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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 2026-09-27

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