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)
George Lucas Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
William Friedkin Self Self See fewer	1	To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Chris Columbus Self - interviewee / film director Self - interviewee / film director See fewer	1	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Joel Schumacher Self Self See fewer	1	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Ivan Reitman Self Self See fewer	1	Up in the Air (I) (2009)
Richard Donner Actor Actor See fewer	1	Superman (1978)
Jan de Bont Self Self See fewer	1	Speed (1994)
Andrew Davis Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Fugitive (1993)
Adrian Lyne Self Self See fewer	1	Jacob's Ladder (I) (1990)
Roger Donaldson Self Self See fewer	1	The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Michael Mann Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Insider (1999)
Paul Schrader Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	First Reformed (2017)
John McTiernan Self Self See fewer	1	Die Hard (1988)
Milos Forman Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Brett Ratner Self Self See fewer	1	Red Dragon (2002)
Taylor Hackford Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Ray (I) (2004)
Joe Dante Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Innerspace (1987)
Alan Parker Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Evita (1996)
Curtis Hanson Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	L.A. Confidential (1997)
David Zucker Self Self See fewer	1	Airplane! (1980)
Jon Turteltaub Self Self See fewer	1	Cool Runnings (1993)
Rob Cohen Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	DragonHeart (1996)
John Badham Self Self See fewer	1	WarGames (1983)
Robert Benton Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Peter Segal Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Mark Rydell Self Self See fewer	1	The Long Goodbye (1973)
Andy Tennant Self Self See fewer	1	Fool's Gold (I) (2008)
Randal Kleiser Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Grease (1978)
John Glen Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Living Daylights (1987)
Norman Jewison Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Ron Howard Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Arrested Development (2003)
Terry Gilliam Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Brazil (1985)
Roland Emmerich Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Independence Day (1996)
Frank Darabont Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
John Landis Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Wes Craven Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Dennis Dugan Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Happy Gilmore (1996)
Edward Zwick Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Thirtysomething (1987)
Michel Gondry Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
John Singleton Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Paul Greengrass Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	United 93 (2006)
Mike Newell Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Atom Egoyan Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Michael Apted Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Amazing Grace (2006)
Mike Figgis Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Ridley Scott Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Martian (2015)
Paul Verhoeven Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	RoboCop (1987)
Abel Ferrara Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Wolfgang Petersen Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Das Boot (1981)
Bernardo Bertolucci Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Conformist (1970)
Martin Campbell Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Casino Royale (2006)
Stephen Frears Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Jay Roach Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Trumbo (2015)
Rob Marshall Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Tom Shadyac Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Andrew Adamson Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Shrek 2 (2004)
Mel Gibson Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Braveheart (1995)
Roland Joffé Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Mission (1986)
Jean-Jacques Annaud Film Director / Self - interviewee Film Director / Self - interviewee See fewer	1	The Name of the Rose (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	Free Guy (2021)
Peter Farrelly Actor Actor See fewer	1	Green Book (2018)
John Woo Self Self See fewer	1	A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Bobby Farrelly Actor Actor See fewer	1	There's Something About Mary (1998)
Joe Johnston Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Adam Shankman Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Hairspray (2007)
Lars von Trier Self Self See fewer	1	Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Danny Boyle Actor Actor See fewer	1	127 Hours (2010)
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)
Hugh Hudson Self Self See fewer	1	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Carlos Saldanha Self Self See fewer	1	Rio (2011)
Tim Burton Self Self See fewer	1	Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Gus Van Sant Self Self See fewer	1	Elephant (2003)
M. Night Shyamalan Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Lady in the Water (2006)
Luc Besson Film Director / Self - Interviewee Film Director / Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	The Fifth Element (1997)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Film Director / Self - interviewee Film Director / Self - interviewee See fewer	1	A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Stanley Donen Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	1	Charade (1963)