Directors Ranked

Every director with at least 3 scored films in the catalog, ranked by their average Consensus score across all of them.

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1
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather (1972) · The Godfather Part II (1974) · Apocalypse Now (1979)

8.7PANEL 4 films
2
Sergio Leone
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) · Once Upon a Time in America (1984) · Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

8.4PANEL 3 films
3
Pete Docter
Inside Out (2015) · Monsters, Inc. (2001) · Soul (2020)

8.3PANEL 4 films
4
Damien Chazelle
Whiplash (2014) · La La Land (2016) · Babylon (2022)

8.2PANEL 3 films
5
Quentin Tarantino
Pulp Fiction (1994) · Django Unchained (2012) · Inglourious Basterds (2009)

8.1PANEL 8 films
6
Peter Weir
The Truman Show (1998) · Dead Poets Society (1989) · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

8.1PANEL 3 films
7
Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away (2001) · Howl's Moving Castle (2004) · Princess Mononoke (1997)

8.0PANEL 8 films
8
Stanley Kubrick
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · A Clockwork Orange (1971) · Full Metal Jacket (1987)

8.0PANEL 5 films
9
Martin Scorsese
GoodFellas (1990) · Taxi Driver (1976) · The Departed (2006)

8.0PANEL 9 films
10
Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight (2008) · Memento (2000) · Inception (2010)

8.0PANEL 10 films
11
Park Chan-wook
Oldboy (2003) · The Handmaiden (2016) · No Other Choice (2025)

8.0PANEL 3 films
12
Andrew Stanton
WALL·E (2008) · Finding Nemo (2003) · Finding Dory (2016)

8.0PANEL 4 films
13
Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future (1985) · Forrest Gump (1994) · Cast Away (2000)

7.9PANEL 5 films
14
James Cameron
Aliens (1986) · The Terminator (1984) · Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

7.9PANEL 8 films
15
Denis Villeneuve
Arrival (2016) · Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Prisoners (2013)

7.9PANEL 7 films
16
Brad Bird
Ratatouille (2007) · The Incredibles (2004) · Incredibles 2 (2018)

7.9PANEL 4 films
17
Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

7.9PANEL 7 films
18
Dean DeBlois
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) · How to Train Your Dragon (2025) · How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

7.8PANEL 5 films
19
Rob Reiner
Flipped (2010) · Stand by Me (1986) · The Princess Bride (1987)

7.8PANEL 4 films
20
Steven Spielberg
Schindler's List (1993) · Saving Private Ryan (1998) · Jaws (1975)

7.7PANEL 13 films
21
Bong Joon Ho
Parasite (2019) · Memories of Murder (2003) · Snowpiercer (2013)

7.7PANEL 4 films
22
Mel Gibson
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) · Braveheart (1995) · Apocalypto (2006)

7.7PANEL 4 films
23
David Fincher
The Social Network (2010) · Gone Girl (2014) · Fight Club (1999)

7.7PANEL 8 films
24
Byron Howard
Zootopia (2016) · Zootopia 2 (2025) · Tangled (2010)

7.7PANEL 4 films
25
Chris Sanders
The Wild Robot (2024) · How to Train Your Dragon (2010) · Lilo & Stitch (2002)

7.7PANEL 4 films
26
Clint Eastwood
Unforgiven (1992) · Mystic River (2003) · American Sniper (2014)

7.7PANEL 3 films
27
Phil Lord
Project Hail Mary (2026) · The Lego Movie (2014) · 21 Jump Street (2012)

7.7PANEL 3 films
28
Christopher Miller
Project Hail Mary (2026) · The Lego Movie (2014) · 21 Jump Street (2012)

7.7PANEL 3 films
29
Sam Mendes
American Beauty (1999) · Skyfall (2012) · Spectre (2015)

7.6PANEL 4 films
30
Andrew Adamson
Shrek (2001) · Shrek 2 (2004) · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

7.6PANEL 3 films
31
James Gunn
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) · Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) · The Suicide Squad (2021)

7.6PANEL 4 films
32
Jon Watts
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) · Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

7.5PANEL 3 films
33
John Carpenter
The Thing (1982) · Halloween (1978) · They Live (1988)

7.5PANEL 3 films
34
Dan Trachtenberg
Predator: Badlands (2025) · Prey (2022) · 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

7.5PANEL 3 films
35
Brian De Palma
Carlito's Way (1993) · Scarface (1983) · Mission: Impossible (1996)

7.5PANEL 3 films
36
Joe Russo
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Captain America: Civil War (2016)

7.5PANEL 5 films
37
Anthony Russo
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Captain America: Civil War (2016)

7.5PANEL 5 films
38
David Yates
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) · Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

7.5PANEL 6 films
39
Ron Clements
Aladdin (1992) · Hercules (1997) · The Little Mermaid (1989)

7.5PANEL 4 films
40
John Musker
Aladdin (1992) · Hercules (1997) · The Little Mermaid (1989)

7.5PANEL 4 films
41
Chad Stahelski
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) · John Wick (2014) · John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

7.5PANEL 4 films
42
Rich Moore
Zootopia (2016) · Wreck-It Ralph (2012) · Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

7.5PANEL 3 films
43
Jeff Fowler
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

7.4PANEL 3 films
44
Luc Besson
Léon: The Professional (1994) · The Fifth Element (1997) · Dracula (2025)

7.4PANEL 4 films
45
Edward Zwick
The Last Samurai (2003) · Blood Diamond (2006) · Legends of the Fall (1994)

7.4PANEL 4 films
46
Ridley Scott
Alien (1979) · Blade Runner (1982) · The Martian (2015)

7.4PANEL 11 films
47
George Lucas
Star Wars (1977) · Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) · Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

7.4PANEL 4 films
48
James Mangold
Ford v Ferrari (2019) · Logan (2017) · Identity (2003)

7.4PANEL 4 films
49
John Lasseter
Toy Story (1995) · Toy Story 2 (1999) · Cars (2006)

7.4PANEL 5 films
50
Guy Ritchie
Snatch (2000) · Wrath of Man (2021) · Sherlock Holmes (2009)

7.3PANEL 5 films
51
Todd Phillips
Joker (2019) · The Hangover (2009) · Old School (2003)

7.3PANEL 3 films
52
Matthew Vaughn
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) · Stardust (2007) · Kick-Ass (2010)

7.3PANEL 3 films
53
Rian Johnson
Knives Out (2019) · Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) · Looper (2012)

7.3PANEL 4 films
54
Joseph Kosinski
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · F1 (2025) · Oblivion (2013)

7.3PANEL 4 films
55
Ryan Coogler
Sinners (2025) · Black Panther (2018) · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

7.3PANEL 3 films
56
Guillermo del Toro
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) · Frankenstein (2025) · Pacific Rim (2013)

7.3PANEL 4 films
57
Scott Derrickson
The Gorge (2025) · The Black Phone (2022) · Doctor Strange (2016)

7.2PANEL 5 films
58
David Leitch
John Wick (2014) · Deadpool 2 (2018) · Bullet Train (2022)

7.2PANEL 5 films
59
John McTiernan
Die Hard (1988) · The Hunt for Red October (1990) · Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

7.2PANEL 5 films
60
Edgar Wright
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Baby Driver (2017) · The Running Man (2025)

7.2PANEL 3 films
61
Don Hall
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) · Big Hero 6 (2014) · Strange World (2022)

7.2PANEL 3 films
62
Christopher McQuarrie
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) · Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) · Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

7.2PANEL 5 films
63
Ron Howard
A Beautiful Mind (2001) · Apollo 13 (1995) · The Da Vinci Code (2006)

7.2PANEL 4 films
64
Sam Raimi
Spider-Man (2002) · Spider-Man 2 (2004) · The Evil Dead (1981)

7.2PANEL 6 films
65
Doug Liman
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · The Bourne Identity (2002) · Road House (2024)

7.2PANEL 4 films
66
Danny Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) · 28 Days Later (2002) · 28 Years Later (2025)

7.2PANEL 3 films
67
Matt Reeves
The Batman (2022) · Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) · Let Me In (2010)

7.2PANEL 4 films
68
Chris Buck
Frozen (2013) · Tarzan (1999) · Frozen II (2019)

7.1PANEL 4 films
69
Paul Verhoeven
Total Recall (1990) · Starship Troopers (1997) · Basic Instinct (1992)

7.1PANEL 3 films
70
Alex Garland
Ex Machina (2015) · Warfare (2025) · Civil War (2024)

7.1PANEL 4 films
71
Wilfred Jackson
Alice in Wonderland (1951) · Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) · Pinocchio (1940)

7.1PANEL 4 films
72
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026) · Ready or Not (2019) · Scream VI (2023)

7.1PANEL 4 films
73
Tyler Gillett
Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026) · Ready or Not (2019) · Scream VI (2023)

7.1PANEL 4 films
74
Hamilton Luske
Alice in Wonderland (1951) · Pinocchio (1940) · Cinderella (1950)

7.1PANEL 3 films
75
Francis Lawrence
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) · Constantine (2005) · I Am Legend (2007)

7.1PANEL 6 films
76
Robert Rodriguez
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) · From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) · Desperado (1995)

7.1PANEL 3 films
77
Antoine Fuqua
Michael (2026) · The Equalizer (2014) · The Equalizer 3 (2023)

7.0PANEL 9 films
78
Clyde Geronimi
Alice in Wonderland (1951) · Cinderella (1950) · Sleeping Beauty (1959)

7.0PANEL 3 films
79
Steven Soderbergh
Ocean's Eleven (2001) · Traffic (2000) · Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

7.0PANEL 4 films
80
Wes Ball
The Maze Runner (2014) · Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) · Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

7.0PANEL 4 films
81
Shawn Levy
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Free Guy (2021) · Real Steel (2011)

7.0PANEL 5 films
82
Tim Burton
Edward Scissorhands (1990) · Corpse Bride (2005) · Beetlejuice (1988)

7.0PANEL 7 films
83
Bryan Singer
The Usual Suspects (1995) · Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) · X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

7.0PANEL 6 films
84
James Wan
The Conjuring (2013) · Saw (2004) · The Conjuring 2 (2016)

7.0PANEL 7 films
85
J.J. Abrams
Star Trek (2009) · Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) · Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

7.0PANEL 6 films
86
David Ayer
Fury (2014) · End of Watch (2012) · The Beekeeper (2024)

7.0PANEL 5 films
87
Andy Muschietti
It (2017) · It Chapter Two (2019) · The Flash (2023)

7.0PANEL 3 films
88
Ric Roman Waugh
Shelter (2026) · Greenland (2020) · Angel Has Fallen (2019)

7.0PANEL 4 films
89
Chris Renaud
Despicable Me (2010) · The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) · Despicable Me 4 (2024)

6.9PANEL 5 films
90
Chris Columbus
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) · Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

6.9PANEL 6 films
91
Ang Lee
Brokeback Mountain (2005) · Life of Pi (2012) · Hulk (2003)

6.9PANEL 3 films
92
Len Wiseman
Ballerina (2025) · Underworld (2003) · Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

6.9PANEL 3 films
93
Jake Kasdan
Red One (2024) · Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) · Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

6.9PANEL 3 films
94
Ruben Fleischer
Zombieland (2009) · Uncharted (2022) · Venom (2018)

6.9PANEL 4 films
95
Lilly Wachowski
The Matrix (1999) · The Matrix Reloaded (2003) · The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

6.9PANEL 3 films
96
Jon Favreau
Iron Man (2008) · The Lion King (2019) · Iron Man 2 (2010)

6.9PANEL 4 films
97
Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) · Watchmen (2009) · Dawn of the Dead (2004)

6.8PANEL 7 films
98
Joachim Rønning
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) · Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) · TRON: Ares (2025)

6.8PANEL 3 films
99
Gore Verbinski
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) · Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) · Rango (2011)

6.8PANEL 5 films
100
Gareth Edwards
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) · The Creator (2023) · Godzilla (2014)

6.8PANEL 4 films