Best 3D Feature Film Directors

1. Hark Tsui

Tsui Hark recently became the fourth Chinese film director to join the board of judges for the 57th Cannes Film Festival in the feature films category this year.

An internationally acclaimed visionary director, Tsui started making experimental movies with 8mm film when he was only 13. After ...

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back, Sword Master, The Thousand Faces of Dunjia

Upcoming: The Legend of Condor Heroes: The Great Hero, The Return of Condor Heroes?, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber?

2. James Cameron

Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water

James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his ...

Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (Attraction), Titanic, Ghosts of the Abyss, Aliens of the Deep, Deepsea Challenge

Upcoming: Avatar: The Seed Bearer, Avatar: The Tulkun Rider, Avatar 5

3. Ang Lee

Director | Xi yan

Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest contemporary filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 and then came to the U.S. to receive a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre/Theater Direction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ...

Life of Pi, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Gemini Man

4. Martin Scorsese

Producer | Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York City, to Catherine Scorsese (née Cappa) and Charles Scorsese, who both worked in Manhattan's garment district, and whose families both came from Palermo, Sicily. He was raised in the neighborhood of Little Italy, which later ...

Hugo

5. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Director | Un long dimanche de fiançailles

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a self-taught director who was very quickly interested by cinema, with a predilection for a fantastic cinema where form is as important as the subject. Thus he started directing TV commercials and video clips (such as Julien Clerc in 1984). At the same time he met designer/...

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

6. Arch Oboler

Writer | Five

Arch Oboler was born on December 7, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Five (1951), The Twonky (1953) and The Bubble (1966). He was married to Eleanor Helfand. He died on March 19, 1987 in Westlake Village, California, USA.

The Bubble, Bwana Devil, Domo Arigato

7. Jack Arnold

Director | Creature from the Black Lagoon

Jack Arnold reigns supreme as one of the great directors of 1950s science-fiction features. His films are distinguished by moody black and white cinematography, solid acting, smart, thoughtful scripts, snappy pacing, a genuine heartfelt enthusiasm for the genre and plenty of eerie atmosphere.

Arnold...

Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, It Came from Outer Space, The Glass Web

8. André De Toth

Writer | The Gunfighter

Although he obtained a law degree from the Royal Hungarian University, Andre De Toth decided to become an actor, and spent several years on the stage. He then entered the Hungarian film industry, obtaining work as a writer, editor, second unit director and actor before finally becoming a director. ...

House of Wax, The Stranger Wore a Gun, The Bounty Hunter

9. Alfred Hitchcock

Director | Psycho

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and ...

Dial M for Murder

10. John Farrow

Writer | Around the World in Eighty Days

John Farrow wrote short stories and plays during his four-year career in the navy. In the late 1920s he came to Hollywood as a technical advisor for a film about Marines and stayed as a screenwriter, from A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927) through Tarzan Escapes (1936). He married Tarzan's Jane, Maureen ...

Hondo

11. Roy Ward Baker

Director | A Night to Remember

Roy Ward Baker's first job in films was as a teaboy at the Gainsborough Studios in London, England, but within three years he was working as an assistant director. During World War II, he worked in the Army Kinematograph Unit under Eric Ambler, a writer and film producer, who, after the war, gave ...

Inferno

12. Alfonso Cuarón

Producer | Gravity

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco was born on November 28th 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico. From an early age, he yearned to be either a film director or an astronaut. However, he did not want to enter the army, so he settled for directing. He didn't receive his first camera until his twelfth birthday, and then ...

Gravity

13. Ridley Scott

Producer | The Martian

Described by film producer Michael Deeley as "the very best eye in the business", director Ridley Scott was born on November 30, 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the United Kingdom ...

The Martian, Prometheus, Exodus: Gods and Kings

14. George Miller

Producer | Mad Max: Fury Road

George Miller is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, and former medical doctor. He is best known for his Mad Max franchise, with Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) being hailed as amongst the greatest action films of all time. Aside from the Mad Max ...

Mad Max: Fury Road, Happy Feet Two

15. Ben Stassen

Producer | The House of Magic

Ben Stassen was born in Belgium. He is known for Thunder and the House of Magic (2013), Bigfoot Family (2020) and A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010).

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures, A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise, The House of Magic, The Son of Bigfoot, Bigfoot Family, The Queen's Corgi, Robinson Crusoe: The Wild Life, Fly Me to the Moon, Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness, S.O.S. Planet, Haunted Castle, Encounter in the Third Dimension, Alien Adventure, Misadventures in 3D, Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun, African Safari, African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango, Wild Safari: A South African Adventure, Pirate Story (short)

16. Peter Jackson

Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The ...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies, King Kong 360 3-D (Attraction), They Shall Not Grow Old

17. Robert Rodriguez

Producer | El mariachi

Robert Anthony Rodriguez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, USA, to Rebecca (Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman. His family is of Mexican descent.

Of all the people to be amazed by the images of John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi parable, Escape from New York (1981), none ...

Alita: Battle Angel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, The Limit (VR short)

18. Bryan Singer

Director | X-Men

Bryan Singer is an American film director and producer who got his start writing and co-directing the short film Lions Den with his classmates while he attended USC. He was hired by 20th Century Fox to direct X-Men, which helped kick-start the superhero renaissance. He later directed three sequels....

X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Jack the Giant Slayer, Superman Returns

19. Robert Zemeckis

Writer | Back to the Future

A whiz-kid with special effects, Robert is from the Spielberg camp of film-making (Steven Spielberg produced many of his films). Usually working with writing partner Bob Gale, Robert's earlier films show he has a talent for zany comedy (Romancing the Stone (1984), 1941 (1979)) and special effect ...

The Walk, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express

20. Steven Spielberg

Producer | Schindler's List

One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...

Ready Player One, Jurassic Park, Jaws, The BFG, The Adventures of Tintin

21. George Sidney

Director | Scaramouche

The son of Louis K. Sidney the vice president of M.G.M. and Hazel Mooney of The Mooney Sisters. In his teens he worked as studio messenger going through every department learning the techniques and secrets of the trade. In 1933 he was assigned to direct screen tests of Judy Garland, Robert Taylor ...

Kiss Me Kate, Third Dimensional Murder (Short)

22. William Cameron Menzies

Production_designer | Gone with the Wind

William Cameron Menzies was educated at Yale University, the University of Edinburgh and at the Art Students League in New York. He entered the film industry in 1919, after serving with the U.S. Expeditionary Forces in World War I. His initial assignments were in film design and special effects, as...

The Maze, Doom Town (Short), Acrobatiks (Short), Fun in the Sun (Short)

23. Edward Ludwig

Director | Caribbean

Russian-born Edward Ludwig came to the U.S. as a child and was educated in Canada and New York City. He entered the film business as an actor in silents, then became a scenarist and screenwriter, and in the early 1930s turned to directing. Although most of his films were routine second features, he...

Jivaro, Sangaree

24. Curtis Bernhardt

Director | Kisses for My President

If Curtis Bernhardt is a relative unknown, it's because he didn't direct his first Hollywood feature until 1940 at the age of 41. Bernhardt worked for years in Germany until his Jewish heritage made living there impossible by 1933-- he was arrested by the Gestapo and made a harrowing underground ...

Miss Sadie Thompson

25. Rudolph Maté

Cinematographer | Gilda

One of the most respected cinematographers in the industry, Polish-born Rudolph Mate entered the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He worked in Hungary as an assistant cameraman for Alexander Korda and later worked throughout Europe with noted cameraman Karl Freund...

Second Chance

26. Raoul Walsh

Editor | The Birth of a Nation

Raoul Walsh's 52-year directorial career made him a Hollywood legend. Walsh was also an actor: He appeared in the first version of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain" renamed Sadie Thompson (1928) opposite Gloria Swanson in the title role. He would have played the Cisco Kid in his own film In Old Arizona ...

Gun Fury

27. Baz Luhrmann

Writer | Moulin Rouge!

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, director and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theater, music and recording industries. He is regarded by many as a contemporary example of an auteur for his distinctly recognizable style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, ...

The Great Gatsby

28. Wuershan

Director | Feng shen Di yi bu: Zhao ge feng yun

Wuershan was born on June 10, 1972 in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. He is an ethnic Mongolian. He currently lives and works in Beijing, China.

At 16 years old, Wuershan enrolled into the High School affiliated to China Central Academy of Fine Arts. Then he was admitted into the Oil Painting ...

Mojin: The Lost Legend, Painted Skin: The Resurrection

29. Patrick Lussier

Editor | Drive Angry

Patrick Lussier is known for Drive Angry (2011), My Bloody Valentine (2009) and Terminator Genisys (2015).

My Bloody Valentine, Drive Angry

30. Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer | Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Paul W.S. Anderson gained a fair bit of notoriety in his native England when he directed the ultra-violent Shopping (1994) (which he also wrote), starring Jude Law and Sean Pertwee in a story about thieves who steal by ramming a car into storefronts. The film was banned in some cinemas in England, ...

Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Pompeii, The Three Musketeers, Monster Hunter

Upcoming: In the Lost Lands?

31. Michael Bay

Producer | Armageddon

A graduate of Wesleyan University, Michael Bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. He created music videos for Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Wilson Phillips, Donny Osmond and Divinyls. His work won...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers: The Last Knight, Transformers: The Ride (Attraction)

32. Soi Cheang

Director | Zhì chi

Soi Cheang was born on January 5, 1972 in Portuguese Macau [now China]. He is an actor and director, known for Limbo (2021), Dog Bite Dog (2006) and New Blood (2002).

The Monkey King, The Monkey King 2, The Monkey King 3, SPL 2: A Time for Consequences

Upcoming: The Monkey King 4?, The Monkey King 5?

33. Harry Essex

Writer | Creature from the Black Lagoon

New York-born Harry Essex planned on a writing career throughout his young life. Among his first jobs were stints on the New York newspapers "The Daily Mirror" and "The Brooklyn Eagle", short stories for "Collier's" and "The Saturday Evening Post" and even a Broadway play titled "Something for ...

I, the Jury

34. Paul Morrissey

Director | Mixed Blood

Born in New York City in 1938, Paul Morrissey studied literature at Fordham University. In the early 1960s, following a stint in the Army and jobs in insurance and as a social worker, he began directing short independent films.

In 1965, he was introduced to Andy Warhol, who asked him to contribute ...

Flesh for Frankenstein

35. Joe Dante

Director | Innerspace

Joe Dante is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art. After a stint as a film reviewer, he began his filmmaking apprenticeship in 1974 as trailer editor for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Hollywood Boulevard (1976) (co-directed with Allan Arkush)...

The Hole

36. Gordon Douglas

Director | Them!

Starting out as a child actor, Gordon Douglas was eventually hired by Hal Roach as a gag writer. His first directorial assignments were for Roach's "Our Gang" series. Graduating to features, Douglas stayed with comedies, directing Oliver Hardy in Zenobia (1939) and both Hardy and Stan Laurel in ...

The Charge at Feather River

37. Sam Raimi

Director | Spider-Man

Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making ...

Oz: The Great and Powerful, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

38. Joseph Kosinski

Director | Top Gun: Maverick

Joseph Kosinski is a director whose uncompromising style has quickly made a mark in the filmmaking zeitgeist. His four theatrical releases have grossed $2.2 billion worldwide and been nominated for 7 Academy Awards and 2 Grammys.

His film debut, "Tron: Legacy" for Walt Disney Studios, grossed $400 ...

Tron: Legacy

39. Eric Brevig

Visual_effects | Men in Black

Eric Brevig was born in 1957. He is an assistant director and director, known for Men in Black (1997), Total Recall (1990) and Pearl Harbor (2001).

Journey to the Center of the Earth, Yogi Bear

40. Jon M. Chu

Director | G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Jon is an alumni of the USC School of Cinema-Television. There, he won the Princess Grace Award, the Dore Schary Award presented by the Anti-Defamation league, the Jack Nicholson directing award, and recognized as an honoree for the IFP/West program Project: Involve.

After making his student short, ...

Step Up 3D, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Never Say Never, Now You See Me 2 (China)

41. Tim Burton

Producer | Edward Scissorhands

Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was ...

Frankenweenie, Vincent (Short), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland

42. Oleg Stepchenko

Director | Viy

Educated at the V.I. Surikov Artistic Academy (Moscow) in theatre and film art and production design, Oleg is one of the leading feature film directors in Russia and the FSU. Oleg's training as a production designer coupled with his directing experience in theatre, his work with Russia's top music ...

Viy, Iron Mask [Viy 2]

Upcoming: Viy 3: Journey to India (cancelled?)

43. Wim Wenders

Director | Der Himmel über Berlin

Wim Wenders is an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker who was born Ernst Wilhelm Wenders on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf, which then was located in the British Occupation Zone of what became the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany, known colloquially as West Germany until ...

Every Thing Will Be Fine, The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez, Anselm, Pina, Cathedrals of Culture: Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Présence (Short), Two or Three Things I Know About Edward Hopper (Short), If Buildings Could Talk (Short), Il Volo (Short)

Upcoming: The Secrets of Places

44. Jean-Jacques Annaud

Director | Der Name der Rose

Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Lover (1992), Seven Years in Tibet (1997) and Wolf Totem (2015). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including four César Awards, ...

Wings of Courage, Wolf Totem

45. Thomas Jane

Actor | Boogie Nights

Thomas Jane is an American actor who is known for portraying Frank Castle from the 2004 Marvel Comics film The Punisher and the 2012 fan film Dirty Laundry. He also was in Boogie Nights, The Thin Red Line, Deep Blue Sea, The Predator, 1922, The Mist and Evening Raga of the West.

Dark Country

46. S. Shankar

Writer | Enthiran

Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He started his career as an assistant director to SA Chandrasekar and now he is the highest paid director in the country. He made his debut in Gentleman (1993) and since 2015 he has directed 12 movies. He won the ...

2.0, Sivaji

47. S.S. Rajamouli

Writer | Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion

S.S.Rajamouli is an Indian filmmaker who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the most celebrated filmmakers ever of the Indian film industry and pioneered the Pan-Indian films movement. Rajamouli was born in a Telugu family to V. Vijayendra Prasad and Raja Nandini. Both his parents hail ...

RRR, Magadheera

48. Ayan Mukerji

Director | Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Ayan Mukerji was born on August 15, 1983 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is a director and writer, known for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) and Wake Up Sid (2009).

Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Upcoming: Brahmastra Part Two?, Brahmastra Part Three?

49. Vikram Bhatt

Director | Raaz

Vikram Bhatt was born on January 27, 1969 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. He is a director and writer, known for Raaz (2002), Ghulam (1998) and Maaya: Slave of Her Desires (2017).

Haunted, Raaz 3, Dangerous Ishq, Mr. X, Creature

50. Remo D'Souza

Bajirao Mastani

Remo D'Souza was born on April 2, 1972 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He is a director and actor, known for Bajirao Mastani (2015), Enthiran (2010) and Race 3 (2018). He is married to Lizelle D'Souza.

ABCD, ABCD 2, Street Dancer 3D, Race 3

51. Wen Jiang

Actor | Rogue One

Wen Jiang was born on January 5, 1963 in Tangshan, China. He is an actor and director, known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Let the Bullets Fly (2010) and Devils on the Doorstep (2000). He has been married to Yun Zhou since 2005. They have two children. He was previously married to ...

Gone with the Bullets

52. Takashi Yamazaki

Director | Gojira -1.0

Takashi Yamazaki was born on June 12, 1964 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. He is a producer and director, known for Godzilla Minus One (2023), The Fighter Pilot (2013) and Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005). He has been married to Shimako Sato since April 2012.

Stand by Me Doraemon, Always Sunset on Third Street '64, Friends: Naki on the Monster Island

53. Aleksandr Andriyevsky

Director | Robinzon Kruzo

Soviet film director, screenwriter, organizer of film production. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1965). From 1911 to 1916 he studied at a real school in Tsarskoye Selo. From 1916 to 1918 - at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Petrograd University. In 1918 - at the Faculty of Law of Kharkov ...

Robinson Crusoe, Locked in Glass, Parade of Attractions, Concert [Land of Youth], In the Footsteps of the Enemy (lost), Children in the Days of the Patriotic War (lost), The Furious Fisherman (lost short)

54. Francis Ford Coppola

Producer | Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated ...

Captain EO (Attraction), Twixt, The Bellboy and the Playgirls

55. Jean-Luc Godard

Director | Bande à part

Jean-Luc Godard was born in Paris on December 3, 1930, the second of four children in a bourgeois Franco-Swiss family. His father was a doctor who owned a private clinic, and his mother came from a preeminent family of Swiss bankers. During World War II Godard became a naturalized citizen of ...

Goodbye to Language

56. Henry Selick

Director | Coraline

Henry Selick is a film director, specializing in films with stop-motion animation. He has formal training as an animator.

Selick was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, son of Charles H. Selick and Melanie Molan. He was mostly raised in Rumson, New Jersey. As a child, Selick took up drawing as a hobby. ...

Coraline, The Nightmare Before Christmas

57. Steven Quale

Director | Final Destination 5

Steven Quale is known for Final Destination 5 (2011), Into the Storm (2014) and Avatar (2009).

Final Destination 5, Aliens of the Deep

58. Richard Fleischer

Director | Soylent Green

Richard firmly established his credentials with such epics as The Vikings (1958) , 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and Barabbas (1961) and also proved to be a master of intimate drama with Compulsion (1959) , which won Cannes Festival awards for the male stars. He won an Academy Award for one ...

Arena, Amityville 3-D, Call from Space (short)

59. Guillermo del Toro

Writer | El laberinto del fauno

Guillermo del Toro was born October 9, 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Raised by his Catholic grandmother, del Toro developed an interest in filmmaking in his early teens. Later, he learned about makeup and effects from the legendary Dick Smith (The Exorcist (1973)) and worked on making his ...

Pacific Rim

60. William Castle

Director | Homicidal

William Castle was born on April 24, 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Homicidal (1961), House on Haunted Hill (1959) and The Lady from Shanghai (1947). He was married to Ellen. He died on May 31, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Fort Ti, Drums of Tahiti, Jesse James vs. The Daltons

61. Lew Landers

Director | Pacific Liner

Rivaling Sam Newfield and William Beaudine as one of the American film industry's most prolific directors, Lew Landers began directing features in the mid-'30s under his real name of Louis Friedlander, but changed it to Lew Landers after several films. His first effort, The Raven (1935), with Boris...

Man in the Dark

62. Alister Grierson

Director | Bloody Hell

Grierson graduated from the Australian National University in Economics (BEc) and Arts (BA) in 1995, then continued his Japanese language study in Tokyo but his real passion was film-making.

After making a variety of self-funded shorts, he was accepted into the Masters course of the directing stream...

Sanctum

63. Steve Miner

Director | House

Steve Miner has had a very popular career in making films and remains one of Hollywood's most prolific directors and has worked with a variety of stars that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Arnold, Amy Steel Rick Moranis, and Bill Pullman.

Before becoming a director, ...

Friday the 13th Part III, Day of the Dead (2008)

64. Joe Alves

Production_designer | Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Joe Alves was born on May 21, 1936 in San Leandro, California, USA. He is an art director and production designer, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Jaws 3-D (1983) and Escape from New York (1981). He has been married to Jerri Lauridsen since April 29, 1990. They have two ...

Jaws 3-D

65. Boris Rytsarev

Director | Yunost nashikh otsov

Boris Rytsarev was born on June 30, 1930 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Yunost nashikh otsov (1958), Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1967) and Ledyanaya vnuchka (1980). He died on November 25, 1995.

Sitting on the Golden Porch, The Doctor's Pupil

66. Mei-Chun Chang

Director | Wu zi tian shi

Mei-Chun Chang was born in 1944 in Wendeng, Shandong, China. He is a director and assistant director, known for The Phoenix (1978), Wu shi meng (1969) and The Great Justice (1979).

Dynasty, 13 Golden Nuns [Revenge of the Shogun Women]

67. Wei Lo

Actor | Jing wu men

Wei Lo was born in 1918 in Jiangsu Province, China. He was an actor and director, known for Fist of Fury (1972), The Big Boss (1971) and Yellow-Faced Tiger (1974). He was married to Liang Hua Liu. He died on January 20, 1996 in Hong Kong.

Magnificent Bodyguards

68. Stephen Chow

Actor | Kung fu

Stephen Chow was the only boy of his family, and has grown up as a Bruce Lee fan and a martial arts addict. His career started on TV, where he presented a children show ( "430 Space Shuttle" (1983)) and started becoming popular. He got some supporting roles, after that, and won the Taiwanese Golden...

The Mermaid, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

69. Oxide Chun Pang

Director | Gin gwai

Oxide Chun Pang was born in 1965 in Hong Kong. He is a director and writer, known for The Eye (2002), Bangkok Dangerous (2000) and The Messengers (2007). He has been married to Angelica Lee since February 6, 2010. They have two children.

Out of Inferno, Sleepwalker, The Child's Eye

70. Danny Pang

Director | Gin gwai

The twin brothers Oxide and Danny Pang started their career in Hong Kong, where Oxide worked as colourist and Danny as editor. After moving to Bangkok, Oxide made the experimental film Who's Running. Bangkok Dangerous (2000) is the first film in which the brothers combine their talents.

Out of Inferno, The Child's Eye, The Strange House, The Mirror

71. Takashi Shimizu

Director | Ju-on

Takashi Shimizu was born on July 27, 1972 in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), The Grudge (2004) and Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003).

The Shock Labyrinth, Tormented

72. Tsutomu Hanabusa

Director | Hansamu sûtsu

Tsutomu Hanabusa is known for Hansamu sûtsu (2008), Tokyo Revengers (2021) and Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (2020).

Sadako, Sadako 2

73. M.J. Bassett

Director | Solomon Kane

MJ Bassett is an English screenwriter, director and producer of feature film and television.

As a teenager in the UK, MJ's ambition was to become a wildlife vet. She was a veterinary assistant throughout her teenage years and was the youngest person in the UK to be granted a license to run a ...

Silent Hill: Revelation

74. David R. Ellis

Assistant_director | The Matrix Reloaded

Began as an actor in Kurt Russell-Disney Films in 1974. Made the switch to the Stunt world following a successful career as a junior pro surfer. Born, bred, and resided in Malibu. Many, many stunts later, David made the promotion to Stunt Coordinator in 1978 on Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)....

The Final Destination, Shark Night

75. Charles Band

Producer | Puppet Master

Charles Band is a writer, producer, director and publisher. He was born on December 27, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, as Charles Robert Band. His father was producer and director Albert Band and his brother is composer Richard Band.

Band has been writing, producing and directing films in the ...

Parasite, Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn, The Creeps, Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of Bong

76. Worth Keeter

Director | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Worth Keeter is a Film and Television Director. He has directed 20+ feature films and 100+ television episodes. In his career Worth Keeter has directed projects for CBS, Disney, Fox TV, Sci Fi Network, USA Network and many others. As Vice President in Charge of Production for EO Studios, Worth ...

Rottweiler: Dogs of Hell, Tales of the Third Dimension, Chain Gang, Hit the Road Running, Hot Heir

77. Todd Durham

Writer | Hotel Transylvania

Todd Durham is an American filmmaker, comedy writer, and novelist, best known as the creator of the Hotel Transylvania movie franchise for Columbia Pictures which he based on his book of the same name. He became the sixth sole-creator of an animated movie franchise that went on to generate over $1 ...

Hyperspace, Tales of the Third Dimension

78. Mario Mattoli

Director | Abbandono

Mario Mattoli was born on November 30, 1898 in Tolentino, Marche, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Abbandono (1940), La damigella di Bard (1936) and Schoolgirl Diary (1941). He was married to Mity Mignone. He died on February 26, 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Funniest Show on Earth

79. Ferdinando Baldi

Director | Missione finale

Ferdinando Baldi was born on May 19, 1917 in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Missione finale (1988), Un maledetto soldato (1988) and Texas, Adios (1966). He died on November 12, 2007 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Comin' at Ya!, Treasure of the Four Crowns

80. Lamont Johnson

Director | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Lamont Johnson was born on September 30, 1922 in Stockton, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Lipstick (1976) and Lincoln (1988). He was married to Tony Johnson. He died on October 24, 2010 in Monterey, California, USA.

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

81. Bruce Malmuth

Director | Hard to Kill

Bruce Malmuth has enjoyed a distinguished career in film, television and theater as a writer, director and actor. Soon after achieving success with his commercials (Excedrin Headache #1 and Fresca Snowstorms campaigns, and other Clio winners) Mr. Malmuth made his film directorial debut with ...

The Man Who Wasn't There

82. P.J. Pettiette

Producer | Julia X

P.J. Pettiette is known for Julia X (2011), Ed Wood (1994) and Jennifer's Shadow (2004).

Julia X

83. Dario Argento

Writer | Profondo rosso

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other ...

Dracula 3D

84. James Gunn

Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy

James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...

Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Upcoming: Superman: Legacy?

85. Scott Derrickson

Producer | The Black Phone

Scott Derrickson is an American filmmaker who is known for directing horror films such as Deliver Us from Evil, Hellraiser: Inferno, Sinister and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. He also directed the superhero film Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch. He decided not to direct Doctor Strange in ...

Doctor Strange

86. James Wan

Writer | Saw

James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian film producer, screenwriter and film director of Malaysian Chinese descent. He is widely known for directing the horror film Saw (2004) and creating Billy the puppet. Wan has also directed Dead Silence (2007), Death Sentence (2007), Insidious (2010)...

Aquaman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

87. Destin Daniel Cretton

Director | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker, writer and producer from Haiku, Hawaii. He is known for directing The Glass Castle, I Am Not a Hipster, Short Term 12, Just Mercy and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He is the second Asian-American filmmaker to direct a Marvel film ...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Upcoming: Shang-Chi sequel

88. Yang Lu

Director | Ci sha xiao shuo jia

Yang Lu is known for A Writer's Odyssey (2021), Brotherhood of Blades (2014) and Brotherhood of Blades 2 (2017).

A Writer's Odyssey

89. Wes Ball

Director | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

Wes Ball was born on October 28, 1980 in the USA. He is a director, known for Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) and The Maze Runner (2014).

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Ruin (short)

90. Gil Kenan

Director | Monster House

Gil Kenan was born on October 16, 1976 in London, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Monster House (2006), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and City of Ember (2008). He has been married to Eliza Chaikin since 2005.

Poltergeist (2015), Monster House

91. Daniel L. Symmes

Director | Experiments in Love

Daniel L. Symmes was born on June 26, 1949 in the USA. He was a director and producer. He died on September 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Starlets, Experiments in Love (short), The Wild Ride (short), Reflections of Horror (short)

92. Travis Knight

Animation_department | Kubo and the Two Strings

Travis Knight was born on September 13, 1973 in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), ParaNorman (2012) and Missing Link (2019).

Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings

93. Byron Howard

Director | Zootopia

Byron Howard was born on December 26, 1968 in Misawa, Japan. He is a director and producer, known for Zootopia (2016), Encanto (2021) and Tangled (2010).

Tangled, Bolt, Zootopia, Encanto

94. Nathan Greno

Actor | Tangled

Nathan Greno was born in Kenosha, Wisc., on the southwestern shores of Lake Michigan. As a child, he developed a love for drawing, which quickly evolved into a passion for visual storytelling. Influenced by comic books and newspaper comic strips, he started filling tablets of paper full of sketches...

Tangled, Tangled Ever After (short)

95. Dean DeBlois

Writer | Lilo & Stitch

Dean DeBlois is a Canadian writer, director, and producer known best for having co-written and co-directed Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both Oscar nominated. While working as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation Studios ...

How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon 2, How to Train Your Dragon 3

96. Pierre Coffin

Director | Despicable Me 2

Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin is a French animator, voice actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-directing four films in the Despicable Me franchise and being the voice of the Minions, which won him the Kids Family Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards. Coffin was born in 1967 in France to ...

Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 3, Minions

97. Chris Renaud

Actor | Despicable Me 2

Director Chris Renaud has established himself as a heavyweight in the world of animation following the phenomenal box office success of recent movies Despicable Me (2010), Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012) and Despicable Me 2 (2013). Along with Pierre Coffin and Eric Guillon, he also co-created the ...

Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 4, The Secret Life of Pets, The Secret Life of Pets 2, The Lorax

98. Tom McGrath

Writer | Madagascar

Academy Award nominee Tom McGrath has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. McGrath directed the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated film The Boss Baby, and its sequel, The Boss Baby: Family Business, his sixth film as director for a DreamWorks Animation title, the...

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Megamind, The Boss Baby, The Boss Baby 2: Family Business

99. Eric Darnell

Writer | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Eric Darnell was born on August 21, 1961 in Prairie Village, Kansas, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Madagascar (2005) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014).

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Penguins of Madagascar, Invasion! (VR short), Asteroids (VR short), Crow: The Legend (VR short), Bonfire (VR short), Baba Yaga (VR short)

100. Rob Letterman

Writer | Monsters vs. Aliens

Rob Letterman is known for Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Goosebumps (2023) and Shark Tale (2004).

Monsters vs. Aliens, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Goosebumps, Gulliver's Travels