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 2026-08-12

1. 1Christopher Nolan–
2. 2Steven Spielberg▲1
3. 3Andrew Stanton▼1
4. 4Destin Daniel Cretton–
5. 5Jon Watts–
6. 6Pierre Coffin–
7. 7Michael Jelenic–
8. 8Aaron Horvath▲1
9. 9Zack Snyder▼1
10. 10James Cameron–
11. 11J.J. Abrams–
12. 12James Gunn–
13. 13Lana Wachowski–
14. 14Lilly Wachowski–
15. 15Jon Favreau–
16. 16Simon McQuoid–
17. 17Quentin Tarantino–
18. 18Louis Leterrier▲4
19. 19Joss Whedon▼1
20. 20Tim Miller▼1
21. 21Antoine Fuqua▼1
22. 22Tim Burton▼1
23. 23Christopher Miller▲5
24. 24Phil Lord▲3
25. 25Frank Darabont▼2
26. 26Kane Parsons▲3
27. 27Anthony Russo▼1
28. 28Joe Russo▼3
29. 29Lee Unkrich▼5
30. 30David Yates–
31. 31Chad Stahelski–
32. 32Todd Phillips–
33. 33George Lucas–
34. 34David Fincher–
35. 35Bob Persichetti–
36. 36Guy Ritchie▲1
37. 37Ryan Coogler▼1
38. 38Shane Black–
39. 39Andy Muschietti–
40. 40Wes Ball▲1
41. 41Byron Howard▲3
42. 42Craig Gillespie▼2
43. 43Gareth Edwards–
44. 44Matthew Vaughn▼2
45. 45Rich Moore▼1
46. 46Ridley Scott▼1
47. 47Gore Verbinski▼1
48. 48Pete Docter▼1
49. 49Chris Sanders–
50. 50Dean DeBlois▼2
51. 51Chris Buck▼1
52. 52Brad Bird▼1
53. 53Jennifer Lee▼1
54. 54Francis Lawrence▼1
55. 55James Mangold▼1
56. 56Robert Stromberg▼1
57. 57Peter Jackson▲1
58. 58Sam Raimi▼1
59. 59
    Alex Garland▼3
60. 60James Wan▼1
61. 61Don Hall▼1
62. 62Rian Johnson▼1
63. 63George Miller▼1
64. 64Gary Ross–
65. 65David Ayer▼2
66. 66Ruben Fleischer▼1
67. 67Guillermo del Toro▼1
68. 68Chris Columbus▼1
69. 69Travis Knight▼1
70. 70Robert Zemeckis▲1
71. 71Jeff Fowler▼1
72. 72Stanley Kubrick▼3
73. 73Mel Gibson▼1
74. 74Curry Barker▲7
75. 75Justin K. Thompson▲1
76. 76Kemp Powers▼1
77. 77Eric Darnell▼4
78. 78
    Mike Johnson▼4
79. 79Conrad Vernon▼2
80. 80Edgar Wright▼2
81. 81Dan Trachtenberg▲1
82. 82Tom McGrath▼3
83. 83Darren Aronofsky▼3
84. 84Shawn Levy▲1
85. 85Michael Bay▼2
86. 86Peyton Reed▼2
87. 87Joseph Kosinski▼1
88. 88Jared Bush–
89. 89Dan Scanlon▼2
90. 90Patty Jenkins▼1
91. 91Roland Emmerich▼1
92. 92M. Night Shyamalan▼1
93. 93Doug Liman▼1
94. 94Josh Boone▼1
95. 95Nathan Greno▼1
96. 96Christopher McQuarrie▼2
97. 97Rob Minkoff▼2
98. 98Matt Reeves▼2
99. 99Alfonso Cuarón▼2
100. 100David Frankel▼2