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250 Best Working Directors

Note: This is not a ranked list. It's also less about my personal taste as far as who is "Best" but as a producer who I think can get movies made today. I left off some big ones that I do think are actually bad directors though! And I left out a few that are so old they may not have another film in them. What do you think? Have you seen films from all 250? I have.
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How many director's films have you seen?

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Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
1
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
2
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
3
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve
4
James Cameron
James Cameron
5
Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig
6
David Fincher
David Fincher
7
Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele
8
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Bigelow
9
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
10
Bong Joon-Ho
Bong Joon-Ho
11
Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler
12
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
13
Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos
14
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh
15
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
16
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
17
Luca Guadagnino
Luca Guadagnino
18
Damien Chazelle
Damien Chazelle
19
Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins
20
Jane Campion
Jane Campion
21
Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson
22
Guillermo Del Toro
Guillermo Del Toro
23
Terrence Malick
Terrence Malick
24
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
25
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper
26
Ari Aster
Ari Aster
27
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu
28
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
29
Sean Baker
Sean Baker
30
Adam McKay
Adam McKay
31
Robert Eggers
Robert Eggers
32
James Wan
James Wan
33
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
34
Céline Sciamma
Céline Sciamma
35
M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan
36
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
37
Celine Song
Celine Song
38
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
39
James Mangold
James Mangold
40
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