Directors best to worst

Directors best to worst http://www.imdb.com/list/16ACzf3RQeE/ A list of directors from favourite to worst based on my ratings of their films Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:38:47 GMT Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:34:28 GMT Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:05:17 GMT Michael Haneke http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359734/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359734/ Average - 9 Cache - 9 Funny Games - 9 The White Ribbon - 9 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:01:44 GMT Christopher Nolan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634240/ Average - 8.71 The Dark Knight - 10 Inception - 9 The Prestige - 9 Batman Begins - 9 Memento - 9 The Dark Knight Rises - 8 Insomnia - 7 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:42:49 GMT Ken Loach http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516360/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516360/ Average - 8.67 Land and Freedom - 10 Wind that Shakes the Barley - 9 Looking for Eric - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:27:11 GMT Peter Jackson http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001392/ Average - 8.67 The Two Towers - 10 Fellowship of the Ring - 10 Return of the King - 9 Heavenly Creatures - 9 King Kong - 8 The Hobbit - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:49:06 GMT Ethan Coen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001053/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001053/ Average - 8.6 Fargo - 10 The Big Lebowski - 10 True Grit - 9 The Hudsucker Proxy - 9 No Country for Old Men - 9 A Serious Man - 9 Millers Crossing - 8 O Brother, Where Art Thou? - 8 Burn After Reading - 8 Intolerable Cruelty - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:44:21 GMT Guillermo del Toro http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/ Average - 8.5 Pans Labyrinth - 10 The Devils Backbone - 9 Hellboy II - 8 Hellboy - 8 Blade II - 8 Cronos - 8 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:51:27 GMT Alfred Hitchcock http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/ Average - 8.5 Psycho - 10 North by Northwest - 10 The Birds - 9 Rope - 9 Strangers on a Train - 9 Dial M for Murder - 8 Vertigo - 8 Notorious - 8 Suspicion - 7 Marnie - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:57:43 GMT David Cronenberg http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/ Average - 8.375 The Fly - 9 Eastern Promises - 9 A History of Violence - 9 Dead Ringers - 9 eXistenZ - 9 Shivers - 8 Crash - 7 A Dangerous Method - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:39:08 GMT David Fincher http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/ Average - 8.375 Fight Club - 10 Se7en - 10 Panic Room - 9 Zodiac - 9 Alien 3 - 8 The Game - 7 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - 7 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:28:15 GMT Pedro Almodóvar http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000264/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000264/ Average - 8.375 Volver - 9 Broken Embraces - 9 Bad Education - 9 Talk to Her - 9 All About My Mother - 9 Law of Desire - 8 What Have I Done to Deserve This? - 8 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - 6 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:57:08 GMT Jean-Pierre Jeunet http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000466/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000466/ Average - 8.3 Delicatessen - 10 Amelie - 8 Alien Resurrection - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:20:48 GMT Stanley Kubrick http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/ Average - 8.2 The Shining - 9 A Clockwork Orange - 9 Dr Strangelove - 8 2001: A Space Odyssey - 8 Full Metal Jacket - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:29:41 GMT Quentin Tarantino http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/ Average - 8.2 Pulp Fiction - 10 Jackie Brown - 9 Kill Bill - 8 Inglorious Basterds - 8 Reservoir Dogs - 6 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:03:06 GMT Duncan Jones http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1512910/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1512910/ Average - 8 Moon - 9 Source Code - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:41:06 GMT Alfonso Cuarón http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190859/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190859/ Average - 8 Children of Men - 9 Y Tu Mama Tambien - 8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 7 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:07:15 GMT Terry Gilliam http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/ Average - 8 Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 9 Brazil - 9 Twelve Monkeys - 8 The Fisher King - 7 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:56:40 GMT Andy Wachowski http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0905152/ Average - 8 The Matrix - 9 Bound - 9 The Matrix Reloaded - 7 The Matrix Revolutions - 7 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:48:15 GMT Sam Mendes http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005222/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005222/ Average - 8 American Beauty - 9 Jarhead - 8 Skyfall - 8 Revolutionary Road - 7 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:01:19 GMT Frank Darabont http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001104/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001104/ Average - 8 The Shawshank Redemption - 9 The Mist - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:43:27 GMT Yimou Zhang http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955443/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0955443/ Average - 7.8 Hero - 10 House of Flying Daggers - 8 Curse of the Golden Flower - 7 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop - 7 Not One Less - 7 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:32:58 GMT Wes Anderson http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/ Average - 7.8 Moonrise Kingdom - 9 The Royal Tenenbaums - 8 Rushmore - 8 The Darjeeling Limited - 7 The Life Acquatic - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:56:43 GMT Tim Burton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/ Average - 7.636 Mars Attacks - 10 Edward Scissorhands - 9 Sleepy Hollow - 9 Beetlejuice - 8 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 8 Alice in Wonderland - 8 Batman - 8 Corpse Bride - 8 Sweeney Todd - 6 Batman Returns - 6 Planet of the Apes - 4 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:17:21 GMT Michael Mann http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000520/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000520/ Average - 7.6 Collateral - 9 Manhunter - 8 Miami Vice - 7 Public Enemies - 7 Last of the Mohicans - 7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:39:43 GMT Ang Lee http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000487/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000487/ Average - 7.5 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 10 Brokeback Mountain - 9 The Ice Storm - 8 Ride with the Devil - 7 Life of Pi - 6 Hulk - 5 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:52:39 GMT François Ozon http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654830/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654830/ Average - 7.5 8 Women - 9 Swimming Pool - 8 Time to Leave - 7 Water Drops on Burning Rocks - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:14:23 GMT Ridley Scott http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/ Average - 7.5 Alien - 10 Gladiator - 9 Thelma & Louise - 8 Robin Hood - 7 Hannibal - 7 Prometheus - 7 Blade Runner - 7 GI Jane - 5 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:39:32 GMT Brian De Palma http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/ Average - 7.4 Mission Impossible - 9 Carrie - 8 Carlito's Way - 8 Scarface - 6 Mission to Mars - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:23:47 GMT Robert Rodriguez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001675/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001675/ Average - 7.4 Sin City - 8 From Dusk Till Dawn - 8 The Faculty - 8 Once Upon a Time in Mexico - 7 Spy Kids - 6 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:30:04 GMT J.J. Abrams http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009190/ Average - 7.33 Star Trek - 8 Super 8 - 7 Mission Impossible III - 7 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:57:56 GMT Paul Thomas Anderson http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000759/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000759/ Average - 7.33 Magnolia - 8 There Will Be Blood - 8 Boogie Nights - 6 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:46:46 GMT Francis Ford Coppola http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/ Average - 7.2 The Godfather - 9 The Godfather II - 9 Apocalypse Now - 9 Peggy Sue Got Married - 6 Jack - 3 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:50:29 GMT Neil Jordan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001403/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001403/ Average - 7 The Crying Game - 8 Breakfast on Pluto - 8 The Butcher Boy - 7 Michael Collins - 6 Interview with the Vampire - 6 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:52:30 GMT Gus Van Sant http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001814/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001814/ Average - 7 Milk - 9 Drugstore Cowboy - 7 My Own Private Idaho - 7 Psycho - 5 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:15:10 GMT Spike Lee http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000490/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000490/ Average - 7 Inside Man - 8 She's Gotta Have It - 8 Do the Right Thing - 6 Summer of Sam - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:33:39 GMT Bryan Singer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001741/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001741/ Average - 7 X-Men - 8 X2 - 8 Valkyrie - 6 Superman Returns - 6 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:16:22 GMT Stephen Frears http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001241/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001241/ Average - 7 Prick Up Your Ears - 8 The Van - 8 The Queen - 7 Tamara Drewe - 7 My Beautiful Launderette - 5 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:19:29 GMT Gore Verbinski http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893659/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893659/ Average - 7 Rango - 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl - 7 The Mexican - 7 The Ring - 7 Mousehunt - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:10:59 GMT Robert Zemeckis http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000709/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000709/ Average - 6.7 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - 9 Back to the Future - 8 Death Becomes Her - 8 Castaway - 7 What Lies Beneath - 6 Forrest Gump - 5 The Polar Express - 4 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:21:10 GMT Steven Soderbergh http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001752/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001752/ Average - 6.67 Che: Part One - 9 Oceans Eleven - 8 Erin Brokovich - 8 Contagion - 7 Haywire - 7 Out of Sight - 6 Solaris - 6 Oceans Twelve - 5 The Good German - 4 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:08:44 GMT Mike Nichols http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/ Average - 6.67 The Birdcage - 8 Charlie Wilsons War - 6 Wolf - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:25:54 GMT M. Night Shyamalan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796117/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0796117/ Average - 6.5 The Sixth Sense - 7 The Village - 7 Signs - 6 Unbreakable - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:42:51 GMT Martin Scorsese http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/ Average - 6.43 Goodfellas - 8 The Departed - 8 The Aviator - 7 Casino - 7 Shutter Island - 6 Gangs of New York - 6 Taxi Driver - 3 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:22:04 GMT Mike Newell http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001565/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001565/ Average - 6.4 Donnie Brasco - 7 Into the West - 7 Prince of Persia - 6 Four Weddings and a Funeral - 6 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 6 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:10:46 GMT Wolfgang Petersen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000583/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000583/ Average - 6.4 The Neverending Story - 8 The Perfect Storm - 7 Air Force One - 6 Troy - 6 Poseidon - 5 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:04:37 GMT Joel Schumacher http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001708/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001708/ Average - 6.2 Tigerland - 8 Veronica Guerin - 8 Flawless - 7 Phone Booth - 7 The Client - 6 Falling Down - 6 Flatliners - 5 Batman Forever - 5 Batman & Robin - 4 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:37:04 GMT Neil Marshall http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551076/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551076/ Average - 6 Dog Soldiers - 8 Centurion - 7 The Descent - 3 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:05:28 GMT Steven Spielberg http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/ Average - 6 Catch Me if You Can - 8 Duel - 8 Jurassic Park - 7 Jurassic Park III - 7 The Lost World Jurassic Park - 6 Minority Report - 6 AI - 6 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 6 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - 6 Raiders of the Lost Ark - 6 ET - 6 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 5 Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 5 Hook - 4 Jaws - 4 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:30:43 GMT Chris Columbus http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001060/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001060/ Average - 5.83 Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - 7 Home Alone - 7 Home Alone 2 - 6 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 5 Mrs. Doubtfire - 5 Nine Months - 5 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:01:45 GMT George Lucas http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/ Average - 5.5 Star Wars Episode IV - 7 Star Wars Episode III - 6 Star Wars Episode II - 5 Star Wars Episode I - 4 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:06:41 GMT Ron Howard http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000165/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000165/ Average - 4.8 Backdraft - 7 A Beautiful Mind - 6 The Da Vinci Code - 4 The Grinch - 4 Far and Away - 3