Listed below
are, according to our calculations, the 100 most critically acclaimed
filmmakers of all-time.
As per the
1,000 Greatest Films,
this list has been compiled from a huge resource of best-film
lists. Additionally, also factored in are some 'Best Director'
polls, as per those listed at the bottom of this page
Alongside each
director's name is the position each director held prior to the
December 2008 update, and also the number of films they have
within the
1,000 Greatest.
To qualify for this top-100, each director needs
to have a minimum of 2 films in the
1,000 Greatest Films
listing.
Entertainment
Weekly's
Top
50 Directors (1996). It comes courtesy of Jack Ferdman's
The
Best of Movies website and is a much better list than any one
could have possibly predicted from EW.
