My Favorite Directors

Unlike other lists, this one has a modicum of objectivity about it. It is based on the number of films each director has on my all-time favorites list.

1. Alfred Hitchcock (6)

2. Barry Levinson (5)

3. Norman Jewison (3)

4. Mike Nichols (4)

5. Rob Reiner (3)

6. Martin Scorecese (3)

7. Quentin Tarantino (3)

8. Woody Allen (3)

9. Robert Zemeckis (3)

10. Clint Eastwood (2)

11. Jonathan Lynn (2)

12. John Hughes (2)

13. Steven Spielberg (2)

14. Arthur Penn (2)

15. Robert Rossen (2)

16. John Dahl (2)

17. Ron Howard (2)

18. Jonathan Demme (2)