2000–2026

32

Based

1Lost in Translation2003

4 2Marc by Sofia2026

18 3Marie Antoinette2006

22 4The Bling Ring2013

28 5The Virgin Suicides2000

38 6The Beguiled2017

55 7Priscilla2023

Gore Verbinski

7 films · 2002–2026

18

Ultra Based

2 2The Ring2002

4 3Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003

4 4Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006

4 5Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007

15 6Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die2026

38 7The Lone Ranger2013

Edgar Wright

7 films · 2004–2025

22

Based

1Shaun of the Dead2004

4 2Hot Fuzz2007

4 3Baby Driver2017

4 4Scott Pilgrim vs. the World2010

22 5The World's End2013

22 6The Running Man2025

38 7Last Night in Soho2021

Zack Snyder

7 films · 2007–2021

14

Ultra Based

4 2Watchmen2009

8 3Man of Steel2013

8 4Justice League2017

8 5Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016

15 6Zack Snyder's Justice League2021

15 7Sucker Punch2011

James Wan

7 films · 2004–2018

8

Ultra Based

0 2Insidious: Chapter 22013

4 4The Conjuring2013

4 5The Conjuring 22016

15 7Furious 72015

Antoine Fuqua

7 films · 2001–2018

16

Ultra Based

4 2The Equalizer2014

4 3Southpaw2015

4 4Olympus Has Fallen2013

15 5The Equalizer 22018

15 6Training Day2001

18 7The Magnificent Seven2016

Chris Columbus

7 films · 1990–2015

6

Ultra Based

1Home Alone1990

4 2Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992

4 3Mrs. Doubtfire1993

4 5Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001

8 6Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002

8 7Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010

Ivan Reitman

7 films · 1981–2011

8

Ultra Based

4 2Legal Eagles1986

4 3Ghostbusters II1989

4 4Kindergarten Cop1990

4 5Ghostbusters1984

8 7No Strings Attached2011

Bong Joon Ho

6 films · 2003–2025

37

Based

1Memories of Murder2003

4 3The Host2006

38 4Snowpiercer2013

68 6Mickey 172025

Jaume Collet-Serra

6 films · 2009–2022

9

Ultra Based

4 2Non-Stop2014

4 3The Commuter2018

4 4The Shallows2016

8 5Black Adam2022

12 6Jungle Cruise2021

Justin Lin

6 films · 2006–2021

16

Ultra Based

1Fast & Furious2009

4 2The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006

8 3Fast & Furious 62013

18 4Star Trek Beyond2016

18 5Fast Five2011

J.J. Abrams

6 films · 2006–2019

21

Based

1Mission: Impossible III2006

4 3Star Trek2009

8 4Star Trek Into Darkness2013

8 5Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019

48 6Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015

Ang Lee

6 films · 1995–2019

23

Based

1Sense and Sensibility1995

4 3Gemini Man2019

6 4Life of Pi2012

15 5Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000

48 6Brokeback Mountain2005

Todd Phillips

6 films · 2009–2019

7

Ultra Based

0 2The Hangover2009

2 3The Hangover Part II2011

4 4The Hangover Part III2013

4 5War Dogs2016

Jon Favreau

6 films · 2003–2019

16

Ultra Based

4 2Iron Man2008

8 3Iron Man 22010

8 4Cowboys & Aliens2011

8 5The Jungle Book2016

35 6The Lion King2019

Brad Bird

6 films · 1999–2018

19

Ultra Based

1The Iron Giant1999

4 2The Incredibles2004

8 3Ratatouille2007

8 4Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol2011

15 5Tomorrowland2015

35 6Incredibles 22018

Francis Lawrence

6 films · 2005–2018

27

Based

1Constantine2005

4 2I Am Legend2007

15 3Red Sparrow2018

22 4The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013

35 5The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 12014

42 6The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 22015

Ron Clements

6 films · 1986–2016

19

Ultra Based

1The Great Mouse Detective1986

4 2The Little Mermaid1989

4 3Hercules1997

8 4Treasure Planet2002

18 5The Princess and the Frog2009

Roland Emmerich

6 films · 1996–2016

18

Ultra Based

4 2White House Down2013

8 3Independence Day: Resurgence2016

18 4Independence Day1996

22 5The Day After Tomorrow2004

Steven Soderbergh

6 films · 2000–2011

12

Ultra Based

1Ocean's Eleven2001

4 2Ocean's Twelve2004

4 3Ocean's Thirteen2007

18 5Contagion2011

18 6Erin Brockovich2000

Richard Donner

6 films · 1976–1998

10

Ultra Based

4 2Superman1978

4 3Lethal Weapon1987

8 4Lethal Weapon 31992

8 5Lethal Weapon 21989

18 6Lethal Weapon 41998

Sydney Pollack

6 films · 1972–1993

16

Ultra Based

1Jeremiah Johnson1972

4 2Three Days of the Condor1975

18 4Out of Africa1985

18 5The Firm1993

22 6The Way We Were1973

Sergio Leone

6 films · 1961–1984

3

Ultra Based

1A Fistful of Dollars1964

0 2The Colossus of Rhodes1961

2 3The Good, the Bad and the Ugly1966

2 4For a Few Dollars More1965

4 5Once Upon a Time in the West1968

4 6Once Upon a Time in America1984

Wolfgang Reitherman

6 films · 1961–1977

4

Ultra Based

1One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961

2 2The Sword in the Stone1963

4 3The Aristocats1970

4 4Robin Hood1973

4 5The Rescuers1977

4 6The Jungle Book1967

Clyde Geronimi

6 films · 1948–1959

3

Ultra Based

1Cinderella1950

1 2Sleeping Beauty1959

1 3Melody Time1948

2 4The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad1949

4 5Alice in Wonderland1951

4 6Peter Pan1953

Andrew Stanton

5 films · 2003–2026

25

Based

1Finding Nemo2003

8 2John Carter2012

8 3Toy Story 52026

22 4WALL·E2008

38 5Finding Dory2016

Phil Lord

5 films · 2009–2026

12

Ultra Based

1Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009

4 221 Jump Street2012

8 3The Lego Movie2014

8 422 Jump Street2014

8 5Project Hail Mary2026

Baz Luhrmann

5 films · 1996–2026

14

Ultra Based

1EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert2026

4 2Romeo + Juliet1996

15 4Moulin Rouge!2001

22 5The Great Gatsby2013

Paul Greengrass

5 films · 2004–2025

11

Ultra Based

1The Bourne Supremacy2004

4 2The Bourne Ultimatum2007

4 3Jason Bourne2016

15 4The Lost Bus2025

15 5Captain Phillips2013

Luc Besson

5 films · 1994–2025

21

Based

1Léon: The Professional1994

8 2The Fifth Element1997

22 4Dracula2025

28 5Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017

James Gunn

5 films · 2014–2025

35

Based

1Guardians of the Galaxy2014

18 2Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32023

28 3Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017

35 4The Suicide Squad2021

48 5Superman2025

Damien Chazelle

5 films · 2010–2022

8

Ultra Based

1Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench2010

4 2Whiplash2014

4 3First Man2018

4 4La La Land2016

Matthew Vaughn

5 films · 2010–2021

11

Ultra Based

4 2Kingsman: The Secret Service2015

8 3Kingsman: The Golden Circle2017

12 4The King's Man2021

15 5X-Men: First Class2011

Adam McKay

5 films · 2004–2021

34

Based

1The Other Guys2010

4 2Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy2004

8 3The Big Short2015

48 5Don't Look Up2021

Doug Liman

5 films · 2002–2017

8

Ultra Based

1The Bourne Identity2002

4 3American Made2017

4 4Edge of Tomorrow2014

8 5Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005

John Lasseter

5 films · 1995–2011

9

Ultra Based

4 3Toy Story 21999

8 5A Bug's Life1998

George Lucas

5 films · 1973–2005

9

Ultra Based

1American Graffiti1973

4 2Star Wars1977

4 3Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005

4 4Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002

15 5Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999

John Landis

5 films · 1978–1988

10

Ultra Based

1Animal House1978

4 2Twilight Zone: The Movie1983

4 3Trading Places1983

8 4Coming to America1988

15 5The Blues Brothers1980