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 2026-06-28

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