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1
Quentin Tarantino • Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio
Drama • Revenge Film • Revisionist Western
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2
Wes Anderson • Starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray
Childhood Drama • Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age
3
Thomas Vinterberg • Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp
Drama • Foreign Language Film • Psychological Drama
4
Paul Thomas Anderson • Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Drama • Period Film • Psychological Drama
5
Ben Affleck • Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin
Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Docudrama
6
David O. Russell • Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro
Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Comedy Drama • Drama
7
Stephen Chbosky • Starring: Emma Watson, Nina Dobrev, Logan Lerman
Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Coming-of-Age • Drama
8
Kathryn Bigelow • Starring: Jessica Chastain, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler
Based-on-a-True-Story • Docudrama • Drama
9
Steven Spielberg • Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field
Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic
10
Noah Baumbach • Starring: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver
Comedy Drama • Drama • Mumblecore
11
Michael Haneke • Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert
Drama • Foreign Language Film • Romance
12
Jeff Nichols • Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard
Childhood Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama
13
Ang Lee • Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall
Adventure Drama • Adventure • Based-on-21st-Century-Literature
14
Derek Cianfrance • Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes
Crime Drama • Crime • Drama
15
Don Hertzfeldt • Starring: Don Hertzfeldt
Animation • Black Comedy • Comedy Drama
16
David Ayer • Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick
Action • Action Thriller • Buddy Film
17
Leos Carax • Starring: Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Kylie Minogue
Avant-garde / Experimental • Drama • Fantasy
18
Benh Zeitlin • Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Jonshel Alexander
Drama • Fantasy • Magic Realism
19
Tom Tykwer, The Wachowskis • Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent
20
J.A. Bayona • Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Geraldine Chaplin
Based-on-a-True-Story • Disaster Film • Drama
21
Mamoru Hosoda • Starring: Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Ohsawa, Haru Kuroki
Animation • Anime • Coming-of-Age
22
Josh Trank • Starring: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan
Drama • Fantasy • Found Footage Film
23
Tom Hooper • Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway
Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Based-on-Theatre • Drama
24
Colin Trevorrow • Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson
Comedy Drama • Drama • Magic Realism
25
Joe Carnahan • Starring: Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts, Frank Grillo
Action Thriller • Action • Adventure Drama
26
Robert Zemeckis • Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman
Addiction Drama • Disaster Film • Drama
27
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris • Starring: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina
Comedy Drama • Drama • Fantasy Comedy
28
John Hillcoat • Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain
Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Crime Drama
29
Lorene Scafaria • Starring: Keira Knightley, Steve Carell, William Petersen
Apocalyptic Film • Comedy Drama • Drama
30
Jacques Audiard • Starring: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Corinne Masiero
Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Drama • Foreign Language Film
31
Jake Schreier • Starring: Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler
Buddy Film • Comedy Drama • Crime
32
Nikolaj Arcel • Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Følsgaard
Based-on-a-True-Story • Costume Romance • Drama
33
Ben Lewin • Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy
Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Comedy Drama
34
Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish • Starring: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Cristin Milioti
Based-on-a-True-Story • Comedy Drama • Drama
35
Steven Soderbergh • Starring: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer
Comedy Drama • Drama • Romance
36
Jay Roach • Starring: Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ed Harris
37
Joe Wright • Starring: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Costume Romance • Drama
38
Felix Van Groeningen • Starring: Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Catrysse
Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Foreign Language Film
39
Lee Toland Krieger • Starring: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina
40
Haifaa Al-Mansour • Starring: Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Al Gohani
Coming-of-Age • Drama • Female-Directed Film
41
Sacha Gervasi • Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson
Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic
42
Peter Strickland • Starring: Toby Jones, Cosimo Fusco, Antonio Mancino
Drama • Giallo • Horror
43
Neil Jordan • Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley
Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Horror
44
Josh Radnor • Starring: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins
Comedy Drama • Drama
45
Terrence Malick • Starring: Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko
Avant-garde / Experimental • Drama • Marriage Drama
46
Xavier Dolan • Starring: Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clement, Nathalie Baye
Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending • Drama • Foreign Language Film
47
Abbas Kiarostami • Starring: Ryo Kase, Denden, Rin Takanashi
48
Pablo Larraín • Starring: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Diego Muñoz
Drama • Foreign Language Film • Historical Film
49
Robert Lorenz • Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake
Drama • Road Movie • Sports Drama
50
Adrian Grunberg • Starring: Mel Gibson, Peter Stormare, Dean Norris
Action • Crime • Crime Drama
51
James Ponsoldt • Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer
Addiction Drama • Drama • Marriage Drama
52
Ariel Vromen • Starring: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta
Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Crime
53
Scott McGehee, David Siegel • Starring: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Onata Aprile
Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Childhood Drama • Drama
54
Josh Boone • Starring: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins
Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama
55
Michael Sucsy • Starring: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill
Drama • Romance • Romantic Drama
56
Henry Alex Rubin • Starring: Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo
Drama • Ensemble Film • Family Drama
57
David Cronenberg • Starring: Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon, Paul Giamatti
Drama • Message Movie • Psychological Drama
58
Cristian Mungiu • Starring: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta
Drama • Foreign Language Film • Gay and Lesbian Film
59
Nicholas Jarecki • Starring: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth
Drama • Thriller
60
Pablo Berger • Starring: Maribel Verdú, Macarena Garcia, Sofia Oria
Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Drama • Fairy Tales and Legends
61
Kevin Reynolds • Starring: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger
Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Drama
62
Gus Van Sant • Starring: Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand
Drama • Political Drama
63
Alex Kurtzman • Starring: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde
64
Ken Loach • Starring: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland
65
Jon Kasdan • Starring: Britt Robertson, Dylan O'Brien, James Frecheville
Coming-of-Age • Drama • Teen Movie
66
Jeremy Gardner • Starring: Jeremy Gardner, Adam Cronheim, Niels Bolle
Buddy Film • Drama • Horror
67
David Frankel • Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell
Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama
68
Adam Shankman • Starring: Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough, Russell Brand
Drama • Jukebox Musical • Musical Drama
69
Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal • Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid
Drama • Psychological Drama • Psychological Thriller
70
Quentin Dupieux • Starring: Jack Plotnick, Eric Judor, Alexis Dziena
Absurd Comedy • Comedy Drama • Drama
71
Julie Delpy • Starring: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy
Comedy Drama • Drama • Female-Directed Film
72
Sean Baker • Starring: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, James Ransone
Comedy Drama • Drama • Slice of Life
73
Miguel Gomes • Starring: Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira
74
Christian Petzold • Starring: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock
Berlin School • Drama • Foreign Language Film
75
Yaron Zilberman • Starring: Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener
Drama • Marriage Drama • Musical
76
Rick Alverson • Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, James Murphy
Black Comedy • Comedy Drama • Drama
77
Walter Salles • Starring: Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart
Adventure Drama • Adventure • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature
78
Juan Diego Solanas • Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst, Stella Maeve
79
Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson • Starring: Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue
80
Cate Shortland • Starring: Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, Kai Malina
81
Kim Nguyen • Starring: Rachel Mwanza, Alain Lino Mic Eli Bastien, Serge Kanyinda
Drama • Foreign Language Film • War
82
Rupert Goold • Starring: Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Clémence Poésy
Based-on-a-True-Story • Based-on-Shakespeare • Biopic
83
Keishi Ohtomo • Starring: Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Koji Kikkawa
Action • Based-on-Comics • Based-on-Manga
84
Anthony Hemingway • Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Daniela Ruah
Adventure • Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Docudrama
85
Carlos Reygadas • Starring: Adolfo Jiménez Castro, Nathalia Acevedo, Willebaldo Torres
Drama • Foreign Language Film • Rural Drama
86
Ken Kwapis • Starring: Kristen Bell, Drew Barrymore, Dermot Mulroney
87
Jason Lapeyre, Robert Wilson • Starring: Siam Yu, Gage Munroe, Michael Friend
Action • Action Comedy • Childhood Drama
88
Scott Hicks • Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner
Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Drama • Romance
89
Peter Hedges • Starring: Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Garner, CJ Adams
Comedy Drama • Drama • Fantasy
90
Lee Daniels • Starring: Zac Efron, John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey
Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Courtroom Drama • Drama
91
Takashi Miike • Starring: Hiroki Narimiya, Mirei Kiritani, Takumi Saito
Comedy Drama • Comedy Thriller • Courtroom Drama
92
Ki-duk Kim • Starring: Min-soo Jo, Eunjin Kang, Jae-rok Kim
93
Sujoy Ghosh • Starring: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee
Bollywood • Drama • Foreign Language Film
94
Anurag Basu • Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz
Bollywood • Comedy Drama • Drama
95
Stuart Blumberg • Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow
Addiction Drama • Drama • Ensemble Film
96
Todd Louiso • Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein
Drama • Slice of Life
97
Mike Newell • Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter
Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Drama • Gothic Film
98
Paul Weitz • Starring: Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore
Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Drama • Family Drama
99
Ursula Meier • Starring: Kacey Mottet Klein, Léa Seydoux, Martin Compston
Drama • Foreign Language Film
100
Rebecca Thomas • Starring: Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken
Drama • Magic Realism • Religious Drama
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