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Most Popular Directors

The most popular directors, ranked by what CrossBingers actually watch, play, read, and listen to, blended with critical standing. Refreshed every day.

Updated 2026-10-10

  1. 1Christopher Nolan–
  2. 2Steven Spielberg–
  3. 3Ridley Scott–
  4. 4Guy Ritchie–
  5. 5Ron Howard–
  6. 6Zack Snyder–
  7. 7Antoine Fuqua–
  8. 8Martin Scorsese–
  9. 9Andrew Stanton–
  10. 10Tim Burton–
  11. 11Chris Columbus–
  12. 12James Cameron–
  13. 13Alfred Hitchcock–
  14. 14Robert Zemeckis–
  15. 15Brian De Palma–
  16. 16J.J. Abrams–
  17. 17John Carpenter–
  18. 18Jon Watts▲1
  19. 19Steven Soderbergh▼1
  20. 20Denis Villeneuve▲1
  21. 21Guillermo del Toro▼1
  22. 22Clint Eastwood–
  23. 23Sam Raimi–
  24. 24David Fincher▲3
  25. 25Woody Allen–
  26. 26Robert Rodriguez▼2
  27. 27Peter Jackson▼1
  28. 28Martin Campbell–
  29. 29Lasse Hallström–
  30. 30Stanley Kubrick–
  31. 31Joel Coen–
  32. 32Francis Ford Coppola▲1
  33. 33Roland Emmerich▼1
  34. 34Quentin Tarantino–
  35. 35Lana Wachowski–
  36. 36Matthew Vaughn▲1
  37. 37George Lucas▼1
  38. 38Luc Besson–
  39. 39Christopher Miller▲2
  40. 40Phil Lord–
  41. 41George Miller▼2
  42. 42Anthony Russo–
  43. 43Joe Russo–
  44. 44Destin Daniel Cretton▲8
  45. 45Gareth Edwards▼1
  46. 46Tyler Perry▲1
  47. 47James Gunn▼2
  48. 48James Mangold▼2
  49. 49
    William Lau    ▼1
  50. 50Peter Weir–
  51. 51Edgar Wright▼2
  52. 52Catherine Hardwicke▼1
  53. 53Bille August–
  54. 54Jon Favreau–
  55. 55Lilly Wachowski–
  56. 56Paul Feig–
  57. 57Michael Bay–
  58. 58Francis Lawrence–
  59. 59Craig Gillespie▲4
  60. 60Joe Wright▼1
  61. 61Ethan Coen▼1
  62. 62Castille Landon▼1
  63. 63Renny Harlin▼1
  64. 64Shawn Levy–
  65. 65Richard Donner–
  66. 66Michael Jelenic–
  67. 67Aaron Horvath–
  68. 68Danny Boyle–
  69. 69Pierre Coffin–
  70. 70Rob Reiner–
  71. 71Simon McQuoid–
  72. 72Paul Greengrass▲2
  73. 73Roger Kumble▼1
  74. 74Oliver Stone▲1
  75. 75David Yates▼2
  76. 76Jason Reitman–
  77. 77Doug Liman–
  78. 78Lars von Trier▲1
  79. 79James Wan▼1
  80. 80Spike Lee▲1
  81. 81Ang Lee▼1
  82. 82Paul Verhoeven▲2
  83. 83David Ayer▲4
  84. 84Rob Marshall▼2
  85. 85Mike Newell▲1
  86. 86Todd Phillips▼3
  87. 87Joss Whedon▼2
  88. 88Zhang Yimou–
  89. 89Gore Verbinski–
  90. 90David Cronenberg▲2
  91. 91Wes Anderson–
  92. 92Zach Cregger▼2
  93. 93Tony Scott–
  94. 94
    Alex Garland    –
  95. 95David Lynch▲1
  96. 96Kenneth Branagh▼1
  97. 97
    Neil Burger    ▲3
  98. 98M. Night Shyamalan▼1
  99. 99
    Phillip Noyce    ▼1
  100. 100John McTiernan▼1