10. Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh is a great director of 21st century. Some of his finest movies are Erin Brockovich (2000), Traffic (2000), Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Full Frontal (2002), Solaris (2002), Ocean’s Twelve (2004), Bubble (2005), The Good German (2006), Ocean’s Thirteen (2007), Che (2008), The Girlfriend Experience (2009), and The Informant! (2009). He is known for his distinctive filmmaking style. He used to make the movies with low-budget, but didn’t ever compromise their quality of grace.
9. Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is another famous filmmaker of all time. The best movies of this director are Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), and The Wrestler (2008). He is known for his unique style of presenting the stories of longing, self-destruction, and emotional turmoil in visually compelling ways.
8. Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant is yet another famous director of all time. His best movies are Finder Forrester (2000), Gerry (2002), Elephant (2003), Last Days (2005), Paranoid Park (2007), and Milk (2008). He started his filmmaking career in 2000. He has also directed Good Will Hunting, a box office smash and the Oscar-winning movie of 1997.
7. Joachim Trier
Joaquim Trier established himself as an outstanding director of 21st century. He owns the ability to make his movies look awesome. In Reprise, he lends a frenzied, and is known for his creative style of filmmaking. He is not only a director, but also a famous scriptwriter.
6. Sarah Polley
Some of Sarah’s best films are Away From Her, Take This Waltz, and Stories We Tell. She is known to make the films that give a glimpse of traditional values of a state. She knows well how to fill the gap in filmmaker voices we didn’t even know existed. This lady has truly exceled in her profession, and always brings forth something highly impressive. Sarah Polley is one of the top 10 most popular female film directors in the world.
5. Lucrecia Martel
Lucrecia’s most outstanding movies are La Ciénaga (The Swamp), The Holy Girl, and The Headless Woman. This director is known for martial arts films. Her cinema comes direct with an in-built arousal of near-fragrant. She is truly a marvelous filmmaker of 21st century.
4. Cristian Mungiu
Some of the famous films of Cristian are 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, and Beyond the Hills. This director has long been known for the outstanding movie making style. There is never any kind of negative impact of Cristian’s movies on the minds of audience.
3. Charlie Kaufman
charlie Kaufman is yet another outstanding director of the era. He has worked really hard to raise his graph of success as a filmmaker. Charlie Kaufman is probably better known as the writer of Eternal Sunshine, Being John Malkovich, and Adaptation.
2. Asghar Farhadi
Asghar’s finest works are Dancing in the Dust, Beautiful City, Fireworks Wednesday, About Elly, and A Separation. This director has earned worldwide fame and is known for exceptional filmmaking style. He got various awards as well.
1. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
His best films are Blissfully Yours, Tropical Malady, and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. He is Thailand’s best-known cinematic son, and a perfect movie maker. He is a master of creating feelings through otherworldly imagery and sounds in his films. Have you seen any of his movies?
