Hollywood's Best Film Directors - Production & Contact Info

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Name	Episodes	Known for
Francis Ford Coppola Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Chris Columbus Self - interviewee / Self - film director Self - interviewee / Self - film director See fewer	1	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
William Friedkin Self Self See fewer	1	To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
George Lucas Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Joel Schumacher Self Self See fewer	1	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Richard Donner Actor Actor See fewer	1	Superman (1978)
Ivan Reitman Self Self See fewer	1	Up in the Air (I) (2009)
Adrian Lyne Self Self See fewer	1	Jacob's Ladder (I) (1990)
Andrew Davis Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Fugitive (1993)
Roger Donaldson Self Self See fewer	1	The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Jan de Bont Self Self See fewer	1	Speed (1994)
Michael Mann Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Insider (1999)
Paul Schrader Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	First Reformed (2017)
Joe Dante Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Piranha (1978)
Milos Forman Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
John McTiernan Self Self See fewer	1	Die Hard (1988)
David Zucker Self Self See fewer	1	Airplane! (1980)
Rob Cohen Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	DragonHeart (1996)
Taylor Hackford Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Ray (I) (2004)
Brett Ratner Self Self See fewer	1	Red Dragon (2002)
Alan Parker Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Evita (1996)
Curtis Hanson Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	L.A. Confidential (1997)
Peter Segal Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
John Badham Self Self See fewer	1	WarGames (1983)
Jon Turteltaub Self Self See fewer	1	Cool Runnings (1993)
Robert Benton Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Andy Tennant Self Self See fewer	1	Fool's Gold (I) (2008)
Mark Rydell Self Self See fewer	1	The Long Goodbye (1973)
Randal Kleiser Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Grease (1978)
John Glen Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Paul Greengrass Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	United 93 (2006)
Ron Howard Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Arrested Development (2003)
Wes Craven Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Terry Gilliam Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Brazil (1985)
Frank Darabont Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Roland Emmerich Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Independence Day (1996)
John Landis Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dennis Dugan Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Happy Gilmore (1996)
Edward Zwick Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Thirtysomething (1987)
Michel Gondry Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Atom Egoyan Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
John Singleton Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Mike Newell Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Norman Jewison Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Michael Apted Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Amazing Grace (2006)
Mike Figgis Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Ridley Scott Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Martian (2015)
Paul Verhoeven Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Elle (I) (2016)
Abel Ferrara Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Martin Campbell Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Casino Royale (2006)
Jay Roach Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Trumbo (2015)
Wolfgang Petersen Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Das Boot (1981)
Bernardo Bertolucci Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Conformist (1970)
Rob Marshall Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Stephen Frears Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Tom Shadyac Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Andrew Adamson Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Shrek 2 (2004)
Mel Gibson Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Braveheart (1995)
Jean-Jacques Annaud Self - interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Name of the Rose (1986)
Roland Joffé Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Mission (1986)
Kenneth Branagh Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Henry V (1989)
Jon Favreau Self Self See fewer	1	Chef (2014)
Shawn Levy Actor Actor See fewer	1	Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
John Woo Self Self See fewer	1	A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Peter Farrelly Actor Actor See fewer	1	Green Book (2018)
Joe Johnston Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Bobby Farrelly Actor Actor See fewer	1	There's Something About Mary (1998)
Adam Shankman Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Hairspray (2007)
Danny Boyle Self Self See fewer	1	127 Hours (2010)
Lars von Trier Self Self See fewer	1	Dancer in the Dark (2000)
John Boorman Actor Actor See fewer	1	Hope and Glory (1987)
Louis Leterrier Self Self See fewer	1	The Incredible Hulk (2008)
David Yates Self Self See fewer	1	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Carlos Saldanha Self Self See fewer	1	Rio (2011)
Hugh Hudson Self Self See fewer	1	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Tim Burton Self Self See fewer	1	Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Gus Van Sant Self Self See fewer	1	Elephant (2003)
M. Night Shyamalan Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	Signs (2002)
Luc Besson Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - Interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	The Fifth Element (1997)
Garry Marshall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	A League of Their Own (1992)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Self - interviewee / Self - Film Director Self - interviewee / Self - Film Director See fewer	1	A Very Long Engagement (2004)
James L. Brooks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Broadcast News (1987)
Stanley Donen Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Charade (1963)