Search found 10 matches: Danny Boyle

My top 5 (minimum 4 films):

• 1. Ang Lee (6 films - 92.2) - Brokeback Mountain - Have not seen Lust, Caution
  2. Danny Boyle (4 films - 91.5) - 28 Days Later - Have not seen Frankenstein
  3. Akira Kurosawa (7 films - 90) - Yojimbo - Have not seen Red Beard
  4. Billy Wilder (4 films - 89.5) - Sunset Boulevard - Have not seen Ace in the Hole
  5. Terry Gilliam (7 films - 89.1) - Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Have not seen Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

I only have 78 directors that meet the 4 film criterion. Median of the averages is 78.75, which is where Pedro Almodovar, Harold Ramis, and Martin Scorsese sit.

ETA: Favorites and next film I would probably see. Agnieszka Holland, to my disappointment, is the only woman to actually make it into this list.

martryn wrote:10. Martin Scorsese (6 films) 84.17
High Film - The Departed (91)
Low Film - Cape Fear (76)

9. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High Film - Black Swan (93)
Low Film - The Fountain (79)

8. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 84.67
High Film - Paths of Glory (92)
Low Film - Eyes Wide Shut (73)

7. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.75
High Film - Amadeus (94)
Low Film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

6. Quentin Tarantino (9 films) 85.11
High Film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low Film - Four Rooms (67)

5. Coen Brothers (10 films) 85.2
High Film - Fargo (93)
Low Films -The Hudsucker Proxy and Burn After Reading (79's)

4. Miyazaki (7 films) 86.86
High Film - Princess Mononoke (94)
Low Films - Ponyo and Kiki's Delivery Service (81's)

3. Wes Anderson (5 films) 87
High Film - The Grand Budapest Hotel (93)
Low Film - Fantastic Mr. Fox (83)

2. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 88
High Film - Inception (94)
Low Film - Insomnia (76)

1. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88.25
High Film - A Fistful of Dollars (93)
Low Film - My Name is Nobody (79)

10. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.75
High film - Amadeus (94)
Low film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

9. Martin Scorsese (6 films) 84.83
High films - Taxi Driver, The Departed (92)
Low film - Cape Fear (75)

8. Tarantino (9 films) 85.11
High film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low film - Four Rooms (67)

7. Brad Bird (4 films) 85.25
High film - The Incredibles (88)
Low film - Jack-Jack Attack (82)

6. Joss Whedon (4 films) 85.5
High films - Avengers: Age of Ultron and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (89)
Low film - The Avengers (82)

5. Kubrick (6 films) 85.83
High films - Paths of Glory and A Clockwork Orange (92)
Low film - Eyes Wide Shut (75)

4. Miyazaki (8 films) 86.5
High film - Princess Mononoke (94)
Low films - Ponyo and Kiki's Delivery Service (81)

3. Wes Anderson (5 films) 86.8
High film - The Grand Budapest Hotel (92)
Low film - Fantastic Mr. Fox (83)

2. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88
High film - A Fistful of Dollars (94)
Low film - My Name is Nobody (77)

1. Christopher Nolan (8 films) 88.13
High film - Inception (95)
Low film - Insomnia (76)

Surprising that Aronofsky and the Coen Brothers both fall off my top 10. Brad Bird and Joss Whedon shouldn't be on this list if you factor in their entries. Course, Danny Boyle is "at-bat". Waiting at 3 films are a couple of big names that could see entry onto the list if I just watch the right movies.

10. Danny Boyle (4 films) 83.75
High Film - Trainspotting (88)
Low Film - 28 Days Later (81)

9. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High Film - Black Swan (93)
Low Film - The Fountain (79)

8. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 84.5
High Film - Paths of Glory (92)
Low Film - Eyes Wide Shut (73)

7. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.75
High Film - Amadeus (94)
Low Film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

TIED 5. Quentin Tarantino (9 films) 84.78
High Film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low Film - Four Rooms (68)

TIED 5. Coen Brothers (9 films) 84.78
High Film - Fargo (93)
Low Films - The Hudsucker Proxy and Burn After Reading (79's)

4. Miyazaki (7 films) 86.57
High Film - Princess Mononoke (94)
Low Film - Ponyo (79)

3. Wes Anderson (5 films) 87
High Film - The Grand Budapest Hotel (93)
Low Film - Fantastic Mr. Fox (82)

2. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 87.71
High Film - Inception (93)
Low Film - Insomnia (76)

1. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88
High Films - A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (92's)
Low Film - My Name is Nobody (79)

10. Martin Scorsese (6 films) 84.17
High Film - The Departed (91)
Low Film - Cape Fear (76)

9. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High Film - Black Swan (93)
Low Film - The Fountain (79)

8. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 84.67
High Film - Paths of Glory (92)
Low Film - Eyes Wide Shut (73)

7. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.75
High Film - Amadeus (94)
Low Film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

6. Quentin Tarantino (9 films) 85.11
High Film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low Film - Four Rooms (67)

5. Coen Brothers (10 films) 85.2
High Film - Fargo (93)
Low Films -The Hudsucker Proxy and Burn After Reading (79's)

4. Miyazaki (7 films) 86.86
High Film - Princess Mononoke (94)
Low Films - Ponyo and Kiki's Delivery Service (81's)

3. Wes Anderson (5 films) 87
High Film - The Grand Budapest Hotel (93)
Low Film - Fantastic Mr. Fox (83)

2. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 88
High Film - Inception (94)
Low Film - Insomnia (76)

1. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88.25
High Film - A Fistful of Dollars (93)
Low Film - My Name is Nobody (79)

Danny Boyle is still sitting at an average of 83.75, but I increased my ranking for The Departed, which pulls Scorsese onto the list and kicks him off. Ranked Inside Llewyn Davis which pulled the Coen Brothers up, and increased my scores for both a Leone film and a Nolan film. I can't imagine Nolan is going to gain anymore on Leone. Interstellar will probably drop his ranking as soon as I see it. Wes Anderson has a chance at passing Leone in the future, though.

Of those directors who I've only seen 3 movies from, 3 of them have the potential to enter the list strongly when I watch that fourth film: Brad Bird of Pixar, Rob Reiner, and Joss Whedon when I rank the second Avengers film.

martryn wrote:10. Quentin Tarantino (8 films) 83.63
High film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low film - Four Rooms (69)

9. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 83.83
High film - Paths of Glory (91)
Low film - Eyes Wide Shut (73)

TIED 7. Danny Boyle (4 films) 84
High film - Trainspotting (89)
Low film - 28 Days Later (81)

TIED 7. Coen brothers (9 films) 84
High film - Fargo and The Big Lebowski (90's)
Low film - Burn After Reading (79)

TIED 5. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.25
High film - Amadeus (94) one of my top 10 films of all time
Low film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

TIED 5. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High film - Black Swan (95) one of my top 10 films of all time
Low film - Pi (79)

NEW! 4. Wes Anderson (4 films) 84.75
High film - Moonrise Kingdom (91)
Low film - Fantastic Mr. Fox (79)

3. Hayao Miyazaki (7 films) 87
High film - Princess Mononoke (94) one of my top 10 films of all time
Low film - Ponyo (79)

2. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 87.57
High film - Inception (93)
Low film - Insomnia (76)

1. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88
High films - A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (92's)
Low film - My Name is Nobody (79)

10. Danny Boyle (4 films) 83.75
High Film - Trainspotting (88)
Low Film - 28 Days Later (81)

9. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High Film - Black Swan (93)
Low Film - The Fountain (79)

8. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 84.5
High Film - Paths of Glory (92)
Low Film - Eyes Wide Shut (73)

7. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.75
High Film - Amadeus (94)
Low Film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

TIED 5. Quentin Tarantino (9 films) 84.78
High Film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low Film - Four Rooms (68)

TIED 5. Coen Brothers (9 films) 84.78
High Film - Fargo (93)
Low Films - The Hudsucker Proxy and Burn After Reading (79's)

4. Miyazaki (7 films) 86.57
High Film - Princess Mononoke (94)
Low Film - Ponyo (79)

3. Wes Anderson (5 films) 87
High Film - The Grand Budapest Hotel (93)
Low Film - Fantastic Mr. Fox (82)

2. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 87.71
High Film - Inception (93)
Low Film - Insomnia (76)

1. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88
High Films - A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (92's)
Low Film - My Name is Nobody (79)

Yep, list didn't really change at all. No one new on it, just a bit of a mix-up in the order because of my minor tweaks, and the fact that some of these guys with 4 films are one mediocre film away from falling off my list. If we went up to a 5 film minimum, which I'm seeing from some in this thread, we'd add Scorsese, Peter Jackson, Guy Ritchie, and David Fincher to the list.

I keep updating because I think it's interesting. I'm sorry I have so many posts in this thread.

10. Quentin Tarantino (8 films) 83.63
High film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low film - Four Rooms (69)

9. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 83.83
High film - Paths of Glory (91)
Low film - Eyes Wide Shut (73)

TIED 7. Danny Boyle (4 films) 84
High film - Trainspotting (89)
Low film - 28 Days Later (81)

TIED 7. Coen brothers (9 films) 84
High film - Fargo and The Big Lebowski (90's)
Low film - Burn After Reading (79)

TIED 5. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.25
High film - Amadeus (94) one of my top 10 films of all time
Low film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

TIED 5. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High film - Black Swan (95) one of my top 10 films of all time
Low film - Pi (79)

NEW! 4. Wes Anderson (4 films) 84.75
High film - Moonrise Kingdom (91)
Low film - Fantastic Mr. Fox (79)

3. Hayao Miyazaki (7 films) 87
High film - Princess Mononoke (94) one of my top 10 films of all time
Low film - Ponyo (79)

2. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 87.57
High film - Inception (93)
Low film - Insomnia (76)

1. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88
High films - A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (92's)
Low film - My Name is Nobody (79)

I finally ranked Moonrise Kingdom, my 4th Wes Anderson film. That puts him eligible to make my list with a four film minimum, and he bumps off Peter Jackson, who is sitting lower than he should because I'm a huge fan of his Tolkien adaptations, and I haven't ranked the last Hobbit film yet (too soon since seeing it).

It's been at least 6 months. I can afford to do another update. Again, 4 film minimum.

10. Peter Jackson (6 films) 83.33
High film - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (95 - on my Top 10 list)
Low film - The Lovely Bones (65)

9. Quentin Tarantino (8 films) 83.5
High film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low film - Four Rooms (69)

8. Coen Brothers (9 films) 83.67
High film - The Big Lebowski (90)
Low film - Burn After Reading (79)

7. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 83.83
High film - Paths of Glory (91)
Low film - Eyes Wide Shut (73)

6. Danny Boyle (4 films) 84
High film - Trainspotting (89)
Low film - 28 Days Later (81)

TIED 5. Milos Forman (4 films) 84.25
High film - Amadeus (94 - on my Top 10 list)
Low film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

TIED 5. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High film - Black Swan (95 - on my Top 10 list)
Low film - Pi (79)

TIED 3. Hayao Miyazaki (7 films) 87.57
High film - Princess Mononoke (94 - on my Top 10 list)
Low film - Ponyo (79)

TIED 3. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 87.57
High film - Inception (93)
Low film - Incomnia (76)

1. Sergio Leone (4 films) 88
High film - A Fistful of Dollars AND The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (92's)
Low film - My Name is Nobody (79)

I finally watched King Kong, and while I liked it more than the Lovely Bones, it was still a mediocre film, which dropped Jackson a bit. I expect, being a huge Tolkien fan, that he'll rise again after I see and rank the Hobbit film coming out soon. The other directors were adjusted because of the small score changes I make when I compare a group of films with the same ranking. Some of those films stand out as being better than the others, some are clearly worse, and you have to adjust based on that, so those are 1 or 2 point adjustments.

Geez, my list is in constant motion as I adjust my rankings. Still going off the four film minimum.

10. Stanley Kubrick (6 films) 83.00
High film - Paths of Glory (91)
Low film - Eyes Wide Shut (68)

9. Coen brothers (9 films) 83.67
High film - The Big Lebowski (89)
Low film - Burn After Reading and The Hudsucker Proxy (80s)

8. Tarantino (8 films) 83.88
High film - Pulp Fiction (93)
Low film - Jackie Brown (71)

7. Danny Boyle (4 films; New to the list) 84.00
High film - Trainspotting (90)
Low film - 28 Days Later (80)

TIED 5. Milos Forman (4 films; New to the list) 84.25
High film - Amadeus (94 - Top 10 film of all time)
Low film - The People vs. Larry Flynt (72)

TIED 5. Darren Aronofsky (4 films) 84.25
High film - Black Swan (95 - Top 10 film of all time)
Low film - Pi (79)

4. Christopher Nolan (7 films) 86.86
High film - Inception (93)
Low film - Insomnia (73)

3. Peter Jackson (5 films) 87.00
High film - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (95 - Top 10 film of all time)
Low film - The Lovely Bones (67)

2. Sergio Leone (4 films) 87.50
High film - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (92)
Low film - My Name is Nobody (79)

1. Hayao Miyazaki (7 films) 88.00
High film - Princess Mononoke (94 - Top 10 film of all time)
Low film - Ponyo (79)

I've been a bit rougher on ranking, so everyone but Nolan and the Coens dropped a few points. Despite George Lucas having previously been ranked higher on my list, I've also been a bit harsher to the Star Wars prequels now that I know that JJ Abrams is gonna be directing some new films, and Guy Ritchie dropped below Kubrick to also fall off the list due to the two new editions.

My bottom 5 haven't changed a bit, though.

98, Bruce Sinofsky & Joe Berlinger (2)
89, Danny Boyle (2)
84.5, Hal Ashby (2)
82.75, Paul Thomas Anderson (4)
80.5, Tarsem Singh (2)

Director had to have at least one Tier 10 movie, and I had to see at least 3 others:

1. Robert Redford (3 films - 95) (! - Guess I have a soft spot for WASP sentimentality)
2. Ang Lee (4 films - 92.5)
3. JP Jeunet (3 films - 91.67) (sucker for cinematic eye candy)
4. Danny Boyle (3 films - 91.67) (all three films are VERY different, unless druggies == zombies)
5. Akira Kurosawa (6 films - 90) Consistency!

Other favorites:
11. Steven Frears (11 films - 88.27)
17. Coen Bros. (10 films - 84)
20. Martin Scorsese (11 films - 81.67)
30. Woody Allen (11 films - 68.18)

i'd love to have some top x page for people, so i could really see what my top five are, because it seems to me that i probably would forget most of the directors i've seen if put on the spot like now, so i'm just going to look up a couple and post the averages.

Darren Aronofsky: 87
Woody Allen: 79.95
Danny Boyle: 84.2
George Lucas: 67.8 (that's pretty bad for me)
Steven Speilberg: 82.84
Peter Jackson: 79.67
Robert Zemeckis: 82.2
Billy Wilder: 84.29

i believe that each of those i've seen at least four movies by.