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
Antoine Fuqua–
Christopher Nolan▲2
Steven Spielberg▼1
Andrew Stanton▲1
Simon McQuoid▼2
Jon Favreau–
Curry Barker▲1
Michael Jelenic▼1
Zack Snyder–
Aaron Horvath–
James Gunn–
Quentin Tarantino–
James Cameron–
Guy Ritchie▲1
David Fincher▼1
Lana Wachowski–
Pierre Coffin–
Lilly Wachowski–
Joss Whedon–
Brad Bird–
Tim Miller–
Frank Darabont▲1
Travis Knight▼1
Lee Unkrich▲5
James Mangold▲6
Bob Persichetti▲1
Joe Russo▼2
Anthony Russo▼2
Ridley Scott▼5
David Yates▼2
Todd Phillips▼1
Christopher Miller▲1
Phil Lord▼1
Matthew Vaughn–
Chad Stahelski▲1
James Wan▼1
Wes Ball–
Ryan Coogler–
J.J. Abrams▲7
Byron Howard▲2
Andy Muschietti▼1
Sam Raimi▼3
Rich Moore▼1
Dean DeBlois▼1
Ang Lee▼4
Justin K. Thompson▼2
Kemp Powers▼2
George Lucas▼1
Tim Burton▲1
Gore Verbinski▼2
Robert Stromberg▼2
Chris Williams–
Chris Sanders–
Stanley Kubrick–
Patty Jenkins–
Ruben Fleischer–
Francis Lawrence–
Gareth Edwards▲1
Tom McGrath▼1
Kane Parsons▼10
Mel Gibson▼1
Jon Watts▼1
Gary Ross▼1
Don Hall▲1
Darren Aronofsky▼1
Shawn Levy▼3
Guillermo del Toro▼1
Rob Minkoff▼1
Barbara Białowąs–
M. Night Shyamalan▼2
Peter Jackson▼1
Rian Johnson▼1
Peyton Reed▼1
Dan Trachtenberg–
Alfonso Cuarón▼2
Jared Bush▲2
Peter Farrelly▼2
Dan Scanlon▼2
George Miller▼2
Joseph Kosinski▼2
Edgar Wright▼2
Craig Gillespie▼1
Robert Zemeckis▼3
Chris Columbus▼2
Christopher McQuarrie▼1
Mike Mitchell▼3
Roland Emmerich▼2
Michael Bay▼2
Nathan Greno▼1
Sam Mendes▼3
David F. Sandberg▼2
Tomasz Mandes–
Lee Cronin▼3
Barry Sonnenfeld▼3
Josh Cooley▼1
Josh Boone–
David Leitch▼2
Robert Rodriguez▼5