The people behind the films

Directors

The directors behind the films we recommend: who they are, what they made, and where to start.

Benjamin Cleary
Benjamin ClearySwan Song
Charlie Kaufman
Charlie KaufmanSynecdoche, New York, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Anomalisa
Chloé Zhao
Chloé ZhaoEternals, Hamnet, Nomadland
Christopher Nolan
Christopher NolanThe Odyssey, Interstellar, The Dark Knight
Clint Bentley
Clint BentleyTrain Dreams
Cristian Mungiu
Cristian Mungiu4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Graduation, R.M.N.
Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle28 Days Later, 28 Years Later, 127 Hours
David Lynch
David LynchDune, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway
Denis Villeneuve
Denis VilleneuveDune: Part Two, Dune, Blade Runner 2049
Edson Oda
Edson OdaNine Days
Fleur Fortuné
Fleur FortunéThe Assessment
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckThe Tourist, The Lives of Others, Never Look Away
Florian Zeller
Florian ZellerThe Father, The Son
Gaspar Noé
Gaspar NoéIrreversible, Love, Climax
Gavin Rothery
Gavin RotheryArchive
Guillaume Canet
Guillaume CanetAsterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, Blood Ties, Tell No One
Javier Ambrossi
Javier AmbrossiHoly Camp!
Joe Russo
Joe RussoAvengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War
John Carney
John CarneyPower Ballad, Begin Again, Flora and Son
Julian Schnabel
Julian SchnabelThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly, At Eternity's Gate, Basquiat
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn BigelowPoint Break, A House of Dynamite, Zero Dark Thirty
Ken Russell
Ken RussellThe Devils, Altered States, Crimes of Passion
Kent Jones
Kent JonesHitchcock/Truffaut
Lance Hammer
Lance Hammer
Lynne Ramsay
Lynne RamsayDie My Love, We Need to Talk About Kevin, You Were Never Really Here
M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night ShyamalanThe Sixth Sense, Trap, Split
May el-Toukhy
May el-ToukhyQueen of Hearts
Robert Eggers
Robert EggersNosferatu, The Northman, The Witch
Sandra Wollner
Sandra Wollner
Sian Heder
Sian HederCODA, Tallulah
Tom Ford
Tom FordNocturnal Animals, A Single Man