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  ° On this page we have included a list of the 50 filmmakers whose 21st Century films have - to date - garnered the most critical acclaim. It is based on the same top-tens that we resourced for the 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films. This listing has been compiled in a similar manner to our 250 most critically acclaimed filmmakers of all-time.  
  ° In brackets, is the position each director held prior to our January 2012 update.  
  ° Only one change to this year's top 50: Malick for Sokurov.  
 
 
 
 
     
 
               

1

Wong Kar-wai (1)  2 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

2

Clint Eastwood (2)  4 films in the Top 250 / 11 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

3

David Lynch (3)  2 films in the Top 250 / 2 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

4

 Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (4)  4 films in the Top 250 / 7 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

5

Peter Jackson (5)  3 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

6

 Jia Zhangke (6)  4 films in the Top 250 / 7 films cited.  
7↑ Paul Thomas Anderson (8)  2 films in the Top 250 / 2 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

8

Richard Linklater (7)  3 films in the Top 250 / 7 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
9↑ Pedro Almodóvar (14)  3 films in the Top 250 / 5 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

10

Michael Haneke (9)  3 films in the Top 250 / 6 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
11

Ang Lee (10)  2 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   12 David Fincher (12)  2 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
13↑ Martin Scorsese (23)  4 films in the Top 250 / 6 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

14

 Christopher Nolan (11)  3 films in the Top 250 / 6 films cited.  
15 Gus Van Sant (13)  5 films in the Top 250 / 6 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   16↑

David Cronenberg (20)  3 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  

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Alexander Payne (29)  3 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.   18↑ Steven Spielberg (19)  3 films in the Top 250 / 8 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
19 Wes Anderson (15)  3 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   20 Edward Yang (17)  1 film in the Top 250 / 1 film cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
21↑ Apichatpong Weerasethakul (22)  2 films in the Top 250 / 7 films cited.   22 Alfonso Cuarón (18)  2 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.  
23↑ Lars von Trier (28)  3 films in the Top 250 / 6 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   24 Michel Gondry (16)  1 film in the Top 250 / 5 films cited.  
25 Darren Aronofsky (21)  3 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited.   26 Hayao Miyazaki (24)  1 film in the Top 250 / 3 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
27 Todd Haynes (25)  2 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   28↑

Steven Soderbergh (31)  2 films in the Top 250 / 12 films cited.  
29 Quentin Tarantino (26)  3 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   30 Hou Hsiao-hsien (27)  3 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
31 Olivier Assayas (30)  3 films in the Top 250 / 6 films cited.   32 Sofia Coppola (32)  1 film in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.  
33↑ Werner Herzog (38)  1 film in the Top 250 / 10 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   34↑ Terrence Malick (new)  2 films in the Top 250 / 2 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.  
35 Claire Denis (33) 2 films in the Top 250 / 5 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   36 Arnaud Desplechin (34)  2 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.  
37 Paul Greengrass (36)  2 films in the Top 250 / 5 films cited.   38 Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne (37)  2 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited.  
39 Tsai Ming-liang (35)  3 films in the Top 250 / 5 films cited.   40 Guillermo del Toro (39)  1 film in the Top 250 / 5 films cited.  
41 Mike Leigh (40)  3 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   42 Brad Bird (41)  2 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.  
43 Stephen Frears (43)  2 films in the Top 250 / 6 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   44 Lucrecia Martel (42)   2 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.  
45 Roman Polanski (45)  2 films in the Top 250 / 4 films cited / See also The Top 250 Directors of All-Time.   46 Guy Maddin (44)  1 film in the Top 250 / 6 films cited.  
47↑ Richard Kelly (49)  1 film in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.   48 Jafar Panahi (47)  3 films in the Top 250 / 3 films cited.  
49 Kathryn Bigelow (46)  1 film in the Top 250 / 1 film cited.   50 Spike Jonze (50) 1 film in the Top 250 / 2 films cited.  
               
 
     
 
 
 
     
     
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