People the shows credited

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The people the hosts credited in directing. A credit is a speaker's word, never a fact. The lines are the ones that run one way through them or those films.

Showing 101–200 of 828 people.

  1. Diane Keaton: 9 credits, 8 films, 0 lines. Heaven (1987 documentary) (1987); Hanging Up (2000); China Beach (TV series); Pasadena (TV pilot); The Girl with the Crazy Brother; Twin Peaks (TV series); Unstrung Heroes; Wildflower.
  2. George Miller: 9 credits, 8 films, 3 lines. Mad Max (1979); Mad Max 2 (1981); Happy Feet (2006); Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024); Babe: Pig in the City; Lorenzo's Oil; Mad Max (series); The Witches of Eastwick.
  3. Griffin Dunn: 9 credits, 6 films, 0 lines. Addicted to Love (1997); Practical Magic (1998); Fierce People; Joan Didion documentary; Joan Didion documentary (Griffin Dunn); The Accidental Husband.
  4. Jay Roach: 9 credits, 7 films, 6 lines. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); Meet the Parents (2000); Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002); Game Change (2012); Trumbo (2015); Dinner for Schmucks; Fair and Balanced.
  5. John Woo: 9 credits, 8 films, 2 lines. Hard Boiled (1992); Face/Off (1997); Mission: Impossible 2 (2000); Broken Arrow; Hard Target; Mission: Impossible (earlier entries); Mission: Impossible II; The Killer (implied).
  6. Joseph Kosinski: 9 credits, 6 films, 9 lines. Miami Vice (1984); Oblivion (2013); Top Gun: Maverick (2022); F1 (2025); Gears of War commercial; Miami Vice 85.
  7. Michael Crichton: 9 credits, 7 films, 11 lines. Westworld (1973); Runaway (1984); The 13th Warrior (1999); Coma; Looker; The Great Train Robbery; Westworld (1973 film).
  8. Michael Ritchie: 9 credits, 8 films, 3 lines. Downhill Racer (1969); The Candidate (1972); The Bad News Bears (1976); Fletch (1985); The Golden Child (1986); Diggstown; Semi-Tough; Wildcats.
  9. Pedro Almodovar: 9 credits, 8 films, 1 line. Matador (1986); Broken Embraces (2009); Pain and Glory (2019); Parallel Mothers (2021); Ferrari (2023); I'm So Excited; The Skin I Live In; Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!.
  10. Robert Zemeckis: 9 credits, 7 films, 10 lines. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988); Back to the Future Part II (1989); Forrest Gump (1994); The Polar Express (2004); A Christmas Carol (2009); Death Becomes Her; Zemeckis filmography.
  11. Sofia Coppola: 9 credits, 6 films, 1 line. Lost in Translation (2003); Marie Antoinette (2006); The Beguiled (2017); Coppola filmography; Lick the Stars; The Virgin Suicides.
  12. Taika Waititi: 9 credits, 5 films, 7 lines. Thor: Ragnarok (2017); Jojo Rabbit (2019); Next Goal Wins (2019); Thor: Love and Thunder (2022); Clara and the Sun.
  13. Zach Cregger: 9 credits, 4 films, 6 lines. Barbarian (2022); Weapons (2025); Resident Evil (2026); Resident Evil (Cregger's announced project).
  14. Alfonso Cuaron: 8 credits, 6 films, 0 lines. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004); Gravity (2013); Roma (2018); Children of Men; Cuaron filmography; Y Tu Mamá También.
  15. Billy Wilder: 8 credits, 6 films, 4 lines. The Lost Weekend (1945); Witness for the Prosecution (1957); The Apartment (1960); Buddy Buddy; The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes; no film named.
  16. Bong Joon-ho: 8 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. The Host (2006); Mother (2017); Parasite (2019); Mickey 17 (2025).
  17. Charles Shyer: 8 credits, 6 films, 5 lines. Baby Boom (1987); Father of the Bride (1991); Father of the Bride Part II (1995); Alfie (2004); I Love Trouble; The Affair of the Necklace.
  18. Joe Dante: 8 credits, 8 films, 1 line. Gremlins (1984); Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990); Matinee (1993); Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003); Dante filmography; Explorers; Innerspace; The 'Burbs.
  19. Joe Wright: 8 credits, 8 films, 10 lines. The Soloist (2009); Pan (2015); Darkest Hour (2017); Anna Karenina; Atonement; Black Mirror (TV episode directed by Wright); Hanna; Pride and Prejudice.
  20. John Badham: 8 credits, 4 films, 6 lines. Saturday Night Fever (1977); Dracula (Badham) (1979); Blue Thunder (1983); WarGames (1983).
  21. John Frankenheimer: 8 credits, 7 films, 0 lines. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962); Seven Days in May (1964); The Train (1964); Grand Prix (1966); Seconds (1966); The French Connection II (1975); The Manchurian Candidate (2004).
  22. Ken Russell: 8 credits, 6 films, 2 lines. Mahler (1974); The Devils (1977); Altered States; Crimes of Passion; The Boyfriend; Women in Love.
  23. Matt Reeves: 8 credits, 3 films, 10 lines. The Batman (2022); Let Me In; The Batman (Matt Reeves).
  24. Robert Eggers: 8 credits, 5 films, 1 line. The Witch (2015); The Lighthouse (2019); The Northman (2022); Nosferatu (2024); no film named.
  25. Roger Donaldson: 8 credits, 8 films, 1 line. The Bounty (1984); No Way Out (1987); Cocktail (1988); The Getaway (1994); Species (1995); Dante's Peak (1997); 13 Days (2000); The Recruit (2003).
  26. Shane Black: 8 credits, 3 films, 6 lines. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005); Iron Man 3 (2013); The Predator (2018).
  27. Wolfgang Petersen: 8 credits, 6 films, 10 lines. Alien (1979); Das Boot (1981); Air Force One (1997); The Perfect Storm (2000); Poseidon (2006); Petersen filmography.
  28. Amy Heckerling: 7 credits, 6 films, 7 lines. Johnny Dangerously (1984); National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985); Look Who's Talking (1989); Look Who's Talking Too (1990); Clueless (1995); Fast Times at Ridgemont High (TV spinoff: wrote/directed 3 of 7 episodes).
  29. Ben Affleck: 7 credits, 5 films, 1 line. Argo (2012); Animals; Gone Baby Gone; Live by Night; The Town.
  30. Bernardo Bertolucci: 7 credits, 6 films, 0 lines. The Conformist (1970); 1900 (1976); The Last Emperor (1987); The Sheltering Sky (1990); The Dreamers (2003); Last Tango (in Paris).
  31. Chris Columbus: 7 credits, 7 films, 5 lines. Adventures in Babysitting (1987); Home Alone (1990); Jingle All the Way (1996); Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001); Pixels (2015); Harry Potter (first film); Harry Potter (first film, per Rickman's diary).
  32. Darren Aronofsky: 7 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. Pi (1998); The Wrestler (2008); Black Swan (2010); Noah (2014); Mother (2017).
  33. David Dobkin: 7 credits, 6 films, 2 lines. Clay Pigeons (1998); Shanghai Knights (2003); Wedding Crashers (2005); Fred Claus (2007); The Change-Up (2011); The Judge (2014).
  34. Ivan Reitman: 7 credits, 6 films, 6 lines. Ghostbusters (1984); Dave (1993); No Strings Attached (2011); Draft Day (2014); Father's Day; Twins.
  35. J.J. Abrams: 7 credits, 6 films, 2 lines. Mission: Impossible III (2006); Star Trek (2009); Star Wars (the new film); Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker; Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens; The Force Awakens.
  36. John Huston: 7 credits, 6 films, 1 line. Fat City (1972); Annie (1982); Under the Volcano (1984); Moulin Rouge! (2001); Prizzi's Honor; The Dead.
  37. Karyn Kusama: 7 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. Æon Flux (1991); The Invitation (2015); Destroyer (2018); Jennifer's Body; Kusama filmography.
  38. Les Mayfield: 7 credits, 7 films, 1 line. Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Encino Man (1992); Blue Streak (1999); American Outlaws; Code Name: The Cleaner; Flubber; The Man.
  39. Martin Brest: 7 credits, 5 films, 5 lines. Beverly Hills Cop (1984); Midnight Run (1988); Scent of a Woman (1992); Meet Joe Black (1998); Gigli (2003).
  40. Penelope Spheeris: 7 credits, 5 films, 1 line. Wayne's World (1992); The Beverly Hillbillies (1993); Black Sheep; Senseless; The Decline of Western Civilization.
  41. Penny Marshall: 7 credits, 4 films, 3 lines. Jumping Jack Flash (1986); Big (1988); Renaissance Man; Riding in Cars with Boys.
  42. Ben Stiller: 6 credits, 5 films, 4 lines. Reality Bites (1994); Heat Vision and Jack (1999); Tropic Thunder (2008); The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013); Escape at Dannemora (TV).
  43. Bennett Miller: 6 credits, 4 films, 1 line. The Cruise (1998); Capote (2005); Moneyball (2011); Foxcatcher (2014).
  44. Bradley Cooper: 6 credits, 2 films, 4 lines. A Star Is Born (2018); Maestro (2023).
  45. David Cronenberg: 6 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. The Dead Zone (1983); Cosmopolis (2012); Crimes of the Future (2022); Cronenberg films; body horror.
  46. David Lean: 6 credits, 6 films, 12 lines. Brief Encounter (1945); The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957); Dr. Zhivago (1965); A Passage to India (1984); Empire of the Sun (1987); Lawrence of Arabia.
  47. Ethan Coen: 6 credits, 5 films, 5 lines. Blood Simple (1984); Miller's Crossing (1990); Fargo (1996); No Country for Old Men (2007); Untitled Ethan Coen lesbian road-trip comedy.
  48. Farrelly brothers: 6 credits, 5 films, 1 line. Dumb and Dumber (1994); Kingpin (1996); There's Something About Mary (1998); Shallow Hal (2001); Stuck on You (2003).
  49. Frank Oz: 6 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. What About Bob? (1991); Bowfinger (1999); The Muppets documentary; The Score; The Stepford Wives.
  50. Jan de Bont: 6 credits, 4 films, 5 lines. Speed (1994); Twister (1996); Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003); The Haunting.
  51. Jaume Collet-Serra: 6 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. Non-Stop (2014); Jungle Cruise (2021); Run All Night; The Commuter; The Shallows.
  52. Joel Coen: 6 credits, 5 films, 5 lines. Blood Simple (1984); Miller's Crossing (1990); Fargo (1996); No Country for Old Men (2007); Macbeth (2015).
  53. John Cassavetes: 6 credits, 6 films, 0 lines. Gloria (1980); Big Trouble; Cassavetes filmography; Faces; Love Streams; Shadows.
  54. John Landis: 6 credits, 5 films, 1 line. An American Werewolf in London (1981); Trading Places (1983); Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983); Oscar (1991); Beverly Hills Cop III (1994).
  55. John Singleton: 6 credits, 5 films, 3 lines. Boyz n the Hood (1991); Baby Boy (2001); 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003); Four Brothers (2005); Billions.
  56. Judd Apatow: 6 credits, 6 films, 6 lines. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005); Knocked Up (2007); Funny People (2009); The King of Staten Island (2020); Mel Brooks documentary (Judd Apatow, HBO); This Is 40.
  57. Justin Lin: 6 credits, 6 films, 4 lines. The Fast and the Furious (2001); Better Luck Tomorrow (2002); The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006); Fast Five (2011); F9 (2021); Fast & Furious (series).
  58. Kenneth Branagh: 6 credits, 4 films, 3 lines. Henry V (1989); Thor (2011); All Is True (unnamed); As You Like It.
  59. Lawrence Kasdan: 6 credits, 6 films, 7 lines. The Big Chill (1983); Silverado (1985); The Accidental Tourist (1988); Wyatt Earp (1994); Grand Canyon; I Love You to Death.
  60. Leslie H. Martinson: 6 credits, 6 films, 11 lines. The Atomic Kid (1954); Hot Rod Girl (1956); Hot Rod Rumble (1957); PT 109 (1963); Batman (TV series, 1966-68) (1966); The Batman (2022).
  61. Mick Jackson: 6 credits, 6 films, 0 lines. The Bodyguard (1992); Volcano (1997); L.A. Story; Temple Grandin; Threads; Tuesdays with Morrie.
  62. Otto Preminger: 6 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. Anatomy of a Murder (1959); The Cardinal (1963); Advise and Consent; Carmen Jones; Laura.
  63. Preston Sturges: 6 credits, 6 films, 1 line. Sullivan's Travels (1942); The Great Moment (1944); Hail the Conquering Hero; The Lady Eve; The Palm Beach Story; Unfaithfully Yours.
  64. Rob Marshall: 6 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. The Little Mermaid (1989); Nine (2009); Into the Woods (2014); Mary Poppins Returns (2018); The Little Mermaid (upcoming live action remake).
  65. Roland Emmerich: 6 credits, 6 films, 1 line. Stargate (1994); Godzilla (1998); 2012 (2009); Midway; Stonewall; The Day After Tomorrow.
  66. Wes Craven: 6 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. The Last House on the Left (1972); Deadly Friend (1986); Red Eye (2005); Music of the Heart; Scream (franchise).
  67. Alex Garland: 5 credits, 3 films, 1 line. Civil War (2024); Warfare (2025); Ex Machina.
  68. Boden and Fleck: 5 credits, 3 films, 6 lines. Sugar (2008); Captain Marvel (2019); Mississippi Grind.
  69. Brian Bertino: 5 credits, 5 films, 2 lines. The Strangers (2008); Mockingbird (2014); The Monster (2016); The Dark and the Wicked (2020); Vicious.
  70. Christopher Guest: 5 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. A Mighty Wind; Almost Heroes; Best in Show; For Your Consideration; Waiting for Guffman.
  71. David Leitch: 5 credits, 4 films, 3 lines. John Wick (2014); Deadpool 2 (2018); Atomic Blonde; The Fast and the Furious / Hobbs & Shaw.
  72. Fede Alvarez: 5 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. Evil Dead (2013); Don't Breathe (2016); The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018); Evil Dead (remake).
  73. Gore Verbinski: 5 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. Mouse Hunt (1997); A Cure for Wellness (2016); The Lone Ranger; The Mexican.
  74. Guy Ritchie: 5 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011); King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017); The Gentlemen; The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
  75. Howard Hawks: 5 credits, 5 films, 1 line. Bringing Up Baby (1938); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); Ball of Fire; Hatari!; none.
  76. Jim Mickle: 5 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. Cold in July; In the Shadow of the Moon; Stake Land; We Are What We Are.
  77. Joe Johnston: 5 credits, 4 films, 7 lines. The Rocketeer (1991); Jurassic Park III (2001); The Wolfman (2010); Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
  78. Jules Dassin: 5 credits, 4 films, 5 lines. Rififi (1955); Topkapi (1964); Night and the City; The Naked City.
  79. Martin McDonagh: 5 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. In Bruges (2008); Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017); The Banshees of Inisherin (2022); Wild Horse 9.
  80. Milos Forman: 5 credits, 3 films, 0 lines. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Amadeus (1984); The People vs. Larry Flynt.
  81. Olivia Wilde: 5 credits, 3 films, 0 lines. Booksmart (2019); Don't Worry Darling (2022); The Invite (2026).
  82. Paul Feig: 5 credits, 5 films, 4 lines. Ghostbusters (1984); The Housemaid (2025); A Simple Favor; Last Christmas; The School for Good and Evil.
  83. Paul Schrader: 5 credits, 5 films, 3 lines. Taxi Driver (1976); Hardcore (1979); American Gigolo (1980); The Card Counter (2021); Exorcist prequel (Schrader version).
  84. Pierre Morel: 5 credits, 4 films, 4 lines. Taken (2008); Freelance; From Paris with Love; Peppermint.
  85. Richard Brooks: 5 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. Elmer Gantry (1960); In Cold Blood (1967); $ (Dollars); The Brothers Karamazov.
  86. Richard Marquand: 5 credits, 3 films, 11 lines. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983); Jagged Edge (1985); Eye of the Needle.
  87. Robert Redford: 5 credits, 3 films, 3 lines. Ordinary People (1980); Quiz Show (1994); Lions for Lambs (2007).
  88. Ronny Yu: 5 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. Bride of Chucky; Fearless (Ronny Yu); Freddy vs. Jason; The 51st State (Formula 51); Warriors of Virtue.
  89. Stanley Kramer: 5 credits, 5 films, 2 lines. The Defiant Ones (1958); Inherit the Wind (1960); Judgment at Nuremberg (1961); It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963); Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).
  90. Steve Buscemi: 5 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. Trees Lounge (1996); The Interview (2014); 30 Rock (TV); Animal Factory; Lonesome Jim.
  91. Steve McQueen: 5 credits, 5 films, 0 lines. The Hunger (1983); Widows (2018); 12 Years a Slave; Shame; Small Axe films (Mangrove, Lovers Rock, Red White and Blue, Alex Wheatle, Education).
  92. Walter Hill: 5 credits, 4 films, 1 line. 48 Hrs. (1982); Wild Bill (1995); The Driver; The Long Riders.
  93. Zhang Yimou: 5 credits, 5 films, 2 lines. Red Sorghum (1988); Hero (1992); Hero (2002); Curse of the Golden Flower; House of Flying Daggers.
  94. Aaron Sorkin: 4 credits, 2 films, 2 lines. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020); Being the Ricardos (2021).
  95. Adam Rehmeier: 4 credits, 4 films, 0 lines. Dinner in America (2020); Snack Shack (2024); Carolina Caroline (2025); The Money Game.
  96. Alejandro Amenabar: 4 credits, 3 films, 5 lines. The Others (2001); Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes); Agora.
  97. Alexander Payne: 4 credits, 3 films, 0 lines. Sideways (2004); Nebraska (2013); The Holdovers (2023).
  98. Andrew Adamson: 4 credits, 4 films, 1 line. The Chronicles of Narnia (1988); Shrek (2001); Dulori (Cirque du Soleil IMAX film); Mr. Pip.
  99. Andrew Haigh: 4 credits, 4 films, 3 lines. Weekend (2011); All of Us Strangers (2023); 45 Years; Lean on Pete.
  100. Anna Boden: 4 credits, 4 films, 6 lines. Sugar (2008); Captain Marvel (2019); Half Nelson; Mississippi Grind.